Native Plants of Maryland
Native plants of Maryland support the Chesapeake Bay watershed and mountain ecosystems. These species filter water, prevent erosion, and support wildlife.
American basswood
Tilia americana
American black currant
Ribes americanum
Beach plum
Prunus maritima
Bigleaf aster
Eurybia macrophylla
Black huckleberry
Gaylussacia baccata
Blueflag
Iris versicolor
Blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Calico aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Canadian serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
Chinquapin
Castanea pumila
Common blue wood aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Crimsoneyed rosemallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
Culver's root
Veronicastrum virginicum
Dense blazing star
Liatris spicata
Dotted mint
Monarda punctata
Eastern pricklypear
Opuntia humifusa
Eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
Golden ragwort
Packera aurea
Great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Lanceleaf coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
Maryland goldenaster
Chrysopsis mariana
Maryland senna
Senna marilandica
Narrowleaf mountain mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
New Jersey tea
Ceanothus americanus
Partridge pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Pasture rose
Rosa carolina
Pink azalea
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Pussy willow
Salix discolor
Red maple
Acer rubrum
Seaside goldenrod
Solidago sempervirens
Smooth beard tongue
Penstemon digitalis
Southern arrowwood
Viburnum dentatum
Swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Swamp verbena
Verbena hastata
Sweetscented Joe Pye weed
Eutrochium purpureum
Virginia tephrosia
Tephrosia virginiana
Wetbush blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Whorled tickseed
Coreopsis verticillata
Wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Wild blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
Winged sumac
Rhus copallinum
Woodland sunflower
Helianthus divaricatus
Yellow wild indigo
Baptisia tinctoria
Zigzag goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis