Lists of NJ Native Plants by County

These lists can serve as a guide for selecting plants for your area. The lists include herbaceous as well as trees and shrubs. They were compiled from the US Department of Agriculture Plants Database.

They are in downloadable Excel Files.

native_plants__Atlantic.xls
native_plants__Bergen.xls
native_plants__Burlington.xls
native_plants__Camden.xls
native_plants__Cape May.xls
native_plants__Cumberland.xls
native_plants__Essex.xls
native_plants__Gloucester.xls
native_plants__Hudson.xls
native_plants__Hunterdon.xls
native_plants__Mercer.xls
native_plants__Middlesex.xls
native_plants__Monmouth.xls
native_plants__Morris.xls
native_plants__Ocean.xls
native_plants__Passaic.xls
native_plants__Salem.xls
native_plants__Somerset.xls
native_plants__Sussex.xls
native_plants__Union.xls
native_plants__Warren.xls

NJ List of Endangered Plant Species and Plant Species of Concern (June 2005)

The NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) maintains this list for New Jersey and provides other lists and relevant information.

download list (pdf)
endangered plant codes for the list
Also there are lists by county Rare Species by County

Lists of NJ Trees and Tall Shrubs by County

These lists can serve as a guide for selecting trees for your area. They were compiled from the US Department of Agriculture Plants Database.

In each Excel file, first tab (sheet) lists all the plants. Subsequent tabs each give plants only in the specified county. Each sheet gives the scientific name, common name, and list of all counties the plant is found in. The scientific name also is hyperlinked to the USDA Plants Profile. Depending upon your network speed, it may take a while to download these files. It is faster to save the file first and then open it in Excel

NJ_Trees_by County_A.xls     (7.6 M) contains:
Master and Counties - Atlantic to Cumberland (alphabetically)
NJ_Trees_by County_B.xls    (6.0 M) contains:
Counties - Essex to Hunterdon (alphabetically)
NJ_Trees_by County_C.xls    (6.3 M) contains:
Counties - Mercer to Warren (alphabetically)

Lists of NJ Trees and Tall Shrubs by Underlying Geology

Rutgers has compiled lists of trees and shrubs based on the five physiographic regions determined by the underlying geology: Ridge and Valley, Highlands, Piedmont, Inner Coastal Plain and Outer Coastal Plain.

The list of native riparian plants has been compiled for each region of New Jersey. These lists do not include every riparian species found in a region; they emphasize the plant species which are most common and those which are reasonably available from commmercial nurseries.

njriparianforestbuffers/nativeALL.htm

Other lists

NEW List of Coastal(salt-tolerant) Plants

Deer_Tolerant_Resistant_Native_Plants (BOWMAN'S HILL WILDFLOWER PRESERVE)

Plants for Semishade & Dry Sites

Plants for Semishade & Moist Sites

Plants for Woodlands

Native Plants for Wet Places