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New Jersey has five physiographic regions based on the underlying
geology: the Ridge and Valley, Highlands,
Piedmont, Inner
Coastal Plain, and Outer Coastal Plain.
A 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.
Plant lists are general lists based on the entire region. Because
site conditions and species composition vary throughout each region,
every listed species may not be appropriate for all sites within
the region. Therefore, to select species, an assessment of the site
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