Native range

Native plants of Saskatchewan

59 wild species and 15 plant groups in the BloomsEye library grow wild somewhere in Saskatchewan, read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 41 garden forms of them are listed apart below, each naming its wild parent.

Showing 1 to 60 of 74 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; Saskatchewan is read off the record's own range, and the order is how many of the record's areas each plant reaches, then by name, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 74 plants, 70 have been checked against outside sources; 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 Cranberrybush Viburnum
Viburnum opulus var. americanum
Full sunZones 2–710 ftModerate
American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate
American Linden
Tilia americana
Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate
Anise Hyssop
Agastache
Full sunZones 5–93 ftLow
Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardi
Full sunZones 4–96 ftLow
Bristleleaf Sedge
Carex eburnea
Part shadeZones 2–88 inModerate
Buffalograss
Bouteloua dactyloides
Full sunZones 4–88 inLow
Bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
Part shadeZones 2–68 inModerate
Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Full sunZones 4–812 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Full sunZones 2–625 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Common Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Common Blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata
Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate
Common Blue Grama Grass
Bouteloua gracilis
Full sunZones 3–101.5 ftLow
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Common Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
Full sunZones 2–716 ftModerate
Common Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
Full sunZones 3–84 ftHigh
Common Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus
Full sunZones 3–74.5 ftModerate
Dotted Blazing Star
Liatris punctata
Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow
Eastern Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate
False Solomon's Seal
Maianthemum racemosum
Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate
False Sunflower
Heliopsis
Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Full sunZones 3–94.5 ftLow
Golden Currant
Ribes aureum
Part shadeZones 3–76 ftModerate
Idaho Fescue
Festuca idahoensis
Full sunZones 3–71.5 ftLow
Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate
Kinnikinnick
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Full sunZones 3–78 inModerate
Foliage
Lady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow
Long-Beaked Sedge
Carex sprengelii
Part shadeZones 3–72.5 ftModerate
Mexican Hat
Ratibida columnifera
Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow
Nannyberry Viburnum
Viburnum lentago
Full sunZones 3–716 ftModerate
Nodding Onion
Allium cernuum
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Northern Bush Honeysuckle
Diervilla lonicera
Part shadeZones 3–73 ftModerate
Foliage
Ostrich Fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Part shadeZones 3–74 ftHigh
Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera
Part shadeZones 2–732 ftModerate
Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa
Full sunZones 2–73 ftLow
Prairie Dropseed Grass
Sporobolus heterolepis
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow
Prairie Junegrass
Koeleria macrantha
Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow
Prairie Smoke
Geum triflorum
Full sunZones 3–71.5 ftLow
Purple Prairie Clover
Dalea purpurea
Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate
Quaking Aspen
Populus tremuloides
Full sunZones 1–645 ftModerate
Red Elderberry
Sambucus racemosa
Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Redosier Dogwood
Cornus sericea
Full sunZones 3–78 ftModerate
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow
Sea Thrift
Armeria maritima
Full sunZones 4–88 inLow
Showy Milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate
Sideoats Grama
Bouteloua curtipendula
Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow
Smooth Blue Aster
Symphyotrichum laeve
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
Smooth Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Full sunZones 3–912 ftModerate
Spotted Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium maculatum
Full sunZones 4–85.5 ftModerate
Stiff Goldenrod
Solidago rigida
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow
Tufted Hairgrass
Deschampsia cespitosa
Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftModerate
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Full sunZones 3–940 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Western Serviceberry
Amelanchier alnifolia
Full sunZones 2–918 ftModerate
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Wild Bee Balm
Monarda fistulosa
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate
Goldenrod
Solidago
Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow

Garden forms of Saskatchewan natives

41 garden forms, each a named selection of a species that grows wild in Saskatchewan and each naming its wild parent. A garden form is not the wild plant, so it is listed here and never counted above.

  • Abbotswood

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Alpine Carpet Juniper

    Juniperus communis 'Mondap' · Garden form of Juniperus communis

  • Arctic Fire Red Twig Dogwood

    Cornus sericea 'Farrow' · Garden form of Redosier Dogwood

  • Arctic Fire Yellow Dogwood

    Cornus sericea 'SMNCSBD' · Garden form of Redosier Dogwood

  • Athena Gold False Sunflower

    Heliopsis helianthoides 'Inhelsogia' · Garden form of False Sunflower

  • Autumn Colors

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Autumn Colors' · Garden form of Common Black-Eyed Susan

  • Bailey Compact American Cranberrybush

    Viburnum opulus var. americanum 'Bailey Compact' · Garden form of American Cranberrybush Viburnum

  • Bar Harbor Juniper

    Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor' · Garden form of Juniperus horizontalis

  • Black Hills Spruce

    Picea glauca 'Densata' · Garden form of Picea laxa

  • Blackhawks Big Bluestem

    Andropogon gerardi 'Blackhawks' · Garden form of Big Bluestem

  • Blaze

    Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blaze' · Garden form of Little Bluestem

  • Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass

    Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition' · Garden form of Common Blue Grama Grass

  • Blue Chip Juniper

    Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Chip' · Garden form of Juniperus horizontalis

  • Blue Rug Juniper

    Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii' · Garden form of Juniperus horizontalis

  • Cherry Brandy

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherry Brandy' · Garden form of Common Black-Eyed Susan

  • Claire Grace

    Monarda fistulosa 'Claire Grace' · Garden form of Wild Bee Balm

  • Compact Andorra Juniper

    Juniperus horizontalis 'Youngstown' · Garden form of Juniperus horizontalis

  • Denver Daisy

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Denver Daisy' · Garden form of Common Black-Eyed Susan

  • Deschampsia Goldtau Grass

    Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldtau' · Garden form of Tufted Hairgrass

  • Dwarf Alberta Spruce

    Picea glauca 'Conica' · Garden form of Picea laxa

  • Goldfinger

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Goldilocks

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Goldilocks' · Garden form of Common Black-Eyed Susan

  • Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac

    Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low' · Garden form of Fragrant Sumac

  • Happy Face Yellow

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Happy Face Yellow' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Heavy Metal

    Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' · Garden form of Switchgrass

  • Indian Summer

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer' · Garden form of Common Black-Eyed Susan

  • Lemony Lace Elderberry

    Sambucus racemosa 'SMNSRD4' · Garden form of Red Elderberry

  • Mango Tango

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Mango Tango' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • McKay's White

    Potentilla fruticosa 'McKay's White' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Northwind

    Panicum virgatum 'Northwind' · Garden form of Switchgrass

  • Orange Whisper

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Orange Whisper' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Pink Beauty

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Pink Whisper

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Whisper' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Prairie Sun

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun' · Garden form of Common Black-Eyed Susan

  • Red Ace

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Red Ace' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Regent Serviceberry

    Amelanchier alnifolia 'Regent' · Garden form of Western Serviceberry

  • Shenandoah

    Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah' · Garden form of Switchgrass

  • Snow Flurry

    Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry' · Garden form of Symphyotrichum ericoides

  • Tangerine

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Tangerine' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Toto Gold

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Toto Gold' · Garden form of Common Black-Eyed Susan

  • Twilight Zone

    Schizachyrium scoparium 'Twilight Zone' · Garden form of Little Bluestem

Plant groups native to Saskatchewan

15 plant groups sold under one name whose wild species grow in Saskatchewan; the count beside each is how many of its wild species the record finds in the province.

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