This checklist provides the first complete, vouchered account of Maryland’s vascular flora. In total, we discuss 3,525 taxa and document 2,918 established taxa for the state of Maryland, 71.8% of which are native and 28.2% of which are introduced. Of the native species, 737 (25.3%) are tracked by the Maryland Natural Heritage Program as of conservation concern. We exclude 324 taxa reported from Maryland by previous authors and provide justifications for these exclusions.

Knapp, W.M. & R.F.C. Naczi. 2021. Vascular Plants of Maryland, USA: A Comprehensive Account of the State’s Botanical Diversity. The Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Contributions to Botany.113 viii + 151 pages, 1 figure. ISSN: 1938-2812 (online); 0081-024X (print) https://doi.org/10.5479/si.14605674.v1

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