Native range

Native plants of Indiana

174 wild species and 18 plant groups in the BloomsEye library grow wild somewhere in Indiana, read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 152 garden forms of them are listed apart on the first page, each naming its wild parent.

Showing 61 to 120 of 192 plants

How this list is made

Derived from each plant's native-range record, checked against Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS with every decision on a ledger; Indiana is read off the record's own range, and the order is how many of the state's counties record each plant, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 192 plants, 179 have been checked against outside sources (2 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.

Range data from the World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 4.0, adapted) and USDA PLANTS. How the native range is credited.

Eastern Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate
Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Purple Lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow
Foliage
Lady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Golden Ragwort
Packera aurea
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea
Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate
Narrowleaf Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Zigzag Goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis
Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate
Smooth Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
Part shadeZones 3–94 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Full sunZones 3–96.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow
Common Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Full sunZones 3–817 ftModerate
Gray-Headed Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow
Culver's Root
Veronicastrum virginicum
Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate
Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
Part shadeZones 3–720 ftModerate
White Turtlehead
Chelone glabra
Part shadeZones 3–83 ftHigh
Woodland Stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
Part shadeZones 4–88 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Celandine Poppy
Chelidonium diphyllum
Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate
Kentucky Coffeetree
Gymnocladus dioicus
Full sunZones 3–869 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Shrubby St. John's Wort
Hypericum prolificum
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
Foliage
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Full sunZones 2–945 ftModerate
Brown-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Full sunZones 4–93 ftHigh
Common Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
Full sunZones 2–716 ftModerate
Foliage
Royal Fern
Osmunda regalis
Part shadeZones 3–94 ftHigh
Foxglove Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
Full sunZones 3–76.5 ftModerate
Quaking Aspen
Populus tremuloides
Full sunZones 1–645 ftModerate
Virginia Bluebells
Mertensia virginica
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Foliage
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Part shadeZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Part shadeZones 5–102 ftModerate
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Full sunZones 2–625 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate
Nannyberry Viburnum
Viburnum lentago
Full sunZones 3–716 ftModerate
Nodding Onion
Allium cernuum
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Spotted Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium maculatum
Full sunZones 4–85.5 ftModerate
Dense Blazing Star
Liatris spicata
Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Hollow Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium fistulosum
Full sunZones 4–86 ftModerate
Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Part sunZones 4–920 ftModerate
Foliage
River Birch
Betula nigra
Full sunZones 4–949 ftHigh
Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Full sunZones 5–969 ftModerate
Pennsylvania Sedge
Carex pensylvanica
Part shadeZones 3–88 inLow
Stiff Goldenrod
Solidago rigida
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Perennial Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia fulgida
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Allegheny Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis
Part shadeZones 4–825 ftModerate
Common Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Full sunZones 4–935 ftModerate
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Full sunZones 3–94.5 ftLow
Hardy Hibiscus
Hibiscus moscheutos
Full sunZones 5–94 ftHigh
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate
Staghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina
Full sunZones 4–820 ftLow
Brome-Like Sedge
Carex bromoides
Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Northern Sea Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Arrowwood
Viburnum dentatum
Full sunZones 3–88 ftModerate
Queen of the Prairie
Filipendula rubra
Full sunZones 3–95 ftHigh
Redosier Dogwood
Cornus sericea
Full sunZones 3–78 ftModerate
Smooth Blue Aster
Symphyotrichum laeve
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

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