Native plants · New Jersey
Native plants of Monmouth County
1,040 plant species are recorded as native to New Jersey in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Monmouth County by USDA PLANTS. 407 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 4 more species are listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Monmouth County, New Jersey
- Native species
- 1,040 Typical New Jersey county: 935 (median of 21 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 407 Typical New Jersey county: 367
- Share by type (all 1,040 native species)
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Percent of the 1,040 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (52%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (23%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 407
Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.
| Plant | Type | Height | Light | Water use | Hardy to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alkali buttercup Ranunculus cymbalaria | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| Allegheny blackberry Rubus allegheniensis | Shrub | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| Allegheny serviceberry Amelanchier laevis | Tree | 35 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| alternateleaf dogwood Cornus alternifolia | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| American basswood Tilia americana | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| American beech Fagus grandifolia | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| American bittersweet Celastrus scandens | Vine | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| American bur-reed Sparganium americanum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| American chestnut Castanea dentata | Tree | 115 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American eelgrass Vallisneria americana | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| American elm Ulmus americana | Tree | 120 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| American hazelnut Corylus americana | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American holly Ilex opaca | Tree | 40 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American plum Prunus americana | Tree | 24 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| American pokeweed Phytolacca americana | Wildflower (forb) | 7.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American red raspberry Rubus idaeus | Shrub | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 1a |
| American sycamore Platanus occidentalis | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| American water horehound Lycopus americanus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.8 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| American water plantain Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| American water-willow Justicia americana | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana | Tree | 20 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| annual wildrice Zizania aquatica | Grass or grass-like | 9.8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 10b |
| arborvitae Thuja occidentalis | Tree | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| arrowleaf tearthumb Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| Atlantic mannagrass Glyceria obtusa | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 6b |
| Atlantic white cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides | Tree | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| awlfruit sedge Carex stipata | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| beach pea Lathyrus japonicus | Vine | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| beach plum Prunus maritima | Shrub | 12 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| beaked agrimony Agrimonia rostellata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| beaked spikerush Eleocharis rostellata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| big bluestem Andropogon gerardii | Grass or grass-like | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 2b |
| big cordgrass Spartina cynosuroides | Grass or grass-like | 8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 7a |
| bigtooth aspen Populus grandidentata | Tree | 65 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| bitter panicgrass Panicum amarum | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 2b |
| black ash Fraxinus nigra | Tree | 65 ft | Sun | High | Zone 2b |
| black cherry Prunus serotina | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| black chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa | Shrub | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 9b |
| black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata | Shrub | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| black maple Acer nigrum | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| black oak Quercus velutina | Tree | 80 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| black raspberry Rubus occidentalis | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| black walnut Juglans nigra | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| black willow Salix nigra | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 1b |
| blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| blackgum Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | 95 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium | Tree | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| blackjack oak Quercus marilandica | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| blue huckleberry Gaylussacia frondosa | Shrub | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| blue mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| blunt broom sedge Carex tribuloides | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| blunt spikerush Eleocharis obtusa | Grass or grass-like | 1.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11a |
| bog muhly Muhlenbergia uniflora | Grass or grass-like | 1.2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| bog rush Juncus biflorus | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| bottle gentian Gentiana clausa | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| boxelder Acer negundo | Tree | 60 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| bristly buttercup Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| bristly dewberry Rubus hispidus | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| broadfruit bur-reed Sparganium eurycarpum | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| broadleaf arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| broadleaf rosette grass Dichanthelium latifolium | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| broom sedge Carex scoparia | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| bulbous bittercress Cardamine bulbosa | Wildflower (forb) | 1.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| bur-reed sedge Carex sparganioides | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| bursting-heart Euonymus americanus | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| bushy bluestem Andropogon glomeratus | Grass or grass-like | 6.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| bushy St. Johnswort Hypericum densiflorum | Shrub | 6.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 8a |
| butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| butternut Juglans cinerea | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Canada germander Teucrium canadense | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| Canada goldenrod Solidago altissima | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| Canadian rush Juncus canadensis | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Canadian serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis | Tree | 23 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| cardinalflower Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower (forb) | 5.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| Carolina fanwort Cabomba caroliniana | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| Carolina rose Rosa carolina | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| cat greenbrier Smilax glauca | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| chestnut oak Quercus montana | Tree | 73 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | 4.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| climbing hempvine Mikania scandens | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| coast cockspur grass Echinochloa walteri | Grass or grass-like | 6.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 10b |
| coastal serviceberry Amelanchier obovalis | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| coastal sweetpepperbush Clethra alnifolia | Shrub | 16 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| cockspur hawthorn Crataegus crus-galli | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| common blue violet Viola sororia | Wildflower (forb) | 4 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| common duckweed Lemna minor | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| common evening primrose Oenothera biennis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| common goldstar Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| common hackberry Celtis occidentalis | Tree | 60 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 2b |
| common juniper Juniperus communis | Tree | 10 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| common persimmon Diospyros virginiana | Tree | 55 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| common rush Juncus effusus | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common selfheal Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common serviceberry Amelanchier arborea | Tree | 36 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common spikerush Eleocharis palustris | Grass or grass-like | 1.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| common threesquare Schoenoplectus pungens | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| common winterberry Ilex verticillata | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| composite dropseed Sporobolus compositus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| coon's tail Ceratophyllum demersum | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| coppery St. Johnswort Hypericum denticulatum | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7b |
| coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| cosmopolitan bulrush Bolboschoenus maritimus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| crested woodfern Dryopteris cristata | Fern | 1.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| crimsoneyed rosemallow Hibiscus moscheutos | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6a |
| crookedstem aster Symphyotrichum prenanthoides | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| cucumber tree Magnolia acuminata | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5b |
| deerberry Vaccinium stamineum | Shrub | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| deertongue Dichanthelium clandestinum | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| dense blazing star Liatris spicata | Wildflower (forb) | 4.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
| devil's beggartick Bidens frondosa | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 12a |
| devil's darning needles Clematis virginiana | Vine | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| devil's walkingstick Aralia spinosa | Tree | 20 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| ditch stonecrop Penthorum sedoides | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| dotted smartweed Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| downy arrowwood Viburnum rafinesqueanum | Shrub | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3a |
| downy yellow violet Viola pubescens | Wildflower (forb) | 1.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| dwarf spikerush Eleocharis parvula | Grass or grass-like | 1.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| dwarf St. Johnswort Hypericum mutilum | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| eastern annual saltmarsh aster Symphyotrichum subulatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| eastern baccharis Baccharis halimifolia | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7a |
| eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides | Tree | 190 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| eastern gamagrass Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis | Tree | 105 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| eastern narrowleaf sedge Carex amphibola | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana | Tree | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| eastern straw sedge Carex straminea | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| eastern teaberry Gaultheria procumbens | Shrub | 6 in | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| eastern white pine Pinus strobus | Tree | 150 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| eastern woodland sedge Carex blanda | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| eggleaf rosette grass Dichanthelium ovale | Grass or grass-like | 1.7 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| fall panicgrass Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| false daisy Eclipta prostrata | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 10b |
| field horsetail Equisetum arvense | Fern | 11 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| field paspalum Paspalum laeve | Grass or grass-like | 2.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6a |
| field pussytoes Antennaria neglecta | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| fireweed Chamerion angustifolium | Wildflower (forb) | 5.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| floating pondweed Potamogeton natans | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| flowering dogwood Cornus florida | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| forked rush Juncus dichotomus | Grass or grass-like | 2.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 8b |
| fowl mannagrass Glyceria striata | Grass or grass-like | 5.7 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| fox sedge Carex vulpinoidea | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| fragrant flatsedge Cyperus odoratus | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11b |
| fringed sedge Carex crinita | Grass or grass-like | 5.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| frost grape Vitis vulpina | Vine | 83 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| Georgia bulrush Scirpus georgianus | Grass or grass-like | 4.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea | Wildflower (forb) | 8.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| golden ragwort Packera aurea | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3a |
| grassleaf rush Juncus marginatus | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| gray birch Betula populifolia | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| gray dogwood Cornus racemosa | Shrub | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| greater bladder sedge Carex intumescens | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| greater straw sedge Carex normalis | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| green arrow arum Peltandra virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| green bulrush Scirpus atrovirens | Grass or grass-like | 5.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 2a |
| greenwhite sedge Carex albolutescens | Grass or grass-like | 3.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| groundnut Apios americana | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| hairy white oldfield aster Symphyotrichum pilosum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| hairyfruit sedge Carex trichocarpa | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| harvestlice Agrimonia parviflora | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| hazel alder Alnus serrulata | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum | Shrub | 12 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana | Tree | 45 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| horseflyweed Baptisia tinctoria | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 7b |
| Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans | Grass or grass-like | 6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| inkberry Ilex glabra | Shrub | 8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6a |
| inland sedge Carex interior | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| interrupted fern Osmunda claytoniana | Fern | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| Jesuit's bark Iva frutescens | Wildflower (forb) | 9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 7b |
| jewelweed Impatiens capensis | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 10b |
| kinnikinnick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Shrub | 6 in | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| lanceleaf tickseed Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6b |
| late purple aster Symphyotrichum patens | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| lavender thrift Limonium carolinianum | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6b |
| leafy pondweed Potamogeton foliosus | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| limestone meadow sedge Carex granularis | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| littleleaf buttercup Ranunculus abortivus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| livid sedge Carex livida | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Sun | — | Zone 1a |
| longhair sedge Carex comosa | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| longleaf starwort Stellaria longifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| maleberry Lyonia ligustrina | Shrub | 9 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 5a |
| manyflower flatsedge Cyperus lancastriensis | Grass or grass-like | 3.1 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 8a |
| manyspike flatsedge Cyperus polystachyos | Grass or grass-like | 1.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12a |
| mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium | Shrub | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| marsh bellflower Campanula aparinoides | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| marsh seedbox Ludwigia palustris | Wildflower (forb) | 2 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| melic mannagrass Glyceria melicaria | Grass or grass-like | 3.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Mexican muhly Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Missouri River willow Salix eriocephala | Tree | 52 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa | Tree | 85 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| moss phlox Phlox subulata | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia | Tree | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| nannyberry Viburnum lentago | Tree | 28 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| narrowleaf blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| narrowleaf evening primrose Oenothera fruticosa | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| needle spikerush Eleocharis acicularis | Grass or grass-like | 8 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| needlepod rush Juncus scirpoides | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 7a |
| New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| New York aster Symphyotrichum novi-belgii | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| New York fern Thelypteris noveboracensis | Fern | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| New York ironweed Vernonia noveboracensis | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| nimblewill Muhlenbergia schreberi | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| nodding beggartick Bidens cernua | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12a |
| nodding fescue Festuca subverticillata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| nodding lady's tresses Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| nodding waternymph Najas flexilis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12a |
| northern bayberry Morella pensylvanica | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| northern maidenhair Adiantum pedatum | Fern | 1.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| northern red oak Quercus rubra | Tree | 81 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| northern spicebush Lindera benzoin | Tree | 12 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| northern St. Johnswort Hypericum boreale | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| Nuttall's reedgrass Calamagrostis coarctata | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| orangegrass Hypericum gentianoides | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 12a |
| pale touch-me-not Impatiens pallida | Wildflower (forb) | 8.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 10b |
| partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| Pennsylvania bittercress Cardamine pensylvanica | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Pennsylvania buttercup Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| pickerelweed Pontederia cordata | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| pignut hickory Carya glabra | Tree | 80 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| pin oak Quercus palustris | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| pine barren goldenrod Solidago fistulosa | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| pink azalea Rhododendron periclymenoides | Shrub | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5b |
| pipsissewa Chimaphila umbellata | Shrub | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| pitch pine Pinus rigida | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| possumhaw Viburnum nudum | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| post oak Quercus stellata | Tree | 60 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| poverty rush Juncus tenuis | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| prairie cordgrass Spartina pectinata | Grass or grass-like | 8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| prairie wedgescale Sphenopholis obtusata | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| prairie willow Salix humilis | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| prickly bog sedge Carex atlantica | Grass or grass-like | 1.8 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5b |
| pumpkin ash Fraxinus profunda | Tree | 120 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| purple lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis | Grass or grass-like | 11 in | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| purpleleaf willowherb Epilobium coloratum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| purplestem aster Symphyotrichum puniceum | Wildflower (forb) | 8.1 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| purplestem beggarticks Bidens connata | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12a |
| purpletop tridens Tridens flavus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| pussy willow Salix discolor | Tree | 40 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| quaking aspen Populus tremuloides | Tree | 65 ft | Sun | High | Zone 1a |
| rattlesnake fern Botrychium virginianum | Fern | 1.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| rattlesnake mannagrass Glyceria canadensis | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| red chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5b |
| red currant Ribes triste | Shrub | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 1a |
| red goosefoot Chenopodium rubrum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 12b |
| red maple Acer rubrum | Tree | 68 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| red mulberry Morus rubra | Tree | 70 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| redosier dogwood Cornus sericea | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| redroot flatsedge Cyperus erythrorhizos | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11a |
| redtop panicgrass Panicum rigidulum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| ribbonleaf pondweed Potamogeton epihydrus | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| ridged yellow flax Linum striatum | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| river birch Betula nigra | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| riverbank grape Vitis riparia | Vine | 45 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| riverbank wildrye Elymus riparius | Grass or grass-like | 4.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| roadside agrimony Agrimonia striata | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| roundleaf goldenrod Solidago patula | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| sago pondweed Stuckenia pectinata | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| saltgrass Distichlis spicata | Grass or grass-like | 1.1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| saltmeadow cordgrass Spartina patens | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 7a |
| sand blackberry Rubus cuneifolius | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6a |
| sandbar willow Salix interior | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | — | Zone 1a |
| sassafras Sassafras albidum | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| sawtooth blackberry Rubus argutus | Shrub | 8.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| scarlet Indian paintbrush Castilleja coccinea | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| scarlet oak Quercus coccinea | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| shagbark hickory Carya ovata | Tree | 75 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| shallow sedge Carex lurida | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| sharpwing monkeyflower Mimulus alatus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| shining willow Salix lucida | Tree | 13 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| shortawn foxtail Alopecurus aequalis | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| shortleaf pine Pinus echinata | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| shrubby St. Johnswort Hypericum prolificum | Shrub | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| silky dogwood Cornus amomum | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| silky willow Salix sericea | Tree | 12 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| silver maple Acer saccharinum | Tree | 90 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 2b |
| silvery sedge Carex canescens | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| skunk cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| slender flatsedge Cyperus bipartitus | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| slender spikerush Eleocharis tenuis | Grass or grass-like | 2.9 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| slippery elm Ulmus rubra | Tree | 85 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3a |
| small white violet Viola macloskeyi | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| smooth beggartick Bidens laevis | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12b |
| smooth blue aster Symphyotrichum laeve | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| smooth cordgrass Spartina alterniflora | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| smooth sumac Rhus glabra | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| softstem bulrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Grass or grass-like | 9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| southern arrowwood Viburnum dentatum | Tree | 8 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 5a |
| southern arrowwood Viburnum recognitum | Tree | 9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| southern bayberry Morella caroliniensis | Tree | 7 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| southern red oak Quercus falcata | Tree | 75 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6a |
| southern waternymph Najas guadalupensis | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| splitbeard bluestem Andropogon ternarius | Grass or grass-like | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5b |
| spotted joe pye weed Eutrochium maculatum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| spotted St. Johnswort Hypericum punctatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| spring avens Geum vernum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| St. Peterswort Hypericum crux-andreae | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6b |
| staghorn sumac Rhus typhina | Tree | 30 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| star duckweed Lemna trisulca | Wildflower (forb) | 4 in | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| star sedge Carex echinata | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| steeplebush Spiraea tomentosa | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| stiff marsh bedstraw Galium tinctorium | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| strawcolored flatsedge Cyperus strigosus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| sturdy bulrush Bolboschoenus robustus | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8a |
| sugar maple Acer saccharum | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| summer grape Vitis aestivalis | Vine | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| swamp azalea Rhododendron viscosum | Shrub | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| swamp doghobble Eubotrys racemosus | Shrub | 13 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| swamp loosestrife Decodon verticillatus | Shrub | 8 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| swamp rose Rosa palustris | Shrub | 8.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| swamp sunflower Helianthus angustifolius | Wildflower (forb) | 5.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| swamp white oak Quercus bicolor | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| sweet birch Betula lenta | Tree | 60 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| sweet fern Comptonia peregrina | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| sweet woodreed Cinna arundinacea | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| sweetbay Magnolia virginiana | Tree | 60 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 9a |
| sweetgrass Hierochloe odorata | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| sweetscent Pluchea odorata | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| switchgrass Panicum virgatum | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| tall hairy agrimony Agrimonia gryposepala | Wildflower (forb) | 5.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| tawny cottongrass Eriophorum virginicum | Grass or grass-like | 3.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| tenangle pipewort Eriocaulon decangulare | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6b |
| thicket sedge Carex abscondita | Grass or grass-like | 8 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 7a |
| three-way sedge Dulichium arundinaceum | Grass or grass-like | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| threelobe beggarticks Bidens tripartita | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12a |
| toad rush Juncus bufonius | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12a |
| trumpet creeper Campsis radicans | Vine | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| trumpet honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens | Vine | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| trumpetweed Eutrochium fistulosum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa | Grass or grass-like | 3.4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera | Tree | 120 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| twoheaded water-starwort Callitriche heterophylla | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| upland bentgrass Agrostis perennans | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| upright sedge Carex stricta | Grass or grass-like | 4.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| variable panicgrass Dichanthelium commutatum | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| variable sedge Carex polymorpha | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| velvet panicum Dichanthelium scoparium | Grass or grass-like | 4.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| vernal water-starwort Callitriche palustris | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Virginia bluebells Mertensia virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| Virginia dayflower Commelina virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| Virginia glasswort Salicornia depressa | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8b |
| Virginia pine Pinus virginiana | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| Virginia rose Rosa virginiana | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
| Virginia spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana | Wildflower (forb) | 1.1 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Virginia sweetspire Itea virginica | Shrub | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| Virginia threeseed mercury Acalypha virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 10b |
| Virginia water horehound Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| Virginia wildrye Elymus virginicus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile | Fern | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| waterthread pondweed Potamogeton diversifolius | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| wavy hairgrass Deschampsia flexuosa | Grass or grass-like | 2.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| wax myrtle Morella cerifera | Tree | 10 ft | Sun | High | Zone 7a |
| western pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| white ash Fraxinus americana | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| white avens Geum canadense | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| white edge sedge Carex debilis | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 6a |
| white meadowsweet Spiraea alba | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| white oak Quercus alba | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| white panicle aster Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| whitegrass Leersia virginica | Grass or grass-like | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| widgeongrass Ruppia maritima | Wildflower (forb) | 2 in | Sun | High | Zone 7a |
| wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| wild blue phlox Phlox divaricata | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| wild sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| wild sweetwilliam Phlox maculata | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| willow oak Quercus phellos | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| winged sumac Rhus copallinum | Tree | 8 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| winter bentgrass Agrostis hyemalis | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| wirestem muhly Muhlenbergia frondosa | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| woodland muhly Muhlenbergia sylvatica | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| woodland rush Juncus subcaudatus | Grass or grass-like | 2.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 6b |
| woolgrass Scirpus cyperinus | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| woolly beachheather Hudsonia tomentosa | Shrub | 1 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| wreath goldenrod Solidago caesia | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| wrinkleleaf goldenrod Solidago rugosa | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| yellow flatsedge Cyperus flavescens | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11b |
| yellow fumewort Corydalis flavula | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
| yellow marsh marigold Caltha palustris | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| zigzag goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 633
PLANTS has no growing records for these, so light, moisture, height and zone filters cannot include them. Many are wild species seldom sold by nurseries.
Hidden while “Garden-ready only” is on.
- agueweed Gentianella quinquefolia
- Allegheny monkeyflower Mimulus ringens
- alpine violet Viola labradorica
- American bladdernut Staphylea trifolia
- American climbing fern Lygodium palmatum
- American false pennyroyal Hedeoma pulegioides
- American featherfoil Hottonia inflata
- American golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium americanum
- American hogpeanut Amphicarpaea bracteata
- American lopseed Phryma leptostachya
- American marshpennywort Hydrocotyle americana
- American searocket Cakile edentula
- American senna Senna hebecarpa
- American spikenard Aralia racemosa
- American waterwort Elatine americana
- American white waterlily Nymphaea odorata
- American wintergreen Pyrola americana
- anisescented goldenrod Solidago odora
- annual seepweed Suaeda linearis
- Appalachian gooseberry Ribes rotundifolium
- arrowfeather threeawn Aristida purpurascens
- arrowhead rattlebox Crotalaria sagittalis
- arrowleaf violet Viola sagittata
- Atlantic goldenrod Solidago arguta
- autumn coralroot Corallorhiza odontorhiza
- awl-leaf arrowhead Sagittaria subulata
- balm-of-Gilead Populus ×jackii
- balsam groundsel Packera paupercula
- Bartram oak Quercus ×heterophylla
- bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata
- bay forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
- bayonet rush Juncus militaris
- beach false foxglove Agalinis fasciculata
- bear oak Quercus ilicifolia
- bearded shorthusk Brachyelytrum erectum
- bearded skeletongrass Gymnopogon ambiguus
- Bebb willow Salix bebbiana
- beechdrops Epifagus virginiana
- beggarslice Hackelia virginiana
- bent sedge Carex styloflexa
- birdfoot violet Viola pedata
- black edge sedge Carex nigromarginata
- black highbush blueberry Vaccinium fuscatum
- blackgirdle bulrush Scirpus atrocinctus
- blackseed plantain Plantago rugelii
- blackseed speargrass Piptochaetium avenaceum
- blisterwort Ranunculus recurvatus
- bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
- Blue Ridge blueberry Vaccinium pallidum
- blue sedge Carex glaucodea
- blue skullcap Scutellaria lateriflora
- blue waxweed Cuphea viscosissima
- bluejacket Tradescantia ohiensis
- bluntleaf sandwort Moehringia lateriflora
- bluntlobe cliff fern Woodsia obtusa
- bluntlobe grapefern Botrychium oneidense
- bog fern Thelypteris simulata
- bog white violet Viola lanceolata
- bog yelloweyed grass Xyris difformis
- bottlebrush sedge Carex hystericina
- Brazilian watermeal Wolffia brasiliensis
- bright green spikerush Eleocharis olivacea
- bristly greenbrier Smilax tamnoides
- bristly sarsaparilla Aralia hispida
- broad beechfern Phegopteris hexagonoptera
- broadwing sedge Carex alata
- brown widelip orchid Liparis liliifolia
- browneyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba
- brownfruit rush Juncus pelocarpus
- brownish beaksedge Rhynchospora capitellata
- bulbous woodrush Luzula bulbosa
- bushy knotweed Polygonum ramosissimum
- button sedge Carex bullata
- camphorweed Heterotheca subaxillaris
- Canada lettuce Lactuca canadensis
- Canada lily Lilium canadense
- Canada mayflower Maianthemum canadense
- Canada toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis
- Canadian blacksnakeroot Sanicula canadensis
- Canadian burnet Sanguisorba canadensis
- Canadian clearweed Pilea pumila
- Canadian honewort Cryptotaenia canadensis
- Canadian wildginger Asarum canadense
- Canadian woodnettle Laportea canadensis
- cankerweed Prenanthes serpentaria
- Carey's smartweed Polygonum careyi
- Carolina fimbry Fimbristylis caroliniana
- Carolina geranium Geranium carolinianum
- Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense
- Carolina mosquitofern Azolla caroliniana
- Carolina sedge Carex caroliniana
- carpenter's square Scrophularia marilandica
- catberry Ilex mucronata
- chairmaker's bulrush Schoenoplectus americanus
- cheerful sunflower Helianthus ×laetiflorus
- Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
- churchmouse threeawn Aristida dichotoma
- clammy groundcherry Physalis heterophylla
- clammy hedgehyssop Gratiola neglecta
- clasping milkweed Asclepias amplexicaulis
- clasping Venus' looking-glass Triodanis perfoliata
- clasping water horehound Lycopus amplectens
- claspingleaf pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus
- Clayton's sweetroot Osmorhiza claytonii
- climbing false buckwheat Polygonum scandens
- Clinton's woodfern Dryopteris clintoniana
- clustered mille graines Oldenlandia uniflora
- clustered mountainmint Pycnanthemum muticum
- clustered sedge Carex cumulata
- coastal jointweed Polygonella articulata
- coastal plain blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium fuscatum
- coastal plain joe pye weed Eutrochium dubium
- coastal sedge Carex exilis
- Collins' sedge Carex collinsii
- combleaf mermaidweed Proserpinaca pectinata
- common bladderwort Utricularia macrorhiza
- common boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum
- common cinquefoil Potentilla simplex
- common dittany Cunila origanoides
- common milkweed Asclepias syriaca
- common moonseed Menispermum canadense
- common pricklyash Zanthoxylum americanum
- common woodrush Luzula multiflora
- common yellow oxalis Oxalis stricta
- compact dodder Cuscuta compacta
- cone-cup spikerush Eleocharis tuberculosa
- Copenhagen hawthorn Crataegus intricata
- cornel-leaf whitetop Doellingeria infirma
- cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon
- Crawford's sedge Carex crawfordii
- creeping lespedeza Lespedeza repens
- creeping St. Johnswort Hypericum adpressum
- crested yellow orchid Platanthera cristata
- crippled cranefly Tipularia discolor
- Culver's root Veronicastrum virginicum
- curlytop knotweed Polygonum lapathifolium
- cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera laciniata
- cutleaf grapefern Botrychium dissectum
- cutleaf toothwort Cardamine concatenata
- cutleaf watermilfoil Myriophyllum pinnatum
- cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum
- darkgreen sedge Carex venusta
- deeproot clubmoss Lycopodium tristachyum
- densetuft hairsedge Bulbostylis capillaris
- desert goosefoot Chenopodium pratericola
- devil's bite Liatris scariosa
- devil's-tongue Opuntia humifusa
- dogtooth violet Erythronium americanum
- downy danthonia Danthonia sericea
- downy goldenrod Solidago puberula
- downy lobelia Lobelia puberula
- downy rattlesnake plantain Goodyera pubescens
- downy yellow false foxglove Aureolaria virginica
- dragon's mouth Arethusa bulbosa
- dutchman's breeches Dicentra cucullaria
- dwarf chinquapin oak Quercus prinoides
- dwarf cinquefoil Potentilla canadensis
- dwarf ginseng Panax trifolius
- dwarf hawthorn Crataegus uniflora
- dwarf plantain Plantago pusilla
- dwarf red blackberry Rubus pubescens
- dwarf saltwort Salicornia bigelovii
- dwarf umbrella-sedge Fuirena pumila
- early blue violet Viola ×palmata
- early bluegrass Poa cuspidata
- early buttercup Ranunculus fascicularis
- early goldenrod Solidago juncea
- early meadow-rue Thalictrum dioicum
- early saxifrage Saxifraga virginiensis
- earth loosestrife Lysimachia terrestris
- eastern blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium atlanticum
- eastern bottlebrush grass Elymus hystrix
- eastern hayscented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula
- eastern leatherwood Dirca palustris
- eastern marsh fern Thelypteris palustris
- eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans
- eastern prickly gooseberry Ribes cynosbati
- eastern purple bladderwort Utricularia purpurea
- eastern showy aster Eurybia spectabilis
- eastern silver aster Symphyotrichum concolor
- eastern star sedge Carex radiata
- eastern swamp saxifrage Saxifraga pensylvanica
- eastern waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginianum
- Eaton's rosette grass Dichanthelium spretum
- ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
- Elliott's bluestem Andropogon gyrans
- Elliott's goldenrod Solidago latissimifolia
- elliptic spikerush Eleocharis elliptica
- elmleaf goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia
- Engelmann's arrowhead Sagittaria engelmanniana
- erect knotweed Polygonum erectum
- eyebane Chamaesyce nutans
- fall phlox Phlox paniculata
- fall witchgrass Digitaria cognata
- false boneset Brickellia eupatorioides
- false mermaidweed Floerkea proserpinacoides
- fan clubmoss Lycopodium digitatum
- feathery false lily of the valley Maianthemum racemosum
- fern flatsedge Cyperus filicinus
- fernleaf yellow false foxglove Aureolaria pedicularia
- fescue sedge Carex festucacea
- feverwort Triosteum perfoliatum
- fewflower nutrush Scleria pauciflora
- field pansy Viola bicolor
- fiveangled dodder Cuscuta pentagona
- floating mannagrass Glyceria septentrionalis
- flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata
- fluxweed Trichostema brachiatum
- forked bluecurls Trichostema dichotomum
- fox grape Vitis labrusca
- foxtail clubmoss Lycopodiella alopecuroides
- fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorum
- fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica
- fringed loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata
- fringed willowherb Epilobium ciliatum
- gall of the earth Prenanthes trifoliolata
- gaywings Polygala paucifolia
- giant sunflower Helianthus giganteus
- globe beaksedge Rhynchospora globularis
- globe beaksedge Rhynchospora recognita
- globe flatsedge Cyperus echinatus
- golden hedgehyssop Gratiola aurea
- golden zizia Zizia aurea
- goldenclub Orontium aquaticum
- Gray's flatsedge Cyperus grayi
- great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica
- Great Plains flatsedge Cyperus lupulinus
- great ragweed Ambrosia trifida
- greater fringed gentian Gentianopsis crinita
- greater water dock Rumex orbiculatus
- green adder's-mouth orchid Malaxis unifolia
- green carpetweed Mollugo verticillata
- green comet milkweed Asclepias viridiflora
- green dragon Arisaema dracontium
- green false hellebore Veratrum viride
- green fringed orchid Platanthera lacera
- Greene's rush Juncus greenei
- greenflowered wintergreen Pyrola chlorantha
- greenvein lady's tresses Spiranthes praecox
- grooved flax Linum sulcatum
- hairy beardtongue Penstemon hirsutus
- hairy fimbry Fimbristylis puberula
- hairy forked nailwort Paronychia fastigiata
- hairy four o'clock Mirabilis hirsuta
- hairy lettuce Lactuca hirsuta
- hairy pinweed Lechea mucronata
- hairy Solomon's seal Polygonatum pubescens
- hairy umbrella-sedge Fuirena squarrosa
- hairy wildrye Elymus villosus
- hairy woodland brome Bromus pubescens
- hairy woodrush Luzula acuminata
- hairystem gooseberry Ribes hirtellum
- halberdleaf tearthumb Polygonum arifolium
- handsome Harry Rhexia virginica
- harlequin blueflag Iris versicolor
- harvestbells Gentiana saponaria
- heartleaf four o'clock Mirabilis nyctaginea
- hedgehog woodrush Luzula echinata
- Heller's rosette grass Dichanthelium oligosanthes
- hemlock rosette grass Dichanthelium sabulorum
- hemlock waterparsnip Sium suave
- herbwilliam Ptilimnium capillaceum
- hiddenfruit bladderwort Utricularia geminiscapa
- hirsute sedge Carex complanata
- hoary frostweed Helianthemum bicknellii
- hoary verbena Verbena stricta
- horned bladderwort Utricularia cornuta
- Howell's pussytoes Antennaria howellii
- humped bladderwort Utricularia gibba
- hybrid oak Quercus ×saulii
- hyssopleaf thoroughwort Eupatorium hyssopifolium
- Illinois pinweed Lechea racemulosa
- Illinois pondweed Potamogeton illinoensis
- Indian cucumber Medeola virginiana
- Indian-tobacco Lobelia inflata
- Indianpipe Monotropa uniflora
- inflated narrow-leaf sedge Carex grisea
- intermediate woodfern Dryopteris intermedia
- inundated clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata
- jumpseed Polygonum virginianum
- justiceweed Eupatorium leucolepis
- kidneyleaf mudplantain Heteranthera reniformis
- king of the meadow Thalictrum pubescens
- lace grass Eragrostis capillaris
- lanceleaf figwort Scrophularia lanceolata
- lanceleaf wild licorice Galium lanceolatum
- large whorled pogonia Isotria verticillata
- largebracted plantain Plantago aristata
- lateflowering thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum
- leathery grapefern Botrychium multifidum
- Leggett's pinweed Lechea pulchella
- lesser Canadian St. Johnswort Hypericum canadense
- lesser clearweed Pilea fontana
- lesser purple fringed orchid Platanthera psycodes
- lesser snakeroot Ageratina aromatica
- lesser yellow lady's slipper Cypripedium parviflorum
- limber honeysuckle Lonicera dioica
- little floating bladderwort Utricularia radiata
- little floatingheart Nymphoides cordata
- little lady's tresses Spiranthes tuberosa
- lizard's tail Saururus cernuus
- long beechfern Phegopteris connectilis
- Long's sedge Carex longii
- longbeak arrowhead Sagittaria australis
- longbranch frostweed Helianthemum canadense
- longleaf groundcherry Physalis longifolia
- longstalk sedge Carex pedunculata
- longstyle sweetroot Osmorhiza longistylis
- low false bindweed Calystegia spithamaea
- low frostweed Helianthemum propinquum
- low rough aster Eurybia radula
- low watermilfoil Myriophyllum humile
- lyrate rockcress Arabis lyrata
- lyreleaf sage Salvia lyrata
- man of the earth Ipomoea pandurata
- manyflower marshpennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata
- mapleleaf goosefoot Chenopodium simplex
- marginal woodfern Dryopteris marginalis
- marsh blue violet Viola cucullata
- marsh fimbry Fimbristylis castanea
- marsh mermaidweed Proserpinaca palustris
- marsh rose gentian Sabatia dodecandra
- marsh skullcap Scutellaria galericulata
- Maryland goldenaster Chrysopsis mariana
- Maryland meadowbeauty Rhexia mariana
- Maryland milkwort Polygala mariana
- Maryland sanicle Sanicula marilandica
- mat sandbur Cenchrus longispinus
- matricary grapefern Botrychium matricariifolium
- mayapple Podophyllum peltatum
- meadow garlic Allium canadense
- meadow spikemoss Selaginella apoda
- meadow zizia Zizia aptera
- Mitchell's sedge Carex mitchelliana
- moccasin flower Cypripedium acaule
- mosquito bulrush Scirpus hattorianus
- Muhlenberg's sedge Carex muehlenbergii
- narrowfruit horned beaksedge Rhynchospora inundata
- narrowleaf bluecurls Trichostema setaceum
- narrowleaf cowwheat Melampyrum lineare
- narrowleaf lespedeza Lespedeza angustifolia
- narrowleaf mountainmint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
- narrowleaf pinweed Lechea tenuifolia
- narrowleaf vervain Verbena simplex
- narrowleaf whitetop aster Sericocarpus linifolius
- neckweed Veronica peregrina
- netted chainfern Woodwardia areolata
- New England aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
- nodding chickweed Cerastium nutans
- northern adderstongue Ophioglossum pusillum
- northern dewberry Rubus flagellaris
- northern long sedge Carex folliculata
- northern slender lady's tresses Spiranthes lacera
- northern sweetgrass Hierochloe hirta
- Nuttall's lobelia Lobelia nuttallii
- Nuttall's milkwort Polygala nuttallii
- oak mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum
- Oakes' evening primrose Oenothera oakesiana
- oneflowered broomrape Orobanche uniflora
- oneseed bur cucumber Sicyos angulatus
- pale false mannagrass Torreyochloa pallida
- pale Indian plantain Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
- palegreen orchid Platanthera flava
- paleleaf woodland sunflower Helianthus strumosus
- palespike lobelia Lobelia spicata
- parasol sedge Carex umbellata
- parasol whitetop Doellingeria umbellata
- Parlin's pussytoes Antennaria parlinii
- Pennsylvania pellitory Parietaria pensylvanica
- Pennsylvania sedge Carex pensylvanica
- perennial saltmarsh aster Symphyotrichum tenuifolium
- perfoliate bellwort Uvularia perfoliata
- Philadelphia panicgrass Panicum philadelphicum
- Pickering's dawnflower Stylisma pickeringii
- piedmont staggerbush Lyonia mariana
- pine barren deathcamas Zigadenus leimanthoides
- pine barren flatsedge Cyperus retrorsus
- pinesap Monotropa hypopitys
- pink fuzzybean Strophostyles umbellata
- pitseed goosefoot Chenopodium berlandieri
- pleatleaf knotweed Polygonum tenue
- pointedleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium glutinosum
- poison sumac Toxicodendron vernix
- poke milkweed Asclepias exaltata
- poorjoe Diodia teres
- poverty dropseed Sporobolus vaginiflorus
- poverty oatgrass Danthonia spicata
- prairie sedge Carex prairea
- prairie sunflower Helianthus petiolaris
- prairie threeawn Aristida oligantha
- pubescent sedge Carex hirtifolia
- purple false foxglove Agalinis purpurea
- purple fringeless orchid Platanthera peramoena
- purple giant hyssop Agastache scrophulariifolia
- purple meadowparsnip Thaspium trifoliatum
- purple milkweed Asclepias purpurascens
- purple milkwort Polygala sanguinea
- purple pitcherplant Sarracenia purpurea
- purple sandgrass Triplasis purpurea
- Pursh seepweed Suaeda calceoliformis
- queendevil Hieracium gronovii
- rabbit-tobacco Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
- racemed milkwort Polygala polygama
- ram's horn Proboscidea louisianica
- ramp Allium tricoccum
- rare clubmoss Lycopodium obscurum
- rattlesnakeweed Hieracium venosum
- red baneberry Actaea rubra
- red columbine Aquilegia canadensis
- red hickory Carya ovalis
- red milkweed Asclepias rubra
- redring milkweed Asclepias variegata
- redwhisker clammyweed Polanisia dodecandra
- reflexed sedge Carex retroflexa
- ribbed sedge Carex virescens
- rice button aster Symphyotrichum dumosum
- richweed Collinsonia canadensis
- Robbins' spikerush Eleocharis robbinsii
- Robert geranium Geranium robertianum
- rock polypody Polypodium virginianum
- rose of Plymouth Sabatia stellaris
- rosepink Sabatia angularis
- rosy sedge Carex rosea
- rough boneset Eupatorium pilosum
- rough hawkweed Hieracium scabrum
- roundfruit hedgehyssop Gratiola virginiana
- roundleaf ragwort Packera obovata
- roundleaf sundew Drosera rotundifolia
- roundleaf thoroughwort Eupatorium rotundifolium
- roundleaf yellow violet Viola rotundifolia
- roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
- rue anemone Thalictrum thalictroides
- running clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum
- running serviceberry Amelanchier stolonifera
- rusty woodsia Woodsia ilvensis
- salt sandspurry Spergularia salina
- saltmeadow rush Juncus gerardii
- sand bittercress Cardamine parviflora
- sanddune sandbur Cenchrus tribuloides
- sandplain flax Linum intercursum
- scaldweed Cuscuta gronovii
- scarlet beebalm Monarda didyma
- seaside arrowgrass Triglochin maritima
- seaside sandmat Chamaesyce polygonifolia
- seaside sandplant Honckenya peploides
- seaside threeawn Aristida tuberculosa
- seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia
- sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
- sensitive partridge pea Chamaecrista nictitans
- sessilefruit arrowhead Sagittaria rigida
- sessileleaf bellwort Uvularia sessilifolia
- sheep laurel Kalmia angustifolia
- shining clubmoss Huperzia lucidula
- shiny wedgescale Sphenopholis nitida
- shore little bluestem Schizachyrium littorale
- shortspike watermilfoil Myriophyllum sibiricum
- showy orchid Galearis spectabilis
- sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
- sidebells wintergreen Orthilia secunda
- silver false spleenwort Deparia acrostichoides
- sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora
- sleepy silene Silene antirrhina
- slender beaksedge Rhynchospora gracilenta
- slender blue iris Iris prismatica
- slender bunchflower Veratrum hybridum
- slender clubmoss Lycopodiella caroliniana
- slender crabgrass Digitaria filiformis
- slender fimbry Fimbristylis autumnalis
- slender goldentop Euthamia caroliniana
- slender rose gentian Sabatia campanulata
- slender seapurslane Sesuvium maritimum
- slender threeseed mercury Acalypha gracilens
- slender watermilfoil Myriophyllum tenellum
- slender wedgescale Sphenopholis intermedia
- slender woodland sedge Carex digitalis
- slender yellow woodsorrel Oxalis dillenii
- slender yelloweyed grass Xyris torta
- slenderleaf false foxglove Agalinis tenuifolia
- slim amaranth Amaranthus hybridus
- slimflower muhly Muhlenbergia tenuiflora
- slimspike threeawn Aristida longespica
- small cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos
- small green wood orchid Platanthera clavellata
- small waterwort Elatine minima
- small whorled pogonia Isotria medeoloides
- Smith's bulrush Schoenoplectiella smithii
- smooth forked nailwort Paronychia canadensis
- smooth oxeye Heliopsis helianthoides
- smooth rockcress Arabis laevigata
- smooth sawgrass Cladium mariscoides
- smooth Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum
- smooth white oldfield aster Symphyotrichum racemosum
- smooth winterberry Ilex laevigata
- smooth yellow false foxglove Aureolaria flava
- smoothsheath sedge Carex laevivaginata
- snakemouth orchid Pogonia ophioglossoides
- soft agrimony Agrimonia pubescens
- southern bog clubmoss Lycopodiella appressa
- southern twayblade Listera australis
- Spanish needles Bidens bipinnata
- spineless hornwort Ceratophyllum echinatum
- spinulose woodfern Dryopteris carthusiana
- spiral pondweed Potamogeton spirillus
- spoonleaf sundew Drosera intermedia
- spotted beebalm Monarda punctata
- spotted geranium Geranium maculatum
- spotted pondweed Potamogeton pulcher
- spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata
- spotted water hemlock Cicuta maculata
- spreading chervil Chaerophyllum procumbens
- spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium
- spreading sedge Carex laxiculmis
- spring forget-me-not Myosotis verna
- spring lady's tresses Spiranthes vernalis
- St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
- starflower Trientalis borealis
- starry false lily of the valley Maianthemum stellatum
- starved panicgrass Dichanthelium depauperatum
- sticky catchfly Silene caroliniana
- stiff cowbane Oxypolis rigidior
- stiff sunflower Helianthus pauciflorus
- stiff yellow flax Linum medium
- strict blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium montanum
- striped bladderwort Utricularia striata
- striped cream violet Viola striata
- striped prince's pine Chimaphila maculata
- swamp dock Rumex verticillatus
- swamp lousewort Pedicularis lanceolata
- swamp verbena Verbena hastata
- swamp wedgescale Sphenopholis pensylvanica
- Swan's sedge Carex swanii
- sweet white violet Viola blanda
- sweetscented joe pye weed Eutrochium purpureum
- tall blue lettuce Lactuca biennis
- tall horned beaksedge Rhynchospora macrostachya
- tall thimbleweed Anemone virginiana
- tapered rosette grass Dichanthelium acuminatum
- thicket bean Phaseolus polystachios
- thin paspalum Paspalum setaceum
- threadleaf crowfoot Ranunculus trichophyllus
- threadleaf false foxglove Agalinis setacea
- tidalmarsh amaranth Amaranthus cannabinus
- toothed flatsedge Cyperus dentatus
- toothed whitetop aster Sericocarpus asteroides
- trailing arbutus Epigaea repens
- trailing pearlwort Sagina decumbens
- tree groundpine Lycopodium dendroideum
- triangle orache Atriplex prostrata
- tuberous grasspink Calopogon tuberosus
- tufted lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea
- tumble windmill grass Chloris verticillata
- turk's-cap lily Lilium superbum
- twining screwstem Bartonia paniculata
- twoflower dwarfdandelion Krigia biflora
- twoleaf watermilfoil Myriophyllum heterophyllum
- umbrella flatsedge Cyperus diandrus
- upland boneset Eupatorium sessilifolium
- upland brittle bladderfern Cystopteris tenuis
- velvet sedge Carex vestita
- Viola ×primulifolia Viola ×primulifolia
- violet woodsorrel Oxalis violacea
- Virginia bunchflower Veratrum virginicum
- Virginia buttonweed Diodia virginiana
- Virginia chainfern Woodwardia virginica
- Virginia dwarfdandelion Krigia virginica
- Virginia groundcherry Physalis virginiana
- Virginia marsh St. Johnswort Triadenum virginicum
- Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum
- Virginia plantain Plantago virginica
- Virginia saltmarsh mallow Kosteletzkya virginica
- Virginia snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria
- Virginia springbeauty Claytonia virginica
- Virginia strawberry Fragaria virginiana
- Virginia tephrosia Tephrosia virginiana
- Walter's sedge Carex striata
- wand lythrum Lythrum lineare
- warty panicgrass Panicum verrucosum
- watershield Brasenia schreberi
- wavyleaf aster Symphyotrichum undulatum
- waxflower shinleaf Pyrola elliptica
- waxyfruit hawthorn Crataegus pruinosa
- waxyleaf meadow-rue Thalictrum revolutum
- weak rush Juncus debilis
- weak stellate sedge Carex seorsa
- Welsh mudwort Limosella australis
- western blue virginsbower Clematis occidentalis
- western waterweed Elodea nuttallii
- whip nutrush Scleria triglomerata
- whip-poor-will flower Trillium cernuum
- white baneberry Actaea pachypoda
- white beaksedge Rhynchospora alba
- white colicroot Aletris farinosa
- white fawnlily Erythronium albidum
- white fringed orchid Platanthera blephariglottis
- white goldenrod Solidago bicolor
- white heath aster Symphyotrichum ericoides
- white snakeroot Ageratina altissima
- white thoroughwort Eupatorium album
- white turtlehead Chelone glabra
- white vervain Verbena urticifolia
- white wood aster Eurybia divaricata
- whitestar Ipomoea lacunosa
- whitetinge sedge Carex albicans
- whorled marshpennywort Hydrocotyle verticillata
- whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata
- whorled mountainmint Pycnanthemum verticillatum
- whorled yellow loosestrife Lysimachia quadrifolia
- widowsfrill Silene stellata
- wild cucumber Echinocystis lobata
- wild Job's tears Onosmodium virginianum
- wild yam Dioscorea villosa
- wingstem Verbesina alternifolia
- witchgrass Panicum capillare
- woman's tobacco Antennaria plantaginifolia
- wood anemone Anemone quinquefolia
- wood lily Lilium philadelphicum
- woodbine Parthenocissus vitacea
- woodfern Dryopteris ×boottii
- woodfern Dryopteris ×uliginosa
- woodland flax Linum virginianum
- woodland lettuce Lactuca floridana
- woollyfruit sedge Carex lasiocarpa
- yellow fringed orchid Platanthera ciliaris
- yellow loosestrife Lysimachia ×producta
- yellow pimpernel Taenidia integerrima
- yellow screwstem Bartonia virginica
- yellow spikerush Eleocharis flavescens
- yellow thistle Cirsium horridulum
- yellow water buttercup Ranunculus flabellaris
- yellowfruit horse-gentian Triosteum angustifolium
- yellowfruit sedge Carex annectens
- yellowseed false pimpernel Lindernia dubia
- zigzag bladderwort Utricularia subulata
Also listed as native and introduced here 4
PLANTS labels these species both native and introduced in this state: some forms are native and others were brought in from elsewhere. Most gardeners should choose plants from the main list.
- annual ragweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia
- common reedPhragmites australis
- hedge false bindweedCalystegia sepium
- Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
Compared with New Jersey
The typical county is the median of the 21 New Jersey counties with PLANTS county records; the statewide figure counts every species native anywhere in the state. More species is not better or worse: counties differ in size, habitat and how thoroughly they have been surveyed.
| Measure | Monmouth County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 1,040 | 935 | 1,683 |
| Garden-ready natives | 407 | 367 | 585 |
| Tree | 108 | — | 152 |
| Shrub | 69 | — | 105 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 544 | — | 863 |
| Grass or grass-like | 234 | — | 426 |
| Vine | 38 | — | 53 |
| Fern | 47 | — | 84 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Monmouth County.
- Burlington County, NJ 367 garden-ready
- Mercer County, NJ 396 garden-ready
- Middlesex County, NJ 393 garden-ready
- Ocean County, NJ 351 garden-ready
Source & data date
- Source
- USDA NRCS PLANTS Database: county distribution records, native status and plant characteristics. CC0 (public domain dedication, per the data.gov catalog record).
- Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP): native or introduced status by state. CC BY 3.0.
- USGS US-RIIS (ver. 2.0): species listed as introduced are excluded. CC0.
- Citation
- USDA, NRCS. 2026. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov, 11/04/2026). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
- Govaerts R. (ed.) (2026). WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Data file dated 2026-06-04, http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ (retrieved 2026-11-04). Paper: Govaerts R. et al. (2021) The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8, 215.
- Data date
- Retrieved from PLANTS on November 4, 2026; WCVP data file dated June 4, 2026.
- Zones
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023) ZIP table: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed November 3, 2026. Plant zones on this site are our estimate, not the official map.
- Scope
- Monmouth County (county FIPS 34025), New Jersey. 1,040 native species from PLANTS county distribution records; garden-ready = species with a PLANTS characteristics record.
- Method
- A species is listed when it is recorded as native to the state in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in the county by USDA PLANTS. Species PLANTS labels both native and introduced are listed separately. Full method · All sources