Native range

Native plants of Michigan

161 wild species and 18 plant groups in the BloomsEye library grow wild somewhere in Michigan, read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 138 garden forms of them are listed apart on the first page, each naming its wild parent.

Showing 61 to 120 of 179 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; Michigan 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 179 plants, 167 have been checked against outside sources (4 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.

Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod
Solidago caesia
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Common Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus
Full sunZones 3–74.5 ftModerate
Kalm's St. John's Wort
Hypericum kalmianum
Full sunZones 4–72.5 ftModerate
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Part shadeZones 4–99.5 ftModerate
False Sunflower
Heliopsis
Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate
Foxglove Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow
Carolina Rose
Rosa carolina
Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate
Common Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
Full sunZones 3–84 ftHigh
Culver's Root
Veronicastrum virginicum
Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate
Prairie Junegrass
Koeleria macrantha
Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow
Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea
Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate
Gray's Sedge
Carex grayi
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate
Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate
Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Full sunZones 3–912 ftModerate
American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate
Foliage
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Full sunZones 2–945 ftModerate
Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
Full sunZones 4–940 ftModerate
Northern Blue Flag Iris
Iris versicolor
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor
Full sunZones 4–855 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata
Full sunZones 3–96 inLow
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate
Purple Lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow
Bristleleaf Sedge
Carex eburnea
Part shadeZones 2–88 inModerate
Brome-Like Sedge
Carex bromoides
Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Full sunZones 2–957 ftModerate
Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Dense Blazing Star
Liatris spicata
Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Shrubby St. John's Wort
Hypericum prolificum
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Smooth Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Stiff Goldenrod
Solidago rigida
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
White-Tinged Sedge
Carex albicans
Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Chinkapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
Full sunZones 5–750 ftModerate
Common Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Full sunZones 5–817 ftModerate
Sweet Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium purpureum
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate
Gray-Headed Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Narrowleaf Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Tufted Hairgrass
Deschampsia cespitosa
Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftModerate
Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Full sunZones 4–966 ftModerate
Foliage
Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Long-Beaked Sedge
Carex sprengelii
Part shadeZones 3–72.5 ftModerate
Palm Sedge
Carex muskingumensis
Part sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Full sunZones 3–94.5 ftLow
Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
Full sunZones 4–860 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Celandine Poppy
Chelidonium diphyllum
Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate
Perennial Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia fulgida
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
American Alumroot
Heuchera americana
Part shadeZones 4–92 ftModerate
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Part sunZones 4–923 ftModerate
Golden Currant
Ribes aureum
Part shadeZones 3–76 ftModerate
Brown-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Kentucky Coffeetree
Gymnocladus dioicus
Full sunZones 3–869 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Hardy Hibiscus
Hibiscus moscheutos
Full sunZones 5–94 ftHigh
Nodding Onion
Allium cernuum
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Full sunZones 3–83 ftLow
Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
Full sunZones 2–92.5 ftLow

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