Native plants by state › Maryland
1,614 native plants recorded · records in 24 of 24 counties · USDA hardiness zones 6a to 8a
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Wildflowers
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Closed Bottle Gentian
Gentiana andrewsii
Forb · Shade, Part Shade · to 4 ft · blooms August–October
Photo: wackybadger · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Dwarf Crested Iris
Iris cristata
Forb · Shade, Part Shade · to 1.25 ft · blooms March–May
Photo: Eric Hunt · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Big Floatingheart
Nymphoides aquatica
Forb · Part Shade · to 3 in · blooms May–September
Photo: Joseph G. Bergstrom · CC BY-SA · 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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Smooth Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Forb · Shade, Part Shade · to 3 ft · blooms March–June
Photo: James St. John · CC BY · 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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Zigzag Goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis
Forb · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 4 ft · blooms July–October
Photo: Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Gray Goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis
Forb · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 3 ft · blooms June–October
Photo: En el nido (Nest) · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Atlantic Camas
Camassia scilloides
Forb · Shade, Part Shade · to 2 ft · blooms March–June
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Shrubs
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Virginia Sweetspire
Itea virginica
Shrub or subshrub · Part Shade · to 10 ft · blooms April–June
Photo: Salicyna · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Copper Globemallow
Sphaeralcea angustifolia
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · Part Shade · to 6 ft · blooms February–November
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Common Reed
Phragmites australis
Shrub or subshrub, Grass or grass-like (graminoid)
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Cat Greenbriar
Smilax glauca
Shrub or subshrub · to 15 ft
Photo: James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Giant Cane
Arundinaria gigantea
Shrub or subshrub, Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Part Shade · to 25 ft · blooms February–May
Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Pink Redstem
Ammannia latifolia
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · to 3 ft · blooms July–September
Photo: Athena Philips · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
Trees
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Eastern Redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
Tree · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 90 ft · blooms March–May
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Yellow Cypress
Taxodium distichum
Tree · Part Shade, Sun · to 75 ft · blooms April
Photo: William L. Farr · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Possumhaw
Ilex decidua
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Part Shade, Sun · to 30 ft · blooms March–May
Photo: Salicyna · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Common Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Tree · Part Shade, Sun · to 100 ft · blooms April–June
Photo: Judy Gallagher · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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American Holly
Ilex opaca
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 100 ft · blooms March–June
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA · 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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Threeflower Melicgrass
Melica nitens
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Part Shade · to 5 ft · blooms March–May
Photo · CC0 · 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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Sideoats Grama
Bouteloua curtipendula
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Part Shade, Sun · to 3 ft · blooms June–November
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · 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.
Safety. Hazard data is incomplete. Check a plant's safety notes in the tool before planting where children or pets play.
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