The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released its updated 2026 Rare, Threatened, and Endangered (RTE) Plants of Maryland list, an important resource reflecting significant conservation efforts by the department’s Wildlife and Heritage Service.
This document, available in list-only and expanded versions, is a vital resource for botanists, researchers, naturalists, and plant enthusiasts. It contains a unique assemblage of global and local conservation rankings, historical records, natural histories, and local knowledge of all plant species known in our state.
The 2026 update incorporates extensive work and hundreds of edits to species information, reflecting the most current understanding of Maryland’s plant populations…