Native plants for Allegany County, Maryland

217 native plants recorded in Allegany County, Maryland

The USDA plant database has 244 plants recorded growing wild in Allegany County. 217 of them are native to the lower 48, and 4 are introduced species that this page leaves out.

By type: 109 wildflowers and herbs, 80 grasses and sedges, 8 shrubs, 3 low woody plants, 11 trees, 6 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 59 of them (27%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. A plant missing here has not been recorded yet, which is not proof it would fail.

What fits each kind of spot in Allegany County

Sun all day in Allegany County: 59 rated natives

30 grasses and sedges, 19 wildflowers and herbs, 8 trees, 2 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. American water-willow (Justicia americana) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. Closed bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
5. Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Wreath goldenrod (Solidago caesia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Zigzag goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Half shade in Allegany County: 30 rated natives

12 wildflowers and herbs, 10 grasses and sedges, 6 trees, 2 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
2. Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
3. Canadian milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance · toxicity: slight
4. Closed bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Wreath goldenrod (Solidago caesia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Under trees in Allegany County: 10 rated natives

4 wildflowers and herbs, 3 trees, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
3. Canadian milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
4. Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Common snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
6. Northwest Territory sedge (Carex utriculata) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Sandbar willow (Salix interior) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
8. Red pine (Pinus resinosa) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial

Heavy clay in Allegany County: 41 rated natives

26 grasses and sedges, 10 wildflowers and herbs, 4 trees, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. American water-willow (Justicia americana) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Wreath goldenrod (Solidago caesia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
6. Limestone wild petunia (Ruellia strepens) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Sandy, drains fast in Allegany County: 23 rated natives

7 wildflowers and herbs, 7 trees, 7 grasses and sedges, 2 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. American water-willow (Justicia americana) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
3. Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
5. Roadside agrimony (Agrimonia striata) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Wrinkleleaf goldenrod (Solidago rugosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
7. Roundleaf dogwood (Cornus rugosa) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Roundleaf serviceberry (Amelanchier sanguinea) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Never watered in Allegany County: 19 rated natives

11 wildflowers and herbs, 4 trees, 2 shrubs, 2 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
2. Closed bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
5. Zigzag goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
7. Canadian milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
8. Limestone wild petunia (Ruellia strepens) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Stays soggy in Allegany County: 40 rated natives

28 grasses and sedges, 10 wildflowers and herbs, 2 trees. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. American water-willow (Justicia americana) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
2. Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. Canadian milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
5. Limestone wild petunia (Ruellia strepens) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Roadside agrimony (Agrimonia striata) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Bristlystalked sedge (Carex leptalea) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
8. Broom sedge (Carex scoparia) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil

Natives Allegany County has that most of Maryland does not

10 natives here are on file in no more than 1 of Maryland's 24 counties. A few of them:

• Roundleaf serviceberry (Amelanchier sanguinea): only here
• Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi): only here
• Bristleleaf sedge (Carex eburnea): only here
• Smooth sunflower (Helianthus laevigatus): only here
• Highland rush (Juncus trifidus): only here
• Turgid blazing star (Liatris turgida): only here
• Soft-hair marbleseed (Onosmodium bejariense): only here
• American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius): only here
• Canby's mountain-lover (Paxistima canbyi): only here
• Cliff stonecrop (Sedum glaucophyllum): only here

Where to start in Allegany County

If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Allegany County gives you the most rated choice (59 plants), and American water-willow (Justicia americana) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 10 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 158 unrated natives too.