American Arborvitae – Thuja occidentalis Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade.
Maine native plants
USDA PLANTS records 292 plants as native to Maine (ME) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
Maine native plant list
This list has 292 Maine natives that nurseries routinely sell: 55 trees, 55 shrubs, 79 wildflowers, 89 grasses and sedges, 9 ferns and 5 vines. The most widespread include American Arborvitae, American Beech and American Black Elderberry, each recorded as native in all 16 Maine counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bluejoint – Calamagrostis canadensis Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Crested Woodfern – Dryopteris cristata Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Arrowleaf Tearthumb – Polygonum sagittatum Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A vine for full sun.
American Beech – Fagus grandifolia Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Beaked Hazelnut – Corylus cornuta Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Bigleaf Aster – Eurybia macrophylla Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Broom Sedge – Carex scoparia Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
Groundnut – Apios americana Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
American Linden – Tilia americana Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Bristly Dewberry – Rubus hispidus Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Canadian Rush – Juncus canadensis Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
New York Fern – Thelypteris noveboracensis Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Bittersweet – Celastrus scandens Native
Native in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Balsam Fir – Abies balsamea Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. An evergreen tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade.
Common Juniper – Juniperus communis Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Royal/Flowering Fern – Osmunda regalis Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Riverbank Grape – Vitis riparia Native
Native in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties. A vine for sun or part shade.
Gray Birch – Betula populifolia Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Common Winterberry – Ilex verticillata Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Buckbean – Menyanthes trifoliata Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Water Horsetail – Equisetum fluviatile Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A horsetail for full sun and wet soil.
Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus quinquefolia Native
Native in 7 of Maine’s 16 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A tree up to 45 ft that tolerates shade.
Common Witch Hazel – Hamamelis virginiana Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with fall flowers and showy fruit.
Canada Goldenrod – Solidago canadensis Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Fringed Brome – Bromus ciliatus Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Missouri River Willow – Salix eriocephala Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A tree up to 52 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Hobblebush – Viburnum lantanoides Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Fringed Sedge – Carex crinita Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Woodland Horsetail – Equisetum sylvaticum Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A horsetail that tolerates shade.
Paper Birch – Betula papyrifera Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Leatherleaf – Chamaedaphne calyculata Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. An evergreen shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade.
Common Blue Violet – Viola sororia Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Green Bulrush – Scirpus atrovirens Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial sedge for full sun.
Cinnamon Fern – Osmunda cinnamomea Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Pussy Willow – Salix discolor Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Lowbush Blueberry – Vaccinium angustifolium Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Jointleaf Rush – Juncus articulatus Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Interrupted Fern – Osmunda claytoniana Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Quaking Aspen – Populus tremuloides Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Rhodora – Rhododendron canadense Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. An evergreen shrub up to 18 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A sedge for full sun.
Red Maple – Acer rubrum Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A tree up to 68 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Shining Willow – Salix lucida Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 13 ft for sun or part shade.
Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Panicled Bulrush – Scirpus microcarpus Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Red Oak – Quercus rubra Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A tree up to 81 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Speckled Alder – Alnus incana subsp. rugosa Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Greater Creeping Spearwort – Ranunculus flammula Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Thinleaf Alder – Alnus incana Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Swamp Rose – Rosa palustris Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Jack in the Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Prairie Cordgrass – Spartina pectinata Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Bigtooth Aspen – Populus grandidentata Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Sweetgale – Myrica gale Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A shrub up to 6 ft that tolerates shade.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Rattlesnake Mannagrass – Glyceria canadensis Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Black Ash – Fraxinus nigra Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
White Meadowsweet – Spiraea alba Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Nodding Beggartick – Bidens cernua Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Black Spruce – Picea mariana Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. An evergreen tree up to 65 ft that tolerates shade.
Witherod Viburnum – Viburnum cassinoides Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Nodding Waternymph – Najas flexilis Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. An annual for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Shallow Sedge – Carex lurida Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Bog Labrador Tea – Ledum groenlandicum Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Purple Avens – Geum rivale Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Three-Way Sedge – Dulichium arundinaceum Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Nannyberry – Viburnum lentago Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 28 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Canada Yew – Taxus canadensis Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 5 ft that tolerates shade.
Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Sugar Maple – Acer saccharum Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Highbush Blueberry – Vaccinium corymbosum Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Wild Mint – Mentha arvensis Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
White Ash – Fraxinus americana Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Kinnikinnick – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 in for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod – Solidago rugosa Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
White Edge Sedge – Carex debilis Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Alberta Spruce – Picea glauca Native
Native in 14 of Maine’s 16 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade.
Mountain Alder – Alnus viridis subsp. crispa Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
American Bur-Reed – Sparganium americanum Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Woolgrass – Scirpus cyperinus Native
Native in all 16 of Maine’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
American Elm – Ulmus americana Native
Native in 14 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Red Osier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Littleleaf Buttercup – Ranunculus abortivus Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A plant that tolerates shade.
Awlfruit Sedge – Carex stipata Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Mountain Ash – Sorbus americana Native
Native in 14 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Red-Barked Dogwood – Cornus alba Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Pickerelweed – Pontederia cordata Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Blister Sedge – Carex vesicaria Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina Native
Native in 14 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Redosier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Robbins' Pondweed – Potamogeton robbinsii Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Fowl Bluegrass – Poa palustris Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Eastern White Pine – Pinus strobus Native
Native in 14 of Maine’s 16 counties. An evergreen tree up to 150 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Silky Dogwood – Cornus amomum Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in 14 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Green Ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica Native
Native in 14 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Steeplebush – Spiraea tomentosa Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with summer flowers and fall colour.
Nodding Lady's Tresses – Spiranthes cernua Native
Native in 14 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Greater Bladder Sedge – Carex intumescens Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Pin Cherry – Prunus pensylvanica Native
Native in 14 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Button Bush – Cephalanthus occidentalis Native
Native in 14 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native
Native in 14 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.
Hop Sedge – Carex lupulina Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Red Pine – Pinus resinosa Native
Native in 14 of Maine’s 16 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Canadian Serviceberry – Amelanchier canadensis Native
Native in 14 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 23 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Cowparsnip – Heracleum maximum Native
Native in 13 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Melic Mannagrass – Glyceria melicaria Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Red Spruce – Picea rubens Native
Native in 14 of Maine’s 16 counties. An evergreen tree up to 110 ft that tolerates shade.
Foxberry – Vaccinium vitis-idaea Native
Native in 14 of Maine’s 16 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 in for full sun, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Largeleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton amplifolius Native
Native in 13 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Silvery Sedge – Carex canescens Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Balsam Poplar – Populus balsamifera Native
Native in 13 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun.
Silky Willow – Salix sericea Native
Native in 14 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Swamp Smartweed – Polygonum hydropiperoides Native
Native in 13 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Slender Wheatgrass – Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Canadian Hemlock – Tsuga canadensis Native
Native in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties. An evergreen tree up to 105 ft that tolerates shade.
Alderleaf Buckthorn – Rhamnus alnifolia Native
Native in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Speedwell – Veronica americana Native
Native in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Softleaf Sedge – Carex disperma Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Silver Maple – Acer saccharinum Native
Native in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Loosestrife – Decodon verticillatus Native
Native in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Bristly Buttercup – Ranunculus hispidus Native
Native in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Black Willow – Salix nigra Native
Native in 11 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Bayberry – Myrica pensylvanica Native
Native in 10 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Dotted Smartweed – Polygonum punctatum Native
Native in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Spiked Muhly – Muhlenbergia glomerata Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Eastern White Oak – Quercus alba Native
Native in 11 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Northern Bayberry – Morella pensylvanica Native
Native in 10 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Foxglove Beardtongue – Penstemon digitalis Native
Native in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Upright Sedge – Carex stricta Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Butternut – Juglans cinerea Native
Native in 10 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Sandcherry – Prunus pumila Native
Native in 10 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Pennsylvania Buttercup – Ranunculus pensylvanicus Native
Native in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Vanilla Grass – Anthoxanthum nitens ssp. nitens Native
Native in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Northern Mountain Ash – Sorbus decora Native
Native in 10 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Hazelnut – Corylus americana Native
Native in 9 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Little Green Sedge – Carex viridula Native
Native in 14 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Pitch Pine – Pinus rigida Native
Native in 10 of Maine’s 16 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Creeping Juniper – Juniperus horizontalis Native
Native in 9 of Maine’s 16 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 4 ft for full sun.
Rough Avens – Geum laciniatum Native
Native in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Mexican Muhly – Muhlenbergia mexicana Native
Native in 14 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in 9 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Red Currant – Ribes triste Native
Native in 9 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Ditch Stonecrop – Penthorum sedoides Native
Native in 11 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Necklace Sedge – Carex projecta Native
Native in 14 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Hazel Alder – Alnus serrulata Native
Native in 9 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Black Raspberry – Rubus occidentalis Native
Native in 8 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Skunk Cabbage – Symplocarpus foetidus Native
Native in 11 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Blunt Broom Sedge – Carex tribuloides Native
Native in 13 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Shagbark Hickory – Carya ovata Native
Native in 9 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Mountain Laurel – Kalmia latifolia Native
Native in 8 of Maine’s 16 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
American Water Plantain – Alisma subcordatum Native
Native in 10 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Graceful Sedge – Carex gracillima Native
Native in 13 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
American Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana Native
Native in 8 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in 8 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Arumleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria cuneata Native
Native in 10 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with showy flowers.
Hairy Sedge – Carex lacustris Native
Native in 13 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Burr Oak – Quercus macrocarpa Native
Native in 7 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Diamondleaf Willow – Salix planifolia Native
Native in 6 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun.
Blue Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium angustifolium Native
Native in 10 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Spike Trisetum – Trisetum spicatum Native
Native in 13 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Eastern Redcedar – Juniperus virginiana Native
Native in 7 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Gray Dogwood – Cornus racemosa Native
Native in 6 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Broadfruit Bur-Reed – Sparganium eurycarpum Native
Native in 10 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Deertongue – Dichanthelium clandestinum Native
Native in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sour Gum/Tupelo – Nyssa sylvatica Native
Native in 5 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 95 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Squashberry – Viburnum edule Native
Native in 6 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Canada Germander – Teucrium canadense Native
Native in 10 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Swamp White Oak – Quercus bicolor Native
Native in 5 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Winged Sumac – Rhus copallinum Native
Native in 6 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 10 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native
Native in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Black Oak – Quercus velutina Native
Native in 4 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Bog Blueberry – Vaccinium uliginosum Native
Native in 5 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Golden Ragwort – Packera aurea Native
Native in 10 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Longhair Sedge – Carex comosa Native
Native in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native
Native in 4 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Woolly Beachheather – Hudsonia tomentosa Native
Native in 5 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native
Native in 10 of Maine’s 16 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Golden Sedge – Carex aurea Native
Native in 11 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Great Laurel – Rhododendron maximum Native
Native in 4 of Maine’s 16 counties. An evergreen tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Bog Birch – Betula pumila Native
Native in 4 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub up to 20 ft for full sun and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Silverweed – Potentilla anserina Native
Native in 10 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
American Beachgrass – Ammophila breviligulata Native
Native in 10 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Atlantic White Cedar – Chamaecyparis thyoides Native
Native in 3 of Maine’s 16 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Beach Plum – Prunus maritima Native
Native in 3 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Silverweed Cinquefoil – Argentina anserina Native
Native in 10 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Annual Wildrice – Zizania aquatica Native
Native in 10 of Maine’s 16 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 3 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Summersweet – Clethra alnifolia Native
Native in 3 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 9 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native
Native in 10 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sassafras – Sassafras albidum Native
Native in 3 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
New Jersey Tea – Ceanothus americanus Native
Native in 2 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 9 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in 10 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Slippery Elm – Ulmus rubra Native
Native in 3 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 85 ft that tolerates shade.
Inkberry – Ilex glabra Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 8 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Marsh Marigold – Caltha palustris Native
Native in 9 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Sweet Woodreed – Cinna arundinacea Native
Native in 9 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Eastern Black Walnut – Juglans nigra Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Northern Spicebush – Lindera benzoin Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native
Native in 8 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in 9 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Eastern Dogwood – Cornus florida Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Russet Buffaloberry – Shepherdia canadensis Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Marsh Hedgenettle – Stachys palustris Native
Native in 8 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Dwarf Spikerush – Eleocharis parvula Native
Native in 8 of Maine’s 16 counties. A sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Sandbar Willow – Salix interior Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Swamp Azalea – Rhododendron viscosum Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with showy flowers.
Moss Pink – Phlox subulata Native
Native in 8 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and fall colour.
Knotted Rush – Juncus nodosus Native
Native in 8 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa Native
Native in 8 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Tall Cottongrass – Eriophorum angustifolium Native
Native in 8 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native
Native in 7 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Bebb's Sedge – Carex bebbii Native
Native in 7 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Purpleleaf Willowherb – Epilobium coloratum Native
Native in 7 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Drooping Sedge – Carex prasina Native
Native in 7 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Virginia Water Horehound – Lycopus virginicus Native
Native in 7 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Twisted Sedge – Carex torta Native
Native in 7 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Eelgrass – Vallisneria americana Native
Native in 6 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Winter Bentgrass – Agrostis hyemalis Native
Native in 7 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Jerusalem Artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus Native
Native in 5 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Atlantic Mannagrass – Glyceria obtusa Native
Native in 6 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Cloudberry – Rubus chamaemorus Native
Native in 4 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Canada Wildrye – Elymus canadensis Native
Native in 6 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Green Arrow Arum – Peltandra virginica Native
Native in 4 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Grassleaf Rush – Juncus marginatus Native
Native in 6 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Largeleaf Avens – Geum macrophyllum Native
Native in 4 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Prickly Bog Sedge – Carex atlantica Native
Native in 6 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Pale Purple Coneflower – Echinacea pallida Native
Native in 4 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in 6 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native
Native in 3 of Maine’s 16 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Riverbank Wildrye – Elymus riparius Native
Native in 5 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Sawtooth Sunflower – Helianthus grosseserratus Native
Native in 3 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Salt Grass – Distichlis spicata Native
Native in 5 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Star Duckweed – Lemna trisulca Native
Native in 3 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Water Sedge – Carex aquatilis Native
Native in 5 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Lanceleaf Tickseed – Coreopsis lanceolata Native
Native in 2 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Whitegrass – Leersia virginica Native
Native in 5 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Purplehead Sneezeweed – Helenium flexuosum Native
Native in 2 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Glaucous Bluegrass – Poa glauca Native
Native in 4 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Smooth Hedgenettle – Stachys tenuifolia Native
Native in 2 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Limestone Meadow Sedge – Carex granularis Native
Native in 4 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Alpine Sweetvetch – Hedysarum alpinum Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers and fall colour.
Oval-Leaf Sedge – Carex cephalophora Native
Native in 4 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
American Alpine Speedwell – Veronica wormskjoldii Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with summer flowers.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 3 of Maine’s 16 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Bearded Beggarticks – Bidens aristosa Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Greater Straw Sedge – Carex normalis Native
Native in 3 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Velvet Bentgrass – Agrostis canina Native
Native in 3 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Common Goldstar – Hypoxis hirsuta Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native
Native in 3 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Pale Touch-Me-Not – Impatiens pallida Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. An annual that tolerates shade.
Alpine Timothy – Phleum alpinum Native
Native in 2 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Virginia Bluebells – Mertensia virginica Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Northern Reedgrass – Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa Native
Native in 2 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
White Doll's Daisy – Boltonia asteroides Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Nuttall's Alkaligrass – Puccinellia nuttalliana Native
Native in 2 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Bicknell's Sedge – Carex bicknellii Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Blue Grama – Bouteloua gracilis Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Cattail Sedge – Carex typhina Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
June Grass – Koeleria macrantha Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Nuttall's Reedgrass – Calamagrostis coarctata Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Rufous Bulrush – Scirpus pendulus Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Sand Dropseed – Sporobolus cryptandrus Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Slender Hairgrass – Deschampsia elongata Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Wheat Sedge – Carex atherodes Native
Native in 1 of Maine’s 16 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 85 of these 292 plants as native in fewer than half of Maine’s counties. The map on each card shows where. A county with no record may never have been surveyed for that plant, so look at the counties around yours too, or use the county checker for an address-level answer.
Maine’s own list regulates 64 plants. None of them is on this page. Maine invasive plants has each one, with the rule cited.
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Use our “Is it native” tool for free.Compiled from USDA PLANTS, retrieved June 13, 2026. If you spot a plant we have wrong, tell us at [email protected].
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| Plant | Scientific name | Type | Light | Native counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Spruce | Picea glauca | Tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 16 |
| Alderleaf Buckthorn | Rhamnus alnifolia | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 12 of 16 |
| Alpine Sweetvetch | Hedysarum alpinum | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 16 |
| Alpine Timothy | Phleum alpinum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 2 of 16 |
| American Alpine Speedwell | Veronica wormskjoldii | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 16 |
| American Arborvitae | Thuja occidentalis | Tree | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| American Beachgrass | Ammophila breviligulata | Grass | Full sun | 10 of 16 |
| American Beech | Fagus grandifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| American Bittersweet | Celastrus scandens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 12 of 16 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| American Bur-Reed | Sparganium americanum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 15 of 16 |
| American Eelgrass | Vallisneria americana | Perennial | Full sun | 6 of 16 |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 16 |
| American Hazelnut | Corylus americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 9 of 16 |
| American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 8 of 16 |
| American Linden | Tilia americana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| American Mountain Ash | Sorbus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 16 |
| American Speedwell | Veronica americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 12 of 16 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| American Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 10 of 16 |
| Annual Wildrice | Zizania aquatica | Grass | Full sun | 10 of 16 |
| Arrowleaf Tearthumb | Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| Arumleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria cuneata | Wildflower | Full sun | 10 of 16 |
| Atlantic Mannagrass | Glyceria obtusa | Grass | Tolerates shade | 6 of 16 |
| Atlantic White Cedar | Chamaecyparis thyoides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 16 |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 15 of 16 |
| Balsam Fir | Abies balsamea | Tree | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Balsam Poplar | Populus balsamifera | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 16 |
| Bayberry | Myrica pensylvanica | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 10 of 16 |
| Beach Plum | Prunus maritima | Shrub | Full sun | 3 of 16 |
| Beaked Hazelnut | Corylus cornuta | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Bearded Beggarticks | Bidens aristosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 16 |
| Bebb's Sedge | Carex bebbii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 7 of 16 |
| Bicknell's Sedge | Carex bicknellii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 16 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Grass | Full sun | 10 of 16 |
| Bigleaf Aster | Eurybia macrophylla | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Bigtooth Aspen | Populus grandidentata | Tree | Full sun | 15 of 16 |
| Black Ash | Fraxinus nigra | Tree | Full sun | 15 of 16 |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 14 of 16 |
| Black Oak | Quercus velutina | Tree | Sun or part shade | 4 of 16 |
| Black Raspberry | Rubus occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 8 of 16 |
| Black Spruce | Picea mariana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 15 of 16 |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | Tree | Full sun | 11 of 16 |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| Blister Sedge | Carex vesicaria | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 15 of 16 |
| Blue Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 10 of 16 |
| Blue Grama | Bouteloua gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 16 |
| Bluejoint | Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| Blunt Broom Sedge | Carex tribuloides | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 13 of 16 |
| Bog Birch | Betula pumila | Shrub | Full sun | 4 of 16 |
| Bog Blueberry | Vaccinium uliginosum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 5 of 16 |
| Bog Labrador Tea | Ledum groenlandicum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 15 of 16 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 9 of 16 |
| Bristly Buttercup | Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 12 of 16 |
| Bristly Dewberry | Rubus hispidus | Shrub | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| Broadfruit Bur-Reed | Sparganium eurycarpum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 10 of 16 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 14 of 16 |
| Broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Buckbean | Menyanthes trifoliata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | Tree | Sun or part shade | 7 of 16 |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 16 |
| Butternut | Juglans cinerea | Tree | Full sun | 10 of 16 |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 16 |
| Canada Germander | Teucrium canadense | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 10 of 16 |
| Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| Canada Wildrye | Elymus canadensis | Grass | Tolerates shade | 6 of 16 |
| Canada Yew | Taxus canadensis | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 15 of 16 |
| Canadian Hemlock | Tsuga canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 16 |
| Canadian Rush | Juncus canadensis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Canadian Serviceberry | Amelanchier canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 16 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Cattail Sedge | Carex typhina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 16 |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 15 of 16 |
| Cinnamon Fern | Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | Tolerates shade | 15 of 16 |
| Cloudberry | Rubus chamaemorus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 16 |
| Common Blue Violet | Viola sororia | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Common Cowparsnip | Heracleum maximum | Wildflower | Full sun | 13 of 16 |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 10 of 16 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 8 of 16 |
| Common Goldstar | Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 16 |
| Common Juniper | Juniperus communis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| Common Winterberry | Ilex verticillata | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 9 of 16 |
| Creeping Juniper | Juniperus horizontalis | Shrub | Full sun | 9 of 16 |
| Crested Woodfern | Dryopteris cristata | Fern | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 7 of 16 |
| Deertongue | Dichanthelium clandestinum | Grass | Full sun | 12 of 16 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Diamondleaf Willow | Salix planifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 6 of 16 |
| Ditch Stonecrop | Penthorum sedoides | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 11 of 16 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 12 of 16 |
| Drooping Sedge | Carex prasina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 7 of 16 |
| Dwarf Spikerush | Eleocharis parvula | Sedge | Full sun | 8 of 16 |
| Eastern Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 16 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 16 |
| Eastern Dogwood | Cornus florida | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 16 |
| Eastern Redcedar | Juniperus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 7 of 16 |
| Eastern White Oak | Quercus alba | Tree | Sun or part shade | 11 of 16 |
| Eastern White Pine | Pinus strobus | Tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 16 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 16 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Fowl Bluegrass | Poa palustris | Grass | Sun or part shade | 15 of 16 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 15 of 16 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 12 of 16 |
| Foxberry | Vaccinium vitis-idaea | Shrub | Full sun | 14 of 16 |
| Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 12 of 16 |
| Fringed Brome | Bromus ciliatus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Fringed Sedge | Carex crinita | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Glaucous Bluegrass | Poa glauca | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 16 |
| Golden Ragwort | Packera aurea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 10 of 16 |
| Golden Sedge | Carex aurea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 11 of 16 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 16 |
| Graceful Sedge | Carex gracillima | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 13 of 16 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 6 of 16 |
| Gray Birch | Betula populifolia | Tree | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Gray Dogwood | Cornus racemosa | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 6 of 16 |
| Great Laurel | Rhododendron maximum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 4 of 16 |
| Greater Bladder Sedge | Carex intumescens | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 15 of 16 |
| Greater Creeping Spearwort | Ranunculus flammula | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Greater Straw Sedge | Carex normalis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 3 of 16 |
| Green Arrow Arum | Peltandra virginica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 16 |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 16 |
| Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | Sedge | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| Groundnut | Apios americana | Vine | Tolerates shade | 15 of 16 |
| Hairy Sedge | Carex lacustris | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 13 of 16 |
| Hazel Alder | Alnus serrulata | Tree | Full sun | 9 of 16 |
| Highbush Blueberry | Vaccinium corymbosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 15 of 16 |
| Hobblebush | Viburnum lantanoides | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 16 |
| Hop Sedge | Carex lupulina | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 15 of 16 |
| Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Inkberry | Ilex glabra | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 16 |
| Interrupted Fern | Osmunda claytoniana | Fern | Tolerates shade | 15 of 16 |
| Jack in the Pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 5 of 16 |
| Jointleaf Rush | Juncus articulatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| June Grass | Koeleria macrantha | Grass | Tolerates shade | 1 of 16 |
| Kinnikinnick | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 15 of 16 |
| Knotted Rush | Juncus nodosus | Rush | Full sun | 8 of 16 |
| Lanceleaf Tickseed | Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 16 |
| Largeleaf Avens | Geum macrophyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 4 of 16 |
| Largeleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton amplifolius | Perennial | Full sun | 13 of 16 |
| Leatherleaf | Chamaedaphne calyculata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Limestone Meadow Sedge | Carex granularis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 4 of 16 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 12 of 16 |
| Little Green Sedge | Carex viridula | Sedge | Full sun | 14 of 16 |
| Littleleaf Buttercup | Ranunculus abortivus | Plant | Tolerates shade | 15 of 16 |
| Longhair Sedge | Carex comosa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 12 of 16 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 9 of 16 |
| Lowbush Blueberry | Vaccinium angustifolium | Shrub | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| Marsh Hedgenettle | Stachys palustris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 16 |
| Marsh Marigold | Caltha palustris | Wildflower | Full sun | 9 of 16 |
| Melic Mannagrass | Glyceria melicaria | Grass | Full sun | 15 of 16 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Mexican Muhly | Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass | Sun or part shade | 14 of 16 |
| Missouri River Willow | Salix eriocephala | Tree | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Moss Pink | Phlox subulata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 16 |
| Mountain Alder | Alnus viridis subsp. crispa | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 15 of 16 |
| Mountain Laurel | Kalmia latifolia | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 8 of 16 |
| Nannyberry | Viburnum lentago | Tree | Tolerates shade | 15 of 16 |
| Necklace Sedge | Carex projecta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 14 of 16 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 2 of 16 |
| New York Fern | Thelypteris noveboracensis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Nodding Beggartick | Bidens cernua | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Nodding Lady's Tresses | Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower | Full sun | 14 of 16 |
| Nodding Waternymph | Najas flexilis | Annual | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Northern Bayberry | Morella pensylvanica | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 10 of 16 |
| Northern Mountain Ash | Sorbus decora | Tree | Tolerates shade | 10 of 16 |
| Northern Reedgrass | Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa | Grass | Sun or part shade | 2 of 16 |
| Northern Spicebush | Lindera benzoin | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 16 |
| Nuttall's Alkaligrass | Puccinellia nuttalliana | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 16 |
| Nuttall's Reedgrass | Calamagrostis coarctata | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 16 |
| Oval-Leaf Sedge | Carex cephalophora | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 4 of 16 |
| Pale Purple Coneflower | Echinacea pallida | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 16 |
| Pale Touch-Me-Not | Impatiens pallida | Annual | Tolerates shade | 1 of 16 |
| Panicled Bulrush | Scirpus microcarpus | Sedge | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| Paper Birch | Betula papyrifera | Tree | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| Pennsylvania Buttercup | Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 12 of 16 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 12 of 16 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 10 of 16 |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Wildflower | Full sun | 15 of 16 |
| Pin Cherry | Prunus pensylvanica | Tree | Full sun | 14 of 16 |
| Pitch Pine | Pinus rigida | Tree | Full sun | 10 of 16 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Prairie Cordgrass | Spartina pectinata | Grass | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| Prickly Bog Sedge | Carex atlantica | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 6 of 16 |
| Purple Avens | Geum rivale | Wildflower | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| Purplehead Sneezeweed | Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 16 |
| Purpleleaf Willowherb | Epilobium coloratum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 7 of 16 |
| Pussy Willow | Salix discolor | Tree | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Quaking Aspen | Populus tremuloides | Tree | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| Rattlesnake Mannagrass | Glyceria canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| Red Currant | Ribes triste | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 9 of 16 |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra | Tree | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Red Osier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 15 of 16 |
| Red Pine | Pinus resinosa | Tree | Full sun | 14 of 16 |
| Red Spruce | Picea rubens | Tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 16 |
| Red-Barked Dogwood | Cornus alba | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 15 of 16 |
| Redosier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 15 of 16 |
| Rhodora | Rhododendron canadense | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| Riverbank Grape | Vitis riparia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 12 of 16 |
| Riverbank Wildrye | Elymus riparius | Grass | Tolerates shade | 5 of 16 |
| Robbins' Pondweed | Potamogeton robbinsii | Perennial | Full sun | 15 of 16 |
| Rough Avens | Geum laciniatum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 12 of 16 |
| Royal/Flowering Fern | Osmunda regalis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Rufous Bulrush | Scirpus pendulus | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 16 |
| Russet Buffaloberry | Shepherdia canadensis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 16 |
| Salt Grass | Distichlis spicata | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 16 |
| Sand Dropseed | Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 16 |
| Sandbar Willow | Salix interior | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 16 |
| Sandcherry | Prunus pumila | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 10 of 16 |
| Sassafras | Sassafras albidum | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 16 |
| Sawtooth Sunflower | Helianthus grosseserratus | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 16 |
| Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 9 of 16 |
| Shallow Sedge | Carex lurida | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Shining Willow | Salix lucida | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Silky Dogwood | Cornus amomum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 15 of 16 |
| Silky Willow | Salix sericea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 16 |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 16 |
| Silverweed | Potentilla anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 10 of 16 |
| Silverweed Cinquefoil | Argentina anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 10 of 16 |
| Silvery Sedge | Carex canescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 15 of 16 |
| Skunk Cabbage | Symplocarpus foetidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 11 of 16 |
| Slender Hairgrass | Deschampsia elongata | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 16 |
| Slender Wheatgrass | Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus | Grass | Full sun | 15 of 16 |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 16 |
| Smooth Hedgenettle | Stachys tenuifolia | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 16 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 8 of 16 |
| Softleaf Sedge | Carex disperma | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 15 of 16 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 15 of 16 |
| Sour Gum/Tupelo | Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 5 of 16 |
| Speckled Alder | Alnus incana subsp. rugosa | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Spike Trisetum | Trisetum spicatum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 13 of 16 |
| Spiked Muhly | Muhlenbergia glomerata | Grass | Sun or part shade | 15 of 16 |
| Squashberry | Viburnum edule | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 6 of 16 |
| Star Duckweed | Lemna trisulca | Perennial | Full sun | 3 of 16 |
| Steeplebush | Spiraea tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 15 of 16 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 10 of 16 |
| Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 15 of 16 |
| Summersweet | Clethra alnifolia | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 3 of 16 |
| Swamp Azalea | Rhododendron viscosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 16 |
| Swamp Loosestrife | Decodon verticillatus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 12 of 16 |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 14 of 16 |
| Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Swamp Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | Perennial | Full sun | 13 of 16 |
| Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | Tree | Sun or part shade | 5 of 16 |
| Sweet Woodreed | Cinna arundinacea | Grass | Tolerates shade | 9 of 16 |
| Sweetgale | Myrica gale | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 16 |
| Tall Cottongrass | Eriophorum angustifolium | Sedge | Full sun | 8 of 16 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 9 of 16 |
| Thinleaf Alder | Alnus incana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Three-Way Sedge | Dulichium arundinaceum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 1 of 16 |
| Twisted Sedge | Carex torta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 7 of 16 |
| Upright Sedge | Carex stricta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 15 of 16 |
| Vanilla Grass | Anthoxanthum nitens ssp. nitens | Grass | Sun or part shade | 15 of 16 |
| Velvet Bentgrass | Agrostis canina | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 16 |
| Virginia Bluebells | Mertensia virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 16 |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 7 of 16 |
| Virginia Water Horehound | Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 7 of 16 |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Water Horsetail | Equisetum fluviatile | Horsetail | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| Water Knotweed | Polygonum amphibium | Perennial | Full sun | 16 of 16 |
| Water Sedge | Carex aquatilis | Sedge | Full sun | 5 of 16 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Wheat Sedge | Carex atherodes | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 16 |
| White Ash | Fraxinus americana | Tree | Full sun | 15 of 16 |
| White Doll's Daisy | Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 16 |
| White Edge Sedge | Carex debilis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| White Meadowsweet | Spiraea alba | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Whitegrass | Leersia virginica | Grass | Tolerates shade | 5 of 16 |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 16 |
| Wild Mint | Mentha arvensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Winged Sumac | Rhus copallinum | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 6 of 16 |
| Winter Bentgrass | Agrostis hyemalis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 7 of 16 |
| Witherod Viburnum | Viburnum cassinoides | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Woodland Horsetail | Equisetum sylvaticum | Horsetail | Tolerates shade | 16 of 16 |
| Woolgrass | Scirpus cyperinus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Woolly Beachheather | Hudsonia tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 5 of 16 |
| Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 16 of 16 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 16 |
Where this comes from
- Native range
- USDA PLANTS county distribution layer, the same records behind the county checker.
- Sold by nurseries
- USDA PLANTS plant characteristics, Commercial Availability “Routinely Available”. It is a national flag, so a plant here can still be hard to find at a garden centre near you.
- Plant details
- USDA PLANTS: growth habit and duration from the plant profile; shade and wet-soil tolerance, bloom period, mature height and showy flowers, fruit or fall colour from the plant characteristics.
- Left out
- Any plant a state regulates as invasive or noxious, or that GRIIS flags as invasive in the lower 48, even where it is native. So is any species USDA records as both native and introduced in the lower 48, because the form nurseries sell is usually the introduced one.
- Photos
- Public domain, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA, credited under each photo.
- Citation
- USDA, NRCS. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov), retrieved June 13, 2026. National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
Questions
What plants are native to Maine?
This page lists the 292 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to Maine and routinely available from nurseries: 55 trees, 55 shrubs, 79 wildflowers, 89 grasses and sedges, 9 ferns and 5 vines. They are a small part of Maine's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the Maine counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to Maine?
This page lists 55 trees native to Maine that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include American Arborvitae, American Beech and American Linden, each recorded as native in all 16 Maine counties.
What shrubs are native to Maine?
This page lists 55 shrubs native to Maine that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include American Black Elderberry, Beaked Hazelnut and Bristly Dewberry, each recorded as native in all 16 Maine counties.
What wildflowers are native to Maine?
This page lists 79 wildflowers native to Maine that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include American Water Horehound, Bigleaf Aster and Black-Eyed Susan, each recorded as native in all 16 Maine counties.
Is my plant native to Maine?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to Maine: the page lists only natives that nurseries routinely sell, and it leaves out any plant a state regulates as invasive. For a county-level answer on any plant, enter its name in Ezina's checker. Every answer links the record it came from.
Is a plant native to Maine native everywhere in Maine?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 85 of the 292 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of Maine's 16 counties. A county with no record may simply never have been surveyed for that plant, so read each card's map as where the plant is known to grow wild rather than as a boundary.
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Add a plant
Snap a photo or type the name. Ezina matches it to a library of about 40,000 species and starts a care plan tailored to your zone, the local weather, and the time of year.
Get a care plan
A schedule built from local rain, temperature, and sun, not a fixed weekly cadence. You get a single notification when a plant actually needs water. Easily add treatments for diseases and pests.
Explore new options
Our garden planner Dig helps you understand what works best for your location and makes suggestions based off your long term goals.
Compiled from peer-reviewed research, USDA documentation,
and direct scientific observation across the United States.