Native range

Native plants of Maine

128 wild species and 17 plant groups in the BloomsEye library grow wild somewhere in Maine, read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 131 garden forms of them are listed apart on the first page, each naming its wild parent.

Showing 61 to 120 of 145 plants

How this list is made

Derived from each plant's native-range record, checked against Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS with every decision on a ledger; Maine is read off the record's own range, and the order is how many of the state's counties record each plant, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 145 plants, 135 have been checked against outside sources (1 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.

Range data from the World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 4.0, adapted) and USDA PLANTS. How the native range is credited.

White Oak
Quercus alba
Full sunZones 3–965 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Carolina Rose
Rosa carolina
Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate
Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea
Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate
Golden Ragwort
Packera aurea
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Northern Bayberry
Myrica pensylvanica
Full sunZones 3–77 ftModerate
American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate
Narrowleaf Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa
Full sunZones 2–73 ftLow
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Part shadeZones 3–925 ftModerate
Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Full sunZones 4–812 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata
Full sunZones 3–96 inLow
False Sunflower
Heliopsis
Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate
Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
Part shadeZones 5–99 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Full sunZones 3–912 ftModerate
Wild Bee Balm
Monarda fistulosa
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate
Brome-Like Sedge
Carex bromoides
Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Foliage
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Full sunZones 2–945 ftModerate
Seersucker Sedge
Carex plantaginea
Part shadeZones 4–812 inModerate
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Full sunZones 3–940 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Foliage
Wild Ginger
Asarum
Full shadeZones 4–86 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Bottlebrush Grass
Elymus hystrix
Part shadeZones 5–93 ftModerate
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow
Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
Full sunZones 4–940 ftModerate
Long-Beaked Sedge
Carex sprengelii
Part shadeZones 3–72.5 ftModerate
Purple Lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow
Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor
Full sunZones 4–855 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
Full sunZones 3–76.5 ftModerate
Pale Purple Coneflower
Echinacea pallida
Full sunZones 3–102.5 ftModerate
Rosebay Rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
Part shadeZones 3–711 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Foliage
Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate
Summersweet
Clethra alnifolia
Part shadeZones 3–96 ftHigh
Great Burnet
Sanguisorba officinalis
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Smooth Blue Aster
Symphyotrichum laeve
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Clustered Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum muticum
Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Full sunZones 4–915 ftModerate
Creeping Woodland Phlox
Phlox stolonifera
Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate
Culver's Root
Veronicastrum virginicum
Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate
Great Blue Lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Hollow Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium fistulosum
Full sunZones 4–86 ftModerate
Inkberry Holly
Ilex glabra
Full sunZones 4–97 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Prairie Junegrass
Koeleria macrantha
Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow
Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
Full sunZones 4–99 ftModerate
Shrubby St. John's Wort
Hypericum prolificum
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
Smooth Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Part shadeZones 4–99.5 ftModerate
Swamp Azalea
Rhododendron viscosum
Part shadeZones 4–95 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Virginia Bluebells
Mertensia virginica
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Allegheny Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis
Part shadeZones 4–825 ftModerate
Appalachian Sedge
Carex appalachica
Part shadeZones 3–88 inLow
Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardi
Full sunZones 4–96 ftLow
Blue Wood Aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate

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