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 121 to 180 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.

Pennsylvania Sedge
Carex pensylvanica
Part shadeZones 3–88 inLow
Purple Poppy Mallow
Callirhoe involucrata
Full sunZones 4–88 inModerate
Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Full sunZones 5–969 ftModerate
Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Full sunZones 4–966 ftModerate
Foliage
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Part shadeZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
Crossvine
Bignonia capreolata
Full sunZones 5–943 ftModerate
Mexican Hat
Ratibida columnifera
Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
Part shadeZones 4–816 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Texas Sedge
Carex texensis
Part shadeZones 5–912 inLow
Willow Oak
Quercus phellos
Full sunZones 5–957 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Dwarf Crested Iris
Iris cristata
Part shadeZones 4–88 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Indian Pink
Spigelia marilandica
Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate
Hollow Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium fistulosum
Full sunZones 4–86 ftModerate
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Full sunZones 4–915 ftModerate
Cucumbertree Magnolia
Magnolia acuminata
Full sunZones 4–865 ftModerate
Dotted Blazing Star
Liatris punctata
Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow
Foliage
Ostrich Fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Part shadeZones 3–74 ftHigh
Woodland Stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
Part shadeZones 4–88 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Holly
Ilex opaca
Full sunZones 5–935 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Foxglove Penstemon
Penstemon cobaea
Full sunZones 5–81.5 ftLow
Quaking Aspen
Populus tremuloides
Full sunZones 1–645 ftModerate
Virginia Sweetspire
Itea virginica
Part sunZones 5–94.5 ftModerate
White Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
Full sunZones 3–917 ftModerate
American Smoketree
Cotinus obovatus
Full sunZones 4–817 ftModerate
Buffalograss
Bouteloua dactyloides
Full sunZones 4–88 inLow
Cherokee Sedge
Carex cherokeensis
Part shadeZones 6–91.5 ftModerate
Common Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Full sunZones 3–817 ftModerate
Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Full sunZones 3–96.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Blue Wood Sedge
Carex flaccosperma
Part shadeZones 5–88 inModerate
Brome-Like Sedge
Carex bromoides
Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Common Blue Grama Grass
Bouteloua gracilis
Full sunZones 3–101.5 ftLow
Golden Currant
Ribes aureum
Part shadeZones 3–76 ftModerate
Swamp Sunflower
Helianthus angustifolius
Full sunZones 5–96 ftModerate
Clustered Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum muticum
Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Foliage
Hay Scented Fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate
Queen of the Prairie
Filipendula rubra
Full sunZones 3–95 ftHigh
Alkali Sacaton
Sporobolus airoides
Full sunZones 4–93 ftLow
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
Part sunZones 6–106 ftModerate
Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Arrowwood
Viburnum dentatum
Full sunZones 3–88 ftModerate
Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate
Common Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
Full sunZones 2–716 ftModerate
Dense Blazing Star
Liatris spicata
Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Lavender Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Long-Beaked Sedge
Carex sprengelii
Part shadeZones 3–72.5 ftModerate
Nannyberry Viburnum
Viburnum lentago
Full sunZones 3–716 ftModerate
Peach Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Purple Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Red Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Red Elderberry
Sambucus racemosa
Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
White Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardi
Full sunZones 4–96 ftLow
Common Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus
Full sunZones 3–74.5 ftModerate
Pink Dogwood
Cornus florida var. rubra
Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate
Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
Part shadeZones 4–88.5 ftModerate
Splitbeard Bluestem
Anatherum ternarium
Full sunZones 6–103 ftLow
Spotted Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium maculatum
Full sunZones 4–85.5 ftModerate
Goldenrod
Solidago
Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow
Aster
Symphyotrichum
Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate
Perennial Sunflower
Helianthus
Full sunZones 4–95 ftModerate

Keep exploring

Design your garden

Drop plants onto a 3D plan, see how they fill in, and watch the whole garden bloom across the year.

Open BloomsEye Studio →