Native range

Native plants of Wisconsin

147 wild species and 18 plant groups in the BloomsEye library grow wild somewhere in Wisconsin, read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 118 garden forms of them are listed apart on the first page, each naming its wild parent.

Showing 61 to 120 of 165 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; Wisconsin 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 165 plants, 154 have been checked against outside sources (1 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.

Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
Full sunZones 3–76.5 ftModerate
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate
Foliage
Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis
Full sunZones 3–820 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
Full sunZones 2–92.5 ftLow
White Oak
Quercus alba
Full sunZones 3–965 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Common Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Full sunZones 3–817 ftModerate
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Brome-Like Sedge
Carex bromoides
Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Creeping Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium reptans
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
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
Common Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus
Full sunZones 3–74.5 ftModerate
Foliage
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Full sunZones 2–945 ftModerate
Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Full sunZones 3–939 ftModerate
Stiff Goldenrod
Solidago rigida
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Purple Prairie Clover
Dalea purpurea
Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Part sunZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Prairie Smoke
Geum triflorum
Full sunZones 3–71.5 ftLow
Purple Lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow
Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Full sunZones 3–912 ftModerate
Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Full sunZones 2–957 ftModerate
Foliage
Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
Part shadeZones 3–749 ftModerate
Kinnikinnick
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Full sunZones 3–78 inModerate
Northern Blue Flag Iris
Iris versicolor
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Gray-Headed Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Full sunZones 5–98.5 ftModerate
Foxglove Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Prairie Dropseed Grass
Sporobolus heterolepis
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow
Sideoats Grama
Bouteloua curtipendula
Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow
Bristleleaf Sedge
Carex eburnea
Part shadeZones 2–88 inModerate
Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Part sunZones 4–920 ftModerate
Prairie Blazing Star
Liatris pycnostachya
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor
Full sunZones 4–855 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa
Full sunZones 2–73 ftLow
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Full sunZones 3–940 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Sweet Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium purpureum
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate
Seersucker Sedge
Carex plantaginea
Part shadeZones 4–812 inModerate
Brown-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Foliage
River Birch
Betula nigra
Full sunZones 4–949 ftHigh
Gray's Sedge
Carex grayi
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate
Kalm's St. John's Wort
Hypericum kalmianum
Full sunZones 4–72.5 ftModerate
Foliage
Marginal Wood Fern
Dryopteris marginalis
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Tufted Hairgrass
Deschampsia cespitosa
Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftModerate
Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate
Golden Currant
Ribes aureum
Part shadeZones 3–76 ftModerate
Aromatic Aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Full sunZones 3–82 ftLow
Foliage
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Full shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Quaking Aspen
Populus tremuloides
Full sunZones 1–645 ftModerate
Foliage
Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Palm Sedge
Carex muskingumensis
Part sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate
Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata
Full sunZones 3–96 inLow
Kentucky Coffeetree
Gymnocladus dioicus
Full sunZones 3–869 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Zigzag Goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis
Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate
Anise Hyssop
Agastache
Full sunZones 5–93 ftLow
Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Full sunZones 4–812 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Common Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
Full sunZones 2–716 ftModerate

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