BaySafe (Native to Maryland) Trees And Shrubs


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Botanical NameCommon Name


Abies balsamea Balsam Fir *
Acer rubrum Red Maple
Acer saccharum Sugar Maple
Alnus serrulata Smooth Alder / Hazel  Alder *
Amelanchier arborea Downy Serviceberry /  Juneberry / Shadbush *
Amelanchier canadensis Shadblow Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis Alleghany Serviceberry
Aralia spinosa Devil's-walkingstick /Hercules-club *
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry / Kinnikinick
Aristolochia macrophylla / durior Dutchman's Pipe / Pipevine *
Aronia arbutifolia Red Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpaBlack Chokeberry
Asimina triloba Pawpaw / Custard Apple *
Betula  nigra River Birch / Red Birch
Bignonia capreolata Crossvine
Callicarpa americana American Beautyberry *
Calycanthus floridus Carolina Allspice / Sweetshrub
Campsis radicans Trumpet Vine / Trumpetcreeper
Carpinus caroliniana  Ironwood/ American Hornbeam / Musclewood
Carya glabra Pignut Hickory *
Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory *
Castanea dentata American Chestnut *
Castanea pumila Alleghany Chinkapin *
Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea *
Celastrus scandens American Bitterweet *
Celtis occidentalis Common Hackberry *
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush
Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud
Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic Whitecedar *
Chionanthus virginicus Fringetree / Old-man's-beard
Clematis virginiana Virginsbower *
Clethra alnifolia Sweet Pepperbush / Summersweet
Comptonia peregrina Sweetfern *
Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood *
Cornus florida Dogwood
Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood *
Cornus sericea / stolonifera Redosier Dogwood / Redtwig Dogwood
Crataegus crusgalli Cockspur Hawthorn *
Crataegus viridis Green Hawthorn
Diospyros virginiana Common Persimmon *
Euonymus americanus Strawberry-bush *
Euonymus atropurpureus Eastern Wahoo *
Fagus grandifloraAmerican Beech *
Fraxinus americana White Ash *
Fraxinus pennsylvanica integerrima Green Ash / Red Ash*
Gaultheria procumbens Creeping Wintergreen
Gaylussacia brachyceraBox Huckleberry *
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis Thornless Common Honeylocust
Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffeetree *
Hamamelis virginiana Common Witchhazel *
Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea
Ilex decidua Possomhaw *
Ilex glabra Inkberry
Ilex opacaAmerican Holly
Ilex verticillata Winterberry
Itea virginicaVirginia Sweetspire
Juglans nigra Black Walnut *
Juniperus communis Common Juniper
Juniperus virginiana Eastern Redcedar
Kalmia latifoliaMountain-laurel
Leucothoe racemosaSweetbells Leucothoe / Fetterbush
Lindera benzoin Spicebush
Liquidambar styraciflua American Sweetgum
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar / Yellow Poplar /Tuliptree*
Lonicera sempervirens Trumpet Honeysuckle
Magnolia acuminata Cucumbertree Magnolia *
Magnolia virginianaSweetbay Magnolia
Myrica cerifera Southern Waxmyrtle *
Myrica pensylvanica Northern Bayberry / Candleberry
Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum / Sour Gum / Black Tupelo
Ostrya virginiana American Hophornbeam / Ironwood *
Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood / Lily-of-the-Valley Tree
Parthenocissus quinquifoliaVirginia Creeper *
Physocarpus opulifolius Eastern Ninebark
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore / American Planetree *
Prunus americana American Wild Plum *
Prunus maritima Beach Plum *
Prunus pensylvanica Pin Cherry *
Prunus serotina Black Cherry *
Prunus virginianaCommon Chokecherry *
Quercus alba White Oak *
Quercus bicolorSwamp White Oak
Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak
Quercus palustrus Pin Oak
Quercus phellos Willow Oak
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak
Quercus velutina Black Oak *
Rhododendron arborescens Sweet Azalea *
Rhododendron atlanticum Coast Azalea *
Rhododendron calendulaceum Flame Azalea *
Rhododendron canescens Piedmont Azalea / Hoary Azalea *
Rhododendron catawbiense Catawba Rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum Rosebay Rhododendron
Rhododendron periclymenoides Pinxterbloom Azalea *
Rhododendron viscosum Swamp Azalea
Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac *
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac *
Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac *
Robinia pseudoacaciaBlack Locust *
Rosa carolinaCarolina Rose / Pasture Rose *
Rosa palustris Swamp Rose *
Rosa virginiana Virginia Rose *
Rubus allegheniensis Allegheny Blackberry *
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry
Rubus odoratus Purple Flowering Raspberry *
Rubus occidentalis Black Raspberry
Salix nigra Black Willow *
Sambucus canadensis American Elder / Elderberry *
Sassafras albidum Common Sassafras *
Spiraea alba Narrow-leaved Meadowsweet *
Spiraea latifolia Broad-leaved Meadowsweet *
Spiraea tomentosa Downy Meadowsweet / Steeplebush *
Symphoricarpos albus Common Snowberry *
Taxodium distichum Common Baldcypress
Thuja occidentalis Eastern Arborvitae / Northern Whitecedar
Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock
Ulmus americana American Elm
Vaccinium angustifolium Lowbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush Blueberry
Viburnum acerifolium Maple-Leaf  Viburnum  *
Viburnum dentatum Southern Arrowwood
Viburnum lentago Nannyberry / Sheepberry
Viburnum nudumSmooth Witherod
Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw Viburnum *
Viburnum trilobum American Cranberrybush Viburnum
Vitis labrusca Fox Grape
Wisteria frutescens American Wisteria
Yucca filamentosa Adam's-needle Yucca



 

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