American Beech – Fagus grandifolia Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Massachusetts native plants
USDA PLANTS records 357 plants as native to Massachusetts (MA) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
Massachusetts native plant list
This list has 357 Massachusetts natives that nurseries routinely sell: 74 trees, 61 shrubs, 101 wildflowers, 105 grasses and sedges, 9 ferns and 7 vines. The most widespread include American Beech, American Black Elderberry and American Bur-Reed, each recorded as native in all 14 Massachusetts counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Bur-Reed – Sparganium americanum Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Awlfruit Sedge – Carex stipata Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Cinnamon Fern – Osmunda cinnamomea Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Arrowleaf Tearthumb – Polygonum sagittatum Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A vine for full sun.
American Elm – Ulmus americana Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
American Hazelnut – Corylus americana Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Crested Woodfern – Dryopteris cristata Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Groundnut – Apios americana Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Bigtooth Aspen – Populus grandidentata Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Beaked Hazelnut – Corylus cornuta Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Bluejoint – Calamagrostis canadensis Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus quinquefolia Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Black Raspberry – Rubus occidentalis Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Blue Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium angustifolium Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Blunt Spikerush – Eleocharis obtusa Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A sedge for full sun.
New York Fern – Thelypteris noveboracensis Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Bittersweet – Celastrus scandens Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Black Oak – Quercus velutina Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Bristly Dewberry – Rubus hispidus Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Broom Sedge – Carex scoparia Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Royal/Flowering Fern – Osmunda regalis Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Riverbank Grape – Vitis riparia Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A vine for sun or part shade.
Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Button Bush – Cephalanthus occidentalis Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Canadian Rush – Juncus canadensis Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Trumpet Vine – Campsis radicans Native
Native in 6 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A vine for full sun, with summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Eastern Dogwood – Cornus florida Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Canadian Serviceberry – Amelanchier canadensis Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 23 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Buckbean – Menyanthes trifoliata Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Interrupted Fern – Osmunda claytoniana Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
American Wisteria – Wisteria frutescens Native
Native in 2 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Eastern Redcedar – Juniperus virginiana Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Common Winterberry – Ilex verticillata Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Canada Germander – Teucrium canadense Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Water Horsetail – Equisetum fluviatile Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A horsetail for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern White Oak – Quercus alba Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Witch Hazel – Hamamelis virginiana Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’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 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Deertongue – Dichanthelium clandestinum Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Woodland Horsetail – Equisetum sylvaticum Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A horsetail that tolerates shade.
Eastern White Pine – Pinus strobus Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. An evergreen tree up to 150 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Highbush Blueberry – Vaccinium corymbosum Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A shrub up to 12 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Gray Birch – Betula populifolia Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Leatherleaf – Chamaedaphne calyculata Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. An evergreen shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade.
Common Blue Violet – Viola sororia Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Fowl Bluegrass – Poa palustris Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Paper Birch – Betula papyrifera Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Lowbush Blueberry – Vaccinium angustifolium Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Common Cowparsnip – Heracleum maximum Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Pitch Pine – Pinus rigida Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Mountain Laurel – Kalmia latifolia Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Pussy Willow – Salix discolor Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Goldstar – Hypoxis hirsuta Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Fringed Sedge – Carex crinita Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Quaking Aspen – Populus tremuloides Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Speckled Alder – Alnus incana subsp. rugosa Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Grassleaf Rush – Juncus marginatus Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Red Maple – Acer rubrum Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A tree up to 68 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Steeplebush – Spiraea tomentosa Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with summer flowers and fall colour.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Hop Sedge – Carex lupulina Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Red Oak – Quercus rubra Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A tree up to 81 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Loosestrife – Decodon verticillatus Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A shrub up to 8 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Dotted Smartweed – Polygonum punctatum Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Jointleaf Rush – Juncus articulatus Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Sassafras – Sassafras albidum Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Swamp Rose – Rosa palustris Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sour Gum/Tupelo – Nyssa sylvatica Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A tree up to 95 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
White Meadowsweet – Spiraea alba Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Jack in the Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Longhair Sedge – Carex comosa Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Thinleaf Alder – Alnus incana Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Winged Sumac – Rhus copallinum Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A sedge for full sun.
White Ash – Fraxinus americana Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Witherod Viburnum – Viburnum cassinoides Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Nodding Lady's Tresses – Spiranthes cernua Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Panicled Bulrush – Scirpus microcarpus Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
American Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Common Juniper – Juniperus communis Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Black Willow – Salix nigra Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Gray Dogwood – Cornus racemosa Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Pickerelweed – Pontederia cordata Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Prairie Cordgrass – Spartina pectinata Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Kinnikinnick – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 in for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Purpleleaf Willowherb – Epilobium coloratum Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Prickly Bog Sedge – Carex atlantica Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Hazel Alder – Alnus serrulata Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Northern Spicebush – Lindera benzoin Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Purplestem Beggarticks – Bidens connata Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Rattlesnake Mannagrass – Glyceria canadensis Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 45 ft that tolerates shade.
Silky Dogwood – Cornus amomum Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Missouri River Willow – Salix eriocephala Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 52 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Silky Willow – Salix sericea Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 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 all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Shallow Sedge – Carex lurida Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Silver Maple – Acer saccharinum Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Southern Bayberry – Morella caroliniensis Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 7 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Sweetflag – Acorus americanus Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Silvery Sedge – Carex canescens Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
American Linden – Tilia americana Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Summersweet – Clethra alnifolia Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Wild Mint – Mentha arvensis Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Canadian Hemlock – Tsuga canadensis Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 105 ft that tolerates shade.
Sweetgale – Myrica gale Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft that tolerates shade.
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod – Solidago rugosa Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Bayberry – Myrica pensylvanica Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
American Eelgrass – Vallisneria americana Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
New Jersey Tea – Ceanothus americanus Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade.
Broadfruit Bur-Reed – Sparganium eurycarpum Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Pin Cherry – Prunus pensylvanica Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Northern Bayberry – Morella pensylvanica Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Three-Way Sedge – Dulichium arundinaceum Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Shagbark Hickory – Carya ovata Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Rhodora – Rhododendron canadense Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 18 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Sugar Maple – Acer saccharum Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Sandcherry – Prunus pumila Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Golden Ragwort – Packera aurea Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Upright Sedge – Carex stricta Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Swamp White Oak – Quercus bicolor Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Shining Willow – Salix lucida Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 13 ft for sun or part shade.
Jerusalem Artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Bitternut Hickory – Carya cordiformis Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Azalea – Rhododendron viscosum Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with showy flowers.
Lanceleaf Tickseed – Coreopsis lanceolata Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
White Edge Sedge – Carex debilis Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Black Ash – Fraxinus nigra Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
American Plum – Prunus americana Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 24 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Littleleaf Buttercup – Ranunculus abortivus Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A plant that tolerates shade.
Winter Bentgrass – Agrostis hyemalis Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Butternut – Juglans cinerea Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Hobblebush – Viburnum lantanoides Native
Native in 10 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Nodding Beggartick – Bidens cernua Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Woolgrass – Scirpus cyperinus Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Common Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Beach Plum – Prunus maritima Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Nodding Waternymph – Najas flexilis Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An annual for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native
Native in all 14 of Massachusetts’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Green Ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Canada Yew – Taxus canadensis Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 5 ft that tolerates shade.
Purplehead Sneezeweed – Helenium flexuosum Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Blister Sedge – Carex vesicaria Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Nannyberry – Viburnum lentago Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 28 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Red Osier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Skunk Cabbage – Symplocarpus foetidus Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Eastern Woodland Sedge – Carex blanda Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Red Pine – Pinus resinosa Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Red-Barked Dogwood – Cornus alba Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Virginia Water Horehound – Lycopus virginicus Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Greater Bladder Sedge – Carex intumescens Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Atlantic White Cedar – Chamaecyparis thyoides Native
Native in 10 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Redosier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Greenwhite Sedge – Carex albolutescens Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Cockspur Hawthorn – Crataegus crus-galli Native
Native in 10 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Eastern Baccharis – Baccharis halimifolia Native
Native in 8 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
American Water Plantain – Alisma subcordatum Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Sweet Woodreed – Cinna arundinacea Native
Native in 13 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Bean Tree – Catalpa bignonioides Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 66 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Golden Currant – Ribes aureum Native
Native in 8 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Bigleaf Aster – Eurybia macrophylla Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Blunt Broom Sedge – Carex tribuloides Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Black Spruce – Picea mariana Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 65 ft that tolerates shade.
Woolly Beachheather – Hudsonia tomentosa Native
Native in 8 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Green Bulrush – Scirpus atrovirens Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun.
Pin Oak – Quercus palustris Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Inkberry – Ilex glabra Native
Native in 7 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 8 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Ditch Stonecrop – Penthorum sedoides Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Nuttall's Reedgrass – Calamagrostis coarctata Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Alberta Spruce – Picea glauca Native
Native in 8 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade.
Bog Labrador Tea – Ledum groenlandicum Native
Native in 6 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Foxglove Beardtongue – Penstemon digitalis Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Oval-Leaf Sedge – Carex cephalophora Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
American Arborvitae – Thuja occidentalis Native
Native in 8 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade.
Hercules's Club – Aralia spinosa Native
Native in 5 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Green Arrow Arum – Peltandra virginica Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
American Beachgrass – Ammophila breviligulata Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Balsam Fir – Abies balsamea Native
Native in 8 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade.
Alderleaf Buckthorn – Rhamnus alnifolia Native
Native in 4 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Longbeak Buttercup – Ranunculus longirostris Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Graceful Sedge – Carex gracillima Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Red Spruce – Picea rubens Native
Native in 8 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 110 ft that tolerates shade.
Foxberry – Vaccinium vitis-idaea Native
Native in 3 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 in for full sun, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Robbins' Pondweed – Potamogeton robbinsii Native
Native in 12 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Greater Straw Sedge – Carex normalis Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Slippery Elm – Ulmus rubra Native
Native in 8 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 85 ft that tolerates shade.
Mountain Alder – Alnus viridis subsp. crispa Native
Native in 3 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Largeleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton amplifolius Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Mexican Muhly – Muhlenbergia mexicana Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Western Catalpa – Catalpa speciosa Native
Native in 8 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Prairie Sagewort – Artemisia frigida Native
Native in 2 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for sun or part shade.
Marsh Marigold – Caltha palustris Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Spiked Muhly – Muhlenbergia glomerata Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
American Holly – Ilex opaca Native
Native in 7 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Red Currant – Ribes triste Native
Native in 2 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Partridge Pea – Chamaecrista fasciculata Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Whitegrass – Leersia virginica Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
American Mountain Ash – Sorbus americana Native
Native in 7 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Western Snowberry – Symphoricarpos occidentalis Native
Native in 2 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Annual Wildrice – Zizania aquatica Native
Native in 10 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Balsam Poplar – Populus balsamifera Native
Native in 7 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun.
Basin Big Sagebrush – Artemisia tridentata tridentata Native
Native in 1 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 9 ft for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Rough Avens – Geum laciniatum Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Canada Wildrye – Elymus canadensis Native
Native in 10 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Tulip Tree – Liriodendron tulipifera Native
Native in 7 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Big Sagebrush – Artemisia tridentata Native
Native in 1 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 4 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Smooth Hedgenettle – Stachys tenuifolia Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Forked Rush – Juncus dichotomus Native
Native in 10 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Cucumber Tree – Magnolia acuminata Native
Native in 6 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Bog Birch – Betula pumila Native
Native in 1 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 20 ft for full sun and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa Native
Native in 11 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Fragrant Flatsedge – Cyperus odoratus Native
Native in 10 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A sedge for full sun.
River/Red Birch – Betula nigra Native
Native in 6 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Bushy St. Johnswort – Hypericum densiflorum Native
Native in 1 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 7 ft that tolerates shade.
Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native
Native in 10 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Necklace Sedge – Carex projecta Native
Native in 10 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern Black Walnut – Juglans nigra Native
Native in 5 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Creeping Juniper – Juniperus horizontalis Native
Native in 1 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 4 ft for full sun.
Moss Pink – Phlox subulata Native
Native in 10 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and fall colour.
Vanilla Grass – Anthoxanthum nitens ssp. nitens Native
Native in 10 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Great Laurel – Rhododendron maximum Native
Native in 4 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Purple Avens – Geum rivale Native
Native in 10 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Atlantic Mannagrass – Glyceria obtusa Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Osage-Orange – Maclura pomifera Native
Native in 4 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 35 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Bottle Gentian – Gentiana clausa Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Fringed Brome – Bromus ciliatus Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Post Oak – Quercus stellata Native
Native in 4 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Crimsoneyed Rosemallow – Hibiscus moscheutos Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Georgia Bulrush – Scirpus georgianus Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Red Mulberry – Morus rubra Native
Native in 4 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Jesuit's Bark – Iva frutescens Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Hairy Sedge – Carex lacustris Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Sandbar Willow – Salix interior Native
Native in 4 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Marsh Hedgenettle – Stachys palustris Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Little Green Sedge – Carex viridula Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Washington Hawthorn – Crataegus phaenopyrum Native
Native in 4 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Silverweed – Potentilla anserina Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Salt Grass – Distichlis spicata Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern Redbud – Cercis canadensis Native
Native in 3 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Silverweed Cinquefoil – Argentina anserina Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Dwarf Spikerush – Eleocharis parvula Native
Native in 8 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Northern Mountain Ash – Sorbus decora Native
Native in 3 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Woolly Yarrow – Achillea tomentosa Native
Native in 9 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Sand Dropseed – Sporobolus cryptandrus Native
Native in 8 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Yellow Wood – Cladrastis kentukea Native
Native in 3 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Bur Marigold – Bidens laevis Native
Native in 8 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Softleaf Sedge – Carex disperma Native
Native in 8 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
American Persimmon – Diospyros virginiana Native
Native in 2 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 55 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 8 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Spike Trisetum – Trisetum spicatum Native
Native in 8 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Sweet Bay Magnolia – Magnolia virginiana Native
Native in 2 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 60 ft for sun or part shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
New York Ironweed – Vernonia noveboracensis Native
Native in 8 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Bicknell's Sedge – Carex bicknellii Native
Native in 7 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Burr Oak – Quercus macrocarpa Native
Native in 1 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush – Castilleja coccinea Native
Native in 8 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Cattail Sedge – Carex typhina Native
Native in 7 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
White Fir – Abies concolor Native
Native in 1 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade.
American Speedwell – Veronica americana Native
Native in 7 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Drooping Sedge – Carex prasina Native
Native in 7 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Closed Bottle Gentian – Gentiana andrewsii Native
Native in 7 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Melic Mannagrass – Glyceria melicaria Native
Native in 7 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Crowned Beggarticks – Bidens coronata Native
Native in 7 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Riverbank Wildrye – Elymus riparius Native
Native in 7 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native
Native in 7 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Bebb's Sedge – Carex bebbii Native
Native in 6 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Pennsylvania Buttercup – Ranunculus pensylvanicus Native
Native in 7 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Knotted Rush – Juncus nodosus Native
Native in 6 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Star Duckweed – Lemna trisulca Native
Native in 7 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Slender Wheatgrass – Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus Native
Native in 6 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
White Doll's Daisy – Boltonia asteroides Native
Native in 7 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Twisted Sedge – Carex torta Native
Native in 6 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 6 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Velvet Bentgrass – Agrostis canina Native
Native in 6 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sawtooth Sunflower – Helianthus grosseserratus Native
Native in 6 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Bushy Bluestem – Andropogon glomeratus Native
Native in 5 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
American Lotus – Nelumbo lutea Native
Native in 5 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Golden Sedge – Carex aurea Native
Native in 5 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Bristly Buttercup – Ranunculus hispidus Native
Native in 5 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Rufous Bulrush – Scirpus pendulus Native
Native in 5 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Greater Creeping Spearwort – Ranunculus flammula Native
Native in 5 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Thicket Sedge – Carex abscondita Native
Native in 5 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Pale Touch-Me-Not – Impatiens pallida Native
Native in 5 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. An annual that tolerates shade.
Water Sedge – Carex aquatilis Native
Native in 5 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Roundleaf Goldenrod – Solidago patula Native
Native in 5 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall flowers and fall colour.
Big Cordgrass – Spartina cynosuroides Native
Native in 4 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
California Poppy – Eschscholzia californica Native
Native in 4 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Crested Sedge – Carex cristatella Native
Native in 4 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Gay Feather – Liatris spicata Native
Native in 4 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Gray's Sedge – Carex grayi Native
Native in 4 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bearded Beggarticks – Bidens aristosa Native
Native in 3 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Limestone Meadow Sedge – Carex granularis Native
Native in 4 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Pale Purple Coneflower – Echinacea pallida Native
Native in 3 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Eastern Gamagrass – Tripsacum dactyloides Native
Native in 3 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Prairie Blazing Star – Liatris pycnostachya Native
Native in 3 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Hairawn Muhly – Muhlenbergia capillaris Native
Native in 3 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Arumleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria cuneata Native
Native in 2 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with showy flowers.
Blue Grama – Bouteloua gracilis Native
Native in 2 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Carolina Redroot – Lachnanthes caroliana Native
Native in 2 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Hairyfruit Sedge – Carex trichocarpa Native
Native in 2 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Great Blanket Flower – Gaillardia aristata Native
Native in 2 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Northern Reedgrass – Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa Native
Native in 2 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Pinnate Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida pinnata Native
Native in 2 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native
Native in 2 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Sharpwing Monkeyflower – Mimulus alatus Native
Native in 2 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Whiteroot Rush – Juncus brachycarpus Native
Native in 2 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Indian Blanket – Gaillardia pulchella Native
Native in 1 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Bitter Panicgrass – Panicum amarum Native
Native in 1 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Missouri Ironweed – Vernonia missurica Native
Native in 1 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
California Oatgrass – Danthonia californica Native
Native in 1 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Pacific Bleeding Heart – Dicentra formosa Native
Native in 1 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Jointed Spikesedge – Eleocharis equisetoides Native
Native in 1 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Virginia Bluebells – Mertensia virginica Native
Native in 1 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Mountain Brome – Bromus marginatus Native
Native in 1 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Prairie Dropseed – Sporobolus heterolepis Native
Native in 1 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Squarestem Spikerush – Eleocharis quadrangulata Native
Native in 1 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Troublesome Sedge – Carex molesta Native
Native in 1 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Western Wheatgrass – Pascopyrum smithii Native
Native in 1 of Massachusetts’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 81 of these 357 plants as native in fewer than half of Massachusetts’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.
Massachusetts’s own list regulates 144 plants. None of them is on this page. Massachusetts invasive plants has each one, with the rule cited.
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| Plant | Scientific name | Type | Light | Native counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Spruce | Picea glauca | Tree | Sun or part shade | 8 of 14 |
| Alderleaf Buckthorn | Rhamnus alnifolia | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 4 of 14 |
| American Arborvitae | Thuja occidentalis | Tree | Sun or part shade | 8 of 14 |
| American Beachgrass | Ammophila breviligulata | Grass | Full sun | 11 of 14 |
| American Beech | Fagus grandifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| American Bittersweet | Celastrus scandens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| American Bur-Reed | Sparganium americanum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| American Eelgrass | Vallisneria americana | Perennial | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| American Hazelnut | Corylus americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| American Holly | Ilex opaca | Tree | Tolerates shade | 7 of 14 |
| American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| American Linden | Tilia americana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| American Lotus | Nelumbo lutea | Wildflower | Full sun | 5 of 14 |
| American Mountain Ash | Sorbus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 7 of 14 |
| American Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 14 |
| American Plum | Prunus americana | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 11 of 14 |
| American Speedwell | Veronica americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 7 of 14 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| American Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| American Wisteria | Wisteria frutescens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 2 of 14 |
| Annual Wildrice | Zizania aquatica | Grass | Full sun | 10 of 14 |
| Arrowleaf Tearthumb | Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Arumleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria cuneata | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 14 |
| Atlantic Mannagrass | Glyceria obtusa | Grass | Tolerates shade | 9 of 14 |
| Atlantic White Cedar | Chamaecyparis thyoides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 10 of 14 |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Balsam Fir | Abies balsamea | Tree | Tolerates shade | 8 of 14 |
| Balsam Poplar | Populus balsamifera | Tree | Full sun | 7 of 14 |
| Basin Big Sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata tridentata | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| Bayberry | Myrica pensylvanica | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Beach Plum | Prunus maritima | Shrub | Full sun | 9 of 14 |
| Beaked Hazelnut | Corylus cornuta | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 9 of 14 |
| Bearded Beggarticks | Bidens aristosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 14 |
| Bebb's Sedge | Carex bebbii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 6 of 14 |
| Bicknell's Sedge | Carex bicknellii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 7 of 14 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Grass | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Big Cordgrass | Spartina cynosuroides | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 14 |
| Big Sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| Bigleaf Aster | Eurybia macrophylla | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| Bigtooth Aspen | Populus grandidentata | Tree | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Bitter Panicgrass | Panicum amarum | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis | Tree | Full sun | 11 of 14 |
| Black Ash | Fraxinus nigra | Tree | Full sun | 11 of 14 |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Black Oak | Quercus velutina | Tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Black Raspberry | Rubus occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Black Spruce | Picea mariana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 9 of 14 |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Blister Sedge | Carex vesicaria | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Blue Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Blue Grama | Bouteloua gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 14 |
| Bluejoint | Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Blunt Broom Sedge | Carex tribuloides | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| Blunt Spikerush | Eleocharis obtusa | Sedge | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Bog Birch | Betula pumila | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| Bog Labrador Tea | Ledum groenlandicum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 6 of 14 |
| Bottle Gentian | Gentiana clausa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 9 of 14 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Bristly Buttercup | Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 5 of 14 |
| Bristly Dewberry | Rubus hispidus | Shrub | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Broadfruit Bur-Reed | Sparganium eurycarpum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Buckbean | Menyanthes trifoliata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Bur Marigold | Bidens laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 14 |
| Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 14 |
| Bushy Bluestem | Andropogon glomeratus | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 14 |
| Bushy St. Johnswort | Hypericum densiflorum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 14 |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Butternut | Juglans cinerea | Tree | Full sun | 11 of 14 |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| California Oatgrass | Danthonia californica | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| California Poppy | Eschscholzia californica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 14 |
| Canada Germander | Teucrium canadense | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Canada Wildrye | Elymus canadensis | Grass | Tolerates shade | 10 of 14 |
| Canada Yew | Taxus canadensis | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 9 of 14 |
| Canadian Hemlock | Tsuga canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| Canadian Rush | Juncus canadensis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Canadian Serviceberry | Amelanchier canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Carolina Redroot | Lachnanthes caroliana | Perennial | Full sun | 2 of 14 |
| Cattail Sedge | Carex typhina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 7 of 14 |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Cinnamon Fern | Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Closed Bottle Gentian | Gentiana andrewsii | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 7 of 14 |
| Cockspur Hawthorn | Crataegus crus-galli | Tree | Full sun | 10 of 14 |
| Common Blue Violet | Viola sororia | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Common Cowparsnip | Heracleum maximum | Wildflower | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 12 of 14 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Common Goldstar | Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 11 of 14 |
| Common Juniper | Juniperus communis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 6 of 14 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Common Winterberry | Ilex verticillata | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Creeping Juniper | Juniperus horizontalis | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| Crested Sedge | Carex cristatella | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 4 of 14 |
| Crested Woodfern | Dryopteris cristata | Fern | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Crimsoneyed Rosemallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | Wildflower | Full sun | 9 of 14 |
| Crowned Beggarticks | Bidens coronata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 7 of 14 |
| Cucumber Tree | Magnolia acuminata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 14 |
| Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 10 of 14 |
| Deertongue | Dichanthelium clandestinum | Grass | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Ditch Stonecrop | Penthorum sedoides | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 12 of 14 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Drooping Sedge | Carex prasina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 7 of 14 |
| Dwarf Spikerush | Eleocharis parvula | Sedge | Full sun | 8 of 14 |
| Eastern Baccharis | Baccharis halimifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 8 of 14 |
| Eastern Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Tree | Full sun | 5 of 14 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Eastern Dogwood | Cornus florida | Tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Eastern Gamagrass | Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 14 |
| Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 14 |
| Eastern Redcedar | Juniperus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Eastern White Oak | Quercus alba | Tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Eastern White Pine | Pinus strobus | Tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Eastern Woodland Sedge | Carex blanda | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Forked Rush | Juncus dichotomus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 10 of 14 |
| Fowl Bluegrass | Poa palustris | Grass | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Foxberry | Vaccinium vitis-idaea | Shrub | Full sun | 3 of 14 |
| Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| Fragrant Flatsedge | Cyperus odoratus | Sedge | Full sun | 10 of 14 |
| Fringed Brome | Bromus ciliatus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 9 of 14 |
| Fringed Sedge | Carex crinita | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Gay Feather | Liatris spicata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 14 |
| Georgia Bulrush | Scirpus georgianus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 9 of 14 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Golden Currant | Ribes aureum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 8 of 14 |
| Golden Ragwort | Packera aurea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Golden Sedge | Carex aurea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 5 of 14 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 7 of 14 |
| Graceful Sedge | Carex gracillima | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 11 of 14 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Gray Birch | Betula populifolia | Tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Gray Dogwood | Cornus racemosa | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Gray's Sedge | Carex grayi | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 4 of 14 |
| Great Blanket Flower | Gaillardia aristata | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 14 |
| Great Laurel | Rhododendron maximum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 4 of 14 |
| Greater Bladder Sedge | Carex intumescens | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Greater Creeping Spearwort | Ranunculus flammula | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 5 of 14 |
| Greater Straw Sedge | Carex normalis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 11 of 14 |
| Green Arrow Arum | Peltandra virginica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 12 of 14 |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 11 of 14 |
| Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | Sedge | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Greenwhite Sedge | Carex albolutescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Groundnut | Apios americana | Vine | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Hairawn Muhly | Muhlenbergia capillaris | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 14 |
| Hairy Sedge | Carex lacustris | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 9 of 14 |
| Hairyfruit Sedge | Carex trichocarpa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 2 of 14 |
| Hazel Alder | Alnus serrulata | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Hercules's Club | Aralia spinosa | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 5 of 14 |
| Highbush Blueberry | Vaccinium corymbosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Hobblebush | Viburnum lantanoides | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 10 of 14 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Hop Sedge | Carex lupulina | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Indian Blanket | Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| Inkberry | Ilex glabra | Shrub | Full sun | 7 of 14 |
| Interrupted Fern | Osmunda claytoniana | Fern | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Jack in the Pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Jesuit's Bark | Iva frutescens | Wildflower | Full sun | 9 of 14 |
| Jointed Spikesedge | Eleocharis equisetoides | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| Jointleaf Rush | Juncus articulatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Kinnikinnick | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Knotted Rush | Juncus nodosus | Rush | Full sun | 6 of 14 |
| Lanceleaf Tickseed | Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Largeleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton amplifolius | Perennial | Full sun | 11 of 14 |
| Leatherleaf | Chamaedaphne calyculata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Limestone Meadow Sedge | Carex granularis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 4 of 14 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Little Green Sedge | Carex viridula | Sedge | Full sun | 9 of 14 |
| Littleleaf Buttercup | Ranunculus abortivus | Plant | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Longbeak Buttercup | Ranunculus longirostris | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| Longhair Sedge | Carex comosa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 8 of 14 |
| Lowbush Blueberry | Vaccinium angustifolium | Shrub | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Marsh Hedgenettle | Stachys palustris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 9 of 14 |
| Marsh Marigold | Caltha palustris | Wildflower | Full sun | 11 of 14 |
| Melic Mannagrass | Glyceria melicaria | Grass | Full sun | 7 of 14 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Mexican Muhly | Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass | Sun or part shade | 11 of 14 |
| Missouri Ironweed | Vernonia missurica | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| Missouri River Willow | Salix eriocephala | Tree | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Moss Pink | Phlox subulata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 10 of 14 |
| Mountain Alder | Alnus viridis subsp. crispa | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 14 |
| Mountain Brome | Bromus marginatus | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| Mountain Laurel | Kalmia latifolia | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Nannyberry | Viburnum lentago | Tree | Tolerates shade | 11 of 14 |
| Necklace Sedge | Carex projecta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 10 of 14 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| New York Fern | Thelypteris noveboracensis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| New York Ironweed | Vernonia noveboracensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 14 |
| Nodding Beggartick | Bidens cernua | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Nodding Lady's Tresses | Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Nodding Waternymph | Najas flexilis | Annual | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Northern Bayberry | Morella pensylvanica | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Northern Mountain Ash | Sorbus decora | Tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 14 |
| Northern Reedgrass | Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa | Grass | Sun or part shade | 2 of 14 |
| Northern Spicebush | Lindera benzoin | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Nuttall's Reedgrass | Calamagrostis coarctata | Grass | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Osage-Orange | Maclura pomifera | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 14 |
| Oval-Leaf Sedge | Carex cephalophora | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 12 of 14 |
| Pacific Bleeding Heart | Dicentra formosa | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 14 |
| Pale Purple Coneflower | Echinacea pallida | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 14 |
| Pale Touch-Me-Not | Impatiens pallida | Annual | Tolerates shade | 5 of 14 |
| Panicled Bulrush | Scirpus microcarpus | Sedge | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Paper Birch | Betula papyrifera | Tree | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 11 of 14 |
| Pennsylvania Buttercup | Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 7 of 14 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 11 of 14 |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Wildflower | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Pin Cherry | Prunus pensylvanica | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Pin Oak | Quercus palustris | Tree | Full sun | 9 of 14 |
| Pinnate Prairie Coneflower | Ratibida pinnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 14 |
| Pitch Pine | Pinus rigida | Tree | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Post Oak | Quercus stellata | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 14 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Prairie Blazing Star | Liatris pycnostachya | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 14 |
| Prairie Cordgrass | Spartina pectinata | Grass | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 1 of 14 |
| Prairie Sagewort | Artemisia frigida | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 2 of 14 |
| Prickly Bog Sedge | Carex atlantica | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Purple Avens | Geum rivale | Wildflower | Full sun | 10 of 14 |
| Purplehead Sneezeweed | Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Purpleleaf Willowherb | Epilobium coloratum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Purplestem Beggarticks | Bidens connata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Pussy Willow | Salix discolor | Tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Quaking Aspen | Populus tremuloides | Tree | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Rattlesnake Mannagrass | Glyceria canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Red Currant | Ribes triste | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 2 of 14 |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Red Mulberry | Morus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 4 of 14 |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra | Tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Red Osier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 9 of 14 |
| Red Pine | Pinus resinosa | Tree | Full sun | 11 of 14 |
| Red Spruce | Picea rubens | Tree | Tolerates shade | 8 of 14 |
| Red-Barked Dogwood | Cornus alba | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 9 of 14 |
| Redosier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 9 of 14 |
| Rhodora | Rhododendron canadense | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| River/Red Birch | Betula nigra | Tree | Full sun | 6 of 14 |
| Riverbank Grape | Vitis riparia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 9 of 14 |
| Riverbank Wildrye | Elymus riparius | Grass | Tolerates shade | 7 of 14 |
| Robbins' Pondweed | Potamogeton robbinsii | Perennial | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Rough Avens | Geum laciniatum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 11 of 14 |
| Roundleaf Goldenrod | Solidago patula | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 5 of 14 |
| Royal/Flowering Fern | Osmunda regalis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Rufous Bulrush | Scirpus pendulus | Sedge | Full sun | 5 of 14 |
| Salt Grass | Distichlis spicata | Grass | Full sun | 9 of 14 |
| Sand Dropseed | Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass | Full sun | 8 of 14 |
| Sandbar Willow | Salix interior | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 14 |
| Sandcherry | Prunus pumila | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| Sassafras | Sassafras albidum | Tree | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Sawtooth Sunflower | Helianthus grosseserratus | Wildflower | Full sun | 6 of 14 |
| Scarlet Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja coccinea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 8 of 14 |
| Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 14 |
| Shallow Sedge | Carex lurida | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Sharpwing Monkeyflower | Mimulus alatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 14 |
| Shining Willow | Salix lucida | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 14 |
| Silky Dogwood | Cornus amomum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Silky Willow | Salix sericea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Silverweed | Potentilla anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 9 of 14 |
| Silverweed Cinquefoil | Argentina anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 9 of 14 |
| Silvery Sedge | Carex canescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Skunk Cabbage | Symplocarpus foetidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Slender Wheatgrass | Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 14 |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 8 of 14 |
| Smooth Hedgenettle | Stachys tenuifolia | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 11 of 14 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Softleaf Sedge | Carex disperma | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 8 of 14 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Sour Gum/Tupelo | Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Southern Bayberry | Morella caroliniensis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Speckled Alder | Alnus incana subsp. rugosa | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Spike Trisetum | Trisetum spicatum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 8 of 14 |
| Spiked Muhly | Muhlenbergia glomerata | Grass | Sun or part shade | 11 of 14 |
| Squarestem Spikerush | Eleocharis quadrangulata | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| Star Duckweed | Lemna trisulca | Perennial | Full sun | 7 of 14 |
| Steeplebush | Spiraea tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| Summersweet | Clethra alnifolia | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Swamp Azalea | Rhododendron viscosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| Swamp Loosestrife | Decodon verticillatus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Swamp Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | Perennial | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | Tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 14 |
| Sweet Bay Magnolia | Magnolia virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 14 |
| Sweet Woodreed | Cinna arundinacea | Grass | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Sweetflag | Acorus americanus | Perennial | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Sweetgale | Myrica gale | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Thicket Sedge | Carex abscondita | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 5 of 14 |
| Thinleaf Alder | Alnus incana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Three-Way Sedge | Dulichium arundinaceum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 2 of 14 |
| Troublesome Sedge | Carex molesta | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| Trumpet Vine | Campsis radicans | Vine | Full sun | 6 of 14 |
| Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipifera | Tree | Full sun | 7 of 14 |
| Twisted Sedge | Carex torta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 6 of 14 |
| Upright Sedge | Carex stricta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Vanilla Grass | Anthoxanthum nitens ssp. nitens | Grass | Sun or part shade | 10 of 14 |
| Velvet Bentgrass | Agrostis canina | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 14 |
| Virginia Bluebells | Mertensia virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 14 |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Virginia Water Horehound | Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Washington Hawthorn | Crataegus phaenopyrum | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 14 |
| Water Horsetail | Equisetum fluviatile | Horsetail | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Water Knotweed | Polygonum amphibium | Perennial | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Water Sedge | Carex aquatilis | Sedge | Full sun | 5 of 14 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Western Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | Tree | Full sun | 8 of 14 |
| Western Snowberry | Symphoricarpos occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 2 of 14 |
| Western Wheatgrass | Pascopyrum smithii | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| White Ash | Fraxinus americana | Tree | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| White Doll's Daisy | Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 7 of 14 |
| White Edge Sedge | Carex debilis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| White Fir | Abies concolor | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 14 |
| White Meadowsweet | Spiraea alba | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Whitegrass | Leersia virginica | Grass | Tolerates shade | 11 of 14 |
| Whiteroot Rush | Juncus brachycarpus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 2 of 14 |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 11 of 14 |
| Wild Mint | Mentha arvensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Winged Sumac | Rhus copallinum | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Winter Bentgrass | Agrostis hyemalis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Witherod Viburnum | Viburnum cassinoides | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Woodland Horsetail | Equisetum sylvaticum | Horsetail | Tolerates shade | 11 of 14 |
| Woolgrass | Scirpus cyperinus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Woolly Beachheather | Hudsonia tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 8 of 14 |
| Woolly Yarrow | Achillea tomentosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 9 of 14 |
| Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Yellow Wood | Cladrastis kentukea | Tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 14 |
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
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- 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 Massachusetts?
This page lists the 357 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to Massachusetts and routinely available from nurseries: 74 trees, 61 shrubs, 101 wildflowers, 105 grasses and sedges, 9 ferns and 7 vines. They are a small part of Massachusetts's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the Massachusetts counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to Massachusetts?
This page lists 74 trees native to Massachusetts that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include American Beech, American Elm and Bigtooth Aspen, each recorded as native in all 14 Massachusetts counties.
What shrubs are native to Massachusetts?
This page lists 61 shrubs native to Massachusetts that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include American Black Elderberry, American Hazelnut and Beaked Hazelnut, each recorded as native in all 14 Massachusetts counties.
What wildflowers are native to Massachusetts?
This page lists 101 wildflowers native to Massachusetts that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include American Bur-Reed, American Water Horehound and Black-Eyed Susan, each recorded as native in all 14 Massachusetts counties.
Is my plant native to Massachusetts?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to Massachusetts: 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 Massachusetts native everywhere in Massachusetts?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 81 of the 357 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of Massachusetts's 14 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.