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To access the native plant lists, first hover over the PLANT MAPS tab with your mouse, then select the map that will fit your needs the best.
Any map you click on will generally take a few seconds to fully load. Once loaded, click on the blue shaded area around your house. If your area does not have a blue shade, click on the closest blue shaded area. All the plants are listed as (Scientific Name – Common Name).
These maps provide a list of New Jersey’s native plants, selected for your local soil type. We considered three soil types; sand, slit, and clay.
The soil data is obtained through the USDA soil survey and the plant lists were obtained through The NRCS PLANTS Database . The data has been modified from its original state.
The citation information is below:
NRCS PLANTS Database:
USDA, NRCS. 2019. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 23 June 2019). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA
NRCS Soil SSURGO data:
Soil Survey Staff, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) Database for [Survey Area, State]. Available online. Accessed [07/07/2018]
The four map options are described below:
This list only contains trees and shrubs native to New Jersey .
This list only contains New Jersey native plants found in Nurseries and Garden Centers.
This list only contains small low lying New Jersey native plants known to be found in Nurseries and Garden Centers.
This list contains all of the New Jersey native plants this website has available. To fully utilize this list; please guide the cursor to the list of plants and double click to select the list. Copy and paste the list into a text editor.