Native plants by state › Maine
1,606 native plants recorded · records in 16 of 16 counties · USDA hardiness zones 4a to 6a
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Wildflowers
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Wild Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Forb · Shade, Part Shade · to 3 ft · blooms February–July
Photo: Paulparadis · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Blackeyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Forb · Sun · to 3 ft · blooms June–October
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Tall Thimbleweed
Anemone virginiana
Forb · Part Shade, Sun · to 3 ft · blooms May–July
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Forb · Part Shade, Sun · to 3 ft · blooms April–September
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Canada Goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
Forb · Part Shade, Sun · to 6 ft · blooms September–November
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Broadleaf Cattail
Typha latifolia
Forb · Part Shade, Sun · to 10 ft · blooms April–June
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Foxglove Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
Forb · Part Shade, Sun · to 5 ft · blooms May–July
Photo: Lubor Ferenc · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Canada Germander
Teucrium canadense
Forb · Part Shade · to 5 ft · blooms May–August
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Zigzag Goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis
Forb · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 4 ft · blooms July–October
Photo: Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
Shrubs
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Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
Shrub or subshrub · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 6 ft · blooms April–August
Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Coastal Sweet Pepper
Clethra alnifolia
Shrub or subshrub · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 12 ft · blooms July–August
Photo: Leonora (Ellie) Enking from East Preston, United Kingdom · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · Shade, Part Shade · to 3 in · blooms May–October
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata
Shrub or subshrub, Dwarf or creeping shrub · Shade · to 3 in · blooms July–August
Photo: Qwert1234 · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Bunchberry Dogwood
Cornus canadensis
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 9 in · blooms May–September
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · blooms June–September
Photo: Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
Trees
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Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Tree · Part Shade, Sun · to 100 ft · blooms March–April
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 110 ft · blooms March–June
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Striped Alder
Hamamelis virginiana
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Shade, Part Shade · to 35 ft · blooms September–December
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 30 ft · blooms April–July
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Common Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Shade, Part Shade · to 12 ft · blooms June–September
Photo: smallcurio from Austin, TX · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
Grasses and sedges
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Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Part Shade, Sun · to 10 ft · blooms August–November
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Part Shade, Sun · to 7 ft · blooms June–December
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Woolgrass
Scirpus cyperinus
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Sun · to 6 ft · blooms June–September
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardi
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Part Shade, Sun · to 8 ft · blooms August–November
Photo: Matt Lavin · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
Plant records as of 2026-09-26.
About this data
“Native” means the USDA lists the plant as native to the region, and it has been recorded in this state. Records come from USDA PLANTS county and state data.
Why some counties look empty. A county with few or no records usually hasn't been surveyed much — it doesn't mean few plants grow there. Try a neighboring county or the whole state.
Rare plants. County locations of rare and at-risk plants are withheld, and they are never featured here, to protect them.
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