Eastern Redcedar – Juniperus virginiana Native
Native in 18 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
USDA PLANTS records 182 plants as native to Maryland (MD) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
This list has 182 Maryland natives that nurseries routinely sell: 34 trees, 22 shrubs, 43 wildflowers, 71 grasses and sedges, 9 ferns and 3 vines. The most widespread include Fox Sedge, Fringed Sedge and Greater Bladder Sedge, each recorded as native in all 24 Maryland counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
Native in 18 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Native in 6 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A shrub up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Native in 23 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Native in all 24 of Maryland’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Native in 16 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
Native in 12 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A vine for full sun, with summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Native in 11 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Native in 5 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 7 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Native in 17 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Native in all 24 of Maryland’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Native in 15 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Native in 11 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An evergreen tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Native in 4 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Native in 15 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Native in all 24 of Maryland’s counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 14 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A vine for sun or part shade.
Native in 10 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Native in 3 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Native in 13 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Native in all 24 of Maryland’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Native in 12 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Native in 8 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Native in 12 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Native in all 24 of Maryland’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Native in 10 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Native in 8 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An evergreen tree up to 150 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Native in 10 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Native in all 24 of Maryland’s counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Native in 9 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Native in 8 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Native in 9 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Native in all 24 of Maryland’s counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 4 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 7 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Native in 9 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Native in 23 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 3 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A horsetail that tolerates shade.
Native in 7 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An evergreen tree up to 105 ft that tolerates shade.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Native in 8 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Native in 23 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A horsetail for full sun and wet soil.
Native in 7 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 33 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Native in 7 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Native in 21 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 7 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 7 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Native in 21 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Native in 5 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Native in 5 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Native in 20 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 4 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 130 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A shrub up to 2.6 ft for full sun.
Native in 5 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Native in 20 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Native in 4 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 5 ft that tolerates shade.
Native in 5 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Native in 20 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Native in 4 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 in for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Native in 5 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Native in 18 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 4 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade.
Native in 4 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Native in 17 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Native in 3 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Native in 3 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Native in 17 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Native in 3 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Native in 3 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Native in 16 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 3 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 13 ft for sun or part shade.
Native in 3 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall flowers and fall colour.
Native in 15 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 3 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Native in 14 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Native in 3 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 35 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers and fall colour.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with showy flowers.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Native in 14 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 3 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for full sun.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Native in 13 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Native in 13 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 28 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Native in 12 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Native in 12 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial for full sun, with showy fruit.
Native in 11 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 55 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Native in 11 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An evergreen tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 7 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 66 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Native in 6 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Native in 5 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Native in 5 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Native in 5 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An evergreen tree up to 110 ft that tolerates shade.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Native in 5 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Native in 4 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Native in 4 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Native in 4 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Native in 3 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Native in 3 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Native in 2 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial rush that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Native in 1 of Maryland’s 24 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 146 of these 182 plants as native in fewer than half of Maryland’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.
Maryland’s own list regulates 19 plants. None of them is on this page. Maryland 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].
| Plant | Scientific name | Type | Light | Native counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderleaf Buckthorn | Rhamnus alnifolia | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 24 |
| American Arborvitae | Thuja occidentalis | Tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 24 |
| American Bur-Reed | Sparganium americanum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 7 of 24 |
| American Lotus | Nelumbo lutea | Wildflower | Full sun | 5 of 24 |
| American Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 24 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 1 of 24 |
| American Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| American Water-Willow | Justicia americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 7 of 24 |
| Annual Wildrice | Zizania aquatica | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Atlantic Camas | Camassia scilloides | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 24 |
| Atlantic White Cedar | Chamaecyparis thyoides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 7 of 24 |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 21 of 24 |
| Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 4 of 24 |
| Balsam Fir | Abies balsamea | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 24 |
| Bayberry | Myrica pensylvanica | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Beach Plum | Prunus maritima | Shrub | Full sun | 4 of 24 |
| Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 24 |
| Bearded Beggarticks | Bidens aristosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 24 |
| Bitter Panicgrass | Panicum amarum | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Blister Sedge | Carex vesicaria | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 5 of 24 |
| Blue Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 17 of 24 |
| Blunt Broom Sedge | Carex tribuloides | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 23 of 24 |
| Blunt Spikerush | Eleocharis obtusa | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 24 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 24 |
| Bristly Buttercup | Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 24 |
| Broadfruit Bur-Reed | Sparganium eurycarpum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 5 of 24 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 5 of 24 |
| Broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 20 of 24 |
| Buckbean | Menyanthes trifoliata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 24 |
| Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | Tree | Sun or part shade | 8 of 24 |
| Bushy Bluestem | Andropogon glomeratus | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Bushy Seaside Tansy | Borrichia frutescens | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Butternut | Juglans cinerea | Tree | Full sun | 10 of 24 |
| Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 9 of 24 |
| Canada Yew | Taxus canadensis | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 24 |
| Canadian Hemlock | Tsuga canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 7 of 24 |
| Canadian Milkvetch | Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 24 |
| Canadian Rush | Juncus canadensis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 1 of 24 |
| Cane Reed | Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | Full sun | 6 of 24 |
| Carolina Redroot | Lachnanthes caroliana | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Cattail Sedge | Carex typhina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 13 of 24 |
| Cinnamon Fern | Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | Tolerates shade | 15 of 24 |
| Closed Bottle Gentian | Gentiana andrewsii | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 10 of 24 |
| Common Goldstar | Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 13 of 24 |
| Common Juniper | Juniperus communis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 2 of 24 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 3 of 24 |
| Common Winterberry | Ilex verticillata | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 24 |
| Coral Greenbrier | Smilax walteri | Vine | Tolerates shade | 2 of 24 |
| Crested Sedge | Carex cristatella | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 7 of 24 |
| Crested Woodfern | Dryopteris cristata | Fern | Tolerates shade | 4 of 24 |
| Crowned Beggarticks | Bidens coronata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 24 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 1 of 24 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Drooping Sedge | Carex prasina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 17 of 24 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Eastern Gamagrass | Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Eastern Redcedar | Juniperus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 18 of 24 |
| Eastern White Pine | Pinus strobus | Tree | Sun or part shade | 8 of 24 |
| Eastern Woodland Sedge | Carex blanda | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 23 of 24 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 16 of 24 |
| Fowl Bluegrass | Poa palustris | Grass | Sun or part shade | 4 of 24 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 24 of 24 |
| Frank's Sedge | Carex frankii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 18 of 24 |
| Fringed Brome | Bromus ciliatus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 2 of 24 |
| Fringed Sedge | Carex crinita | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 24 of 24 |
| Gay Feather | Liatris spicata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 24 |
| Giant Cutgrass | Zizaniopsis miliacea | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 24 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 15 of 24 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 24 |
| Graceful Sedge | Carex gracillima | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 14 of 24 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 1 of 24 |
| Gray Birch | Betula populifolia | Tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 24 |
| Gray's Sedge | Carex grayi | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 14 of 24 |
| Greater Bladder Sedge | Carex intumescens | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 24 of 24 |
| Greater Straw Sedge | Carex normalis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 11 of 24 |
| Greenwhite Sedge | Carex albolutescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 20 of 24 |
| Hairawn Muhly | Muhlenbergia capillaris | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Hairy Sedge | Carex lacustris | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 11 of 24 |
| Hairyfruit Sedge | Carex trichocarpa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 4 of 24 |
| Hazel Alder | Alnus serrulata | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Highbush Blueberry | Vaccinium corymbosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 2 of 24 |
| Hop Sedge | Carex lupulina | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 24 of 24 |
| Illinois Bundleflower | Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Interrupted Fern | Osmunda claytoniana | Fern | Tolerates shade | 9 of 24 |
| Jointed Spikesedge | Eleocharis equisetoides | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 24 |
| Jointleaf Rush | Juncus articulatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 2 of 24 |
| Kinnikinnick | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 24 |
| Largeleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton amplifolius | Perennial | Full sun | 3 of 24 |
| Leatherleaf | Chamaedaphne calyculata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 24 |
| Limestone Meadow Sedge | Carex granularis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 12 of 24 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 24 |
| Loblolly Pine | Pinus taeda | Tree | Full sun | 11 of 24 |
| Longhair Sedge | Carex comosa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 17 of 24 |
| Mountain Laurel | Kalmia latifolia | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 24 |
| Nannyberry | Viburnum lentago | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 24 |
| Necklace Sedge | Carex projecta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 3 of 24 |
| Needlepod Rush | Juncus scirpoides | Rush | Tolerates shade | 1 of 24 |
| New York Fern | Thelypteris noveboracensis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 14 of 24 |
| New York Ironweed | Vernonia noveboracensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 24 |
| Nodding Lady's Tresses | Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower | Full sun | 9 of 24 |
| Northern Bayberry | Morella pensylvanica | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Nuttall's Reedgrass | Calamagrostis coarctata | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Oval-Leaf Sedge | Carex cephalophora | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 21 of 24 |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 24 |
| Pennsylvania Buttercup | Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 24 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Wildflower | Full sun | 12 of 24 |
| Pitch Pine | Pinus rigida | Tree | Full sun | 8 of 24 |
| Pond Pine | Pinus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 24 |
| Possumhaw | Ilex decidua | Tree | Tolerates shade | 7 of 24 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 2 of 24 |
| Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 1 of 24 |
| Prickly Bog Sedge | Carex atlantica | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 20 of 24 |
| Purpleleaf Willowherb | Epilobium coloratum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 24 |
| Pussy Willow | Salix discolor | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 24 |
| Quaking Aspen | Populus tremuloides | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 24 |
| Red Pine | Pinus resinosa | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 24 |
| Red Spruce | Picea rubens | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 24 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Riverbank Grape | Vitis riparia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 1 of 24 |
| Robbins' Pondweed | Potamogeton robbinsii | Perennial | Full sun | 2 of 24 |
| Roundleaf Goldenrod | Solidago patula | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 24 |
| Royal/Flowering Fern | Osmunda regalis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 12 of 24 |
| Salt Grass | Distichlis spicata | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Sandbar Willow | Salix interior | Tree | Full sun | 7 of 24 |
| Sandcherry | Prunus pumila | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 3 of 24 |
| Scarlet Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja coccinea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 4 of 24 |
| Seaside Alder | Alnus maritima | Tree | Sun or part shade | 4 of 24 |
| Shallow Sedge | Carex lurida | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 24 of 24 |
| Shellbark Hickory | Carya laciniosa | Tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 24 |
| Shining Willow | Salix lucida | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 24 |
| Short's Sedge | Carex shortiana | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 6 of 24 |
| Shortleaf Pine | Pinus echinata | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 24 |
| Shumard Red Oak | Quercus shumardii | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 24 |
| Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 24 |
| Silvery Sedge | Carex canescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 12 of 24 |
| Skunkbush Sumac | Rhus trilobata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 24 |
| Slender Woodoats | Chasmanthium laxum | Grass | Tolerates shade | 2 of 24 |
| Smooth Phlox | Phlox glaberrima | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 24 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Sourwood Tree | Oxydendrum arboreum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 24 |
| Southern Bayberry | Morella caroliniensis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 5 of 24 |
| Southern Wax Myrtle | Myrica cerifera | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 2 of 24 |
| Spiked Muhly | Muhlenbergia glomerata | Grass | Sun or part shade | 1 of 24 |
| Squarrose Sedge | Carex squarrosa | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 15 of 24 |
| Star Duckweed | Lemna trisulca | Perennial | Full sun | 2 of 24 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 24 |
| Sugarcane Plumegrass | Saccharum giganteum | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Swamp Azalea | Rhododendron viscosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 24 |
| Swamp Sunflower | Helianthus angustifolius | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 24 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Table Mountain Pine | Pinus pungens | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 24 |
| Tenangle Pipewort | Eriocaulon decangulare | Perennial | Full sun | 2 of 24 |
| Thicket Sedge | Carex abscondita | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 16 of 24 |
| Three-Way Sedge | Dulichium arundinaceum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 24 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 5 of 24 |
| Troublesome Sedge | Carex molesta | Sedge | Full sun | 5 of 24 |
| Trumpet Vine | Campsis radicans | Vine | Full sun | 12 of 24 |
| Twisted Sedge | Carex torta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 13 of 24 |
| Upright Sedge | Carex stricta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 24 of 24 |
| Vanilla Grass | Anthoxanthum nitens ssp. nitens | Grass | Sun or part shade | 1 of 24 |
| Virginia Iris | Iris virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 24 |
| Virginia Pine | Pinus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 11 of 24 |
| Virginia Sweetspire | Itea virginica | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 2 of 24 |
| Virginia Water Horehound | Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 24 |
| Water Horsetail | Equisetum fluviatile | Horsetail | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Water Sedge | Carex aquatilis | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Wax Myrtle | Morella cerifera | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 2 of 24 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 10 of 24 |
| Western Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | Tree | Full sun | 5 of 24 |
| White Doll's Daisy | Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 5 of 24 |
| White Edge Sedge | Carex debilis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 24 of 24 |
| Whiteroot Rush | Juncus brachycarpus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 5 of 24 |
| Winged Sumac | Rhus copallinum | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
| Woodland Horsetail | Equisetum sylvaticum | Horsetail | Tolerates shade | 3 of 24 |
| Woolgrass | Scirpus cyperinus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 24 |
| Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 23 of 24 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 24 |
Where this comes from
This page lists the 182 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to Maryland and routinely available from nurseries: 34 trees, 22 shrubs, 43 wildflowers, 71 grasses and sedges, 9 ferns and 3 vines. They are a small part of Maryland's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the Maryland counties where USDA records it growing wild.
This page lists 34 trees native to Maryland that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Eastern Redcedar, Loblolly Pine and Virginia Pine, each recorded as native in at least 11 of Maryland's 24 counties.
This page lists 22 shrubs native to Maryland that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Cane Reed, Southern Bayberry and Beach Plum, each recorded as native in at least 4 of Maryland's 24 counties.
This page lists 43 wildflowers native to Maryland that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod, Blue Eyed Grass and Giant Goldenrod, each recorded as native in at least 15 of Maryland's 24 counties.
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to Maryland: 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.
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 146 of the 182 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of Maryland's 24 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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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.
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.
Our garden planner Dig helps you understand what works best for your location and makes suggestions based off your long term goals.
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.
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.
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.
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