American Elm – Ulmus americana Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Illinois native plants
USDA PLANTS records 385 plants as native to Illinois (IL) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
Illinois native plant list
This list has 385 Illinois natives that nurseries routinely sell: 95 trees, 48 shrubs, 112 wildflowers, 113 grasses and sedges, 9 ferns and 8 vines. The most widespread include American Black Elderberry, American Elm and American Hazelnut, each recorded as native in all 102 Illinois counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus quinquefolia Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Bitternut Hickory – Carya cordiformis Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Hazelnut – Corylus americana Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Canada Wildrye – Elymus canadensis Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in 60 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Riverbank Grape – Vitis riparia Native
Native in 94 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A vine for sun or part shade.
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Interrupted Fern – Osmunda claytoniana Native
Native in 43 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
American Bittersweet – Celastrus scandens Native
Native in 93 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Black Oak – Quercus velutina Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
New Jersey Tea – Ceanothus americanus Native
Native in 95 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade.
Canada Germander – Teucrium canadense Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Royal/Flowering Fern – Osmunda regalis Native
Native in 31 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Trumpet Vine – Campsis radicans Native
Native in 82 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A vine for full sun, with summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Black Willow – Salix nigra Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Button Bush – Cephalanthus occidentalis Native
Native in 94 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Common Blue Violet – Viola sororia Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Green Bulrush – Scirpus atrovirens Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A perennial sedge for full sun.
Cinnamon Fern – Osmunda cinnamomea Native
Native in 27 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Groundnut – Apios americana Native
Native in 75 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Plum – Prunus americana Native
Native in 88 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 24 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Water Horsetail – Equisetum fluviatile Native
Native in 24 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A horsetail for full sun and wet soil.
Arrowleaf Tearthumb – Polygonum sagittatum Native
Native in 51 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A vine for full sun.
Burr Oak – Quercus macrocarpa Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Gray Dogwood – Cornus racemosa Native
Native in 88 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Jack in the Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Crested Woodfern – Dryopteris cristata Native
Native in 20 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Catbird Grape – Vitis palmata Native
Native in 20 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A vine for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Blackhaw – Viburnum prunifolium Native
Native in 84 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
New York Fern – Thelypteris noveboracensis Native
Native in 5 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Wisteria – Wisteria frutescens Native
Native in 16 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Eastern White Oak – Quercus alba Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Black Raspberry – Rubus occidentalis Native
Native in 80 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Dotted Smartweed – Polygonum punctatum Native
Native in 101 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Woodland Horsetail – Equisetum sylvaticum Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A horsetail that tolerates shade.
Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A tree up to 45 ft that tolerates shade.
Rough-Leaf Dogwood – Cornus drummondii Native
Native in 78 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Ditch Stonecrop – Penthorum sedoides Native
Native in 100 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 94 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Shagbark Hickory – Carya ovata Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Silky Dogwood – Cornus amomum Native
Native in 69 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Littleleaf Buttercup – Ranunculus abortivus Native
Native in 100 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A plant that tolerates shade.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in 92 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Silver Maple – Acer saccharinum Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Leadplant – Amorpha canescens Native
Native in 67 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Wild Blue Phlox – Phlox divaricata Native
Native in 100 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Eastern Woodland Sedge – Carex blanda Native
Native in 91 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Slippery Elm – Ulmus rubra Native
Native in all 102 of Illinois’s counties. A tree up to 85 ft that tolerates shade.
Winged Sumac – Rhus copallinum Native
Native in 52 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native
Native in 99 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.
Sweet Woodreed – Cinna arundinacea Native
Native in 91 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Eastern Black Walnut – Juglans nigra Native
Native in 101 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Northern Spicebush – Lindera benzoin Native
Native in 51 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Canada Goldenrod – Solidago canadensis Native
Native in 98 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native
Native in 90 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 99 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Rose – Rosa palustris Native
Native in 44 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
American Water Plantain – Alisma subcordatum Native
Native in 97 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Inland Rush – Juncus interior Native
Native in 89 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Eastern Redcedar – Juniperus virginiana Native
Native in 98 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Red Osier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 41 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Bristly Buttercup – Ranunculus hispidus Native
Native in 97 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Prairie Cordgrass – Spartina pectinata Native
Native in 89 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Sandbar Willow – Salix interior Native
Native in 97 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Red-Barked Dogwood – Cornus alba Native
Native in 41 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native
Native in 97 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in 87 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Red Oak – Quercus rubra Native
Native in 96 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 81 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Redosier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 41 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa Native
Native in 97 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Oval-Leaf Sedge – Carex cephalophora Native
Native in 86 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Sugar Maple – Acer saccharum Native
Native in 95 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
White Meadowsweet – Spiraea alba Native
Native in 34 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Jerusalem Artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus Native
Native in 96 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Rufous Bulrush – Scirpus pendulus Native
Native in 86 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
White Ash – Fraxinus americana Native
Native in 95 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Chickasaw Plum – Prunus angustifolia Native
Native in 33 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Partridge Pea – Chamaecrista fasciculata Native
Native in 95 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Whitegrass – Leersia virginica Native
Native in 85 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
American Linden – Tilia americana Native
Native in 94 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Golden Currant – Ribes aureum Native
Native in 29 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Sawtooth Sunflower – Helianthus grosseserratus Native
Native in 94 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native
Native in 83 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native
Native in 94 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Cane Reed – Arundinaria gigantea Native
Native in 26 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Smooth Hedgenettle – Stachys tenuifolia Native
Native in 93 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Winter Bentgrass – Agrostis hyemalis Native
Native in 81 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Osage-Orange – Maclura pomifera Native
Native in 93 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 35 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Silky Willow – Salix sericea Native
Native in 24 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native
Native in 92 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Crested Sedge – Carex cristatella Native
Native in 79 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Green Ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica Native
Native in 91 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Common Witch Hazel – Hamamelis virginiana Native
Native in 23 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with fall flowers and showy fruit.
Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native
Native in 92 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Blunt Spikerush – Eleocharis obtusa Native
Native in 75 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Red Mulberry – Morus rubra Native
Native in 90 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Common Winterberry – Ilex verticillata Native
Native in 19 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Missouri Ironweed – Vernonia missurica Native
Native in 91 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Deertongue – Dichanthelium clandestinum Native
Native in 73 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Eastern Redbud – Cercis canadensis Native
Native in 88 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Western Snowberry – Symphoricarpos occidentalis Native
Native in 19 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Swamp Smartweed – Polygonum hydropiperoides Native
Native in 90 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Blunt Broom Sedge – Carex tribuloides Native
Native in 72 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Pawpaw – Asimina triloba Native
Native in 80 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Bristly Dewberry – Rubus hispidus Native
Native in 18 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Foxglove Beardtongue – Penstemon digitalis Native
Native in 89 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Short's Sedge – Carex shortiana Native
Native in 71 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Pin Oak – Quercus palustris Native
Native in 78 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Stiff Dogwood – Cornus foemina Native
Native in 16 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Virginia Bluebells – Mertensia virginica Native
Native in 89 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in 71 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Sassafras – Sassafras albidum Native
Native in 77 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Swamp Loosestrife – Decodon verticillatus Native
Native in 15 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa Native
Native in 86 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Hop Sedge – Carex lupulina Native
Native in 70 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Cockspur Hawthorn – Crataegus crus-galli Native
Native in 73 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Hercules's Club – Aralia spinosa Native
Native in 14 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Bearded Beggarticks – Bidens aristosa Native
Native in 85 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Mexican Muhly – Muhlenbergia mexicana Native
Native in 69 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
American Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana Native
Native in 72 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Alderleaf Buckthorn – Rhamnus alnifolia Native
Native in 9 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Pinnate Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida pinnata Native
Native in 85 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Limestone Meadow Sedge – Carex granularis Native
Native in 67 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Butternut – Juglans cinerea Native
Native in 67 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Lowbush Blueberry – Vaccinium angustifolium Native
Native in 9 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in 84 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Greater Straw Sedge – Carex normalis Native
Native in 65 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Persimmon – Diospyros virginiana Native
Native in 65 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 55 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Sandcherry – Prunus pumila Native
Native in 9 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in 84 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in 64 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Ohio Buckeye – Aesculus glabra Native
Native in 65 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 68 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Steeplebush – Spiraea tomentosa Native
Native in 9 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with summer flowers and fall colour.
Virginia Iris – Iris virginica Native
Native in 83 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Fragrant Flatsedge – Cyperus odoratus Native
Native in 63 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A sedge for full sun.
River/Red Birch – Betula nigra Native
Native in 62 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Canada Yew – Taxus canadensis Native
Native in 8 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 5 ft that tolerates shade.
Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native
Native in 82 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Awlfruit Sedge – Carex stipata Native
Native in 61 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Swamp White Oak – Quercus bicolor Native
Native in 62 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Shining Willow – Salix lucida Native
Native in 8 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 13 ft for sun or part shade.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 82 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Broom Sedge – Carex scoparia Native
Native in 61 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Peachleaf Willow – Salix amygdaloides Native
Native in 57 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun.
Highbush Blueberry – Vaccinium corymbosum Native
Native in 7 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in 82 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Frank's Sedge – Carex frankii Native
Native in 61 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Blackjack Oak – Quercus marilandica Native
Native in 56 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Bog Birch – Betula pumila Native
Native in 6 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 20 ft for full sun and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Nodding Beggartick – Bidens cernua Native
Native in 82 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Bluejoint – Calamagrostis canadensis Native
Native in 59 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Post Oak – Quercus stellata Native
Native in 56 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Kinnikinnick – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Native
Native in 6 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 in for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native
Native in 80 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Squarrose Sedge – Carex squarrosa Native
Native in 59 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern Dogwood – Cornus florida Native
Native in 54 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Speckled Alder – Alnus incana subsp. rugosa Native
Native in 6 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 79 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
June Grass – Koeleria macrantha Native
Native in 58 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Missouri River Willow – Salix eriocephala Native
Native in 54 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 52 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Virginia Sweetspire – Itea virginica Native
Native in 6 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Common Goldstar – Hypoxis hirsuta Native
Native in 79 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Woolgrass – Scirpus cyperinus Native
Native in 58 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana Native
Native in 53 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Woolly Beachheather – Hudsonia tomentosa Native
Native in 5 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 79 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Gray's Sedge – Carex grayi Native
Native in 57 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Pecan – Carya illinoinensis Native
Native in 51 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Leatherleaf – Chamaedaphne calyculata Native
Native in 4 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade.
Pale Purple Coneflower – Echinacea pallida Native
Native in 77 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Shallow Sedge – Carex lurida Native
Native in 55 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Bigtooth Aspen – Populus grandidentata Native
Native in 46 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Common Juniper – Juniperus communis Native
Native in 2 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
White Doll's Daisy – Boltonia asteroides Native
Native in 77 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Sideoats Grama – Bouteloua curtipendula Native
Native in 53 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Pussy Willow – Salix discolor Native
Native in 44 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Creeping Juniper – Juniperus horizontalis Native
Native in 2 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 4 ft for full sun.
Virginia Water Horehound – Lycopus virginicus Native
Native in 76 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Whiteroot Rush – Juncus brachycarpus Native
Native in 53 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Shellbark Hickory – Carya laciniosa Native
Native in 43 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Russet Buffaloberry – Shepherdia canadensis Native
Native in 2 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Sharpwing Monkeyflower – Mimulus alatus Native
Native in 75 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Sea Oats – Chasmanthium latifolium Native
Native in 52 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Western Catalpa – Catalpa speciosa Native
Native in 42 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Beaked Hazelnut – Corylus cornuta Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Blue Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium angustifolium Native
Native in 74 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Bicknell's Sedge – Carex bicknellii Native
Native in 50 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Possumhaw – Ilex decidua Native
Native in 39 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 33 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Prairie Sagewort – Artemisia frigida Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for sun or part shade.
Pale Touch-Me-Not – Impatiens pallida Native
Native in 74 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An annual that tolerates shade.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in 48 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Quaking Aspen – Populus tremuloides Native
Native in 39 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Prairie Blazing Star – Liatris pycnostachya Native
Native in 74 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Muskingum Sedge – Carex muskingumensis Native
Native in 47 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Red Maple – Acer rubrum Native
Native in 39 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 68 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Smooth Phlox – Phlox glaberrima Native
Native in 74 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Prairie Dropseed – Sporobolus heterolepis Native
Native in 47 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Nannyberry – Viburnum lentago Native
Native in 38 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 28 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 73 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Sand Dropseed – Sporobolus cryptandrus Native
Native in 47 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Eastern Swampprivet – Forestiera acuminata Native
Native in 34 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 33 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Atlantic Camas – Camassia scilloides Native
Native in 72 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Fringed Brome – Bromus ciliatus Native
Native in 46 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Sugarberry – Celtis laevigata Native
Native in 34 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in 72 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native
Native in 45 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Sour Gum/Tupelo – Nyssa sylvatica Native
Native in 33 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 95 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Halberdleaf Rosemallow – Hibiscus laevis Native
Native in 71 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Ravenfoot Sedge – Carex crus-corvi Native
Native in 43 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Sweet Gum – Liquidambar styraciflua Native
Native in 29 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Wild Mint – Mentha arvensis Native
Native in 69 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Western Wheatgrass – Pascopyrum smithii Native
Native in 43 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Black Ash – Fraxinus nigra Native
Native in 27 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Purpleleaf Willowherb – Epilobium coloratum Native
Native in 66 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Hairy Sedge – Carex lacustris Native
Native in 41 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Overcup Oak – Quercus lyrata Native
Native in 27 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Marsh Hedgenettle – Stachys palustris Native
Native in 65 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in 39 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Tulip Tree – Liriodendron tulipifera Native
Native in 27 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Rough Avens – Geum laciniatum Native
Native in 65 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Upright Sedge – Carex stricta Native
Native in 38 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
American Beech – Fagus grandifolia Native
Native in 23 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Sweetflag – Acorus americanus Native
Native in 65 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Cattail Sedge – Carex typhina Native
Native in 34 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Green Hawthorn – Crataegus viridis Native
Native in 23 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Nodding Lady's Tresses – Spiranthes cernua Native
Native in 61 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Eastern Gamagrass – Tripsacum dactyloides Native
Native in 31 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Shumard Red Oak – Quercus shumardii Native
Native in 22 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Maryland Senna – Senna marilandica Native
Native in 59 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with summer flowers.
Grassleaf Rush – Juncus marginatus Native
Native in 30 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Southern Red Oak – Quercus falcata Native
Native in 20 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Blue Mistflower – Conoclinium coelestinum Native
Native in 58 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Hairyfruit Sedge – Carex trichocarpa Native
Native in 29 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Bean Tree – Catalpa bignonioides Native
Native in 19 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 66 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Canadian Milkvetch – Astragalus canadensis Native
Native in 58 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Sand Lovegrass – Eragrostis trichodes Native
Native in 29 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Pumpkin Ash – Fraxinus profunda Native
Native in 19 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
American Lotus – Nelumbo lutea Native
Native in 57 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Georgia Bulrush – Scirpus georgianus Native
Native in 28 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Swamp Chestnut Oak – Quercus michauxii Native
Native in 19 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Cowparsnip – Heracleum maximum Native
Native in 55 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Greenwhite Sedge – Carex albolutescens Native
Native in 27 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Pin Cherry – Prunus pensylvanica Native
Native in 15 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
American Water-Willow – Justicia americana Native
Native in 50 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Bebb's Sedge – Carex bebbii Native
Native in 25 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bald Cypress – Taxodium distichum Native
Native in 14 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 130 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Crowned Beggarticks – Bidens coronata Native
Native in 49 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Knotted Rush – Juncus nodosus Native
Native in 25 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Coastal Plain Willow – Salix caroliniana Native
Native in 13 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 33 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Golden Ragwort – Packera aurea Native
Native in 49 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Canadian Rush – Juncus canadensis Native
Native in 24 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Hazel Alder – Alnus serrulata Native
Native in 10 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Broadfruit Bur-Reed – Sparganium eurycarpum Native
Native in 48 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Fowl Bluegrass – Poa palustris Native
Native in 24 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Cherrybark Oak – Quercus pagoda Native
Native in 9 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Purplehead Sneezeweed – Helenium flexuosum Native
Native in 45 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Longhair Sedge – Carex comosa Native
Native in 24 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Eastern White Pine – Pinus strobus Native
Native in 9 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An evergreen tree up to 150 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Illinois Bundleflower – Desmanthus illinoensis Native
Native in 42 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Three-Way Sedge – Dulichium arundinaceum Native
Native in 23 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Washington Hawthorn – Crataegus phaenopyrum Native
Native in 8 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Purple Coneflower – Echinacea purpurea Native
Native in 42 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Fringed Sedge – Carex crinita Native
Native in 22 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Water Tupelo – Nyssa aquatica Native
Native in 8 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Purplestem Beggarticks – Bidens connata Native
Native in 42 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in 21 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Water Hickory – Carya aquatica Native
Native in 7 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 85 ft for sun or part shade.
Closed Bottle Gentian – Gentiana andrewsii Native
Native in 40 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Annual Wildrice – Zizania aquatica Native
Native in 16 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Cucumber Tree – Magnolia acuminata Native
Native in 6 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Marsh Marigold – Caltha palustris Native
Native in 40 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Riverbank Wildrye – Elymus riparius Native
Native in 16 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Paper Birch – Betula papyrifera Native
Native in 6 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Crimsoneyed Rosemallow – Hibiscus moscheutos Native
Native in 38 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Prairie Sandreed – Calamovilfa longifolia Native
Native in 15 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Thinleaf Alder – Alnus incana Native
Native in 6 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush – Castilleja coccinea Native
Native in 36 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Necklace Sedge – Carex projecta Native
Native in 12 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Arborvitae – Thuja occidentalis Native
Native in 5 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade.
Lanceleaf Tickseed – Coreopsis lanceolata Native
Native in 33 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Tall Cottongrass – Eriophorum angustifolium Native
Native in 12 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Gray Birch – Betula populifolia Native
Native in 5 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Longbeak Buttercup – Ranunculus longirostris Native
Native in 33 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Water Sedge – Carex aquatilis Native
Native in 12 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Loblolly Pine – Pinus taeda Native
Native in 5 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Roundleaf Goldenrod – Solidago patula Native
Native in 32 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall flowers and fall colour.
Graceful Sedge – Carex gracillima Native
Native in 10 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Planertree – Planera aquatica Native
Native in 5 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 50 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Nodding Waternymph – Najas flexilis Native
Native in 30 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An annual for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Wheat Sedge – Carex atherodes Native
Native in 10 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Willow Oak – Quercus phellos Native
Native in 5 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native
Native in 27 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Northern Reedgrass – Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa Native
Native in 9 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Balsam Poplar – Populus balsamifera Native
Native in 4 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun.
Star Duckweed – Lemna trisulca Native
Native in 27 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Spiked Muhly – Muhlenbergia glomerata Native
Native in 9 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Shortleaf Pine – Pinus echinata Native
Native in 4 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Green Arrow Arum – Peltandra virginica Native
Native in 25 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Squarestem Spikerush – Eleocharis quadrangulata Native
Native in 9 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Red Pine – Pinus resinosa Native
Native in 3 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Pickerelweed – Pontederia cordata Native
Native in 25 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Greater Bladder Sedge – Carex intumescens Native
Native in 7 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Yellow Wood – Cladrastis kentukea Native
Native in 2 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Skunk Cabbage – Symplocarpus foetidus Native
Native in 25 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Thinfruit Sedge – Carex flaccosperma Native
Native in 7 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Holly – Ilex opaca Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An evergreen tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Gay Feather – Liatris spicata Native
Native in 21 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
California Field Sedge – Carex praegracilis Native
Native in 6 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
American Mountain Ash – Sorbus americana Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod – Solidago rugosa Native
Native in 21 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Salt Grass – Distichlis spicata Native
Native in 6 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Black Spruce – Picea mariana Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An evergreen tree up to 65 ft that tolerates shade.
American Eelgrass – Vallisneria americana Native
Native in 18 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Slender Wheatgrass – Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus Native
Native in 6 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Parsley Hawthorn – Crataegus marshallii Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Pennsylvania Buttercup – Ranunculus pensylvanicus Native
Native in 18 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Twisted Sedge – Carex torta Native
Native in 6 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Pitch Pine – Pinus rigida Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Arumleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria cuneata Native
Native in 17 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with showy flowers.
Blue Grama – Bouteloua gracilis Native
Native in 5 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sourwood Tree – Oxydendrum arboreum Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 35 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers and fall colour.
Woolly Yarrow – Achillea tomentosa Native
Native in 11 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Hairawn Muhly – Muhlenbergia capillaris Native
Native in 5 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Table Mountain Pine – Pinus pungens Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for full sun.
Indian Blanket – Gaillardia pulchella Native
Native in 10 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Golden Sedge – Carex aurea Native
Native in 4 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Texas Red Oak – Quercus texana Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A tree up to 110 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Mexican Hat – Ratibida columnifera Native
Native in 10 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Little Green Sedge – Carex viridula Native
Native in 4 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Virginia Pine – Pinus virginiana Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An evergreen tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
American Bur-Reed – Sparganium americanum Native
Native in 8 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Drooping Sedge – Carex prasina Native
Native in 3 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
American Speedwell – Veronica americana Native
Native in 7 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Meadow Barley – Hordeum brachyantherum Native
Native in 3 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Buckbean – Menyanthes trifoliata Native
Native in 7 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Mountain Brome – Bromus marginatus Native
Native in 3 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Copper Iris – Iris fulva Native
Native in 7 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Needle and Thread – Hesperostipa comata comata Native
Native in 3 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Silverweed – Potentilla anserina Native
Native in 6 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Needle and Thread Grass – Stipa comata Native
Native in 3 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Silverweed Cinquefoil – Argentina anserina Native
Native in 6 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Needlepod Rush – Juncus scirpoides Native
Native in 3 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial rush that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Downy Paintedcup – Castilleja sessiliflora Native
Native in 5 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Troublesome Sedge – Carex molesta Native
Native in 3 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Bigleaf Aster – Eurybia macrophylla Native
Native in 3 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
American Beachgrass – Ammophila breviligulata Native
Native in 2 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Clasping Coneflower – Dracopis amplexicaulis Native
Native in 3 of Illinois’s 102 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Dwarf Spikerush – Eleocharis parvula Native
Native in 2 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Largeleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton amplifolius Native
Native in 3 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Green Needlegrass – Nassella viridula Native
Native in 2 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Purple Avens – Geum rivale Native
Native in 3 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Jointed Spikesedge – Eleocharis equisetoides Native
Native in 2 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Swamp Sunflower – Helianthus angustifolius Native
Native in 3 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Rattlesnake Mannagrass – Glyceria canadensis Native
Native in 2 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Robbins' Pondweed – Potamogeton robbinsii Native
Native in 2 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Giant Cutgrass – Zizaniopsis miliacea Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
California Poppy – Eschscholzia californica Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Panicled Bulrush – Scirpus microcarpus Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Dotted Blazing Star – Liatris punctata Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Prickly Bog Sedge – Carex atlantica Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Great Blanket Flower – Gaillardia aristata Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Sand Bluestem – Andropogon hallii Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Moss Pink – Phlox subulata Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and fall colour.
Silvery Sedge – Carex canescens Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Showy Milkweed – Asclepias speciosa Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Softleaf Sedge – Carex disperma Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
White Edge Sedge – Carex debilis Native
Native in 1 of Illinois’s 102 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 209 of these 385 plants as native in fewer than half of Illinois’s counties. The map on each card shows where. A county with no record may never have been surveyed for that plant, so look at the counties around yours too, or use the county checker for an address-level answer.
Illinois’s own list regulates 33 plants. None of them is on this page. Illinois invasive plants has each one, with the rule cited.
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The same list as a table
| Plant | Scientific name | Type | Light | Native counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderleaf Buckthorn | Rhamnus alnifolia | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 9 of 102 |
| American Arborvitae | Thuja occidentalis | Tree | Sun or part shade | 5 of 102 |
| American Beachgrass | Ammophila breviligulata | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 102 |
| American Beech | Fagus grandifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 23 of 102 |
| American Bittersweet | Celastrus scandens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 93 of 102 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 102 of 102 |
| American Bur-Reed | Sparganium americanum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 8 of 102 |
| American Eelgrass | Vallisneria americana | Perennial | Full sun | 18 of 102 |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 102 of 102 |
| American Hazelnut | Corylus americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 102 of 102 |
| American Holly | Ilex opaca | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 102 |
| American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 72 of 102 |
| American Linden | Tilia americana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 94 of 102 |
| American Lotus | Nelumbo lutea | Wildflower | Full sun | 57 of 102 |
| American Mountain Ash | Sorbus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 102 |
| American Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 65 of 102 |
| American Plum | Prunus americana | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 88 of 102 |
| American Speedwell | Veronica americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 7 of 102 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 102 of 102 |
| American Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 97 of 102 |
| American Water-Willow | Justicia americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 50 of 102 |
| American Wisteria | Wisteria frutescens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 16 of 102 |
| Annual Wildrice | Zizania aquatica | Grass | Full sun | 16 of 102 |
| Arrowleaf Tearthumb | Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | Full sun | 51 of 102 |
| Arumleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria cuneata | Wildflower | Full sun | 17 of 102 |
| Atlantic Camas | Camassia scilloides | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 72 of 102 |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 61 of 102 |
| Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 102 |
| Balsam Poplar | Populus balsamifera | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 102 |
| Beaked Hazelnut | Corylus cornuta | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 102 |
| Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 19 of 102 |
| Bearded Beggarticks | Bidens aristosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 85 of 102 |
| Bebb's Sedge | Carex bebbii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 25 of 102 |
| Bicknell's Sedge | Carex bicknellii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 50 of 102 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Grass | Full sun | 102 of 102 |
| Bigleaf Aster | Eurybia macrophylla | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 102 |
| Bigtooth Aspen | Populus grandidentata | Tree | Full sun | 46 of 102 |
| Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis | Tree | Full sun | 102 of 102 |
| Black Ash | Fraxinus nigra | Tree | Full sun | 27 of 102 |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 102 of 102 |
| Black Oak | Quercus velutina | Tree | Sun or part shade | 102 of 102 |
| Black Raspberry | Rubus occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 80 of 102 |
| Black Spruce | Picea mariana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 102 |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | Tree | Full sun | 102 of 102 |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower | Full sun | 102 of 102 |
| Blackhaw | Viburnum prunifolium | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 84 of 102 |
| Blackjack Oak | Quercus marilandica | Tree | Full sun | 56 of 102 |
| Blue Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 74 of 102 |
| Blue Grama | Bouteloua gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 102 |
| Blue Mistflower | Conoclinium coelestinum | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 58 of 102 |
| Bluejoint | Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 59 of 102 |
| Blunt Broom Sedge | Carex tribuloides | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 72 of 102 |
| Blunt Spikerush | Eleocharis obtusa | Sedge | Full sun | 75 of 102 |
| Bog Birch | Betula pumila | Shrub | Full sun | 6 of 102 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 102 of 102 |
| Bristly Buttercup | Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 97 of 102 |
| Bristly Dewberry | Rubus hispidus | Shrub | Full sun | 18 of 102 |
| Broadfruit Bur-Reed | Sparganium eurycarpum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 48 of 102 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 72 of 102 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 102 of 102 |
| Broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 61 of 102 |
| Buckbean | Menyanthes trifoliata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 7 of 102 |
| Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | Tree | Sun or part shade | 102 of 102 |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 86 of 102 |
| Butternut | Juglans cinerea | Tree | Full sun | 67 of 102 |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 94 of 102 |
| California Field Sedge | Carex praegracilis | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 6 of 102 |
| California Poppy | Eschscholzia californica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 102 |
| Canada Germander | Teucrium canadense | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 102 of 102 |
| Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 98 of 102 |
| Canada Wildrye | Elymus canadensis | Grass | Tolerates shade | 102 of 102 |
| Canada Yew | Taxus canadensis | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 8 of 102 |
| Canadian Milkvetch | Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 58 of 102 |
| Canadian Rush | Juncus canadensis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 24 of 102 |
| Cane Reed | Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | Full sun | 26 of 102 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 84 of 102 |
| Catbird Grape | Vitis palmata | Vine | Sun or part shade | 20 of 102 |
| Cattail Sedge | Carex typhina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 34 of 102 |
| Cherrybark Oak | Quercus pagoda | Tree | Full sun | 9 of 102 |
| Chickasaw Plum | Prunus angustifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 33 of 102 |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 53 of 102 |
| Cinnamon Fern | Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | Tolerates shade | 27 of 102 |
| Clasping Coneflower | Dracopis amplexicaulis | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 102 |
| Closed Bottle Gentian | Gentiana andrewsii | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 40 of 102 |
| Coastal Plain Willow | Salix caroliniana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 13 of 102 |
| Cockspur Hawthorn | Crataegus crus-galli | Tree | Full sun | 73 of 102 |
| Common Blue Violet | Viola sororia | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 102 of 102 |
| Common Cowparsnip | Heracleum maximum | Wildflower | Full sun | 55 of 102 |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 79 of 102 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 82 of 102 |
| Common Goldstar | Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 79 of 102 |
| Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 102 of 102 |
| Common Juniper | Juniperus communis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 2 of 102 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 39 of 102 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 102 of 102 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 82 of 102 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 45 of 102 |
| Common Winterberry | Ilex verticillata | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 19 of 102 |
| Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 23 of 102 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 79 of 102 |
| Copper Iris | Iris fulva | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 7 of 102 |
| Creeping Juniper | Juniperus horizontalis | Shrub | Full sun | 2 of 102 |
| Crested Sedge | Carex cristatella | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 79 of 102 |
| Crested Woodfern | Dryopteris cristata | Fern | Tolerates shade | 20 of 102 |
| Crimsoneyed Rosemallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | Wildflower | Full sun | 38 of 102 |
| Crowned Beggarticks | Bidens coronata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 49 of 102 |
| Cucumber Tree | Magnolia acuminata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 102 |
| Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 80 of 102 |
| Deertongue | Dichanthelium clandestinum | Grass | Full sun | 73 of 102 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 82 of 102 |
| Ditch Stonecrop | Penthorum sedoides | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 100 of 102 |
| Dotted Blazing Star | Liatris punctata | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 102 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 101 of 102 |
| Downy Paintedcup | Castilleja sessiliflora | Wildflower | Full sun | 5 of 102 |
| Drooping Sedge | Carex prasina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 3 of 102 |
| Dwarf Spikerush | Eleocharis parvula | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 102 |
| Eastern Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Tree | Full sun | 101 of 102 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 94 of 102 |
| Eastern Dogwood | Cornus florida | Tree | Tolerates shade | 54 of 102 |
| Eastern Gamagrass | Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass | Full sun | 31 of 102 |
| Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 88 of 102 |
| Eastern Redcedar | Juniperus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 98 of 102 |
| Eastern Swampprivet | Forestiera acuminata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 34 of 102 |
| Eastern White Oak | Quercus alba | Tree | Sun or part shade | 102 of 102 |
| Eastern White Pine | Pinus strobus | Tree | Sun or part shade | 9 of 102 |
| Eastern Woodland Sedge | Carex blanda | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 91 of 102 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 94 of 102 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 102 of 102 |
| Fowl Bluegrass | Poa palustris | Grass | Sun or part shade | 24 of 102 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 102 of 102 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 102 of 102 |
| Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 89 of 102 |
| Fragrant Flatsedge | Cyperus odoratus | Sedge | Full sun | 63 of 102 |
| Frank's Sedge | Carex frankii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 61 of 102 |
| Fringed Brome | Bromus ciliatus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 46 of 102 |
| Fringed Sedge | Carex crinita | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 22 of 102 |
| Gay Feather | Liatris spicata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 21 of 102 |
| Georgia Bulrush | Scirpus georgianus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 28 of 102 |
| Giant Cutgrass | Zizaniopsis miliacea | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 102 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 92 of 102 |
| Golden Currant | Ribes aureum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 29 of 102 |
| Golden Ragwort | Packera aurea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 49 of 102 |
| Golden Sedge | Carex aurea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 4 of 102 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 27 of 102 |
| Graceful Sedge | Carex gracillima | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 10 of 102 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 30 of 102 |
| Gray Birch | Betula populifolia | Tree | Sun or part shade | 5 of 102 |
| Gray Dogwood | Cornus racemosa | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 88 of 102 |
| Gray's Sedge | Carex grayi | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 57 of 102 |
| Great Blanket Flower | Gaillardia aristata | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 102 |
| Greater Bladder Sedge | Carex intumescens | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 7 of 102 |
| Greater Straw Sedge | Carex normalis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 65 of 102 |
| Green Arrow Arum | Peltandra virginica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 25 of 102 |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 91 of 102 |
| Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | Sedge | Full sun | 102 of 102 |
| Green Hawthorn | Crataegus viridis | Tree | Full sun | 23 of 102 |
| Green Needlegrass | Nassella viridula | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 102 |
| Greenwhite Sedge | Carex albolutescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 27 of 102 |
| Groundnut | Apios americana | Vine | Tolerates shade | 75 of 102 |
| Hairawn Muhly | Muhlenbergia capillaris | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 102 |
| Hairy Sedge | Carex lacustris | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 41 of 102 |
| Hairyfruit Sedge | Carex trichocarpa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 29 of 102 |
| Halberdleaf Rosemallow | Hibiscus laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 71 of 102 |
| Hazel Alder | Alnus serrulata | Tree | Full sun | 10 of 102 |
| Hercules's Club | Aralia spinosa | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 14 of 102 |
| Highbush Blueberry | Vaccinium corymbosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 7 of 102 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 99 of 102 |
| Hop Sedge | Carex lupulina | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 70 of 102 |
| Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 102 of 102 |
| Illinois Bundleflower | Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 42 of 102 |
| Indian Blanket | Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower | Full sun | 10 of 102 |
| Inland Rush | Juncus interior | Rush | Sun or part shade | 89 of 102 |
| Interrupted Fern | Osmunda claytoniana | Fern | Tolerates shade | 43 of 102 |
| Jack in the Pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 102 of 102 |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 96 of 102 |
| Jointed Spikesedge | Eleocharis equisetoides | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 102 |
| June Grass | Koeleria macrantha | Grass | Tolerates shade | 58 of 102 |
| Kinnikinnick | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 6 of 102 |
| Knotted Rush | Juncus nodosus | Rush | Full sun | 25 of 102 |
| Lanceleaf Tickseed | Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower | Full sun | 33 of 102 |
| Largeleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton amplifolius | Perennial | Full sun | 3 of 102 |
| Leadplant | Amorpha canescens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 67 of 102 |
| Leatherleaf | Chamaedaphne calyculata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 4 of 102 |
| Limestone Meadow Sedge | Carex granularis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 67 of 102 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 90 of 102 |
| Little Green Sedge | Carex viridula | Sedge | Full sun | 4 of 102 |
| Littleleaf Buttercup | Ranunculus abortivus | Plant | Tolerates shade | 100 of 102 |
| Loblolly Pine | Pinus taeda | Tree | Full sun | 5 of 102 |
| Longbeak Buttercup | Ranunculus longirostris | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 33 of 102 |
| Longhair Sedge | Carex comosa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 24 of 102 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 73 of 102 |
| Lowbush Blueberry | Vaccinium angustifolium | Shrub | Full sun | 9 of 102 |
| Marsh Hedgenettle | Stachys palustris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 65 of 102 |
| Marsh Marigold | Caltha palustris | Wildflower | Full sun | 40 of 102 |
| Maryland Senna | Senna marilandica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 59 of 102 |
| Meadow Barley | Hordeum brachyantherum | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 102 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 84 of 102 |
| Mexican Hat | Ratibida columnifera | Wildflower | Full sun | 10 of 102 |
| Mexican Muhly | Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass | Sun or part shade | 69 of 102 |
| Missouri Ironweed | Vernonia missurica | Wildflower | Full sun | 91 of 102 |
| Missouri River Willow | Salix eriocephala | Tree | Tolerates shade | 54 of 102 |
| Moss Pink | Phlox subulata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 102 |
| Mountain Brome | Bromus marginatus | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 102 |
| Muskingum Sedge | Carex muskingumensis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 47 of 102 |
| Nannyberry | Viburnum lentago | Tree | Tolerates shade | 38 of 102 |
| Necklace Sedge | Carex projecta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 12 of 102 |
| Needle and Thread | Hesperostipa comata comata | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 102 |
| Needle and Thread Grass | Stipa comata | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 102 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 48 of 102 |
| Needlepod Rush | Juncus scirpoides | Rush | Tolerates shade | 3 of 102 |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 95 of 102 |
| New York Fern | Thelypteris noveboracensis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 5 of 102 |
| Nodding Beggartick | Bidens cernua | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 82 of 102 |
| Nodding Lady's Tresses | Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower | Full sun | 61 of 102 |
| Nodding Waternymph | Najas flexilis | Annual | Sun or part shade | 30 of 102 |
| Northern Reedgrass | Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa | Grass | Sun or part shade | 9 of 102 |
| Northern Spicebush | Lindera benzoin | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 51 of 102 |
| Ohio Buckeye | Aesculus glabra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 65 of 102 |
| Osage-Orange | Maclura pomifera | Tree | Full sun | 93 of 102 |
| Oval-Leaf Sedge | Carex cephalophora | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 86 of 102 |
| Overcup Oak | Quercus lyrata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 27 of 102 |
| Pale Purple Coneflower | Echinacea pallida | Wildflower | Full sun | 77 of 102 |
| Pale Touch-Me-Not | Impatiens pallida | Annual | Tolerates shade | 74 of 102 |
| Panicled Bulrush | Scirpus microcarpus | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 102 |
| Paper Birch | Betula papyrifera | Tree | Full sun | 6 of 102 |
| Parsley Hawthorn | Crataegus marshallii | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 102 |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 95 of 102 |
| Pawpaw | Asimina triloba | Tree | Tolerates shade | 80 of 102 |
| Peachleaf Willow | Salix amygdaloides | Tree | Full sun | 57 of 102 |
| Pecan | Carya illinoinensis | Tree | Full sun | 51 of 102 |
| Pennsylvania Buttercup | Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 18 of 102 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 102 of 102 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 97 of 102 |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Wildflower | Full sun | 25 of 102 |
| Pin Cherry | Prunus pensylvanica | Tree | Full sun | 15 of 102 |
| Pin Oak | Quercus palustris | Tree | Full sun | 78 of 102 |
| Pinnate Prairie Coneflower | Ratibida pinnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 85 of 102 |
| Pitch Pine | Pinus rigida | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 102 |
| Planertree | Planera aquatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 5 of 102 |
| Possumhaw | Ilex decidua | Tree | Tolerates shade | 39 of 102 |
| Post Oak | Quercus stellata | Tree | Full sun | 56 of 102 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 102 of 102 |
| Prairie Blazing Star | Liatris pycnostachya | Wildflower | Full sun | 74 of 102 |
| Prairie Cordgrass | Spartina pectinata | Grass | Full sun | 89 of 102 |
| Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 47 of 102 |
| Prairie Sagewort | Artemisia frigida | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 102 |
| Prairie Sandreed | Calamovilfa longifolia | Grass | Full sun | 15 of 102 |
| Prickly Bog Sedge | Carex atlantica | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 102 |
| Pumpkin Ash | Fraxinus profunda | Tree | Sun or part shade | 19 of 102 |
| Purple Avens | Geum rivale | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 102 |
| Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea | Wildflower | Full sun | 42 of 102 |
| Purplehead Sneezeweed | Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower | Full sun | 45 of 102 |
| Purpleleaf Willowherb | Epilobium coloratum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 66 of 102 |
| Purplestem Beggarticks | Bidens connata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 42 of 102 |
| Pussy Willow | Salix discolor | Tree | Tolerates shade | 44 of 102 |
| Quaking Aspen | Populus tremuloides | Tree | Full sun | 39 of 102 |
| Rattlesnake Mannagrass | Glyceria canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 102 |
| Ravenfoot Sedge | Carex crus-corvi | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 43 of 102 |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 39 of 102 |
| Red Mulberry | Morus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 90 of 102 |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra | Tree | Sun or part shade | 96 of 102 |
| Red Osier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 41 of 102 |
| Red Pine | Pinus resinosa | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 102 |
| Red-Barked Dogwood | Cornus alba | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 41 of 102 |
| Redosier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 41 of 102 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 92 of 102 |
| River/Red Birch | Betula nigra | Tree | Full sun | 62 of 102 |
| Riverbank Grape | Vitis riparia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 94 of 102 |
| Riverbank Wildrye | Elymus riparius | Grass | Tolerates shade | 16 of 102 |
| Robbins' Pondweed | Potamogeton robbinsii | Perennial | Full sun | 2 of 102 |
| Rough Avens | Geum laciniatum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 65 of 102 |
| Rough-Leaf Dogwood | Cornus drummondii | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 78 of 102 |
| Roundleaf Goldenrod | Solidago patula | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 32 of 102 |
| Royal/Flowering Fern | Osmunda regalis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 31 of 102 |
| Rufous Bulrush | Scirpus pendulus | Sedge | Full sun | 86 of 102 |
| Russet Buffaloberry | Shepherdia canadensis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 2 of 102 |
| Salt Grass | Distichlis spicata | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 102 |
| Sand Bluestem | Andropogon hallii | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 102 |
| Sand Dropseed | Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass | Full sun | 47 of 102 |
| Sand Lovegrass | Eragrostis trichodes | Grass | Full sun | 29 of 102 |
| Sandbar Willow | Salix interior | Tree | Full sun | 97 of 102 |
| Sandcherry | Prunus pumila | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 9 of 102 |
| Sassafras | Sassafras albidum | Tree | Full sun | 77 of 102 |
| Sawtooth Sunflower | Helianthus grosseserratus | Wildflower | Full sun | 94 of 102 |
| Scarlet Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja coccinea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 36 of 102 |
| Sea Oats | Chasmanthium latifolium | Grass | Tolerates shade | 52 of 102 |
| Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 102 of 102 |
| Shallow Sedge | Carex lurida | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 55 of 102 |
| Sharpwing Monkeyflower | Mimulus alatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 75 of 102 |
| Shellbark Hickory | Carya laciniosa | Tree | Tolerates shade | 43 of 102 |
| Shining Willow | Salix lucida | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 8 of 102 |
| Short's Sedge | Carex shortiana | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 71 of 102 |
| Shortleaf Pine | Pinus echinata | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 102 |
| Showy Milkweed | Asclepias speciosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 102 |
| Shumard Red Oak | Quercus shumardii | Tree | Full sun | 22 of 102 |
| Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass | Full sun | 53 of 102 |
| Silky Dogwood | Cornus amomum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 69 of 102 |
| Silky Willow | Salix sericea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 24 of 102 |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 102 of 102 |
| Silverweed | Potentilla anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 6 of 102 |
| Silverweed Cinquefoil | Argentina anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 6 of 102 |
| Silvery Sedge | Carex canescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 102 |
| Skunk Cabbage | Symplocarpus foetidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 25 of 102 |
| Slender Wheatgrass | Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 102 |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 102 of 102 |
| Smooth Hedgenettle | Stachys tenuifolia | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 93 of 102 |
| Smooth Phlox | Phlox glaberrima | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 74 of 102 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 102 of 102 |
| Softleaf Sedge | Carex disperma | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 102 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 71 of 102 |
| Sour Gum/Tupelo | Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 33 of 102 |
| Sourwood Tree | Oxydendrum arboreum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 102 |
| Southern Red Oak | Quercus falcata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 20 of 102 |
| Speckled Alder | Alnus incana subsp. rugosa | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 102 |
| Spiked Muhly | Muhlenbergia glomerata | Grass | Sun or part shade | 9 of 102 |
| Squarestem Spikerush | Eleocharis quadrangulata | Sedge | Full sun | 9 of 102 |
| Squarrose Sedge | Carex squarrosa | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 59 of 102 |
| Star Duckweed | Lemna trisulca | Perennial | Full sun | 27 of 102 |
| Steeplebush | Spiraea tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 9 of 102 |
| Stiff Dogwood | Cornus foemina | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 16 of 102 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 102 of 102 |
| Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 95 of 102 |
| Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 34 of 102 |
| Swamp Chestnut Oak | Quercus michauxii | Tree | Full sun | 19 of 102 |
| Swamp Loosestrife | Decodon verticillatus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 15 of 102 |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 99 of 102 |
| Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 44 of 102 |
| Swamp Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | Perennial | Full sun | 90 of 102 |
| Swamp Sunflower | Helianthus angustifolius | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 102 |
| Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | Tree | Sun or part shade | 62 of 102 |
| Sweet Gum | Liquidambar styraciflua | Tree | Full sun | 29 of 102 |
| Sweet Woodreed | Cinna arundinacea | Grass | Tolerates shade | 91 of 102 |
| Sweetflag | Acorus americanus | Perennial | Full sun | 65 of 102 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 87 of 102 |
| Table Mountain Pine | Pinus pungens | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 102 |
| Tall Cottongrass | Eriophorum angustifolium | Sedge | Full sun | 12 of 102 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 64 of 102 |
| Texas Red Oak | Quercus texana | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 102 |
| Thinfruit Sedge | Carex flaccosperma | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 7 of 102 |
| Thinleaf Alder | Alnus incana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 102 |
| Three-Way Sedge | Dulichium arundinaceum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 23 of 102 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 21 of 102 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 83 of 102 |
| Troublesome Sedge | Carex molesta | Sedge | Full sun | 3 of 102 |
| Trumpet Vine | Campsis radicans | Vine | Full sun | 82 of 102 |
| Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipifera | Tree | Full sun | 27 of 102 |
| Twisted Sedge | Carex torta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 6 of 102 |
| Upright Sedge | Carex stricta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 38 of 102 |
| Virginia Bluebells | Mertensia virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 89 of 102 |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 102 of 102 |
| Virginia Iris | Iris virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 83 of 102 |
| Virginia Pine | Pinus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 102 |
| Virginia Sweetspire | Itea virginica | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 6 of 102 |
| Virginia Water Horehound | Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 76 of 102 |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 102 of 102 |
| Washington Hawthorn | Crataegus phaenopyrum | Tree | Full sun | 8 of 102 |
| Water Hickory | Carya aquatica | Tree | Sun or part shade | 7 of 102 |
| Water Horsetail | Equisetum fluviatile | Horsetail | Full sun | 24 of 102 |
| Water Knotweed | Polygonum amphibium | Perennial | Full sun | 92 of 102 |
| Water Sedge | Carex aquatilis | Sedge | Full sun | 12 of 102 |
| Water Tupelo | Nyssa aquatica | Tree | Full sun | 8 of 102 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 60 of 102 |
| Western Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | Tree | Full sun | 42 of 102 |
| Western Snowberry | Symphoricarpos occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 19 of 102 |
| Western Wheatgrass | Pascopyrum smithii | Grass | Full sun | 43 of 102 |
| Wheat Sedge | Carex atherodes | Sedge | Full sun | 10 of 102 |
| White Ash | Fraxinus americana | Tree | Full sun | 95 of 102 |
| White Doll's Daisy | Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 77 of 102 |
| White Edge Sedge | Carex debilis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 102 |
| White Meadowsweet | Spiraea alba | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 34 of 102 |
| Whitegrass | Leersia virginica | Grass | Tolerates shade | 85 of 102 |
| Whiteroot Rush | Juncus brachycarpus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 53 of 102 |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 97 of 102 |
| Wild Blue Phlox | Phlox divaricata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 100 of 102 |
| Wild Mint | Mentha arvensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 69 of 102 |
| Willow Oak | Quercus phellos | Tree | Full sun | 5 of 102 |
| Winged Sumac | Rhus copallinum | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 52 of 102 |
| Winter Bentgrass | Agrostis hyemalis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 81 of 102 |
| Woodland Horsetail | Equisetum sylvaticum | Horsetail | Tolerates shade | 1 of 102 |
| Woolgrass | Scirpus cyperinus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 58 of 102 |
| Woolly Beachheather | Hudsonia tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 5 of 102 |
| Woolly Yarrow | Achillea tomentosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 11 of 102 |
| Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 21 of 102 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 102 of 102 |
| Yellow Wood | Cladrastis kentukea | Tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 102 |
Where this comes from
- Native range
- USDA PLANTS county distribution layer, the same records behind the county checker.
- Sold by nurseries
- USDA PLANTS plant characteristics, Commercial Availability “Routinely Available”. It is a national flag, so a plant here can still be hard to find at a garden centre near you.
- Plant details
- USDA PLANTS: growth habit and duration from the plant profile; shade and wet-soil tolerance, bloom period, mature height and showy flowers, fruit or fall colour from the plant characteristics.
- Left out
- Any plant a state regulates as invasive or noxious, or that GRIIS flags as invasive in the lower 48, even where it is native. So is any species USDA records as both native and introduced in the lower 48, because the form nurseries sell is usually the introduced one.
- Photos
- Public domain, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA, credited under each photo.
- Citation
- USDA, NRCS. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov), retrieved June 13, 2026. National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
Questions
What plants are native to Illinois?
This page lists the 385 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to Illinois and routinely available from nurseries: 95 trees, 48 shrubs, 112 wildflowers, 113 grasses and sedges, 9 ferns and 8 vines. They are a small part of Illinois's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the Illinois counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to Illinois?
This page lists 95 trees native to Illinois that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include American Elm, Bitternut Hickory and Black Cherry, each recorded as native in all 102 Illinois counties.
What shrubs are native to Illinois?
This page lists 48 shrubs native to Illinois that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include American Black Elderberry, American Hazelnut and Smooth Sumac, each recorded as native in all 102 Illinois counties.
What wildflowers are native to Illinois?
This page lists 112 wildflowers native to Illinois that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include American Water Horehound, Black-Eyed Susan and Broadleaf Cattail, each recorded as native in all 102 Illinois counties.
Is my plant native to Illinois?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to Illinois: the page lists only natives that nurseries routinely sell, and it leaves out any plant a state regulates as invasive. For a county-level answer on any plant, enter its name in Ezina's checker. Every answer links the record it came from.
Is a plant native to Illinois native everywhere in Illinois?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 209 of the 385 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of Illinois's 102 counties. A county with no record may simply never have been surveyed for that plant, so read each card's map as where the plant is known to grow wild rather than as a boundary.
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Add a plant
Snap a photo or type the name. Ezina matches it to a library of about 40,000 species and starts a care plan tailored to your zone, the local weather, and the time of year.
Get a care plan
A schedule built from local rain, temperature, and sun, not a fixed weekly cadence. You get a single notification when a plant actually needs water. Easily add treatments for diseases and pests.
Explore new options
Our garden planner Dig helps you understand what works best for your location and makes suggestions based off your long term goals.
Compiled from peer-reviewed research, USDA documentation,
and direct scientific observation across the United States.