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Native plants of Maryland

1,872 species are recorded as native to Maryland in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS and recorded in the state by USDA PLANTS, 635 of them with growing traits. County lists cover 24 of the state’s 24 counties; the typical county has 184.

State summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Maryland at a glance

Native species statewide
1,872 Of 2,222 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Maryland (before this site’s scope)
Garden-ready natives
635 With PLANTS growing records
Typical county
184 Median native species per county; 61 garden-ready
Share by type (all 1,872 native species)
Percent of the 1,872 native species in each growth type
Tree 9% (174)
Shrub 6% (112)
Wildflower (forb) 52% (965)
Grass or grass-like 25% (463)
Vine 4% (72)
Fern 5% (86)

Wildflowers: 965 · grasses and grass-like: 463 · trees: 174 · shrubs: 112 · vines: 72 · ferns: 86.

Recorded native ranges can include long-established populations that spread from gardens; check your state’s native plant society list for local guidance. How native status is decided.

Native plants by county

24 Maryland counties with PLANTS county records
CountyNative speciesGarden-readyHardiness zones
Allegany County 193 59 6a–7a
Anne Arundel County 225 67 7b–8a
Baltimore city 120 44 7b–8a
Baltimore County 252 78 7a–8a
Calvert County 138 57 7b–8a
Caroline County 142 47 7b
Carroll County 110 46 7a
Cecil County 214 76 7a–7b
Charles County 187 68 7b–8a
Dorchester County 209 79 7b–8a
Frederick County 213 61 7a–7b
Garrett County 242 84 6a–6b
Harford County 180 60 7a–8a
Howard County 163 52 7a–7b
Kent County 114 47 7b–8a
Montgomery County 323 88 7a–7b
Prince George's County 319 93 7a–8a
Queen Anne's County 170 86 7b–8a
Somerset County 63 27 7b–8a
St. Mary's County 126 42 7b–8a
Talbot County 117 51 7b–8a
Washington County 211 71 7a
Wicomico County 176 50 7b–8a
Worcester County 228 78 7b–8a

Garden-ready natives of Maryland

Statewide list. A species native somewhere in Maryland may not be native in your county: use the county lists above to narrow it.

Tree 144

Shrub 64

Wildflower (forb) 205

Grass or grass-like 190

Vine 21

Fern 11

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.

Look up a Maryland ZIP

Matches your ZIP to the county it mostly lies in, then lists the plants recorded as native to your state (Kew’s World Checklist and USDA PLANTS) and recorded in that county by USDA PLANTS.

Territories: Puerto Rico · U.S. Virgin Islands

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
Maryland: 1,872 native species in this site’s scope; county lists for 24 counties.
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

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