Native flowering plants that can be found in the Maryland piedmont. Alphabetical by scientific name, with links to individual species pages. Names conform with listings in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System as of February, 2016.

[banner photo: wild geranium (Geranium maculatum)]

Acer rubrum
Acer negundo
Actaea racemosa
Ageratina altissima  var. altissima
Ageratina aromatica 
Agrimonia gryposepala
Agrimonia parviflora  
Alisma subcordatum
Allium canadense
Allium cernuum
Allium tricoccum
Ambrosia trifida
Amelanchier arborea
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Amorpha fruticosa
Anaphalis margaritacea
Andropogon gerardii
Anemone americana
Anemone quinquefolia  
Anemone virginiana
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Aplectrum hyemale   
Apocynum cannabinum
Arabidopsis lyrata ssp. lyrata  
Aralia nudicaulis
Arisaema triphyllum
Aronia melanocarpa
Aruncus dioicus  
Asarum canadense
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias quadrifolia
Asclepias syriaca
Asclepias verticillata
Asclepias viridiflora
Asimina triloba
Baptisia australis 
Baptisia tinctoria
Bidens bipinnata
Bidens cernua
Bidens frondosa
Bidens polylepis
Boechera laevigata
Caltha palustris
Campsis radicans  
Cardamine angustata
Cardamine bulbosa
Cardamine concatenata
Cardamine pensylvanica
Carex grayi
Catalpa speciosa
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Ceanothus americanus
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Cerastium arvense
Cercis canadensis
Chaerophyllum tainturieri
Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasiculata
Chamaecrista nictitans var. nictitans
Chasmanthium latifolium
Chimaphila maculata
Chionanthus virginicus
Chrysosplenium americanum
Circaea lutetiana
Claytonia virginica
Clinopodium vulgare
Clitoria mariana
Collinsonia canadensis
Comandra umbellata
Commelina virginica
Conoclinium coelestinum
Conopholis americana
Conyza canadensis
Coreopsis tripteris
Coreopsis verticillata
Cornus alternifolia
Cornus florida
Corydalis flavula
Cryptotaenia canadensis
Cunila origanoides
Cuscuta gronovii
Cynanchum laeve
Cypripedium acaule
Desmodium canescens
Desmodium paniculatum
Dichanthelium latifolium
Dicentra canadensis
Dicentra cucullaria
Diodella teres
Diodia virginiana
Dioscorea villosa
Dirca palustris
Eclipta prostrata
Elephantopus carolinianus
Elymus hystrix
Epifagus virginiana
Epigaea repens
Erechtites hieraciifolius
Erigenia bulbosa
Erigeron annuus
Erigeron philadelphicus
Erigeron pulchellus
Erigeron strigosus
Erythronium albidum
Erythronium americanum
Eubotrys racemosa
Euonymus americanus
Eupatorium godfreyanum
Eupatorium hyssopifolium
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium rotundifolium 
Eupatorium serotinum
Eupatorium sessilifolium
Eupatorium torreyanum
Euphorbia corollata
Eurybia divaricata
Eurybia macrophylla
Euthamia graminifolia
Eutrochium fistulosum
Eutrochium purpureum
Galearis spectabilis
Galium aparine
Galium circaezans
Galium concinnum
Gaultheria procumbens
Geranium carolinianum var. carolinianum
Geranium robertianum
Geranium maculatum
Geum aleppicum
Geum canadense var. canadense
Geum vernum
Goodyera pubescens
Hamamelis virginiana
Helenium autumnale
Helenium flexuosum
Helianthus decapetalus
Helianthus divaricatus
Helianthus tuberosus
Heracleum maximum
Heteranthera dubia
Heuchera americana
Hibiscus laevis
Hibiscus moscheutos
Hieracium gronovii
Hieracium venosum
Houstonia caerulea
Houstonia longifolia
Houstonia purpurea
Hydrangea arborescens
Hydrophyllum canadense
Hydrophyllum virginianum
Hylodesmum glutinosum
Hylodesmum nudiflorum
Hylotelephium telephioides
Hypericum densiflorum
Hypericum gentianoides
Hypericum hypericoides
Hypericum mutilum
Hypericum prolificum
Hypericum punctatum
Hypopytis monotropa
Hypoxis hirsuta
Ilex opaca
Ilex verticillata
Impatiens capensis
Impatiens pallida
Ionactis linariifolia
Ipomoea lacunosa
Ipomoea pandurata
Iris versicolor 
Iris virginica
Isotria verticillata
Jeffersonia diphylla
Juglans nigra
Justicia americana
Kalmia latifolia
Krigia dandelion
Lactuca canadensis
Laportea canadensis
Lespedeza repens
Lespedeza virginica
Lindera benzoin
Lindernia dubia
Liparis liliifolia
Liriodendron tulipifera
Lobelia cardinalis
Lobelia inflata
Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica
Ludwigia alternifolia
Ludwigia decurrens
Lycopus uniflorus
Lycopus virginicus
Lysimachia ciliata
Lysimachia quadrifolia
Lysimachia terrestris
Magnolia macrophylla
Maianthemum canadense
Maianthemum racemosum
Medeola virginiana
Menispermum canadense
Mentha arvensis
Mertensia virginica
Micranthes virginiensis
Mikania scandens
Mimulus alatus
Mimulus ringens var. ringens
Mitchella repens
Mitella diphylla
Monarda clinopodia
Monarda fistulosa
Monotropa uniflora
Myosotis verna
Nuphar advena
Obolaria virginica
Oenothera biennis
Oenothera perennis
Opuntia humifusa
Orobanche uniflora
Osmorhiza claytonii
Osmorhiza longistylis
Ostrya virginiana
Oxalis dillenii
Oxalis grandis
Oxalis stricta
Oxalis violacea
Packera anonyma
Packera aurea
Panax trifolius
Passiflora lutea
Penstemon digitalis
Penstemon hirsutus
Persicaria amphibia
Persicaria lapathifolia
Persicaria pensylvanica
Persicaria punctata
Persicaria sagittata
Persicaria virginiana
Phacelia covillei
Phacelia dubia
Phacelia purshii
Phlox divaricata
Phlox paniculata
Phlox subulata
Phryma leptostachya
Phyla lanceolata
Physalis species
Physostegia virginiana
Phytolacca americana
Podophyllum peltatum
Polygala polygama
Polygala sanguinea
Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum
Polygonatum biflorum var. canaliculatum
Polymnia canadensis
Pontedaria cordata
Potentilla canadensis
Potentilla simplex
Prunella vulgaris
Prunus virginiana
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Ranunculus abortivus
Ranunculus hispidus
Ranunculus recurvatus
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Rhus copallinum
Robina pseudoacacia
Rosa carolina var. carolina
Rubus flagellaris
Rubus hispidus
Rubus odoratus
Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima
Rudbeckia laciniata
Ruellia caroliniensis
Sabatia angularis
Sagittaria latifolia
Salvia lyrata
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis
Sanguinaria canadensis
Sanicula odorata
Sassafras albidum
Saururus cernuus
Scutellaria elliptica
Scutellaria nervosa
Sedum ternatum
Senna hebecarpa
Sericocarpus asteroides
Sicyos angulatus
Silene caroliniana ssp. pensylvanica
Silene stellata
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
Smallanthus uvedalia
Smilax rotundifolia
Solanum carolinense
Solidago bicolor
Solidago caesia
Solidago canadensis
Solidago erecta
Solidago flexicaulis
Solidago gigantea
Solidago juncea
Solidago nemoralis
Solidago odora
Solidago racemosa
Solidago ulmifolia
Spiraea alba
Staphylea trifolia
Stellaria pubera
Strophostyles umbellata
Stylophorum diphyllum
Stylosanthes biflorum
Symphyotrichum cordifolium 
Symphyotrichum dumosum
Symphyotrichum ericoides 
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Symphyotrichum patens
Symphyotrichum pilosum 
Symphyotrichum shortii 
Symplocarpus foetidus
Teucrium canadense
Thalictrum coriaceum
Thalictrum dioicum
Thalictrum pubescens
Thalictrum thalictroides
Thyrsanthella difformis
Tipularia discolor
Toxicodendron radicans
Tradescantia virginiana
Trichostema dichotomum
Trillium cernuum
Trillium grandiflorum
Trillium sessile
Triodanis perfoliata
Typha latifolia
Ulmus americana
Uvularia perfoliata
Uvularia sessilifolia
Vaccinium stamineum
Vaccinium corymbosum
Valeriana pauciflora
Veratrum viride
Verbena hastata
Verbena urticifolia
Verbesina alternifolia
Verbesina occidentalis
Vernonia noveboracensis
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Veronica officinalis
Veronicastrum virginicum
Viburnum acerifolium
Viburnum lantanoides
Viburnum dentatum
Viburnum pruniflolium
Viola cucullata
Viola palmata
Viola primulifolia
Viola pubescens var. pubescens
Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula
Viola sagittata var. ovata
Viola sororia
Viola striata
Vitis vulpina
Zizia aurea