Native Plants of New Jersey
Native plants of New Jersey support diverse ecosystems from coastal marshes to interior forests. These species are adapted to the state's humid climate.
American basswood
Tilia americana
American Bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Balsam Fir
Abies balsamea
Bigleaf aster
Eurybia macrophylla
Black huckleberry
Gaylussacia baccata
Blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata
Blueflag
Iris versicolor
Blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Calico aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Canadian Anemone
Anemone canadensis
Canadian serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
essential early-season food source for pollinators, larval host to several butterflies and moths
Chinquapin
Castanea pumila
Common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Crimsoneyed rosemallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
Culver's root
Veronicastrum virginicum
Dense blazing star
Liatris spicata
Ear-leaf False Foxglove
Agalinis auriculata
Eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
Eastern Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Fly Poison
Amianthium muscitoxicum
Gray Birch
Betula populifolia
Great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Lanceleaf coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
Maryland goldenaster
Chrysopsis mariana
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
New Jersey tea
Ceanothus americanus
Northern Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum pedatum
Partridge pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Pignut Hickory
Carya glabra
Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Red Baneberry
Actaea rubra
Red maple
Acer rubrum
Keystone species, hosts over 250 species of moth and butterfly caterpillars, provides early spring nectar for pollinators, and seeds for birds and small mammals.
Round-leaf Service-berry
Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea
Seabeach Amaranth
Amaranthus pumilus
Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata
Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Smooth blue aster
Symphyotrichum laeve
Southern arrowwood
Viburnum dentatum
Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Swamp verbena
Verbena hastata
Sweet Birch
Betula lenta
Sweetscented Joe Pye weed
Eutrochium purpureum
Trumpet Creeper
Campsis radicans
Virginia tephrosia
Tephrosia virginiana
Western Pearly Everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
Wetbush blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
White Baneberry
Actaea pachypoda
Whorled tickseed
Coreopsis verticillata
Wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Woodland sunflower
Helianthus divaricatus
Yellow wild indigo
Baptisia tinctoria