Green Ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica Native
Native in 80 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Minnesota native plants
USDA PLANTS records 324 plants as native to Minnesota (MN) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
Minnesota native plant list
This list has 324 Minnesota natives that nurseries routinely sell: 56 trees, 52 shrubs, 101 wildflowers, 102 grasses and sedges, 8 ferns and 5 vines. The most widespread include Green Ash, Chokecherry and Field Horsetail, each recorded as native in at least 79 of Minnesota's 87 counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
Red Osier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 76 of Minnesota’s 87 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 79 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in 78 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native
Native in 79 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
Riverbank Grape – Vitis riparia Native
Native in 69 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A vine for sun or part shade.
Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana Native
Native in 79 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Red-Barked Dogwood – Cornus alba Native
Native in 76 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Marsh Hedgenettle – Stachys palustris Native
Native in 78 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in 74 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Water Horsetail – Equisetum fluviatile Native
Native in 52 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A horsetail for full sun and wet soil.
American Bittersweet – Celastrus scandens Native
Native in 59 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Sandbar Willow – Salix interior Native
Native in 72 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Redosier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 76 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native
Native in 76 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in 74 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in 45 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Arrowleaf Tearthumb – Polygonum sagittatum Native
Native in 42 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A vine for full sun.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in 71 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Western Snowberry – Symphoricarpos occidentalis Native
Native in 74 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native
Native in 75 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Canada Wildrye – Elymus canadensis Native
Native in 73 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Interrupted Fern – Osmunda claytoniana Native
Native in 42 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Groundnut – Apios americana Native
Native in 30 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Quaking Aspen – Populus tremuloides Native
Native in 69 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Leadplant – Amorpha canescens Native
Native in 70 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Littleleaf Buttercup – Ranunculus abortivus Native
Native in 75 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A plant that tolerates shade.
Green Bulrush – Scirpus atrovirens Native
Native in 73 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun.
Crested Woodfern – Dryopteris cristata Native
Native in 39 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus quinquefolia Native
Native in 14 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Burr Oak – Quercus macrocarpa Native
Native in 68 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
White Meadowsweet – Spiraea alba Native
Native in 67 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in 74 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native
Native in 70 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Cinnamon Fern – Osmunda cinnamomea Native
Native in 33 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native
Native in 67 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in 65 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Canada Goldenrod – Solidago canadensis Native
Native in 74 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Prairie Cordgrass – Spartina pectinata Native
Native in 70 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Woodland Horsetail – Equisetum sylvaticum Native
Native in 33 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A horsetail that tolerates shade.
Plains Cottonwood – Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera Native
Native in 67 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 85 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
American Plum – Prunus americana Native
Native in 59 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 24 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Common Blue Violet – Viola sororia Native
Native in 74 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native
Native in 68 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Royal/Flowering Fern – Osmunda regalis Native
Native in 18 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
American Elm – Ulmus americana Native
Native in 65 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Gray Dogwood – Cornus racemosa Native
Native in 57 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa Native
Native in 74 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in 68 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
American Linden – Tilia americana Native
Native in 65 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
American Hazelnut – Corylus americana Native
Native in 54 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native
Native in 72 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
June Grass – Koeleria macrantha Native
Native in 66 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Missouri River Willow – Salix eriocephala Native
Native in 60 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 52 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bog Birch – Betula pumila Native
Native in 54 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 20 ft for full sun and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Jack in the Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum Native
Native in 72 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native
Native in 63 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Nannyberry – Viburnum lentago Native
Native in 57 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 28 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in 45 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Wild Mint – Mentha arvensis Native
Native in 72 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Eastern Woodland Sedge – Carex blanda Native
Native in 63 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Paper Birch – Betula papyrifera Native
Native in 52 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Sandcherry – Prunus pumila Native
Native in 45 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in 70 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Winter Bentgrass – Agrostis hyemalis Native
Native in 63 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana Native
Native in 51 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 45 ft that tolerates shade.
Speckled Alder – Alnus incana subsp. rugosa Native
Native in 42 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native
Native in 69 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Bluejoint – Calamagrostis canadensis Native
Native in 60 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Pin Cherry – Prunus pensylvanica Native
Native in 50 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Beaked Hazelnut – Corylus cornuta Native
Native in 41 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 67 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Knotted Rush – Juncus nodosus Native
Native in 60 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Common Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis Native
Native in 49 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Common Juniper – Juniperus communis Native
Native in 40 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Closed Bottle Gentian – Gentiana andrewsii Native
Native in 66 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in 60 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Pussy Willow – Salix discolor Native
Native in 49 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Shining Willow – Salix lucida Native
Native in 39 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 13 ft for sun or part shade.
Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native
Native in 66 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native
Native in 60 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Peachleaf Willow – Salix amygdaloides Native
Native in 48 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun.
New Jersey Tea – Ceanothus americanus Native
Native in 38 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in 64 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in 59 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sugar Maple – Acer saccharum Native
Native in 48 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Lowbush Blueberry – Vaccinium angustifolium Native
Native in 36 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Common Goldstar – Hypoxis hirsuta Native
Native in 64 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Awlfruit Sedge – Carex stipata Native
Native in 57 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Red Oak – Quercus rubra Native
Native in 46 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 81 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Black Raspberry – Rubus occidentalis Native
Native in 35 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Marsh Marigold – Caltha palustris Native
Native in 64 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus Native
Native in 57 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Silver Maple – Acer saccharinum Native
Native in 46 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Alderleaf Buckthorn – Rhamnus alnifolia Native
Native in 34 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Canadian Milkvetch – Astragalus canadensis Native
Native in 63 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in 56 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Eastern Redcedar – Juniperus virginiana Native
Native in 45 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Kinnikinnick – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Native
Native in 33 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 in for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Star Duckweed – Lemna trisulca Native
Native in 63 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Fowl Bluegrass – Poa palustris Native
Native in 55 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Bigtooth Aspen – Populus grandidentata Native
Native in 44 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Western Service Berry – Amelanchier alnifolia Native
Native in 32 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Pennsylvania Buttercup – Ranunculus pensylvanicus Native
Native in 61 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Sideoats Grama – Bouteloua curtipendula Native
Native in 55 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina Native
Native in 43 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Bog Labrador Tea – Ledum groenlandicum Native
Native in 31 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Nodding Beggartick – Bidens cernua Native
Native in 59 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Bebb's Sedge – Carex bebbii Native
Native in 53 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Thinleaf Alder – Alnus incana Native
Native in 42 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Red Currant – Ribes triste Native
Native in 30 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Common Cowparsnip – Heracleum maximum Native
Native in 58 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Mexican Muhly – Muhlenbergia mexicana Native
Native in 53 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Black Ash – Fraxinus nigra Native
Native in 40 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Prairie Sagewort – Artemisia frigida Native
Native in 29 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for sun or part shade.
Broadfruit Bur-Reed – Sparganium eurycarpum Native
Native in 57 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Tall Cottongrass – Eriophorum angustifolium Native
Native in 53 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Balsam Poplar – Populus balsamifera Native
Native in 37 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun.
Canada Yew – Taxus canadensis Native
Native in 28 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 5 ft that tolerates shade.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 57 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Crested Sedge – Carex cristatella Native
Native in 52 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern White Pine – Pinus strobus Native
Native in 33 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An evergreen tree up to 150 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Common Winterberry – Ilex verticillata Native
Native in 28 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native
Native in 56 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Fragrant Flatsedge – Cyperus odoratus Native
Native in 52 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Red Maple – Acer rubrum Native
Native in 33 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 68 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Leatherleaf – Chamaedaphne calyculata Native
Native in 28 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in 55 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Spiked Muhly – Muhlenbergia glomerata Native
Native in 52 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Slippery Elm – Ulmus rubra Native
Native in 33 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 85 ft that tolerates shade.
Woods' Rose – Rosa woodsii Native
Native in 21 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in 54 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Upright Sedge – Carex stricta Native
Native in 52 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Bitternut Hickory – Carya cordiformis Native
Native in 30 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Creeping Juniper – Juniperus horizontalis Native
Native in 16 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 4 ft for full sun.
Ditch Stonecrop – Penthorum sedoides Native
Native in 54 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Fringed Brome – Bromus ciliatus Native
Native in 50 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Black Willow – Salix nigra Native
Native in 27 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Steeplebush – Spiraea tomentosa Native
Native in 16 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with summer flowers and fall colour.
Prairie Blazing Star – Liatris pycnostachya Native
Native in 54 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Prairie Dropseed – Sporobolus heterolepis Native
Native in 47 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Eastern White Oak – Quercus alba Native
Native in 27 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Golden Currant – Ribes aureum Native
Native in 14 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 52 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Woolgrass – Scirpus cyperinus Native
Native in 47 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Butternut – Juglans cinerea Native
Native in 26 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Western Sand Cherry – Prunus besseyi Native
Native in 14 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Arumleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria cuneata Native
Native in 51 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with showy flowers.
Graceful Sedge – Carex gracillima Native
Native in 45 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Alberta Spruce – Picea glauca Native
Native in 25 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade.
Woolly Beachheather – Hudsonia tomentosa Native
Native in 13 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Canada Germander – Teucrium canadense Native
Native in 51 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Hairy Sedge – Carex lacustris Native
Native in 44 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Balsam Fir – Abies balsamea Native
Native in 25 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An evergreen tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade.
Mountain Alder – Alnus viridis subsp. crispa Native
Native in 12 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in 50 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Limestone Meadow Sedge – Carex granularis Native
Native in 41 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern Black Walnut – Juglans nigra Native
Native in 25 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Foxberry – Vaccinium vitis-idaea Native
Native in 11 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 in for full sun, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush – Castilleja coccinea Native
Native in 50 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Bicknell's Sedge – Carex bicknellii Native
Native in 40 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Red Pine – Pinus resinosa Native
Native in 25 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Silver Buffaloberry – Shepherdia argentea Native
Native in 10 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 18 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Dotted Smartweed – Polygonum punctatum Native
Native in 49 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native
Native in 40 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Black Spruce – Picea mariana Native
Native in 23 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An evergreen tree up to 65 ft that tolerates shade.
Button Bush – Cephalanthus occidentalis Native
Native in 8 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Showy Milkweed – Asclepias speciosa Native
Native in 49 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Broom Sedge – Carex scoparia Native
Native in 39 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Arborvitae – Thuja occidentalis Native
Native in 22 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade.
Diamondleaf Willow – Salix planifolia Native
Native in 8 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun.
Bristly Buttercup – Ranunculus hispidus Native
Native in 48 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Wheat Sedge – Carex atherodes Native
Native in 39 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Northern Mountain Ash – Sorbus decora Native
Native in 15 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Sweetgale – Myrica gale Native
Native in 8 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft that tolerates shade.
Jerusalem Artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus Native
Native in 48 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Greater Bladder Sedge – Carex intumescens Native
Native in 38 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
White Ash – Fraxinus americana Native
Native in 12 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Witch Hazel – Hamamelis virginiana Native
Native in 6 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with fall flowers and showy fruit.
Golden Ragwort – Packera aurea Native
Native in 46 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Blue Grama – Bouteloua gracilis Native
Native in 37 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
American Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana Native
Native in 10 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Russet Buffaloberry – Shepherdia canadensis Native
Native in 6 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Sawtooth Sunflower – Helianthus grosseserratus Native
Native in 46 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Sand Dropseed – Sporobolus cryptandrus Native
Native in 37 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Swamp White Oak – Quercus bicolor Native
Native in 10 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Loosestrife – Decodon verticillatus Native
Native in 6 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Buckbean – Menyanthes trifoliata Native
Native in 43 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Longhair Sedge – Carex comosa Native
Native in 36 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Shagbark Hickory – Carya ovata Native
Native in 7 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Black Hawthorn – Crataegus douglasii Native
Native in 2 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Nodding Waternymph – Najas flexilis Native
Native in 43 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An annual for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Whitegrass – Leersia virginica Native
Native in 35 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
American Mountain Ash – Sorbus americana Native
Native in 6 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Yellow Willow – Salix lutea Native
Native in 2 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade.
Dotted Blazing Star – Liatris punctata Native
Native in 42 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Prairie Sandreed – Calamovilfa longifolia Native
Native in 34 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Black Oak – Quercus velutina Native
Native in 6 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Black Crowberry – Empetrum nigrum Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa Native
Native in 41 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Softleaf Sedge – Carex disperma Native
Native in 34 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 5 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Bog Blueberry – Vaccinium uliginosum Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Pinnate Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida pinnata Native
Native in 38 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in 34 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
River/Red Birch – Betula nigra Native
Native in 4 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Creeping Barberry – Mahonia repens Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Wild Blue Phlox – Phlox divaricata Native
Native in 38 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Water Sedge – Carex aquatilis Native
Native in 34 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Red Mulberry – Morus rubra Native
Native in 2 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Silky Willow – Salix sericea Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
American Water Plantain – Alisma subcordatum Native
Native in 37 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Three-Way Sedge – Dulichium arundinaceum Native
Native in 30 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Western Catalpa – Catalpa speciosa Native
Native in 2 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Silver Sagebrush – Artemisia cana Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 5 ft for full sun.
Purpleleaf Willowherb – Epilobium coloratum Native
Native in 36 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Sweet Woodreed – Cinna arundinacea Native
Native in 29 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Canadian Hemlock – Tsuga canadensis Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An evergreen tree up to 105 ft that tolerates shade.
Squashberry – Viburnum edule Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Smooth Hedgenettle – Stachys tenuifolia Native
Native in 35 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Western Wheatgrass – Pascopyrum smithii Native
Native in 29 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Colorado Spruce – Picea pungens Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade.
Bigleaf Aster – Eurybia macrophylla Native
Native in 33 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Blister Sedge – Carex vesicaria Native
Native in 28 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Douglas Fir – Pseudotsuga menziesii Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An evergreen tree up to 200 ft for sun or part shade.
Downy Paintedcup – Castilleja sessiliflora Native
Native in 33 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
California Field Sedge – Carex praegracilis Native
Native in 28 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Ohio Buckeye – Aesculus glabra Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A tree up to 68 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Largeleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton amplifolius Native
Native in 33 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Golden Sedge – Carex aurea Native
Native in 28 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Pitch Pine – Pinus rigida Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
American Eelgrass – Vallisneria americana Native
Native in 32 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Hop Sedge – Carex lupulina Native
Native in 26 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Silverweed – Potentilla anserina Native
Native in 32 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Cloaked Bulrush – Scirpus pallidus Native
Native in 24 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Silverweed Cinquefoil – Argentina anserina Native
Native in 32 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Needle and Thread – Hesperostipa comata comata Native
Native in 23 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 31 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Needle and Thread Grass – Stipa comata Native
Native in 23 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Purplestem Beggarticks – Bidens connata Native
Native in 30 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Rattlesnake Mannagrass – Glyceria canadensis Native
Native in 23 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Mexican Hat – Ratibida columnifera Native
Native in 29 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Silvery Sedge – Carex canescens Native
Native in 23 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Virginia Iris – Iris virginica Native
Native in 28 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in 23 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
White Doll's Daisy – Boltonia asteroides Native
Native in 27 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Blunt Broom Sedge – Carex tribuloides Native
Native in 21 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Nodding Lady's Tresses – Spiranthes cernua Native
Native in 26 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Necklace Sedge – Carex projecta Native
Native in 21 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Woolly Yarrow – Achillea tomentosa Native
Native in 26 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Oval-Leaf Sedge – Carex cephalophora Native
Native in 21 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Pale Touch-Me-Not – Impatiens pallida Native
Native in 25 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An annual that tolerates shade.
Green Needlegrass – Nassella viridula Native
Native in 20 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
American Speedwell – Veronica americana Native
Native in 24 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Little Green Sedge – Carex viridula Native
Native in 19 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Greater Creeping Spearwort – Ranunculus flammula Native
Native in 24 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Panicled Bulrush – Scirpus microcarpus Native
Native in 19 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Purple Avens – Geum rivale Native
Native in 23 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Canadian Rush – Juncus canadensis Native
Native in 18 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Robbins' Pondweed – Potamogeton robbinsii Native
Native in 22 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in 17 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Largeleaf Avens – Geum macrophyllum Native
Native in 19 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Greater Straw Sedge – Carex normalis Native
Native in 15 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Partridge Pea – Chamaecrista fasciculata Native
Native in 19 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Annual Wildrice – Zizania aquatica Native
Native in 14 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Longbeak Buttercup – Ranunculus longirostris Native
Native in 18 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 14 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Pickerelweed – Pontederia cordata Native
Native in 17 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Fringed Sedge – Carex crinita Native
Native in 13 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Skunk Cabbage – Symplocarpus foetidus Native
Native in 15 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Northern Reedgrass – Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa Native
Native in 13 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Crowned Beggarticks – Bidens coronata Native
Native in 13 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Salt Grass – Distichlis spicata Native
Native in 13 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Arctic Raspberry – Rubus arcticus Native
Native in 10 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial for full sun.
Hairyfruit Sedge – Carex trichocarpa Native
Native in 9 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Rough Avens – Geum laciniatum Native
Native in 10 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Longstyle Rush – Juncus longistylis Native
Native in 8 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Virginia Water Horehound – Lycopus virginicus Native
Native in 10 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Gray's Sedge – Carex grayi Native
Native in 6 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Bur-Reed – Sparganium americanum Native
Native in 8 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Inland Rush – Juncus interior Native
Native in 6 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
American Lotus – Nelumbo lutea Native
Native in 8 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Muskingum Sedge – Carex muskingumensis Native
Native in 6 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Great Blanket Flower – Gaillardia aristata Native
Native in 8 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Nuttall's Alkaligrass – Puccinellia nuttalliana Native
Native in 6 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Virginia Bluebells – Mertensia virginica Native
Native in 8 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Cattail Sedge – Carex typhina Native
Native in 5 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in 7 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Alkali Cordgrass – Spartina gracilis Native
Native in 4 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Illinois Bundleflower – Desmanthus illinoensis Native
Native in 7 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Dwarf Spikerush – Eleocharis parvula Native
Native in 4 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in 7 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Glaucous Bluegrass – Poa glauca Native
Native in 4 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Nuttall's Sunflower – Helianthus nuttallii Native
Native in 7 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Sand Lovegrass – Eragrostis trichodes Native
Native in 4 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Lewis Flax – Linum lewisii Native
Native in 6 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Beaked Sedge – Carex rostrata Native
Native in 3 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Blue Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium angustifolium Native
Native in 4 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Indian Rice Grass – Stipa hymenoides Native
Native in 3 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Indian Blanket – Gaillardia pulchella Native
Native in 4 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Indian Ricegrass – Achnatherum hymenoides Native
Native in 3 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Cinquefoil – Potentilla gracilis Native
Native in 3 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Spike Trisetum – Trisetum spicatum Native
Native in 3 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Foxglove Beardtongue – Penstemon digitalis Native
Native in 3 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Troublesome Sedge – Carex molesta Native
Native in 3 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native
Native in 3 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
White Edge Sedge – Carex debilis Native
Native in 3 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Lanceleaf Tickseed – Coreopsis lanceolata Native
Native in 3 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Sand Bluestem – Andropogon hallii Native
Native in 2 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Cloudberry – Rubus chamaemorus Native
Native in 2 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
American Beachgrass – Ammophila breviligulata Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Moss Pink – Phlox subulata Native
Native in 2 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and fall colour.
Georgia Bulrush – Scirpus georgianus Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Green Arrow Arum – Peltandra virginica Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Grassleaf Rush – Juncus marginatus Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Purplehead Sneezeweed – Helenium flexuosum Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Jointleaf Rush – Juncus articulatus Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Rocky Mountain Iris – Iris missouriensis Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Ravenfoot Sedge – Carex crus-corvi Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Swamp Smartweed – Polygonum hydropiperoides Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Squarrose Sedge – Carex squarrosa Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Western Polemonium – Polemonium occidentale Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Whiteroot Rush – Juncus brachycarpus Native
Native in 1 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 205 of these 324 plants as native in fewer than half of Minnesota’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.
Minnesota’s own list regulates 46 plants. None of them is on this page. Minnesota noxious weeds has each one, with the rule cited.
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Use our “Is it native” tool for free.Compiled from USDA PLANTS, retrieved June 13, 2026. If you spot a plant we have wrong, tell us at [email protected].
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| Plant | Scientific name | Type | Light | Native counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Spruce | Picea glauca | Tree | Sun or part shade | 25 of 87 |
| Alderleaf Buckthorn | Rhamnus alnifolia | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 34 of 87 |
| Alkali Cordgrass | Spartina gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 87 |
| American Arborvitae | Thuja occidentalis | Tree | Sun or part shade | 22 of 87 |
| American Beachgrass | Ammophila breviligulata | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 87 |
| American Bittersweet | Celastrus scandens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 59 of 87 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 45 of 87 |
| American Bur-Reed | Sparganium americanum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 8 of 87 |
| American Eelgrass | Vallisneria americana | Perennial | Full sun | 32 of 87 |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 65 of 87 |
| American Hazelnut | Corylus americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 54 of 87 |
| American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 10 of 87 |
| American Linden | Tilia americana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 65 of 87 |
| American Lotus | Nelumbo lutea | Wildflower | Full sun | 8 of 87 |
| American Mountain Ash | Sorbus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 87 |
| American Plum | Prunus americana | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 59 of 87 |
| American Speedwell | Veronica americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 24 of 87 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 74 of 87 |
| American Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 37 of 87 |
| Annual Wildrice | Zizania aquatica | Grass | Full sun | 14 of 87 |
| Arctic Raspberry | Rubus arcticus | Perennial | Full sun | 10 of 87 |
| Arrowleaf Tearthumb | Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | Full sun | 42 of 87 |
| Arumleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria cuneata | Wildflower | Full sun | 51 of 87 |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 57 of 87 |
| Balsam Fir | Abies balsamea | Tree | Tolerates shade | 25 of 87 |
| Balsam Poplar | Populus balsamifera | Tree | Full sun | 37 of 87 |
| Beaked Hazelnut | Corylus cornuta | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 41 of 87 |
| Beaked Sedge | Carex rostrata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 3 of 87 |
| Bebb's Sedge | Carex bebbii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 53 of 87 |
| Bicknell's Sedge | Carex bicknellii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 40 of 87 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Grass | Full sun | 70 of 87 |
| Bigleaf Aster | Eurybia macrophylla | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 33 of 87 |
| Bigtooth Aspen | Populus grandidentata | Tree | Full sun | 44 of 87 |
| Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis | Tree | Full sun | 30 of 87 |
| Black Ash | Fraxinus nigra | Tree | Full sun | 40 of 87 |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 43 of 87 |
| Black Crowberry | Empetrum nigrum | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 87 |
| Black Hawthorn | Crataegus douglasii | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 87 |
| Black Oak | Quercus velutina | Tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 87 |
| Black Raspberry | Rubus occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 35 of 87 |
| Black Spruce | Picea mariana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 23 of 87 |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | Tree | Full sun | 27 of 87 |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower | Full sun | 72 of 87 |
| Blister Sedge | Carex vesicaria | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 28 of 87 |
| Blue Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 87 |
| Blue Grama | Bouteloua gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 37 of 87 |
| Bluejoint | Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 60 of 87 |
| Blunt Broom Sedge | Carex tribuloides | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 21 of 87 |
| Bog Birch | Betula pumila | Shrub | Full sun | 54 of 87 |
| Bog Blueberry | Vaccinium uliginosum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 87 |
| Bog Labrador Tea | Ledum groenlandicum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 31 of 87 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 71 of 87 |
| Bristly Buttercup | Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 48 of 87 |
| Broadfruit Bur-Reed | Sparganium eurycarpum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 57 of 87 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 64 of 87 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 70 of 87 |
| Broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 39 of 87 |
| Buckbean | Menyanthes trifoliata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 43 of 87 |
| Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | Tree | Sun or part shade | 68 of 87 |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 41 of 87 |
| Butternut | Juglans cinerea | Tree | Full sun | 26 of 87 |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 8 of 87 |
| California Field Sedge | Carex praegracilis | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 28 of 87 |
| Canada Germander | Teucrium canadense | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 51 of 87 |
| Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 74 of 87 |
| Canada Wildrye | Elymus canadensis | Grass | Tolerates shade | 73 of 87 |
| Canada Yew | Taxus canadensis | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 28 of 87 |
| Canadian Hemlock | Tsuga canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 87 |
| Canadian Milkvetch | Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 63 of 87 |
| Canadian Rush | Juncus canadensis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 18 of 87 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 7 of 87 |
| Cattail Sedge | Carex typhina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 5 of 87 |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 79 of 87 |
| Cinnamon Fern | Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | Tolerates shade | 33 of 87 |
| Cinquefoil | Potentilla gracilis | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 87 |
| Cloaked Bulrush | Scirpus pallidus | Sedge | Full sun | 24 of 87 |
| Closed Bottle Gentian | Gentiana andrewsii | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 66 of 87 |
| Cloudberry | Rubus chamaemorus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 87 |
| Colorado Spruce | Picea pungens | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 87 |
| Common Blue Violet | Viola sororia | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 74 of 87 |
| Common Cowparsnip | Heracleum maximum | Wildflower | Full sun | 58 of 87 |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 57 of 87 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 75 of 87 |
| Common Goldstar | Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 64 of 87 |
| Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 49 of 87 |
| Common Juniper | Juniperus communis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 40 of 87 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 17 of 87 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 50 of 87 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 67 of 87 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 63 of 87 |
| Common Winterberry | Ilex verticillata | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 28 of 87 |
| Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 87 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 52 of 87 |
| Creeping Barberry | Mahonia repens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 87 |
| Creeping Juniper | Juniperus horizontalis | Shrub | Full sun | 16 of 87 |
| Crested Sedge | Carex cristatella | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 52 of 87 |
| Crested Woodfern | Dryopteris cristata | Fern | Tolerates shade | 39 of 87 |
| Crowned Beggarticks | Bidens coronata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 13 of 87 |
| Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 56 of 87 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 54 of 87 |
| Diamondleaf Willow | Salix planifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 8 of 87 |
| Ditch Stonecrop | Penthorum sedoides | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 54 of 87 |
| Dotted Blazing Star | Liatris punctata | Wildflower | Full sun | 42 of 87 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 49 of 87 |
| Douglas Fir | Pseudotsuga menziesii | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 87 |
| Downy Paintedcup | Castilleja sessiliflora | Wildflower | Full sun | 33 of 87 |
| Dwarf Spikerush | Eleocharis parvula | Sedge | Full sun | 4 of 87 |
| Eastern Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Tree | Full sun | 25 of 87 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 67 of 87 |
| Eastern Redcedar | Juniperus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 45 of 87 |
| Eastern White Oak | Quercus alba | Tree | Sun or part shade | 27 of 87 |
| Eastern White Pine | Pinus strobus | Tree | Sun or part shade | 33 of 87 |
| Eastern Woodland Sedge | Carex blanda | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 63 of 87 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 14 of 87 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 79 of 87 |
| Fowl Bluegrass | Poa palustris | Grass | Sun or part shade | 55 of 87 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 74 of 87 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 74 of 87 |
| Foxberry | Vaccinium vitis-idaea | Shrub | Full sun | 11 of 87 |
| Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 87 |
| Fragrant Flatsedge | Cyperus odoratus | Sedge | Full sun | 52 of 87 |
| Fringed Brome | Bromus ciliatus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 50 of 87 |
| Fringed Sedge | Carex crinita | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 13 of 87 |
| Georgia Bulrush | Scirpus georgianus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 87 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 66 of 87 |
| Glaucous Bluegrass | Poa glauca | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 87 |
| Golden Currant | Ribes aureum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 14 of 87 |
| Golden Ragwort | Packera aurea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 46 of 87 |
| Golden Sedge | Carex aurea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 28 of 87 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 87 |
| Graceful Sedge | Carex gracillima | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 45 of 87 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 1 of 87 |
| Gray Dogwood | Cornus racemosa | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 57 of 87 |
| Gray's Sedge | Carex grayi | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 6 of 87 |
| Great Blanket Flower | Gaillardia aristata | Wildflower | Full sun | 8 of 87 |
| Greater Bladder Sedge | Carex intumescens | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 38 of 87 |
| Greater Creeping Spearwort | Ranunculus flammula | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 24 of 87 |
| Greater Straw Sedge | Carex normalis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 15 of 87 |
| Green Arrow Arum | Peltandra virginica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 87 |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 80 of 87 |
| Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | Sedge | Full sun | 73 of 87 |
| Green Needlegrass | Nassella viridula | Grass | Full sun | 20 of 87 |
| Groundnut | Apios americana | Vine | Tolerates shade | 30 of 87 |
| Hairy Sedge | Carex lacustris | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 44 of 87 |
| Hairyfruit Sedge | Carex trichocarpa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 9 of 87 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 5 of 87 |
| Hop Sedge | Carex lupulina | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 26 of 87 |
| Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 51 of 87 |
| Illinois Bundleflower | Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 87 |
| Indian Blanket | Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 87 |
| Indian Rice Grass | Stipa hymenoides | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 87 |
| Indian Ricegrass | Achnatherum hymenoides | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 87 |
| Inland Rush | Juncus interior | Rush | Sun or part shade | 6 of 87 |
| Interrupted Fern | Osmunda claytoniana | Fern | Tolerates shade | 42 of 87 |
| Jack in the Pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 72 of 87 |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 48 of 87 |
| Jointleaf Rush | Juncus articulatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 1 of 87 |
| June Grass | Koeleria macrantha | Grass | Tolerates shade | 66 of 87 |
| Kinnikinnick | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 33 of 87 |
| Knotted Rush | Juncus nodosus | Rush | Full sun | 60 of 87 |
| Lanceleaf Tickseed | Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 87 |
| Largeleaf Avens | Geum macrophyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 19 of 87 |
| Largeleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton amplifolius | Perennial | Full sun | 33 of 87 |
| Leadplant | Amorpha canescens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 70 of 87 |
| Leatherleaf | Chamaedaphne calyculata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 28 of 87 |
| Lewis Flax | Linum lewisii | Wildflower | Full sun | 6 of 87 |
| Limestone Meadow Sedge | Carex granularis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 41 of 87 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 68 of 87 |
| Little Green Sedge | Carex viridula | Sedge | Full sun | 19 of 87 |
| Littleleaf Buttercup | Ranunculus abortivus | Plant | Tolerates shade | 75 of 87 |
| Longbeak Buttercup | Ranunculus longirostris | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 18 of 87 |
| Longhair Sedge | Carex comosa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 36 of 87 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 31 of 87 |
| Longstyle Rush | Juncus longistylis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 8 of 87 |
| Lowbush Blueberry | Vaccinium angustifolium | Shrub | Full sun | 36 of 87 |
| Marsh Hedgenettle | Stachys palustris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 78 of 87 |
| Marsh Marigold | Caltha palustris | Wildflower | Full sun | 64 of 87 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 7 of 87 |
| Mexican Hat | Ratibida columnifera | Wildflower | Full sun | 29 of 87 |
| Mexican Muhly | Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass | Sun or part shade | 53 of 87 |
| Missouri River Willow | Salix eriocephala | Tree | Tolerates shade | 60 of 87 |
| Moss Pink | Phlox subulata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 87 |
| Mountain Alder | Alnus viridis subsp. crispa | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 87 |
| Muskingum Sedge | Carex muskingumensis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 6 of 87 |
| Nannyberry | Viburnum lentago | Tree | Tolerates shade | 57 of 87 |
| Necklace Sedge | Carex projecta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 21 of 87 |
| Needle and Thread | Hesperostipa comata comata | Grass | Full sun | 23 of 87 |
| Needle and Thread Grass | Stipa comata | Grass | Full sun | 23 of 87 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 56 of 87 |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 38 of 87 |
| Nodding Beggartick | Bidens cernua | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 59 of 87 |
| Nodding Lady's Tresses | Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower | Full sun | 26 of 87 |
| Nodding Waternymph | Najas flexilis | Annual | Sun or part shade | 43 of 87 |
| Northern Mountain Ash | Sorbus decora | Tree | Tolerates shade | 15 of 87 |
| Northern Reedgrass | Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa | Grass | Sun or part shade | 13 of 87 |
| Nuttall's Alkaligrass | Puccinellia nuttalliana | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 87 |
| Nuttall's Sunflower | Helianthus nuttallii | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 87 |
| Ohio Buckeye | Aesculus glabra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 87 |
| Oval-Leaf Sedge | Carex cephalophora | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 21 of 87 |
| Pale Touch-Me-Not | Impatiens pallida | Annual | Tolerates shade | 25 of 87 |
| Panicled Bulrush | Scirpus microcarpus | Sedge | Full sun | 19 of 87 |
| Paper Birch | Betula papyrifera | Tree | Full sun | 52 of 87 |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 19 of 87 |
| Peachleaf Willow | Salix amygdaloides | Tree | Full sun | 48 of 87 |
| Pennsylvania Buttercup | Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 61 of 87 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 55 of 87 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 79 of 87 |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Wildflower | Full sun | 17 of 87 |
| Pin Cherry | Prunus pensylvanica | Tree | Full sun | 50 of 87 |
| Pinnate Prairie Coneflower | Ratibida pinnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 38 of 87 |
| Pitch Pine | Pinus rigida | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 87 |
| Plains Cottonwood | Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera | Tree | Full sun | 67 of 87 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 78 of 87 |
| Prairie Blazing Star | Liatris pycnostachya | Wildflower | Full sun | 54 of 87 |
| Prairie Cordgrass | Spartina pectinata | Grass | Full sun | 70 of 87 |
| Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 47 of 87 |
| Prairie Sagewort | Artemisia frigida | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 29 of 87 |
| Prairie Sandreed | Calamovilfa longifolia | Grass | Full sun | 34 of 87 |
| Purple Avens | Geum rivale | Wildflower | Full sun | 23 of 87 |
| Purplehead Sneezeweed | Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 87 |
| Purpleleaf Willowherb | Epilobium coloratum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 36 of 87 |
| Purplestem Beggarticks | Bidens connata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 30 of 87 |
| Pussy Willow | Salix discolor | Tree | Tolerates shade | 49 of 87 |
| Quaking Aspen | Populus tremuloides | Tree | Full sun | 69 of 87 |
| Rattlesnake Mannagrass | Glyceria canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 23 of 87 |
| Ravenfoot Sedge | Carex crus-corvi | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 87 |
| Red Currant | Ribes triste | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 30 of 87 |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 33 of 87 |
| Red Mulberry | Morus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 87 |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra | Tree | Sun or part shade | 46 of 87 |
| Red Osier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 76 of 87 |
| Red Pine | Pinus resinosa | Tree | Full sun | 25 of 87 |
| Red-Barked Dogwood | Cornus alba | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 76 of 87 |
| Redosier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 76 of 87 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 59 of 87 |
| River/Red Birch | Betula nigra | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 87 |
| Riverbank Grape | Vitis riparia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 69 of 87 |
| Robbins' Pondweed | Potamogeton robbinsii | Perennial | Full sun | 22 of 87 |
| Rocky Mountain Iris | Iris missouriensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 87 |
| Rough Avens | Geum laciniatum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 10 of 87 |
| Royal/Flowering Fern | Osmunda regalis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 18 of 87 |
| Russet Buffaloberry | Shepherdia canadensis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 6 of 87 |
| Salt Grass | Distichlis spicata | Grass | Full sun | 13 of 87 |
| Sand Bluestem | Andropogon hallii | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 87 |
| Sand Dropseed | Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass | Full sun | 37 of 87 |
| Sand Lovegrass | Eragrostis trichodes | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 87 |
| Sandbar Willow | Salix interior | Tree | Full sun | 72 of 87 |
| Sandcherry | Prunus pumila | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 45 of 87 |
| Sawtooth Sunflower | Helianthus grosseserratus | Wildflower | Full sun | 46 of 87 |
| Scarlet Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja coccinea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 50 of 87 |
| Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 7 of 87 |
| Shining Willow | Salix lucida | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 39 of 87 |
| Showy Milkweed | Asclepias speciosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 49 of 87 |
| Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass | Full sun | 55 of 87 |
| Silky Willow | Salix sericea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 87 |
| Silver Buffaloberry | Shepherdia argentea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 10 of 87 |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 46 of 87 |
| Silver Sagebrush | Artemisia cana | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 87 |
| Silverweed | Potentilla anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 32 of 87 |
| Silverweed Cinquefoil | Argentina anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 32 of 87 |
| Silvery Sedge | Carex canescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 23 of 87 |
| Skunk Cabbage | Symplocarpus foetidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 15 of 87 |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 33 of 87 |
| Smooth Hedgenettle | Stachys tenuifolia | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 35 of 87 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 65 of 87 |
| Softleaf Sedge | Carex disperma | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 34 of 87 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 68 of 87 |
| Speckled Alder | Alnus incana subsp. rugosa | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 42 of 87 |
| Spike Trisetum | Trisetum spicatum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 3 of 87 |
| Spiked Muhly | Muhlenbergia glomerata | Grass | Sun or part shade | 52 of 87 |
| Squarrose Sedge | Carex squarrosa | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 87 |
| Squashberry | Viburnum edule | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 87 |
| Star Duckweed | Lemna trisulca | Perennial | Full sun | 63 of 87 |
| Steeplebush | Spiraea tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 16 of 87 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 34 of 87 |
| Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 48 of 87 |
| Swamp Loosestrife | Decodon verticillatus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 6 of 87 |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 76 of 87 |
| Swamp Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 87 |
| Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | Tree | Sun or part shade | 10 of 87 |
| Sweet Woodreed | Cinna arundinacea | Grass | Tolerates shade | 29 of 87 |
| Sweetgale | Myrica gale | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 8 of 87 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 60 of 87 |
| Tall Cottongrass | Eriophorum angustifolium | Sedge | Full sun | 53 of 87 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 1 of 87 |
| Thinleaf Alder | Alnus incana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 42 of 87 |
| Three-Way Sedge | Dulichium arundinaceum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 30 of 87 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 23 of 87 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 40 of 87 |
| Troublesome Sedge | Carex molesta | Sedge | Full sun | 3 of 87 |
| Upright Sedge | Carex stricta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 52 of 87 |
| Virginia Bluebells | Mertensia virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 8 of 87 |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 14 of 87 |
| Virginia Iris | Iris virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 28 of 87 |
| Virginia Water Horehound | Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 10 of 87 |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 57 of 87 |
| Water Horsetail | Equisetum fluviatile | Horsetail | Full sun | 52 of 87 |
| Water Knotweed | Polygonum amphibium | Perennial | Full sun | 69 of 87 |
| Water Sedge | Carex aquatilis | Sedge | Full sun | 34 of 87 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 45 of 87 |
| Western Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 87 |
| Western Polemonium | Polemonium occidentale | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 87 |
| Western Sand Cherry | Prunus besseyi | Shrub | Full sun | 14 of 87 |
| Western Service Berry | Amelanchier alnifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 32 of 87 |
| Western Snowberry | Symphoricarpos occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 74 of 87 |
| Western Wheatgrass | Pascopyrum smithii | Grass | Full sun | 29 of 87 |
| Wheat Sedge | Carex atherodes | Sedge | Full sun | 39 of 87 |
| White Ash | Fraxinus americana | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 87 |
| White Doll's Daisy | Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 27 of 87 |
| White Edge Sedge | Carex debilis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 3 of 87 |
| White Meadowsweet | Spiraea alba | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 67 of 87 |
| Whitegrass | Leersia virginica | Grass | Tolerates shade | 35 of 87 |
| Whiteroot Rush | Juncus brachycarpus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 1 of 87 |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 74 of 87 |
| Wild Blue Phlox | Phlox divaricata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 38 of 87 |
| Wild Mint | Mentha arvensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 72 of 87 |
| Winter Bentgrass | Agrostis hyemalis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 63 of 87 |
| Woodland Horsetail | Equisetum sylvaticum | Horsetail | Tolerates shade | 33 of 87 |
| Woods' Rose | Rosa woodsii | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 21 of 87 |
| Woolgrass | Scirpus cyperinus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 47 of 87 |
| Woolly Beachheather | Hudsonia tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 13 of 87 |
| Woolly Yarrow | Achillea tomentosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 26 of 87 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 60 of 87 |
| Yellow Willow | Salix lutea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 87 |
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 Minnesota?
This page lists the 324 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to Minnesota and routinely available from nurseries: 56 trees, 52 shrubs, 101 wildflowers, 102 grasses and sedges, 8 ferns and 5 vines. They are a small part of Minnesota's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the Minnesota counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to Minnesota?
This page lists 56 trees native to Minnesota that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Green Ash, Chokecherry and Sandbar Willow, each recorded as native in at least 72 of Minnesota's 87 counties.
What shrubs are native to Minnesota?
This page lists 52 shrubs native to Minnesota that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Red Osier Dogwood, Red-Barked Dogwood and Redosier Dogwood, each recorded as native in at least 76 of Minnesota's 87 counties.
What wildflowers are native to Minnesota?
This page lists 101 wildflowers native to Minnesota that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Philadelphia Daisy, Marsh Hedgenettle and Swamp Milkweed, each recorded as native in at least 76 of Minnesota's 87 counties.
Is my plant native to Minnesota?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to Minnesota: 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 Minnesota native everywhere in Minnesota?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 205 of the 324 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of Minnesota's 87 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.
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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.