Quick answer: 96 native plants for shade are native to Massachusetts, 81 with a live listing as of 16 Sep 2026.
96 species
- American basswood Tilia americana · 32 states
- American beech Fagus grandifolia · 24 states
- American bellflower Campanulastrum americanum · 19 states
- American holly Ilex opaca · 24 states
- American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana · 29 states
- American mountain ash Sorbus americana · 18 states
- Atlantic white cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides · 12 states
- Birdfoot violet Viola pedata · 14 states
- Black ash Fraxinus nigra · 10 states
- Black cherry Prunus serotina · 32 states
- Black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata · 8 states
- Black tupelo Nyssa sylvatica · 19 states
- Black walnut Juglans nigra · 33 states
- Blue mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum · 26 states
- Box huckleberry Gaylussacia brachycera · 4 states
- Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa · 24 states
- Canada anemone Anemone canadensis · 22 states
- Canadian serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis · 17 states
- Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis · 37 states
- Carolina springbeauty Claytonia caroliniana · 8 states
- Chinkapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii · 14 states
- Chokecherry Prunus virginiana · 35 states
- Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides · 11 states
- Cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea · 13 states
- Common blue violet Viola sororia · 21 states
- Common yarrow Achillea millefolium · 31 states
- Creeping phlox Phlox subulata · 11 states
- Crimson-eyed rose-mallow Hibiscus moscheutos · 14 states
- Cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata · 21 states
- Downy serviceberry Amelanchier arborea · 34 states
- Dwarf fothergilla Fothergilla gardenii · 9 states
- Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis · 22 states
- Eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana · 36 states
- Eastern red columbine Aquilegia canadensis · 36 states
- Eastern redbud Cercis canadensis · 30 states
- Eastern teaberry Gaultheria procumbens · 9 states
- Eastern white pine Pinus strobus · 19 states
- Fall obedient plant Physostegia virginiana · 21 states
- Fire pink Silene virginica · 8 states
- Flame azalea Rhododendron calendulaceum · 12 states
- Flowering dogwood Cornus florida · 22 states
- Foxglove beardtongue Penstemon digitalis · 31 states
- Gray birch Betula populifolia · 9 states
- Great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica · 32 states
- Great laurel Rhododendron maximum · 13 states
- Hairy beardtongue Penstemon hirsutus · 10 states
- Harebell Campanula rotundifolia · 25 states
- Interrupted fern Osmunda claytoniana · 10 states
- Jacob's ladder Polemonium reptans · 17 states
- Lanceleaf coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata · 28 states
- Lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium · 14 states
- Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum · 18 states
- Mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa · 13 states
- Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia · 17 states
- Mountain witch-alder Fothergilla major · 7 states
- Nannyberry Viburnum lentago · 23 states
- New England aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae · 18 states
- New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus · 31 states
- Northern maidenhair fern Adiantum pedatum · 21 states
- Northern red oak Quercus rubra · 24 states
- Northern white cedar Thuja occidentalis · 16 states
- Ostrich fern Matteuccia struthiopteris · 8 states
- Pagoda dogwood Cornus alternifolia · 25 states
- Partridgeberry Mitchella repens · 17 states
- Pawpaw Asimina triloba · 17 states
- Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea · 18 states
- Pin oak Quercus palustris · 18 states
- Plumleaf azalea Rhododendron prunifolium · 5 states
- Red baneberry Actaea rubra · 22 states
- Red maple Acer rubrum · 30 states
- Red spruce Picea rubens · 14 states
- Rocky Mountain bee plant Peritoma serrulata · 22 states
- Royal fern Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis · 8 states
- Sassafras Sassafras albidum · 22 states
- Scarlet beebalm Monarda didyma · 18 states
- Shagbark hickory Carya ovata · 22 states
- Shrubby St. John's-wort Hypericum prolificum · 12 states
- Silver maple Acer saccharinum · 18 states
- Smooth azalea Rhododendron arborescens · 4 states
- Sugar maple Acer saccharum · 28 states
- Sundial lupine Lupinus perennis · 25 states
- Swamp rose Rosa palustris · 11 states
- Sweet Joe-Pye Eutrochium purpureum · 17 states
- Sweet birch Betula lenta · 18 states
- Sweet crabapple Malus coronaria · 5 states
- Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua · 22 states
- Tamarack Larix laricina · 10 states
- Tulip tree Liriodendron tulipifera · 17 states
- Twoleaf miterwort Mitella diphylla · 7 states
- Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia · 27 states
- Virginia springbeauty Claytonia virginica · 10 states
- Western bracken fern Pteridium aquilinum · 7 states
- White ash Fraxinus americana · 31 states
- White baneberry Actaea pachypoda · 16 states
- White oak Quercus alba · 33 states
- Wild blue Phlox divaricata · 32 states