Native range
Native plants of New Jersey
169 wild species and 17 plant groups in the BloomsEye library grow wild somewhere in New Jersey, read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 160 garden forms of them are listed apart below, each naming its wild parent.
Showing 1 to 60 of 186 plants
How this list is made
Derived from each plant's native-range record, checked against Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS with every decision on a ledger; New Jersey is read off the record's own range, and the order is how many of the state's counties record each plant, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 186 plants, 173 have been checked against outside sources (2 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.
Range data from the World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 4.0, adapted) and USDA PLANTS. How the native range is credited.
Arrowwood
Viburnum dentatum
Full sunZones 3–88 ftModerate
FoliageChristmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Full shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
FoliageCinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Part shadeZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
FoliageEastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Full sunZones 2–945 ftModerate
FoliageHay Scented Fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate
FoliageLady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Northern Bayberry
Myrica pensylvanica
Full sunZones 3–77 ftModerate
Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
Full sunZones 4–99 ftModerate
FoliageRoyal Fern
Osmunda regalis
Part shadeZones 3–94 ftHigh
FoliageSensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Part shadeZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Shadblow Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
Part shadeZones 4–824 ftModerate
Summersweet
Clethra alnifolia
Part shadeZones 3–96 ftHigh
Swamp Azalea
Rhododendron viscosum
Part shadeZones 4–95 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Full sunZones 3–96.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
Full sunZones 4–940 ftModerate
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Full sunZones 5–98.5 ftModerate
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Part sunZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Common Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Full sunZones 4–935 ftModerate
Eastern Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate
FoliageEastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
Full sunZones 3–859 ftModerate
False Solomon's Seal
Maianthemum racemosum
Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow
Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
Part shadeZones 3–84.5 ftModerate
FoliageMarginal Wood Fern
Dryopteris marginalis
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
Part shadeZones 5–99 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Northern Blue Flag Iris
Iris versicolor
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Full sunZones 3–863 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Pennsylvania Sedge
Carex pensylvanica
Part shadeZones 3–88 inLow
FoliageRed Maple
Acer rubrum
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Smooth Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Full sunZones 3–940 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Carolina Rose
Rosa carolina
Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate
Common Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Full sunZones 2–957 ftModerate
Common Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Full sunZones 3–817 ftModerate
Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Part sunZones 4–920 ftModerate
Golden Ragwort
Packera aurea
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Narrowleaf Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
Part shadeZones 3–720 ftModerate
Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
Full sunZones 4–860 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Pinxterbloom Azalea
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Part shadeZones 4–95.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
Part shadeZones 4–88.5 ftModerate
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Full sunZones 4–93 ftHigh
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Part shadeZones 4–99.5 ftModerate
Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Full sunZones 4–966 ftModerate
White Turtlehead
Chelone glabra
Part shadeZones 3–83 ftHigh
American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Full sunZones 3–98.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Part shadeZones 3–925 ftModerate
Clustered Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum muticum
Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Full sunZones 4–915 ftModerate
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate
Hardy Hibiscus
Hibiscus moscheutos
Full sunZones 5–94 ftHigh
Recorded across New Jersey
How many of the state's 21 counties record each wild species growing wild, from USDA PLANTS: a plant recorded in many counties is widespread in New Jersey; one recorded in few may be local, or simply under-recorded. A county's absence is not evidence a plant is absent. 163 of the wild species carry a county record here.
- Arrowwood
- Christmas Fern
- Cinnamon Fern
- Eastern Red Cedar
- Hay Scented Fern
- Lady Fern
- Northern Bayberry
- Red Chokeberry
- Royal Fern
- Sensitive Fern
- Shadblow Serviceberry
- Summersweet
- Swamp Azalea
- Swamp Milkweed
- Winterberry
- Black Gum
- Buttonbush
- Cardinal Flower
- Common Persimmon
- Eastern Red Columbine
- Eastern White Pine
- False Solomon's Seal
- Little Bluestem
- Mapleleaf Viburnum
- Marginal Wood Fern
- Mountain Laurel
- Northern Blue Flag Iris
- Northern Red Oak
- Pennsylvania Sedge
- Red Maple
- Smooth Solomon's Seal
- Virginia Creeper
- Wild Geranium
- Black Chokeberry
- Butterfly Weed
- Carolina Rose
- Common Black-Eyed Susan
- Common Hackberry
- Common Witch Hazel
- Downy Serviceberry
- Golden Ragwort
- Mayapple
- Narrowleaf Mountain Mint
- New Jersey Tea
- Pagoda Dogwood
- Pin Oak
- Pinxterbloom Azalea
- Silky Dogwood
- Soft Rush
- Spicebush
- Tulip Tree
- White Turtlehead
- American Elderberry
- American Hazelnut
- American Hornbeam
- Clustered Mountain Mint
- Common Milkweed
- Coral Honeysuckle
- Flowering Dogwood
- Hardy Hibiscus
- Maidenhair Fern
- River Birch
- Rosy Sedge
- Smooth Sumac
- Switchgrass
- White Oak
- American Holly
- American Linden
- Blackhaw
- Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod
- Common Pussy Willow
- Indiangrass
- New York Aster
- New York Ironweed
- Purple Lovegrass
- Quaking Aspen
- Spotted Joe Pye Weed
- Staghorn Sumac
- Sweet Joe Pye Weed
- Sweetbay Magnolia
- Sweetgum
- American Alumroot
- American Wintergreen
- Black Cohosh
- Common Sneezeweed
- Eastern Hemlock
- Flava (Yellow Trumpet)
- Honeylocust
- Possumhaw Viburnum
- Swamp White Oak
- Trumpet Vine
- White Wood Aster
- Whorled Milkweed
- Wild Bee Balm
- Wild Ginger
- Blue Wood Aster
- Creeping Phlox
- Culver's Root
- False Sunflower
- Great Blue Lobelia
- New England Aster
- Zigzag Goldenrod
- Allegheny Serviceberry
- American Hophornbeam
- Chokecherry
- Silver Maple
- Smooth Blue Aster
- Bottlebrush Grass
- Dense Blazing Star
- Golden Alexanders
- Hollow Joe Pye Weed
- Inkberry Holly
- Redosier Dogwood
- Sugar Maple
- Eastern Star Sedge
- Garden Phlox
- Nannyberry Viburnum
- Northern Bush Honeysuckle
- Common Snowberry
- Eastern Redbud
- Pink Muhly Grass
- Rosebay Rhododendron
- Virginia Sweetspire
- Brown-Eyed Susan
- Kinnikinnick
- Ninebark
- Ostrich Fern
- Red Elderberry
- Roundleaf Ragwort
- Southern Wax Myrtle
- Swamp Sunflower
- Willow Oak
- Woodland Phlox
- Blue Mistflower
- Brome-Like Sedge
- Paper Birch
- Stiff Goldenrod
- Virginia Bluebells
- White-Tinged Sedge
- Woodland Stonecrop
- Creeping Jacob's Ladder
- White Fringetree
- Bunchberry
- Common Pawpaw
- Fragrant Sumac
- Perennial Black-Eyed Susan
- American Cranberrybush Viburnum
- Potentilla
- Sideoats Grama
- Arborvitae
- Bur Oak
- Cucumbertree Magnolia
- Long-Beaked Sedge
- Shrubby St. John's Wort
- Smooth Hydrangea
- Tufted Hairgrass
- Appalachian Sedge
- Bristleleaf Sedge
- Chinkapin Oak
- Chives
- Mexican Hat
- Rattlesnake Master
- Seersucker Sedge
Garden forms of New Jersey natives
160 garden forms, each a named selection of a species that grows wild in New Jersey and each naming its wild parent. A garden form is not the wild plant, so it is listed here and never counted above.
- Abbotswood
- Alba Gayfeather
- Alma Pötschke
- Alpine Carpet Juniper
- Amazing Grace
- Amber Jubilee
- Amethyst Falls Wisteria
- Annabelle
- Appalachian Red
- Aquavita Juniper
- Arctic Fire Red Twig Dogwood
- Arctic Fire Yellow Dogwood
- Athena Gold False Sunflower
- Autumn Colors
- Baby Joe Dwarf Joe Pye Weed
- Bailey Compact American Cranberrybush
- Balmy Purple
- Bayside Bonito Southern Wax Myrtle
- Berry Heavy
- Berry Poppins
- Berry Scape Aronia
- Blackhawks Big Bluestem
- Blackjack Gold Black-Eyed Susan
- Blaze
- Blue Blaze Viburnum
- Blue Moon Woodland Phlox
- Blue Muffin Viburnum
- Blue Paradise
- Bobee Northern Bayberry
- Brandywine Viburnum
- Bridesmaid Mountain Laurel
- Bright Eyes
- Bubblegum Pink Garden Phlox
- Bunny Blue Sedge
- Candy Stripe
- Carol Mountain Laurel
- Carousel Mountain Laurel
- Cheer Drops Arborvitae
- Cherokee Brave
- Cherokee Chief
- Cherokee Princess
- Cherry Berries Wintergreen
- Cherry Brandy
- Claire Grace
- Cloud Nine
- Columnar White Pine
- Coppertina
- Coral Flame
- Crème Brûlée
- Crimson Comet Buttonbush
- Crimson Trumpet
- Danica
- David
- DeGroot's Spire
- Densa Inkberry
- Denver Daisy
- Deschampsia Goldtau Grass
- Designer Threads Golden Needles Coreopsis
- Designer Threads Heartstrings Coreopsis
- Designer Threads Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis
- Diabolo
- DreamScape Hydrangea
- Drummond's Pink
- Dwarf White Pine
- Early Sunrise
- Elf Mountain Laurel
- Emerald Blue
- Emerald Green
- Emerald Pink
- Eye Candy Moss Phlox
- Eye Shadow Moss Phlox
- Fire Chief
- Fireworks Goldenrod
- Flame Thrower
- Forest Pansy
- Gentsch White
- Golden Globe
- Goldfinger
- Goldilocks
- Goldsturm
- Grand Marshall
- Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac
- Happy Face Yellow
- Hearts of Gold
- Heavy Metal
- Henry's Garnet Sweetspire
- Holmstrup
- Hummingbird
- Incrediball Hydrangea
- Indian Summer
- Invincibelle Spirit II Hydrangea
- Jeana
- Jeddeloh Hemlock
- Laura
- Lavender Twist
- Lemony Lace Elderberry
- Little Devil
- Little Henry Sweetspire
- Luminary Ultraviolet
- Luna Pink Swirl
- Luna White
- Major Wheeler
- Mango Tango
- McKay's White
- Moonbeam
- New England Aster 'Barr's Pink'
- New England Aster 'Harrington's Pink'
- Nicky
- Northwind
- Nugget
- Orange Perfection
- Orange Whisper
- Pardon My Purple
- Patricia Ballard
- Pink Beauty
- Pink Spire
- Pink Whisper
- Prairie Sun
- Professor Kippenberg
- Purple Beauty
- Purple Dome
- Purple Phlox
- Purple Rooster
- Rainbow Pillar
- Red Ace
- Red Sprite
- Red Wings
- Rheingold
- River Mist
- Robert Poore
- Route 66
- Royal White Redbud
- Ruby Falls
- Ruby Spice
- Sarah Mountain Laurel
- Scarlet Flame
- Shamrock Inkberry Holly
- Shenandoah
- Sienna Sunset
- Sixteen Candles
- Snow Flurry
- Starfire
- Sugar Buzz Cherry Pops
- Sugar Shack Buttonbush
- Summer Wine
- Tangerine
- Techny
- The Rising Sun
- Tiger Eyes Sumac
- Tiny Wine
- Toto Gold
- Twilight Zone
- Vanilla Spice
- Weeping Hemlock
- Weeping White Pine
- White Delight
- White Flame
- Winter Gold
- Winter Red
- Zagreb
Plant groups native to New Jersey
17 plant groups sold under one name whose wild species grow in New Jersey; the count beside each is how many of its wild species the record finds in the state.
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