Native range

Native plants of Minnesota

144 wild species and 18 plant groups in the BloomsEye library grow wild somewhere in Minnesota, read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 119 garden forms of them are listed apart on the first page, each naming its wild parent.

Showing 61 to 120 of 162 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; Minnesota 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 162 plants, 151 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.

Foliage
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Full sunZones 2–945 ftModerate
Northern Blue Flag Iris
Iris versicolor
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Red Elderberry
Sambucus racemosa
Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Dotted Blazing Star
Liatris punctata
Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Common Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus
Full sunZones 3–74.5 ftModerate
Northern Bush Honeysuckle
Diervilla lonicera
Part shadeZones 3–73 ftModerate
White Turtlehead
Chelone glabra
Part shadeZones 3–83 ftHigh
Bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
Part shadeZones 2–68 inModerate
Gray-Headed Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Woodland Phlox
Phlox divaricata
Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate
Common Blue Grama Grass
Bouteloua gracilis
Full sunZones 3–101.5 ftLow
Foliage
Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum
Full shadeZones 3–81.5 ftHigh
Foliage
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Part shadeZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
Foliage
Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
Full sunZones 3–859 ftModerate
Kinnikinnick
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Full sunZones 3–78 inModerate
Foliage
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Western Serviceberry
Amelanchier alnifolia
Full sunZones 2–918 ftModerate
Allegheny Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis
Part shadeZones 4–825 ftModerate
Aromatic Aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Full sunZones 3–82 ftLow
Staghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina
Full sunZones 4–820 ftLow
Mexican Hat
Ratibida columnifera
Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow
Bristleleaf Sedge
Carex eburnea
Part shadeZones 2–88 inModerate
Southern Blue Flag
Iris virginica
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Full sunZones 3–96.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
White Oak
Quercus alba
Full sunZones 3–965 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Purple Lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow
American Wintergreen
Gaultheria procumbens
Part shadeZones 3–88 inModerate
Listed as toxic to cats
Blue Wood Aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate
Foliage
Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis
Full sunZones 3–820 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
Full sunZones 3–76.5 ftModerate
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Full sun6.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide
Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa
Full sunZones 2–73 ftLow
Sweet Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium purpureum
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate
Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate
Foliage
Royal Fern
Osmunda regalis
Part shadeZones 3–94 ftHigh
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Full sunZones 4–93 ftHigh
Tufted Hairgrass
Deschampsia cespitosa
Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftModerate
Creeping Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium reptans
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Golden Currant
Ribes aureum
Part shadeZones 3–76 ftModerate
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Full sunZones 3–940 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Kentucky Coffeetree
Gymnocladus dioicus
Full sunZones 3–869 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Part shadeZones 3–925 ftModerate
Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Part sunZones 4–920 ftModerate
Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor
Full sunZones 4–855 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Brome-Like Sedge
Carex bromoides
Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Brown-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Full sunZones 5–98.5 ftModerate
Common Blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata
Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate
Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Virginia Bluebells
Mertensia virginica
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Part sunZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Full sunZones 4–812 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Common Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Full sunZones 3–817 ftModerate
Gray's Sedge
Carex grayi
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate
Palm Sedge
Carex muskingumensis
Part sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate
Buffalograss
Bouteloua dactyloides
Full sunZones 4–88 inLow

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