What's native to where you live?

The Maryland Native Plant Program aims to provide an authoritative source of what's native to where you live, and which plants are best suited for your site's growing conditions. The Commercial Maryland Native Plants List, includes approximately 650 plants native to Maryland's three major ecoregions- mountains, Piedmont, and coastal plains. While multiple resources are used to determine nativity, the Maryland Plant Atlas, a partnership between the Maryland Department of Natural Resources,  University of Maryland's Norton-Brown Herbarium, and Maryland Biodiversity Project, serves as the definitive source.

Maryland Ecoregion Map
EPA level (II) ecoregion map showing Maryland's three main ecoregions- the mountains (Appalachian Plateau, Blue Ridge, and Ridge and Valley), the Piedmont, and the coastal plains (lower and upper coastal plains). Map created by Amanda Wray.

We're working with UMD iConsultancy student teams to develop user-friendly tools based on the Commercial Maryland Native Plants List. The first tool is a searchable database with user-defined printing options; and the second is an engaging, visual interface to help end-users build plant palettes by project type, i.e. a rain garden or sunny slope. Trial versions are anticipated late 2026.