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 on the first page, each naming its wild parent.

Showing 61 to 120 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.

Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
Full sunZones 3–76.5 ftModerate
Prairie Blazing Star
Liatris pycnostachya
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Stiff Goldenrod
Solidago rigida
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Smooth Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow
Aromatic Aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Full sunZones 3–82 ftLow
Rosy Sedge
Carex rosea
Part shadeZones 4–812 inModerate
Foliage
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Full sunZones 2–945 ftModerate
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Part shadeZones 4–99.5 ftModerate
Eastern Star Sedge
Carex radiata
Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Part shadeZones 3–925 ftModerate
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Part sunZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Common Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
Full sunZones 3–84 ftHigh
Purple Lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Part shadeZones 5–102 ftModerate
Northern Sea Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
American Alumroot
Heuchera americana
Part shadeZones 4–92 ftModerate
New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Goatsbeard
Aruncus dioicus
Part shadeZones 3–74 ftModerate
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Full sunZones 3–83 ftLow
Sideoats Grama
Bouteloua curtipendula
Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow
Virginia Bluebells
Mertensia virginica
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Blue Wood Aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate
Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate
Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor
Full sunZones 4–855 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Roundleaf Ragwort
Packera obovata
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
False Solomon's Seal
Maianthemum racemosum
Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate
Golden Ragwort
Packera aurea
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Foliage
Lady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Foliage
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Part shadeZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Possumhaw Holly
Ilex decidua
Full sunZones 5–912 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Bottlebrush Grass
Elymus hystrix
Part shadeZones 5–93 ftModerate
Gray's Sedge
Carex grayi
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate
Foliage
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Smooth Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
Part shadeZones 3–94 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Foliage
Marginal Wood Fern
Dryopteris marginalis
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
Full sunZones 4–940 ftModerate
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Full sunZones 2–625 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Hardy Hibiscus
Hibiscus moscheutos
Full sunZones 5–94 ftHigh
Bristleleaf Sedge
Carex eburnea
Part shadeZones 2–88 inModerate
Prairie Dropseed Grass
Sporobolus heterolepis
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow
Prairie Junegrass
Koeleria macrantha
Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow
Perennial Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia fulgida
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Full sunZones 4–93 ftHigh
Southern Blue Flag
Iris virginica
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Eastern Bluestar
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Ozark Witch Hazel
Hamamelis vernalis
Part sunZones 4–88 ftModerate
Black Cohosh
Actaea racemosa
Part shadeZones 3–85 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
Part shadeZones 3–720 ftModerate
Nodding Onion
Allium cernuum
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Palm Sedge
Carex muskingumensis
Part sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate
Pink Muhly Grass
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow
Foliage
Royal Fern
Osmunda regalis
Part shadeZones 3–94 ftHigh
Blue Indigo
Baptisia australis
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to cats
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod
Solidago caesia
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Celandine Poppy
Chelidonium diphyllum
Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate
Foliage
Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
Full sunZones 4–959 ftHigh
White Turtlehead
Chelone glabra
Part shadeZones 3–83 ftHigh

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