Native range
Native plants of Missouri
177 wild species and 19 plant groups in the BloomsEye library grow wild somewhere in Missouri, read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 106 garden forms of them are listed apart below, each naming its wild parent.
Showing 1 to 60 of 196 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; Missouri 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 196 plants, 181 have been checked against outside sources (5 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.
American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Full sunZones 3–98.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Part sunZones 4–923 ftModerate
FoliageHoneylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Full sunZones 3–912 ftModerate
Chinkapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
Full sunZones 5–750 ftModerate
Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Full sunZones 3–939 ftModerate
White Oak
Quercus alba
Full sunZones 3–965 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Full sunZones 3–940 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Full sunZones 5–98.5 ftModerate
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Full sunZones 3–863 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Woodland Phlox
Phlox divaricata
Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate
American Hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
Part shadeZones 3–932 ftModerate
American Linden
Tilia americana
Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate
Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Brown-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Narrowleaf Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Eastern Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Full sunZones 3–94.5 ftLow
Common Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Full sunZones 5–817 ftModerate
FoliageWild Ginger
Asarum
Full shadeZones 4–86 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Carolina Rose
Rosa carolina
Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate
Flava (Yellow Trumpet)
Campsis radicans f. flava
Full sunZones 4–926 ftModerate
Great Blue Lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans
Full sunZones 4–926 ftModerate
Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Blackhaw
Viburnum prunifolium
Full sunZones 3–913 ftModerate
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Wild Bee Balm
Monarda fistulosa
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate
Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Full sunZones 2–957 ftModerate
Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Part sunZones 4–920 ftModerate
Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
Full sunZones 2–92.5 ftLow
Foxglove Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Common Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Full sunZones 4–935 ftModerate
FoliageSugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Full sunZones 3–859 ftModerate
Purple Prairie Clover
Dalea purpurea
Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate
Creeping Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium reptans
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Gray-Headed Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Kentucky Coffeetree
Gymnocladus dioicus
Full sunZones 3–869 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Pale Purple Coneflower
Echinacea pallida
Full sunZones 3–102.5 ftModerate
FoliageRiver Birch
Betula nigra
Full sunZones 4–949 ftHigh
Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea
Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate
Sweet Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium purpureum
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate
Common Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate
Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
Full sunZones 4–860 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
White-Tinged Sedge
Carex albicans
Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Culver's Root
Veronicastrum virginicum
Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate
False Sunflower
Heliopsis
Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
FoliageMaidenhair Fern
Adiantum
Full shadeZones 3–81.5 ftHigh
FoliageChristmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Full shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Smooth Blue Aster
Symphyotrichum laeve
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
Zigzag Goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis
Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate
Shrubby St. John's Wort
Hypericum prolificum
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
Recorded across Missouri
How many of the state's 115 counties record each wild species growing wild, from USDA PLANTS: a plant recorded in many counties is widespread in Missouri; one recorded in few may be local, or simply under-recorded. A county's absence is not evidence a plant is absent. 171 of the wild species carry a county record here.
- American Elderberry
- Eastern Redbud
- Honeylocust
- Smooth Sumac
- Chinkapin Oak
- Silver Maple
- White Oak
- American Hazelnut
- Virginia Creeper
- Buttonbush
- Mayapple
- Northern Red Oak
- Woodland Phlox
- American Hophornbeam
- American Linden
- Bur Oak
- Brown-Eyed Susan
- Whorled Milkweed
- Butterfly Weed
- Narrowleaf Mountain Mint
- Eastern Red Columbine
- Fragrant Sumac
- Common Pawpaw
- Wild Ginger
- Carolina Rose
- Flava (Yellow Trumpet)
- Great Blue Lobelia
- Trumpet Vine
- Wild Geranium
- Blackhaw
- New Jersey Tea
- Wild Bee Balm
- Common Hackberry
- Downy Serviceberry
- Leadplant
- Foxglove Beardtongue
- Common Persimmon
- Sugar Maple
- Purple Prairie Clover
- Creeping Jacob's Ladder
- Gray-Headed Coneflower
- Kentucky Coffeetree
- Pale Purple Coneflower
- River Birch
- Golden Alexanders
- Sweet Joe Pye Weed
- Common Black-Eyed Susan
- Rattlesnake Master
- Pin Oak
- Swamp Milkweed
- White-Tinged Sedge
- Culver's Root
- False Sunflower
- Common Milkweed
- Maidenhair Fern
- Christmas Fern
- Smooth Blue Aster
- Zigzag Goldenrod
- Flowering Dogwood
- Shrubby St. John's Wort
- Little Bluestem
- Ninebark
- Prairie Blazing Star
- Stiff Goldenrod
- Smooth Solomon's Seal
- Switchgrass
- Aromatic Aster
- Rosy Sedge
- Eastern Red Cedar
- Spicebush
- Eastern Star Sedge
- American Hornbeam
- Cardinal Flower
- Common Sneezeweed
- Purple Lovegrass
- Blue Mistflower
- Northern Sea Oats
- American Alumroot
- New England Aster
- Garden Phlox
- Goatsbeard
- Purple Coneflower
- Sideoats Grama
- Virginia Bluebells
- Blue Wood Aster
- Indiangrass
- Swamp White Oak
- Roundleaf Ragwort
- False Solomon's Seal
- Golden Ragwort
- Lady Fern
- Sensitive Fern
- Possumhaw Holly
- Bottlebrush Grass
- Gray's Sedge
- Red Maple
- Smooth Hydrangea
- Marginal Wood Fern
- Black Gum
- Chokecherry
- Hardy Hibiscus
- Bristleleaf Sedge
- Prairie Dropseed Grass
- Prairie Junegrass
- Perennial Black-Eyed Susan
- Soft Rush
- Southern Blue Flag
- Eastern Bluestar
- Ozark Witch Hazel
- Black Cohosh
- Pagoda Dogwood
- Nodding Onion
- Palm Sedge
- Pink Muhly Grass
- Royal Fern
- Blue Indigo
- Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod
- Celandine Poppy
- Bald Cypress
- White Turtlehead
- Pennsylvania Sedge
- Purple Poppy Mallow
- Sweetgum
- Tulip Tree
- Cinnamon Fern
- Crossvine
- Mexican Hat
- Red Buckeye
- Texas Sedge
- Willow Oak
- Dwarf Crested Iris
- Indian Pink
- Hollow Joe Pye Weed
- Coral Honeysuckle
- Cucumbertree Magnolia
- Dotted Blazing Star
- Ostrich Fern
- Woodland Stonecrop
- American Holly
- Foxglove Penstemon
- Quaking Aspen
- Virginia Sweetspire
- White Fringetree
- American Smoketree
- Buffalograss
- Cherokee Sedge
- Common Witch Hazel
- Winterberry
- Blue Wood Sedge
- Brome-Like Sedge
- Common Blue Grama Grass
- Golden Currant
- Swamp Sunflower
- Clustered Mountain Mint
- Hay Scented Fern
- Queen of the Prairie
- Alkali Sacaton
- American Beautyberry
- Annual Phlox
- Arrowwood
- Black Chokeberry
- Common Pussy Willow
- Dense Blazing Star
- Lavender Annual Phlox
- Long-Beaked Sedge
- Nannyberry Viburnum
- Peach Annual Phlox
- Purple Annual Phlox
- Red Annual Phlox
- Red Elderberry
- White Annual Phlox
Garden forms of Missouri natives
106 garden forms, each a named selection of a species that grows wild in Missouri and each naming its wild parent. A garden form is not the wild plant, so it is listed here and never counted above.
- Alba Gayfeather
- Alma Pötschke
- Amber Jubilee
- Amethyst Falls Wisteria
- Annabelle
- Appalachian Red
- Aquavita Juniper
- Athena Gold False Sunflower
- Autumn Bride Coral Bells
- Autumn Colors
- Autumn Gold Narrow-Leaved Sunflower
- Baby Joe Dwarf Joe Pye Weed
- Berry Heavy
- Berry Poppins
- Blackhawks Big Bluestem
- Blackjack Gold Black-Eyed Susan
- Blaze
- Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass
- Blue Blaze Viburnum
- Blue Moon Wisteria
- Blue Moon Woodland Phlox
- Blue Muffin Viburnum
- Blue Paradise
- Bright Eyes
- Bronze Wave Coral Bells
- Bubblegum Pink Garden Phlox
- Bunny Blue Sedge
- Caramel
- Cherokee Brave
- Cherokee Chief
- Cherokee Princess
- Cherry Brandy
- Citronelle
- Claire Grace
- Cloud Nine
- Coconut Lime
- Coppertina
- Coral Flame
- Crimson Comet Buttonbush
- Crimson Trumpet
- Dakota Burgundy Beardtongue
- David
- Denver Daisy
- Diabolo
- DreamScape Hydrangea
- Dressed To Thrill Crossvine
- Early Sunrise
- Falling Waters
- Fireworks Goldenrod
- Flame Thrower
- Forest Pansy
- Goldilocks
- Goldsturm
- Green Jewel
- Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac
- Hearts of Gold
- Heavy Metal
- Henry's Garnet Sweetspire
- Incrediball Hydrangea
- Indian Summer
- Invincibelle Spirit II Hydrangea
- Jeana
- Laura
- Lavender Twist
- Lemony Lace Elderberry
- Little Devil
- Little Henry Sweetspire
- Luminary Ultraviolet
- Luna Pink Swirl
- Luna White
- Magnus
- Major Wheeler
- New England Aster 'Barr's Pink'
- New England Aster 'Harrington's Pink'
- Nicky
- Northwind
- Nugget
- October Skies
- Orange Perfection
- Peve Minaret
- Pink Double Delight
- PowWow Wild Berry
- Prairie Sun
- Purple Dome
- Purple Phlox
- Raydon's Favorite
- Red Sprite
- River Mist
- Robert Poore
- Royal White Redbud
- Ruby Falls
- Screaming Yellow
- Shawnee Brave
- Shenandoah
- Snow Flurry
- Starfire
- Sugar Shack Buttonbush
- Summer Wine
- The Rising Sun
- Tiny Wine
- Toto Gold
- Twilight Zone
- White Flame
- White Swan
- Winter Gold
- Winter Red
Plant groups native to Missouri
19 plant groups sold under one name whose wild species grow in Missouri; the count beside each is how many of its wild species the record finds in the state.
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