Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native
Native in 104 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Kansas native plants
USDA PLANTS records 262 plants as native to Kansas (KS) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
Kansas native plant list
This list has 262 Kansas natives that nurseries routinely sell: 51 trees, 28 shrubs, 87 wildflowers, 87 grasses and sedges, 3 ferns and 6 vines. The most widespread include Canada Wildrye, Little Bluestem and Mexican Hat, each recorded as native in all 105 Kansas counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
American Plum – Prunus americana Native
Native in 86 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 24 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Mexican Hat – Ratibida columnifera Native
Native in all 105 of Kansas’s counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Canada Wildrye – Elymus canadensis Native
Native in all 105 of Kansas’s counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native
Native in 20 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
Riverbank Grape – Vitis riparia Native
Native in 88 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A vine for sun or part shade.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 104 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Leadplant – Amorpha canescens Native
Native in 85 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in 103 of Kansas’s 105 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native
Native in all 105 of Kansas’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Royal/Flowering Fern – Osmunda regalis Native
Native in 2 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus quinquefolia Native
Native in 63 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Plains Cottonwood – Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera Native
Native in 104 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 85 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Golden Currant – Ribes aureum Native
Native in 83 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Illinois Bundleflower – Desmanthus illinoensis Native
Native in 100 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Sideoats Grama – Bouteloua curtipendula Native
Native in all 105 of Kansas’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in 1 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
American Bittersweet – Celastrus scandens Native
Native in 62 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Sandbar Willow – Salix interior Native
Native in 99 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in 82 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Dotted Blazing Star – Liatris punctata Native
Native in 98 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in all 105 of Kansas’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Groundnut – Apios americana Native
Native in 38 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
American Elm – Ulmus americana Native
Native in 93 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in 81 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in 97 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native
Native in all 105 of Kansas’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Trumpet Vine – Campsis radicans Native
Native in 38 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A vine for full sun, with summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Green Ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica Native
Native in 93 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Rough-Leaf Dogwood – Cornus drummondii Native
Native in 77 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native
Native in 91 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native
Native in 101 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Arrowleaf Tearthumb – Polygonum sagittatum Native
Native in 1 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A vine for full sun.
Common Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis Native
Native in 88 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Chickasaw Plum – Prunus angustifolia Native
Native in 65 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Woolly Yarrow – Achillea tomentosa Native
Native in 91 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native
Native in 98 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Peachleaf Willow – Salix amygdaloides Native
Native in 88 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun.
Button Bush – Cephalanthus occidentalis Native
Native in 57 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native
Native in 90 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus Native
Native in 97 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in 87 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Black Raspberry – Rubus occidentalis Native
Native in 52 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in 78 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Sand Dropseed – Sporobolus cryptandrus Native
Native in 96 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Eastern Redcedar – Juniperus virginiana Native
Native in 81 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
New Jersey Tea – Ceanothus americanus Native
Native in 34 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in 76 of Kansas’s 105 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Western Wheatgrass – Pascopyrum smithii Native
Native in 96 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Eastern Black Walnut – Juglans nigra Native
Native in 80 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Western Hackberry – Celtis reticulata Native
Native in 32 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun.
Partridge Pea – Chamaecrista fasciculata Native
Native in 76 of Kansas’s 105 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 86 of Kansas’s 105 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana Native
Native in 78 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Western Snowberry – Symphoricarpos occidentalis Native
Native in 27 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Canada Germander – Teucrium canadense Native
Native in 71 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Prairie Cordgrass – Spartina pectinata Native
Native in 84 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Osage-Orange – Maclura pomifera Native
Native in 71 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 35 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Winged Sumac – Rhus copallinum Native
Native in 27 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Jerusalem Artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus Native
Native in 71 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Blue Grama – Bouteloua gracilis Native
Native in 83 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Black Willow – Salix nigra Native
Native in 67 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Western Soapberry – Sapindus drummondii Native
Native in 25 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Dotted Smartweed – Polygonum punctatum Native
Native in 70 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in 79 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Burr Oak – Quercus macrocarpa Native
Native in 64 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Hazelnut – Corylus americana Native
Native in 24 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa Native
Native in 69 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Eastern Gamagrass – Tripsacum dactyloides Native
Native in 75 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Red Mulberry – Morus rubra Native
Native in 61 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Sandcherry – Prunus pumila Native
Native in 16 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native
Native in 66 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.
Fragrant Flatsedge – Cyperus odoratus Native
Native in 73 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Slippery Elm – Ulmus rubra Native
Native in 61 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 85 ft that tolerates shade.
Western Sand Cherry – Prunus besseyi Native
Native in 16 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Nodding Lady's Tresses – Spiranthes cernua Native
Native in 65 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in 72 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Silver Maple – Acer saccharinum Native
Native in 57 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Blackhaw – Viburnum prunifolium Native
Native in 13 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native
Native in 63 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in 68 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Western Catalpa – Catalpa speciosa Native
Native in 57 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Skunkbush Sumac – Rhus trilobata Native
Native in 8 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in 58 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Inland Rush – Juncus interior Native
Native in 67 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Eastern Redbud – Cercis canadensis Native
Native in 47 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Yellow Willow – Salix lutea Native
Native in 8 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade.
Indian Blanket – Gaillardia pulchella Native
Native in 58 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
June Grass – Koeleria macrantha Native
Native in 59 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Ohio Buckeye – Aesculus glabra Native
Native in 46 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 68 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Fourwing Saltbush – Atriplex canescens Native
Native in 5 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa Native
Native in 58 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Salt Grass – Distichlis spicata Native
Native in 58 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Bitternut Hickory – Carya cordiformis Native
Native in 39 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Woods' Rose – Rosa woodsii Native
Native in 5 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in 56 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in 57 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Sugarberry – Celtis laevigata Native
Native in 39 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Little Walnut – Juglans microcarpa Native
Native in 4 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in 56 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Winter Bentgrass – Agrostis hyemalis Native
Native in 57 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Pawpaw – Asimina triloba Native
Native in 35 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Northern Spicebush – Lindera benzoin Native
Native in 3 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native
Native in 55 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Rufous Bulrush – Scirpus pendulus Native
Native in 53 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Red Oak – Quercus rubra Native
Native in 34 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 81 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Winterfat – Krascheninnikovia lanata Native
Native in 2 of Kansas’s 105 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Showy Milkweed – Asclepias speciosa Native
Native in 55 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Green Bulrush – Scirpus atrovirens Native
Native in 52 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun.
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina Native
Native in 33 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Cane Reed – Arundinaria gigantea Native
Native in 1 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Ditch Stonecrop – Penthorum sedoides Native
Native in 52 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Sand Lovegrass – Eragrostis trichodes Native
Native in 49 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Black Oak – Quercus velutina Native
Native in 32 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Narrowleaf Willow – Salix exigua Native
Native in 1 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Littleleaf Buttercup – Ranunculus abortivus Native
Native in 51 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A plant that tolerates shade.
Whitegrass – Leersia virginica Native
Native in 47 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
White Ash – Fraxinus americana Native
Native in 32 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Prairie Sagewort – Artemisia frigida Native
Native in 1 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for sun or part shade.
Nodding Beggartick – Bidens cernua Native
Native in 51 of Kansas’s 105 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Sand Bluestem – Andropogon hallii Native
Native in 41 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
American Linden – Tilia americana Native
Native in 30 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 47 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in 38 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Shagbark Hickory – Carya ovata Native
Native in 30 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native
Native in 46 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Cloaked Bulrush – Scirpus pallidus Native
Native in 37 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
American Persimmon – Diospyros virginiana Native
Native in 28 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 55 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Maryland Senna – Senna marilandica Native
Native in 46 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with summer flowers.
Eastern Woodland Sedge – Carex blanda Native
Native in 34 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Shumard Red Oak – Quercus shumardii Native
Native in 28 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Smartweed – Polygonum hydropiperoides Native
Native in 46 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Sea Oats – Chasmanthium latifolium Native
Native in 34 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Coastal Plain Willow – Salix caroliniana Native
Native in 27 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 33 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in 45 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in 33 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Blackjack Oak – Quercus marilandica Native
Native in 24 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 44 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Sweet Woodreed – Cinna arundinacea Native
Native in 29 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana Native
Native in 24 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 45 ft that tolerates shade.
Sawtooth Sunflower – Helianthus grosseserratus Native
Native in 44 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Frank's Sedge – Carex frankii Native
Native in 28 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Post Oak – Quercus stellata Native
Native in 24 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 43 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Troublesome Sedge – Carex molesta Native
Native in 28 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Pin Oak – Quercus palustris Native
Native in 23 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Canadian Milkvetch – Astragalus canadensis Native
Native in 41 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Alkalai Sacaton – Sporobolus airoides Native
Native in 27 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Shellbark Hickory – Carya laciniosa Native
Native in 20 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Wild Blue Phlox – Phlox divaricata Native
Native in 40 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native
Native in 27 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Pecan – Carya illinoinensis Native
Native in 16 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Wild Mint – Mentha arvensis Native
Native in 40 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Vine Mesquite – Panicum obtusum Native
Native in 27 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Cockspur Hawthorn – Crataegus crus-galli Native
Native in 15 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Downy Paintedcup – Castilleja sessiliflora Native
Native in 38 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Grassleaf Rush – Juncus marginatus Native
Native in 26 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Sugar Maple – Acer saccharum Native
Native in 14 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Prairie Blazing Star – Liatris pycnostachya Native
Native in 37 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Bicknell's Sedge – Carex bicknellii Native
Native in 24 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Eastern White Oak – Quercus alba Native
Native in 12 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native
Native in 36 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in 24 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Missouri River Willow – Salix eriocephala Native
Native in 10 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 52 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bearded Beggarticks – Bidens aristosa Native
Native in 35 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Oval-Leaf Sedge – Carex cephalophora Native
Native in 18 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Green Hawthorn – Crataegus viridis Native
Native in 9 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water Plantain – Alisma subcordatum Native
Native in 34 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Greater Straw Sedge – Carex normalis Native
Native in 17 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Possumhaw – Ilex decidua Native
Native in 5 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 33 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
American Water-Willow – Justicia americana Native
Native in 34 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in 16 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
River/Red Birch – Betula nigra Native
Native in 3 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
White Doll's Daisy – Boltonia asteroides Native
Native in 33 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Broom Sedge – Carex scoparia Native
Native in 15 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern Swampprivet – Forestiera acuminata Native
Native in 2 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 33 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Common Goldstar – Hypoxis hirsuta Native
Native in 32 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
California Field Sedge – Carex praegracilis Native
Native in 15 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Sassafras – Sassafras albidum Native
Native in 2 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native
Native in 32 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Awlfruit Sedge – Carex stipata Native
Native in 13 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern Dogwood – Cornus florida Native
Native in 1 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Pale Purple Coneflower – Echinacea pallida Native
Native in 32 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Prairie Sandreed – Calamovilfa longifolia Native
Native in 13 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Hazel Alder – Alnus serrulata Native
Native in 1 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Pinnate Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida pinnata Native
Native in 32 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Georgia Bulrush – Scirpus georgianus Native
Native in 12 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Rocky Mountain Juniper – Juniperus scopulorum Native
Native in 1 of Kansas’s 105 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Jack in the Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum Native
Native in 27 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Needle and Thread – Hesperostipa comata comata Native
Native in 12 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Smooth Hedgenettle – Stachys tenuifolia Native
Native in 27 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Needle and Thread Grass – Stipa comata Native
Native in 12 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Tanseyleaf Tansyaster – Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Native
Native in 27 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.
Hop Sedge – Carex lupulina Native
Native in 11 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Atlantic Camas – Camassia scilloides Native
Native in 25 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Prairie Dropseed – Sporobolus heterolepis Native
Native in 11 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Canada Goldenrod – Solidago canadensis Native
Native in 25 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Deertongue – Dichanthelium clandestinum Native
Native in 10 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Common Blue Violet – Viola sororia Native
Native in 25 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Gray's Sedge – Carex grayi Native
Native in 10 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Halberdleaf Rosemallow – Hibiscus laevis Native
Native in 25 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Limestone Meadow Sedge – Carex granularis Native
Native in 10 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 24 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Ravenfoot Sedge – Carex crus-corvi Native
Native in 10 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
American Lotus – Nelumbo lutea Native
Native in 23 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Dwarf Spikerush – Eleocharis parvula Native
Native in 9 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Broadfruit Bur-Reed – Sparganium eurycarpum Native
Native in 23 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Hairawn Muhly – Muhlenbergia capillaris Native
Native in 8 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Purplestem Beggarticks – Bidens connata Native
Native in 23 of Kansas’s 105 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Mexican Muhly – Muhlenbergia mexicana Native
Native in 8 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Pale Touch-Me-Not – Impatiens pallida Native
Native in 22 of Kansas’s 105 counties. An annual that tolerates shade.
Short's Sedge – Carex shortiana Native
Native in 8 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Sharpwing Monkeyflower – Mimulus alatus Native
Native in 22 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Indian Rice Grass – Stipa hymenoides Native
Native in 7 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Foxglove Beardtongue – Penstemon digitalis Native
Native in 21 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Indian Ricegrass – Achnatherum hymenoides Native
Native in 7 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Purpleleaf Willowherb – Epilobium coloratum Native
Native in 21 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Alkali Cordgrass – Spartina gracilis Native
Native in 6 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Hooker's Evening Primrose – Oenothera elata Native
Native in 19 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Upright Sedge – Carex stricta Native
Native in 6 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Arumleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria cuneata Native
Native in 16 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with showy flowers.
Crested Sedge – Carex cristatella Native
Native in 5 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Clasping Coneflower – Dracopis amplexicaulis Native
Native in 15 of Kansas’s 105 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Bluejoint – Calamagrostis canadensis Native
Native in 4 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Longbeak Buttercup – Ranunculus longirostris Native
Native in 15 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in 4 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Blue Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium angustifolium Native
Native in 12 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Green Needlegrass – Nassella viridula Native
Native in 4 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Virginia Water Horehound – Lycopus virginicus Native
Native in 11 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
James' Galleta – Pleuraphis jamesii Native
Native in 4 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Bristly Buttercup – Ranunculus hispidus Native
Native in 9 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Nuttall's Alkaligrass – Puccinellia nuttalliana Native
Native in 4 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Blue Mistflower – Conoclinium coelestinum Native
Native in 7 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Squarestem Spikerush – Eleocharis quadrangulata Native
Native in 4 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
American Speedwell – Veronica americana Native
Native in 6 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Whiteroot Rush – Juncus brachycarpus Native
Native in 4 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush – Castilleja coccinea Native
Native in 6 of Kansas’s 105 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Needlepod Rush – Juncus scirpoides Native
Native in 3 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial rush that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Bur-Reed – Sparganium americanum Native
Native in 3 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in 3 of Kansas’s 105 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Missouri Ironweed – Vernonia missurica Native
Native in 3 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Black Grama – Bouteloua eriopoda Native
Native in 2 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Crimsoneyed Rosemallow – Hibiscus moscheutos Native
Native in 2 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Muskingum Sedge – Carex muskingumensis Native
Native in 2 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Lewis Flax – Linum lewisii Native
Native in 2 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Northern Reedgrass – Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa Native
Native in 2 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Pickerelweed – Pontederia cordata Native
Native in 2 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Slender Wheatgrass – Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus Native
Native in 2 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Purplehead Sneezeweed – Helenium flexuosum Native
Native in 2 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Squarrose Sedge – Carex squarrosa Native
Native in 2 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Rough Avens – Geum laciniatum Native
Native in 2 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Water Sedge – Carex aquatilis Native
Native in 2 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Virginia Iris – Iris virginica Native
Native in 2 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Blue Wildrye – Elymus glaucus Native
Native in 1 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Common Cowparsnip – Heracleum maximum Native
Native in 1 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
California Brome – Bromus carinatus Native
Native in 1 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A grass for full sun.
Kurapia – Phyla nodiflora Native
Native in 1 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Hairy Sedge – Carex lacustris Native
Native in 1 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Purple Coneflower – Echinacea purpurea Native
Native in 1 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Knotgrass – Paspalum distichum Native
Native in 1 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Yerba Mansa – Anemopsis californica Native
Native in 1 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with early spring flowers.
Nebraska Sedge – Carex nebrascensis Native
Native in 1 of Kansas’s 105 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 183 of these 262 plants as native in fewer than half of Kansas’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.
Kansas’s own list regulates 14 plants. None of them is on this page. Kansas noxious weeds has each one, with the rule cited.
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| Plant | Scientific name | Type | Light | Native counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkalai Sacaton | Sporobolus airoides | Grass | Full sun | 27 of 105 |
| Alkali Cordgrass | Spartina gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 105 |
| American Bittersweet | Celastrus scandens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 62 of 105 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 81 of 105 |
| American Bur-Reed | Sparganium americanum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 3 of 105 |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 93 of 105 |
| American Hazelnut | Corylus americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 24 of 105 |
| American Linden | Tilia americana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 30 of 105 |
| American Lotus | Nelumbo lutea | Wildflower | Full sun | 23 of 105 |
| American Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 28 of 105 |
| American Plum | Prunus americana | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 86 of 105 |
| American Speedwell | Veronica americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 6 of 105 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 78 of 105 |
| American Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 34 of 105 |
| American Water-Willow | Justicia americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 34 of 105 |
| Arrowleaf Tearthumb | Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | Full sun | 1 of 105 |
| Arumleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria cuneata | Wildflower | Full sun | 16 of 105 |
| Atlantic Camas | Camassia scilloides | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 25 of 105 |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 13 of 105 |
| Bearded Beggarticks | Bidens aristosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 35 of 105 |
| Bicknell's Sedge | Carex bicknellii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 24 of 105 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Grass | Full sun | 98 of 105 |
| Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis | Tree | Full sun | 39 of 105 |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 33 of 105 |
| Black Grama | Bouteloua eriopoda | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 105 |
| Black Oak | Quercus velutina | Tree | Sun or part shade | 32 of 105 |
| Black Raspberry | Rubus occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 52 of 105 |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | Tree | Full sun | 67 of 105 |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower | Full sun | 55 of 105 |
| Blackhaw | Viburnum prunifolium | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 13 of 105 |
| Blackjack Oak | Quercus marilandica | Tree | Full sun | 24 of 105 |
| Blue Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 12 of 105 |
| Blue Grama | Bouteloua gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 83 of 105 |
| Blue Mistflower | Conoclinium coelestinum | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 7 of 105 |
| Blue Wildrye | Elymus glaucus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 1 of 105 |
| Bluejoint | Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 105 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 87 of 105 |
| Bristly Buttercup | Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 9 of 105 |
| Broadfruit Bur-Reed | Sparganium eurycarpum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 23 of 105 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 58 of 105 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 97 of 105 |
| Broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 15 of 105 |
| Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | Tree | Sun or part shade | 64 of 105 |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 69 of 105 |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 57 of 105 |
| California Brome | Bromus carinatus | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 105 |
| California Field Sedge | Carex praegracilis | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 15 of 105 |
| Canada Germander | Teucrium canadense | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 71 of 105 |
| Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 25 of 105 |
| Canada Wildrye | Elymus canadensis | Grass | Tolerates shade | 105 of 105 |
| Canadian Milkvetch | Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 41 of 105 |
| Cane Reed | Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 105 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 56 of 105 |
| Chickasaw Plum | Prunus angustifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 65 of 105 |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 78 of 105 |
| Clasping Coneflower | Dracopis amplexicaulis | Wildflower | Full sun | 15 of 105 |
| Cloaked Bulrush | Scirpus pallidus | Sedge | Full sun | 37 of 105 |
| Coastal Plain Willow | Salix caroliniana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 27 of 105 |
| Cockspur Hawthorn | Crataegus crus-galli | Tree | Full sun | 15 of 105 |
| Common Blue Violet | Viola sororia | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 25 of 105 |
| Common Cowparsnip | Heracleum maximum | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 105 |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 44 of 105 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 46 of 105 |
| Common Goldstar | Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 32 of 105 |
| Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 88 of 105 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 4 of 105 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 45 of 105 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 24 of 105 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 27 of 105 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 43 of 105 |
| Crested Sedge | Carex cristatella | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 5 of 105 |
| Crimsoneyed Rosemallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 105 |
| Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 32 of 105 |
| Deertongue | Dichanthelium clandestinum | Grass | Full sun | 10 of 105 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 76 of 105 |
| Ditch Stonecrop | Penthorum sedoides | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 52 of 105 |
| Dotted Blazing Star | Liatris punctata | Wildflower | Full sun | 98 of 105 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 70 of 105 |
| Downy Paintedcup | Castilleja sessiliflora | Wildflower | Full sun | 38 of 105 |
| Dwarf Spikerush | Eleocharis parvula | Sedge | Full sun | 9 of 105 |
| Eastern Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Tree | Full sun | 80 of 105 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 104 of 105 |
| Eastern Dogwood | Cornus florida | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 105 |
| Eastern Gamagrass | Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass | Full sun | 75 of 105 |
| Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 47 of 105 |
| Eastern Redcedar | Juniperus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 81 of 105 |
| Eastern Swampprivet | Forestiera acuminata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 105 |
| Eastern White Oak | Quercus alba | Tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 105 |
| Eastern Woodland Sedge | Carex blanda | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 34 of 105 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 86 of 105 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 20 of 105 |
| Fourwing Saltbush | Atriplex canescens | Shrub | Full sun | 5 of 105 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 38 of 105 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 72 of 105 |
| Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 21 of 105 |
| Fragrant Flatsedge | Cyperus odoratus | Sedge | Full sun | 73 of 105 |
| Frank's Sedge | Carex frankii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 28 of 105 |
| Georgia Bulrush | Scirpus georgianus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 12 of 105 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 91 of 105 |
| Golden Currant | Ribes aureum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 83 of 105 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 63 of 105 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 26 of 105 |
| Gray's Sedge | Carex grayi | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 10 of 105 |
| Greater Straw Sedge | Carex normalis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 17 of 105 |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 93 of 105 |
| Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | Sedge | Full sun | 52 of 105 |
| Green Hawthorn | Crataegus viridis | Tree | Full sun | 9 of 105 |
| Green Needlegrass | Nassella viridula | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 105 |
| Groundnut | Apios americana | Vine | Tolerates shade | 38 of 105 |
| Hairawn Muhly | Muhlenbergia capillaris | Grass | Full sun | 8 of 105 |
| Hairy Sedge | Carex lacustris | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 105 |
| Halberdleaf Rosemallow | Hibiscus laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 25 of 105 |
| Hazel Alder | Alnus serrulata | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 105 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 104 of 105 |
| Hooker's Evening Primrose | Oenothera elata | Wildflower | Full sun | 19 of 105 |
| Hop Sedge | Carex lupulina | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 11 of 105 |
| Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 24 of 105 |
| Illinois Bundleflower | Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 100 of 105 |
| Indian Blanket | Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower | Full sun | 58 of 105 |
| Indian Rice Grass | Stipa hymenoides | Grass | Full sun | 7 of 105 |
| Indian Ricegrass | Achnatherum hymenoides | Grass | Full sun | 7 of 105 |
| Inland Rush | Juncus interior | Rush | Sun or part shade | 67 of 105 |
| Jack in the Pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 27 of 105 |
| James' Galleta | Pleuraphis jamesii | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 105 |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 71 of 105 |
| June Grass | Koeleria macrantha | Grass | Tolerates shade | 59 of 105 |
| Knotgrass | Paspalum distichum | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 105 |
| Kurapia | Phyla nodiflora | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 1 of 105 |
| Leadplant | Amorpha canescens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 85 of 105 |
| Lewis Flax | Linum lewisii | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 105 |
| Limestone Meadow Sedge | Carex granularis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 10 of 105 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 105 of 105 |
| Little Walnut | Juglans microcarpa | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 4 of 105 |
| Littleleaf Buttercup | Ranunculus abortivus | Plant | Tolerates shade | 51 of 105 |
| Longbeak Buttercup | Ranunculus longirostris | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 15 of 105 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 47 of 105 |
| Maryland Senna | Senna marilandica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 46 of 105 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 56 of 105 |
| Mexican Hat | Ratibida columnifera | Wildflower | Full sun | 105 of 105 |
| Mexican Muhly | Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass | Sun or part shade | 8 of 105 |
| Missouri Ironweed | Vernonia missurica | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 105 |
| Missouri River Willow | Salix eriocephala | Tree | Tolerates shade | 10 of 105 |
| Muskingum Sedge | Carex muskingumensis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 105 |
| Narrowleaf Willow | Salix exigua | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 105 |
| Nebraska Sedge | Carex nebrascensis | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 105 |
| Needle and Thread | Hesperostipa comata comata | Grass | Full sun | 12 of 105 |
| Needle and Thread Grass | Stipa comata | Grass | Full sun | 12 of 105 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 33 of 105 |
| Needlepod Rush | Juncus scirpoides | Rush | Tolerates shade | 3 of 105 |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 34 of 105 |
| Nodding Beggartick | Bidens cernua | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 51 of 105 |
| Nodding Lady's Tresses | Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower | Full sun | 65 of 105 |
| Northern Reedgrass | Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa | Grass | Sun or part shade | 2 of 105 |
| Northern Spicebush | Lindera benzoin | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 105 |
| Nuttall's Alkaligrass | Puccinellia nuttalliana | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 105 |
| Ohio Buckeye | Aesculus glabra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 46 of 105 |
| Osage-Orange | Maclura pomifera | Tree | Full sun | 71 of 105 |
| Oval-Leaf Sedge | Carex cephalophora | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 18 of 105 |
| Pale Purple Coneflower | Echinacea pallida | Wildflower | Full sun | 32 of 105 |
| Pale Touch-Me-Not | Impatiens pallida | Annual | Tolerates shade | 22 of 105 |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 76 of 105 |
| Pawpaw | Asimina triloba | Tree | Tolerates shade | 35 of 105 |
| Peachleaf Willow | Salix amygdaloides | Tree | Full sun | 88 of 105 |
| Pecan | Carya illinoinensis | Tree | Full sun | 16 of 105 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 103 of 105 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 36 of 105 |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 105 |
| Pin Oak | Quercus palustris | Tree | Full sun | 23 of 105 |
| Pinnate Prairie Coneflower | Ratibida pinnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 32 of 105 |
| Plains Cottonwood | Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera | Tree | Full sun | 104 of 105 |
| Possumhaw | Ilex decidua | Tree | Tolerates shade | 5 of 105 |
| Post Oak | Quercus stellata | Tree | Full sun | 24 of 105 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 24 of 105 |
| Prairie Blazing Star | Liatris pycnostachya | Wildflower | Full sun | 37 of 105 |
| Prairie Cordgrass | Spartina pectinata | Grass | Full sun | 84 of 105 |
| Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 11 of 105 |
| Prairie Sagewort | Artemisia frigida | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 105 |
| Prairie Sandreed | Calamovilfa longifolia | Grass | Full sun | 13 of 105 |
| Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 105 |
| Purplehead Sneezeweed | Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 105 |
| Purpleleaf Willowherb | Epilobium coloratum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 21 of 105 |
| Purplestem Beggarticks | Bidens connata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 23 of 105 |
| Ravenfoot Sedge | Carex crus-corvi | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 10 of 105 |
| Red Mulberry | Morus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 61 of 105 |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra | Tree | Sun or part shade | 34 of 105 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 68 of 105 |
| River/Red Birch | Betula nigra | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 105 |
| Riverbank Grape | Vitis riparia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 88 of 105 |
| Rocky Mountain Juniper | Juniperus scopulorum | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 105 |
| Rough Avens | Geum laciniatum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 105 |
| Rough-Leaf Dogwood | Cornus drummondii | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 77 of 105 |
| Royal/Flowering Fern | Osmunda regalis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 2 of 105 |
| Rufous Bulrush | Scirpus pendulus | Sedge | Full sun | 53 of 105 |
| Salt Grass | Distichlis spicata | Grass | Full sun | 58 of 105 |
| Sand Bluestem | Andropogon hallii | Grass | Full sun | 41 of 105 |
| Sand Dropseed | Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass | Full sun | 96 of 105 |
| Sand Lovegrass | Eragrostis trichodes | Grass | Full sun | 49 of 105 |
| Sandbar Willow | Salix interior | Tree | Full sun | 99 of 105 |
| Sandcherry | Prunus pumila | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 16 of 105 |
| Sassafras | Sassafras albidum | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 105 |
| Sawtooth Sunflower | Helianthus grosseserratus | Wildflower | Full sun | 44 of 105 |
| Scarlet Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja coccinea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 6 of 105 |
| Sea Oats | Chasmanthium latifolium | Grass | Tolerates shade | 34 of 105 |
| Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 30 of 105 |
| Sharpwing Monkeyflower | Mimulus alatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 22 of 105 |
| Shellbark Hickory | Carya laciniosa | Tree | Tolerates shade | 20 of 105 |
| Short's Sedge | Carex shortiana | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 8 of 105 |
| Showy Milkweed | Asclepias speciosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 55 of 105 |
| Shumard Red Oak | Quercus shumardii | Tree | Full sun | 28 of 105 |
| Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass | Full sun | 105 of 105 |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 57 of 105 |
| Skunkbush Sumac | Rhus trilobata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 8 of 105 |
| Slender Wheatgrass | Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 105 |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 61 of 105 |
| Smooth Hedgenettle | Stachys tenuifolia | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 27 of 105 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 82 of 105 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 79 of 105 |
| Squarestem Spikerush | Eleocharis quadrangulata | Sedge | Full sun | 4 of 105 |
| Squarrose Sedge | Carex squarrosa | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 105 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 57 of 105 |
| Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 105 |
| Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 39 of 105 |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 66 of 105 |
| Swamp Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | Perennial | Full sun | 46 of 105 |
| Sweet Woodreed | Cinna arundinacea | Grass | Tolerates shade | 29 of 105 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 105 of 105 |
| Tanseyleaf Tansyaster | Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 27 of 105 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 16 of 105 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 3 of 105 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 101 of 105 |
| Troublesome Sedge | Carex molesta | Sedge | Full sun | 28 of 105 |
| Trumpet Vine | Campsis radicans | Vine | Full sun | 38 of 105 |
| Upright Sedge | Carex stricta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 6 of 105 |
| Vine Mesquite | Panicum obtusum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 27 of 105 |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 63 of 105 |
| Virginia Iris | Iris virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 105 |
| Virginia Water Horehound | Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 11 of 105 |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 97 of 105 |
| Water Knotweed | Polygonum amphibium | Perennial | Full sun | 90 of 105 |
| Water Sedge | Carex aquatilis | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 105 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 1 of 105 |
| Western Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | Tree | Full sun | 57 of 105 |
| Western Hackberry | Celtis reticulata | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 32 of 105 |
| Western Sand Cherry | Prunus besseyi | Shrub | Full sun | 16 of 105 |
| Western Snowberry | Symphoricarpos occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 27 of 105 |
| Western Soapberry | Sapindus drummondii | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 25 of 105 |
| Western Wheatgrass | Pascopyrum smithii | Grass | Full sun | 96 of 105 |
| White Ash | Fraxinus americana | Tree | Full sun | 32 of 105 |
| White Doll's Daisy | Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 33 of 105 |
| Whitegrass | Leersia virginica | Grass | Tolerates shade | 47 of 105 |
| Whiteroot Rush | Juncus brachycarpus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 4 of 105 |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 58 of 105 |
| Wild Blue Phlox | Phlox divaricata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 40 of 105 |
| Wild Mint | Mentha arvensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 40 of 105 |
| Winged Sumac | Rhus copallinum | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 27 of 105 |
| Winter Bentgrass | Agrostis hyemalis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 57 of 105 |
| Winterfat | Krascheninnikovia lanata | Shrub | Full sun | 2 of 105 |
| Woods' Rose | Rosa woodsii | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 5 of 105 |
| Woolly Yarrow | Achillea tomentosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 91 of 105 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 105 of 105 |
| Yellow Willow | Salix lutea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 8 of 105 |
| Yerba Mansa | Anemopsis californica | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 105 |
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 Kansas?
This page lists the 262 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to Kansas and routinely available from nurseries: 51 trees, 28 shrubs, 87 wildflowers, 87 grasses and sedges, 3 ferns and 6 vines. They are a small part of Kansas's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the Kansas counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to Kansas?
This page lists 51 trees native to Kansas that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Eastern Cottonwood, Honey Locust and Plains Cottonwood, each recorded as native in at least 104 of Kansas's 105 counties.
What shrubs are native to Kansas?
This page lists 28 shrubs native to Kansas that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include American Plum, Leadplant and Golden Currant, each recorded as native in at least 83 of Kansas's 105 counties.
What wildflowers are native to Kansas?
This page lists 87 wildflowers native to Kansas that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Mexican Hat, Pennsylvania Smartweed and Illinois Bundleflower, each recorded as native in at least 100 of Kansas's 105 counties.
Is my plant native to Kansas?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to Kansas: 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 Kansas native everywhere in Kansas?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 183 of the 262 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of Kansas's 105 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.