Native Plants of Maine
2,027 native plants and wildflowers grow naturally in Maine. Filter for the bees, or for plants the deer and rabbits tend to leave alone.
Welcome to Native Plants of Maine. Whether you're just starting your garden or tending one for decades, these plants are wonderful to grow. Maine is home to roughly 2,027 native plant species. Many are easy to care for once established. They thrive in our soil and climate because they belong here.
When you plant natives like eastern white pine, wild sarsaparilla, or moccasin flower, you're doing something special. You're creating a home for bees, birds, and butterflies that depend on these plants. It's one of the best ways to help nature while enjoying a beautiful, thriving garden. We're glad you're here.
Allegheny blackberry
Rubus allegheniensis
Rosaceae☀ Part shadeSubshrub
Allegheny monkeyflower
Mimulus ringens
ScrophulariaceaeForb/herbAllegheny serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis
RosaceaeTree, ShrubAlpine violet
Viola labradorica
ViolaceaeAlternateleaf dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
Cornaceae
American basswood
Tilia americana
TiliaceaeTree
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
FagaceaeTreeAmerican bur-reed
Sparganium americanum
SparganiaceaeForb/herb
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
AsteraceaeForb/herb
American elm
Ulmus americana
UlmaceaeTreeAmerican fly honeysuckle
Lonicera canadensis
CaprifoliaceaeShrubAmerican hogpeanut
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Fabaceae
American lotus
Nelumbo lutea
NelumbonaceaeForb/herbAmerican marshpennywort
Hydrocotyle americana
ApiaceaeForb/herbAmerican mountain ash
Sorbus americana
RosaceaeTree, ShrubAmerican red raspberry
Rubus idaeus
Rosaceae☀ Part shadeSubshrubAmerican searocket
Cakile edentula
BrassicaceaeForb/herbAmerican spikenard
Aralia racemosa
AraliaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herbAmerican water horehound
Lycopus americanus
Lamiaceae☀ Full sunForb/herb
American white waterlily
Nymphaea odorata
NymphaeaceaeForb/herb
American wintergreen
Pyrola americana
Pyrolaceae☀ Part shade
American witchhazel
Hamamelis virginiana
HamamelidaceaeTree, Shrub
Annual ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
AsteraceaeForb/herb
Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis
CupressaceaeTreeArching dewberry
Rubus recurvicaulis
RosaceaeAwlfruit sedge
Carex stipata
CyperaceaeGraminoid
Azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
RubiaceaeForb/herb
Balsam fir
Abies balsamea
Pinaceae☀ Full sunTreeBalsam poplar
Populus balsamifera
Salicaceae☀ Full sunTreeBeach pea
Lathyrus japonicus
Fabaceae☀ Full sunVine, Forb/herb
Beaked hazelnut
Corylus cornuta
BetulaceaeTree, ShrubBear oak
Quercus ilicifolia
FagaceaeBebb willow
Salix bebbiana
SalicaceaeBeechdrops
Epifagus virginiana
OrobanchaceaeForb/herbBigelow's sedge
Carex bigelowii
CyperaceaeGraminoid
Bigleaf aster
Eurybia macrophylla
AsteraceaeForb/herbBigleaf lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus
Fabaceae☀ Full sunForb/herbBigtooth aspen
Populus grandidentata
SalicaceaeTree
Black cherry
Prunus serotina
Rosaceae☀ Part shadeTree, ShrubBlack chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
RosaceaeShrub
Black crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
Empetraceae☀ Full sunSubshrub, ShrubBlack huckleberry
Gaylussacia baccata
EricaceaeShrub
Black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Fabaceae☀ Full sunTreeBlack spruce
Picea mariana
PinaceaeTree
Blackeyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Asteraceae☀ Full sunForb/herbBlister sedge
Carex vesicaria
Cyperaceae
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
PapaveraceaeForb/herbBlue Ridge sedge
Carex lucorum
CyperaceaeGraminoidBlue skullcap
Scutellaria lateriflora
LamiaceaeForb/herb
Bluebead
Clintonia borealis
LiliaceaeBluejoint
Calamagrostis canadensis
PoaceaeGraminoidBlunt spikerush
Eleocharis obtusa
CyperaceaeBluntleaf sandwort
Moehringia lateriflora
CaryophyllaceaeForb/herbBog aster
Oclemena nemoralis
AsteraceaeForb/herb
Bog blueberry
Vaccinium uliginosum
Ericaceae☀ Part shadeSubshrub, ShrubBog goldenrod
Solidago uliginosa
AsteraceaeForb/herbBog laurel
Kalmia polifolia
EricaceaeShrubBog rosemary
Andromeda polifolia
EricaceaeShrub, SubshrubBog white violet
Viola lanceolata
ViolaceaeBog willowherb
Epilobium leptophyllum
OnagraceaeForb/herbBoreal bog sedge
Carex magellanica
CyperaceaeGraminoid
Boxelder
Acer negundo
Aceraceae☀ Full sunTreeBristly dewberry
Rubus hispidus
RosaceaeSubshrubBristly sarsaparilla
Aralia hispida
AraliaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herbBroadleaf arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
AlismataceaeBroom crowberry
Corema conradii
EmpetraceaeShrub, SubshrubBroom sedge
Carex scoparia
CyperaceaeBrownfruit rush
Juncus pelocarpus
JuncaceaeGraminoidBrownish sedge
Carex brunnescens
CyperaceaeGraminoidBuckbean
Menyanthes trifoliata
Menyanthaceae☀ Full sunForb/herb
Bunchberry dogwood
Cornus canadensis
CornaceaeCalico aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
AsteraceaeForb/herb
Canada germander
Teucrium canadense
LamiaceaeForb/herbCanada goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
Asteraceae☀ Full sunForb/herbCanada lettuce
Lactuca canadensis
AsteraceaeForb/herbCanada lily
Lilium canadense
LiliaceaeForb/herb
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
LiliaceaeForb/herbCanada toadflax
Nuttallanthus canadensis
ScrophulariaceaeForb/herbCanada yew
Taxus canadensis
TaxaceaeShrub
Cardinalflower
Lobelia cardinalis
CampanulaceaeForb/herbCarolina rose
Rosa carolina
RosaceaeSubshrubCatberry
Ilex mucronata
AquifoliaceaeShrub, TreeCheckered rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera tesselata
OrchidaceaeForb/herb
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Rosaceae
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
DryopteridaceaeForb/herbClaspingleaf pondweed
Potamogeton perfoliatus
Potamogetonaceae☀ Part shadeForb/herb
Cloudberry
Rubus chamaemorus
RosaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herbCommon blue violet
Viola sororia
ViolaceaeCommon blue wood aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Asteraceae
Common boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Asteraceae
Common buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
RubiaceaeShrub, TreeCommon cinquefoil
Potentilla simplex
RosaceaeForb/herb
Common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
Apiaceae
Common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
AsteraceaeForb/herbCommon evening primrose
Oenothera biennis
Onagraceae☀ Full sunForb/herbCommon eyebright
Euphrasia nemorosa
Scrophulariaceae☀ Full sunForb/herb