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According to their own assessment, the Greens will also go into the federal elections at the end of September as an "underdog" after the successes in the southwest.
"We are the challengers," said co-party leader Robert Habeck on Monday in Berlin.
Sometimes Holstein Kiel but also Bayern Munich beat.
In the state elections in Baden-Württemberg on Sunday, the Greens around Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann once again became the strongest force with a record result, and in Rhineland-Palatinate they have grown significantly.
"Everything is possible this year," said Habeck, referring to the federal government.
But it is "absurdly too early" to discuss whether a traffic light coalition of the Greens, SPD and FDP is the best option for the federal government.
The traffic light is only one of several possibilities.
In the exploratory talks in Stuttgart, the fight against climate change will be the decisive topic, added Greens co-boss Annalena Baerbock.
"For us, climate protection is the central challenge of our time." Then it will show whether the other parties see it similarly or whether it was only lip service in the election campaign.
In Baden-Württemberg, the Greens can continue the coalition with the CDU or rely on a traffic light constellation.
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The Greens want to clarify in the next few weeks who will run as the top candidate for the Chancellery.
Habeck said all relevant criteria would be checked for it.
He did not want to give examples.
Baden-Württemberg: All results and graphics at a glance.
Rhineland-Palatinate: Results and graphics of the state elections
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