Eastern Redbud – Cercis canadensis Native
Native in 114 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Missouri native plants
USDA PLANTS records 338 plants as native to Missouri (MO) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
Missouri native plant list
This list has 338 Missouri natives that nurseries routinely sell: 86 trees, 32 shrubs, 98 wildflowers, 106 grasses and sedges, 7 ferns and 9 vines. The most widespread include American Black Elderberry, Eastern Redbud and Honey Locust, each recorded as native in at least 114 of Missouri's 115 counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in 114 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Partridge Pea – Chamaecrista fasciculata Native
Native in 112 of Missouri’s 115 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Eastern Woodland Sedge – Carex blanda Native
Native in 106 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native
Native in 59 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus quinquefolia Native
Native in 112 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 114 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in 114 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Littleleaf Buttercup – Ranunculus abortivus Native
Native in 111 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A plant that tolerates shade.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in 97 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in 44 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
American Bittersweet – Celastrus scandens Native
Native in 108 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Red Mulberry – Morus rubra Native
Native in 114 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
American Hazelnut – Corylus americana Native
Native in 112 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Wild Blue Phlox – Phlox divaricata Native
Native in 111 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus Native
Native in 95 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Royal/Flowering Fern – Osmunda regalis Native
Native in 24 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Trumpet Vine – Campsis radicans Native
Native in 102 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A vine for full sun, with summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Elm – Ulmus americana Native
Native in 113 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Button Bush – Cephalanthus occidentalis Native
Native in 111 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Common Blue Violet – Viola sororia Native
Native in 110 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in 86 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Common Maidenhair – Adiantum capillus-veneris Native
Native in 19 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Groundnut – Apios americana Native
Native in 96 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Eastern Black Walnut – Juglans nigra Native
Native in 113 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Rough-Leaf Dogwood – Cornus drummondii Native
Native in 110 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Canada Germander – Teucrium canadense Native
Native in 108 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Troublesome Sedge – Carex molesta Native
Native in 84 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Interrupted Fern – Osmunda claytoniana Native
Native in 18 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Riverbank Grape – Vitis riparia Native
Native in 61 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A vine for sun or part shade.
Eastern White Oak – Quercus alba Native
Native in 113 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Blackhaw – Viburnum prunifolium Native
Native in 100 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa Native
Native in 106 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in 83 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Cinnamon Fern – Osmunda cinnamomea Native
Native in 12 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Arrowleaf Tearthumb – Polygonum sagittatum Native
Native in 55 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A vine for full sun.
Shagbark Hickory – Carya ovata Native
Native in 113 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
New Jersey Tea – Ceanothus americanus Native
Native in 99 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade.
Bristly Buttercup – Ranunculus hispidus Native
Native in 104 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Frank's Sedge – Carex frankii Native
Native in 80 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Crested Woodfern – Dryopteris cristata Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Catbird Grape – Vitis palmata Native
Native in 13 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A vine for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Silver Maple – Acer saccharinum Native
Native in 113 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Leadplant – Amorpha canescens Native
Native in 96 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in 102 of Missouri’s 115 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in 78 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Wisteria – Wisteria frutescens Native
Native in 12 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Slippery Elm – Ulmus rubra Native
Native in 112 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 85 ft that tolerates shade.
Black Raspberry – Rubus occidentalis Native
Native in 94 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Bearded Beggarticks – Bidens aristosa Native
Native in 101 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Blunt Broom Sedge – Carex tribuloides Native
Native in 77 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Muscadine – Vitis rotundifolia Native
Native in 3 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Red Oak – Quercus rubra Native
Native in 111 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 81 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Winged Sumac – Rhus copallinum Native
Native in 90 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in 101 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Hop Sedge – Carex lupulina Native
Native in 73 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Black Oak – Quercus velutina Native
Native in 110 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Northern Spicebush – Lindera benzoin Native
Native in 69 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Sharpwing Monkeyflower – Mimulus alatus Native
Native in 100 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native
Native in 73 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Post Oak – Quercus stellata Native
Native in 110 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Gray Dogwood – Cornus racemosa Native
Native in 66 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa Native
Native in 99 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Rufous Bulrush – Scirpus pendulus Native
Native in 73 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Black Willow – Salix nigra Native
Native in 109 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil.
American Plum – Prunus americana Native
Native in 52 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 24 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native
Native in 97 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Oval-Leaf Sedge – Carex cephalophora Native
Native in 72 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana Native
Native in 109 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 45 ft that tolerates shade.
Yellow Willow – Salix lutea Native
Native in 35 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade.
Dotted Smartweed – Polygonum punctatum Native
Native in 96 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Short's Sedge – Carex shortiana Native
Native in 72 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
American Linden – Tilia americana Native
Native in 108 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Chickasaw Plum – Prunus angustifolia Native
Native in 24 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Foxglove Beardtongue – Penstemon digitalis Native
Native in 95 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in 72 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Bitternut Hickory – Carya cordiformis Native
Native in 108 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Cane Reed – Arundinaria gigantea Native
Native in 22 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Pale Touch-Me-Not – Impatiens pallida Native
Native in 95 of Missouri’s 115 counties. An annual that tolerates shade.
Limestone Meadow Sedge – Carex granularis Native
Native in 71 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina Native
Native in 108 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Silky Willow – Salix sericea Native
Native in 17 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Ditch Stonecrop – Penthorum sedoides Native
Native in 92 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native
Native in 68 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in 108 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Rose – Rosa palustris Native
Native in 15 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Canadian Milkvetch – Astragalus canadensis Native
Native in 91 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Greater Straw Sedge – Carex normalis Native
Native in 68 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Burr Oak – Quercus macrocarpa Native
Native in 108 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Stiff Dogwood – Cornus foemina Native
Native in 12 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Pale Purple Coneflower – Echinacea pallida Native
Native in 91 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native
Native in 65 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
White Ash – Fraxinus americana Native
Native in 107 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Hercules's Club – Aralia spinosa Native
Native in 11 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Pinnate Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida pinnata Native
Native in 91 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Sea Oats – Chasmanthium latifolium Native
Native in 65 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Green Ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica Native
Native in 105 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Western Soapberry – Sapindus drummondii Native
Native in 9 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native
Native in 87 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Winter Bentgrass – Agrostis hyemalis Native
Native in 65 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Pawpaw – Asimina triloba Native
Native in 103 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Virginia Sweetspire – Itea virginica Native
Native in 6 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in 86 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native
Native in 64 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native
Native in 102 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Common Winterberry – Ilex verticillata Native
Native in 5 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native
Native in 86 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Broom Sedge – Carex scoparia Native
Native in 63 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Sandbar Willow – Salix interior Native
Native in 100 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Common Witch Hazel – Hamamelis virginiana Native
Native in 5 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with fall flowers and showy fruit.
American Water-Willow – Justicia americana Native
Native in 85 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 63 of Missouri’s 115 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Common Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis Native
Native in 98 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
White Meadowsweet – Spiraea alba Native
Native in 5 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Smooth Hedgenettle – Stachys tenuifolia Native
Native in 85 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Deertongue – Dichanthelium clandestinum Native
Native in 62 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Ohio Buckeye – Aesculus glabra Native
Native in 97 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 68 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Golden Currant – Ribes aureum Native
Native in 4 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Sawtooth Sunflower – Helianthus grosseserratus Native
Native in 84 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in 62 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
American Persimmon – Diospyros virginiana Native
Native in 94 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 55 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Western Snowberry – Symphoricarpos occidentalis Native
Native in 3 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native
Native in 84 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.
Sideoats Grama – Bouteloua curtipendula Native
Native in 61 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sugar Maple – Acer saccharum Native
Native in 94 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Prairie Sagewort – Artemisia frigida Native
Native in 2 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for sun or part shade.
Maryland Senna – Senna marilandica Native
Native in 81 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with summer flowers.
Georgia Bulrush – Scirpus georgianus Native
Native in 59 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Blackjack Oak – Quercus marilandica Native
Native in 93 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Rose Spirea – Spiraea douglasii Native
Native in 2 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub up to 7 ft for full sun and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Prairie Blazing Star – Liatris pycnostachya Native
Native in 73 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Inland Rush – Juncus interior Native
Native in 59 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
River/Red Birch – Betula nigra Native
Native in 91 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
American Beautyberry – Callicarpa americana Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Purplehead Sneezeweed – Helenium flexuosum Native
Native in 72 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in 59 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Osage-Orange – Maclura pomifera Native
Native in 89 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 35 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Steeplebush – Spiraea tomentosa Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with summer flowers and fall colour.
Illinois Bundleflower – Desmanthus illinoensis Native
Native in 71 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native
Native in 59 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Coastal Plain Willow – Salix caroliniana Native
Native in 88 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 33 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Swamp Loosestrife – Decodon verticillatus Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Missouri Ironweed – Vernonia missurica Native
Native in 71 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Squarrose Sedge – Carex squarrosa Native
Native in 58 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Cockspur Hawthorn – Crataegus crus-galli Native
Native in 88 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Smartweed – Polygonum hydropiperoides Native
Native in 71 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Whitegrass – Leersia virginica Native
Native in 57 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Pin Oak – Quercus palustris Native
Native in 84 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Jerusalem Artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus Native
Native in 68 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Green Bulrush – Scirpus atrovirens Native
Native in 56 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun.
Sassafras – Sassafras albidum Native
Native in 82 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Jack in the Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum Native
Native in 67 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Shallow Sedge – Carex lurida Native
Native in 55 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Shumard Red Oak – Quercus shumardii Native
Native in 77 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
White Doll's Daisy – Boltonia asteroides Native
Native in 67 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Blunt Spikerush – Eleocharis obtusa Native
Native in 54 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Eastern Dogwood – Cornus florida Native
Native in 75 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Woolly Yarrow – Achillea tomentosa Native
Native in 67 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in 54 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Sugarberry – Celtis laevigata Native
Native in 74 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in 66 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Sweet Woodreed – Cinna arundinacea Native
Native in 54 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Butternut – Juglans cinerea Native
Native in 73 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 66 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Awlfruit Sedge – Carex stipata Native
Native in 53 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern Redcedar – Juniperus virginiana Native
Native in 70 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in 66 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Gray's Sedge – Carex grayi Native
Native in 51 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana Native
Native in 66 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Atlantic Camas – Camassia scilloides Native
Native in 65 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Bicknell's Sedge – Carex bicknellii Native
Native in 49 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Shellbark Hickory – Carya laciniosa Native
Native in 65 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Blue Mistflower – Conoclinium coelestinum Native
Native in 65 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Grassleaf Rush – Juncus marginatus Native
Native in 49 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Missouri River Willow – Salix eriocephala Native
Native in 62 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 52 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush – Castilleja coccinea Native
Native in 65 of Missouri’s 115 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Eastern Gamagrass – Tripsacum dactyloides Native
Native in 46 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Swamp White Oak – Quercus bicolor Native
Native in 59 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native
Native in 62 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Prairie Cordgrass – Spartina pectinata Native
Native in 44 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Possumhaw – Ilex decidua Native
Native in 55 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 33 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Common Goldstar – Hypoxis hirsuta Native
Native in 61 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in 43 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Red Maple – Acer rubrum Native
Native in 51 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 68 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Purple Coneflower – Echinacea purpurea Native
Native in 61 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Fragrant Flatsedge – Cyperus odoratus Native
Native in 42 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Pecan – Carya illinoinensis Native
Native in 50 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Virginia Bluebells – Mertensia virginica Native
Native in 61 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Canada Wildrye – Elymus canadensis Native
Native in 41 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Hazel Alder – Alnus serrulata Native
Native in 47 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in 60 of Missouri’s 115 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Crested Sedge – Carex cristatella Native
Native in 40 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Sour Gum/Tupelo – Nyssa sylvatica Native
Native in 44 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 95 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Halberdleaf Rosemallow – Hibiscus laevis Native
Native in 60 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
June Grass – Koeleria macrantha Native
Native in 39 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana Native
Native in 43 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Nodding Beggartick – Bidens cernua Native
Native in 57 of Missouri’s 115 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Prairie Dropseed – Sporobolus heterolepis Native
Native in 39 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Peachleaf Willow – Salix amygdaloides Native
Native in 43 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun.
Golden Ragwort – Packera aurea Native
Native in 56 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Whiteroot Rush – Juncus brachycarpus Native
Native in 39 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Western Catalpa – Catalpa speciosa Native
Native in 37 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Lotus – Nelumbo lutea Native
Native in 55 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Mexican Muhly – Muhlenbergia mexicana Native
Native in 36 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Shortleaf Pine – Pinus echinata Native
Native in 36 of Missouri’s 115 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Virginia Water Horehound – Lycopus virginicus Native
Native in 55 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in 35 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Green Hawthorn – Crataegus viridis Native
Native in 23 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native
Native in 54 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Ravenfoot Sedge – Carex crus-corvi Native
Native in 33 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Eastern Swampprivet – Forestiera acuminata Native
Native in 21 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 33 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod – Solidago rugosa Native
Native in 54 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Woolgrass – Scirpus cyperinus Native
Native in 31 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Southern Red Oak – Quercus falcata Native
Native in 19 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Nodding Lady's Tresses – Spiranthes cernua Native
Native in 53 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Muskingum Sedge – Carex muskingumensis Native
Native in 29 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bald Cypress – Taxodium distichum Native
Native in 18 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 130 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native
Native in 48 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Cattail Sedge – Carex typhina Native
Native in 28 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Washington Hawthorn – Crataegus phaenopyrum Native
Native in 17 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 48 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Fringed Sedge – Carex crinita Native
Native in 28 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Bean Tree – Catalpa bignonioides Native
Native in 15 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 66 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
American Water Plantain – Alisma subcordatum Native
Native in 47 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Hairawn Muhly – Muhlenbergia capillaris Native
Native in 28 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Overcup Oak – Quercus lyrata Native
Native in 14 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Blue Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium angustifolium Native
Native in 47 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Western Wheatgrass – Pascopyrum smithii Native
Native in 25 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sweet Gum – Liquidambar styraciflua Native
Native in 14 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in 47 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Sand Dropseed – Sporobolus cryptandrus Native
Native in 24 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Tulip Tree – Liriodendron tulipifera Native
Native in 13 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 45 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Squarestem Spikerush – Eleocharis quadrangulata Native
Native in 24 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Swamp Chestnut Oak – Quercus michauxii Native
Native in 12 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Crimsoneyed Rosemallow – Hibiscus moscheutos Native
Native in 43 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Bluejoint – Calamagrostis canadensis Native
Native in 20 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Virginia Pine – Pinus virginiana Native
Native in 12 of Missouri’s 115 counties. An evergreen tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 42 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Riverbank Wildrye – Elymus riparius Native
Native in 18 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Water Tupelo – Nyssa aquatica Native
Native in 12 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Purpleleaf Willowherb – Epilobium coloratum Native
Native in 42 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Twisted Sedge – Carex torta Native
Native in 18 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Willow Oak – Quercus phellos Native
Native in 12 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Lanceleaf Tickseed – Coreopsis lanceolata Native
Native in 36 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Sand Lovegrass – Eragrostis trichodes Native
Native in 16 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
American Beech – Fagus grandifolia Native
Native in 9 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Virginia Iris – Iris virginica Native
Native in 35 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Three-Way Sedge – Dulichium arundinaceum Native
Native in 13 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Pumpkin Ash – Fraxinus profunda Native
Native in 9 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Wild Mint – Mentha arvensis Native
Native in 35 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Longhair Sedge – Carex comosa Native
Native in 11 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Cucumber Tree – Magnolia acuminata Native
Native in 8 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in 32 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Upright Sedge – Carex stricta Native
Native in 10 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
American Holly – Ilex opaca Native
Native in 7 of Missouri’s 115 counties. An evergreen tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Bur-Reed – Sparganium americanum Native
Native in 31 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Greater Bladder Sedge – Carex intumescens Native
Native in 9 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Cherrybark Oak – Quercus pagoda Native
Native in 7 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Purplestem Beggarticks – Bidens connata Native
Native in 28 of Missouri’s 115 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Greenwhite Sedge – Carex albolutescens Native
Native in 9 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Planertree – Planera aquatica Native
Native in 7 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 50 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Canada Goldenrod – Solidago canadensis Native
Native in 25 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Giant Cutgrass – Zizaniopsis miliacea Native
Native in 7 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Water Hickory – Carya aquatica Native
Native in 7 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 85 ft for sun or part shade.
Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native
Native in 23 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Hairy Sedge – Carex lacustris Native
Native in 7 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern White Pine – Pinus strobus Native
Native in 6 of Missouri’s 115 counties. An evergreen tree up to 150 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Roundleaf Goldenrod – Solidago patula Native
Native in 21 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall flowers and fall colour.
Needlepod Rush – Juncus scirpoides Native
Native in 7 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial rush that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Quaking Aspen – Populus tremuloides Native
Native in 6 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Closed Bottle Gentian – Gentiana andrewsii Native
Native in 19 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Prickly Bog Sedge – Carex atlantica Native
Native in 7 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Loblolly Pine – Pinus taeda Native
Native in 4 of Missouri’s 115 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Common Cowparsnip – Heracleum maximum Native
Native in 19 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Blue Wildrye – Elymus glaucus Native
Native in 6 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Water Oak – Quercus nigra Native
Native in 4 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Largeleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton amplifolius Native
Native in 19 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Hairyfruit Sedge – Carex trichocarpa Native
Native in 6 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Parsley Hawthorn – Crataegus marshallii Native
Native in 3 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Longbeak Buttercup – Ranunculus longirostris Native
Native in 19 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Salt Grass – Distichlis spicata Native
Native in 6 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Texas Red Oak – Quercus texana Native
Native in 3 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 110 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Pickerelweed – Pontederia cordata Native
Native in 19 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in 6 of Missouri’s 115 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Yellow Wood – Cladrastis kentukea Native
Native in 3 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Broadfruit Bur-Reed – Sparganium eurycarpum Native
Native in 17 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Dwarf Spikerush – Eleocharis parvula Native
Native in 5 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Bigtooth Aspen – Populus grandidentata Native
Native in 2 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Smooth Phlox – Phlox glaberrima Native
Native in 17 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Blue Grama – Bouteloua gracilis Native
Native in 4 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Canadian Hemlock – Tsuga canadensis Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. An evergreen tree up to 105 ft that tolerates shade.
Rough Avens – Geum laciniatum Native
Native in 15 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Fowl Bluegrass – Poa palustris Native
Native in 4 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Cedar Elm – Ulmus crassifolia Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
American Eelgrass – Vallisneria americana Native
Native in 12 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Northern Reedgrass – Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa Native
Native in 4 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Nannyberry – Viburnum lentago Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 28 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Mexican Hat – Ratibida columnifera Native
Native in 12 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Thinfruit Sedge – Carex flaccosperma Native
Native in 4 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Pussy Willow – Salix discolor Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Copper Iris – Iris fulva Native
Native in 9 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Canadian Rush – Juncus canadensis Native
Native in 3 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Red Pine – Pinus resinosa Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Green Arrow Arum – Peltandra virginica Native
Native in 9 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Green Sprangletop – Leptochloa dubia Native
Native in 3 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Dotted Blazing Star – Liatris punctata Native
Native in 8 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Prairie Sandreed – Calamovilfa longifolia Native
Native in 3 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Indian Blanket – Gaillardia pulchella Native
Native in 7 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Sugarcane Plumegrass – Saccharum giganteum Native
Native in 3 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Star Duckweed – Lemna trisulca Native
Native in 7 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
White Edge Sedge – Carex debilis Native
Native in 3 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Clasping Coneflower – Dracopis amplexicaulis Native
Native in 4 of Missouri’s 115 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
California Field Sedge – Carex praegracilis Native
Native in 2 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Swamp Sunflower – Helianthus angustifolius Native
Native in 4 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Drooping Sedge – Carex prasina Native
Native in 2 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
American Speedwell – Veronica americana Native
Native in 2 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Graceful Sedge – Carex gracillima Native
Native in 2 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Downy Paintedcup – Castilleja sessiliflora Native
Native in 2 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Slender Woodoats – Chasmanthium laxum Native
Native in 2 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Buckbean – Menyanthes trifoliata Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Thicket Sedge – Carex abscondita Native
Native in 2 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bur Marigold – Bidens laevis Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Vine Mesquite – Panicum obtusum Native
Native in 2 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Gay Feather – Liatris spicata Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Wheat Sedge – Carex atherodes Native
Native in 2 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Kurapia – Phyla nodiflora Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Alkalai Sacaton – Sporobolus airoides Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Nodding Waternymph – Najas flexilis Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. An annual for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Blister Sedge – Carex vesicaria Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Cloaked Bulrush – Scirpus pallidus Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass – Cladium mariscus subsp. jamaicense Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Jointed Spikesedge – Eleocharis equisetoides Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Knotgrass – Paspalum distichum Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Knotted Rush – Juncus nodosus Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Nebraska Sedge – Carex nebrascensis Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
St. Augustine Grass – Stenotaphrum secundatum Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Water Sedge – Carex aquatilis Native
Native in 1 of Missouri’s 115 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 195 of these 338 plants as native in fewer than half of Missouri’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.
Missouri’s own list regulates 12 plants. None of them is on this page. Missouri 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkalai Sacaton | Sporobolus airoides | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 115 |
| American Beautyberry | Callicarpa americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 115 |
| American Beech | Fagus grandifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 9 of 115 |
| American Bittersweet | Celastrus scandens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 108 of 115 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 114 of 115 |
| American Bur-Reed | Sparganium americanum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 31 of 115 |
| American Eelgrass | Vallisneria americana | Perennial | Full sun | 12 of 115 |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 113 of 115 |
| American Hazelnut | Corylus americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 112 of 115 |
| American Holly | Ilex opaca | Tree | Tolerates shade | 7 of 115 |
| American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 66 of 115 |
| American Linden | Tilia americana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 108 of 115 |
| American Lotus | Nelumbo lutea | Wildflower | Full sun | 55 of 115 |
| American Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 94 of 115 |
| American Plum | Prunus americana | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 52 of 115 |
| American Speedwell | Veronica americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 115 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 86 of 115 |
| American Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 47 of 115 |
| American Water-Willow | Justicia americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 85 of 115 |
| American Wisteria | Wisteria frutescens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 12 of 115 |
| Arrowleaf Tearthumb | Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | Full sun | 55 of 115 |
| Atlantic Camas | Camassia scilloides | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 65 of 115 |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 53 of 115 |
| Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 18 of 115 |
| Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 15 of 115 |
| Bearded Beggarticks | Bidens aristosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 101 of 115 |
| Bicknell's Sedge | Carex bicknellii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 49 of 115 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Grass | Full sun | 68 of 115 |
| Bigtooth Aspen | Populus grandidentata | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 115 |
| Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis | Tree | Full sun | 108 of 115 |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 108 of 115 |
| Black Oak | Quercus velutina | Tree | Sun or part shade | 110 of 115 |
| Black Raspberry | Rubus occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 94 of 115 |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | Tree | Full sun | 109 of 115 |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower | Full sun | 86 of 115 |
| Blackhaw | Viburnum prunifolium | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 100 of 115 |
| Blackjack Oak | Quercus marilandica | Tree | Full sun | 93 of 115 |
| Blister Sedge | Carex vesicaria | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 115 |
| Blue Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 47 of 115 |
| Blue Grama | Bouteloua gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 115 |
| Blue Mistflower | Conoclinium coelestinum | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 65 of 115 |
| Blue Wildrye | Elymus glaucus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 6 of 115 |
| Bluejoint | Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 20 of 115 |
| Blunt Broom Sedge | Carex tribuloides | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 77 of 115 |
| Blunt Spikerush | Eleocharis obtusa | Sedge | Full sun | 54 of 115 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 108 of 115 |
| Bristly Buttercup | Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 104 of 115 |
| Broadfruit Bur-Reed | Sparganium eurycarpum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 17 of 115 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 47 of 115 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 32 of 115 |
| Broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 63 of 115 |
| Buckbean | Menyanthes trifoliata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 115 |
| Bur Marigold | Bidens laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 115 |
| Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | Tree | Sun or part shade | 108 of 115 |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 106 of 115 |
| Butternut | Juglans cinerea | Tree | Full sun | 73 of 115 |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 111 of 115 |
| California Field Sedge | Carex praegracilis | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 2 of 115 |
| Canada Germander | Teucrium canadense | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 108 of 115 |
| Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 25 of 115 |
| Canada Wildrye | Elymus canadensis | Grass | Tolerates shade | 41 of 115 |
| Canadian Hemlock | Tsuga canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 115 |
| Canadian Milkvetch | Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 91 of 115 |
| Canadian Rush | Juncus canadensis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 3 of 115 |
| Cane Reed | Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | Full sun | 22 of 115 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 66 of 115 |
| Catbird Grape | Vitis palmata | Vine | Sun or part shade | 13 of 115 |
| Cattail Sedge | Carex typhina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 28 of 115 |
| Cedar Elm | Ulmus crassifolia | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 115 |
| Cherrybark Oak | Quercus pagoda | Tree | Full sun | 7 of 115 |
| Chickasaw Plum | Prunus angustifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 24 of 115 |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 43 of 115 |
| Cinnamon Fern | Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | Tolerates shade | 12 of 115 |
| Clasping Coneflower | Dracopis amplexicaulis | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 115 |
| Cloaked Bulrush | Scirpus pallidus | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 115 |
| Closed Bottle Gentian | Gentiana andrewsii | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 19 of 115 |
| Coastal Plain Willow | Salix caroliniana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 88 of 115 |
| Cockspur Hawthorn | Crataegus crus-galli | Tree | Full sun | 88 of 115 |
| Common Blue Violet | Viola sororia | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 110 of 115 |
| Common Cowparsnip | Heracleum maximum | Wildflower | Full sun | 19 of 115 |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 45 of 115 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 48 of 115 |
| Common Goldstar | Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 61 of 115 |
| Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 98 of 115 |
| Common Maidenhair | Adiantum capillus-veneris | Fern | Tolerates shade | 19 of 115 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 35 of 115 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 101 of 115 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 66 of 115 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 65 of 115 |
| Common Winterberry | Ilex verticillata | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 5 of 115 |
| Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 5 of 115 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 42 of 115 |
| Copper Iris | Iris fulva | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 9 of 115 |
| Crested Sedge | Carex cristatella | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 40 of 115 |
| Crested Woodfern | Dryopteris cristata | Fern | Tolerates shade | 1 of 115 |
| Crimsoneyed Rosemallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | Wildflower | Full sun | 43 of 115 |
| Cucumber Tree | Magnolia acuminata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 8 of 115 |
| Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 97 of 115 |
| Deertongue | Dichanthelium clandestinum | Grass | Full sun | 62 of 115 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 60 of 115 |
| Ditch Stonecrop | Penthorum sedoides | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 92 of 115 |
| Dotted Blazing Star | Liatris punctata | Wildflower | Full sun | 8 of 115 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 96 of 115 |
| Downy Paintedcup | Castilleja sessiliflora | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 115 |
| Drooping Sedge | Carex prasina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 115 |
| Dwarf Spikerush | Eleocharis parvula | Sedge | Full sun | 5 of 115 |
| Eastern Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Tree | Full sun | 113 of 115 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 102 of 115 |
| Eastern Dogwood | Cornus florida | Tree | Tolerates shade | 75 of 115 |
| Eastern Gamagrass | Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass | Full sun | 46 of 115 |
| Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 114 of 115 |
| Eastern Redcedar | Juniperus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 70 of 115 |
| Eastern Swampprivet | Forestiera acuminata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 21 of 115 |
| Eastern White Oak | Quercus alba | Tree | Sun or part shade | 113 of 115 |
| Eastern White Pine | Pinus strobus | Tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 115 |
| Eastern Woodland Sedge | Carex blanda | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 106 of 115 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 63 of 115 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 59 of 115 |
| Fowl Bluegrass | Poa palustris | Grass | Sun or part shade | 4 of 115 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 78 of 115 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 97 of 115 |
| Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 95 of 115 |
| Fragrant Flatsedge | Cyperus odoratus | Sedge | Full sun | 42 of 115 |
| Frank's Sedge | Carex frankii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 80 of 115 |
| Fringed Sedge | Carex crinita | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 28 of 115 |
| Gay Feather | Liatris spicata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 115 |
| Georgia Bulrush | Scirpus georgianus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 59 of 115 |
| Giant Cutgrass | Zizaniopsis miliacea | Grass | Full sun | 7 of 115 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 87 of 115 |
| Golden Currant | Ribes aureum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 4 of 115 |
| Golden Ragwort | Packera aurea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 56 of 115 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 23 of 115 |
| Graceful Sedge | Carex gracillima | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 115 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 49 of 115 |
| Gray Dogwood | Cornus racemosa | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 66 of 115 |
| Gray's Sedge | Carex grayi | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 51 of 115 |
| Greater Bladder Sedge | Carex intumescens | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 9 of 115 |
| Greater Straw Sedge | Carex normalis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 68 of 115 |
| Green Arrow Arum | Peltandra virginica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 9 of 115 |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 105 of 115 |
| Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | Sedge | Full sun | 56 of 115 |
| Green Hawthorn | Crataegus viridis | Tree | Full sun | 23 of 115 |
| Green Sprangletop | Leptochloa dubia | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 115 |
| Greenwhite Sedge | Carex albolutescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 9 of 115 |
| Groundnut | Apios americana | Vine | Tolerates shade | 96 of 115 |
| Hairawn Muhly | Muhlenbergia capillaris | Grass | Full sun | 28 of 115 |
| Hairy Sedge | Carex lacustris | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 7 of 115 |
| Hairyfruit Sedge | Carex trichocarpa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 6 of 115 |
| Halberdleaf Rosemallow | Hibiscus laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 60 of 115 |
| Hazel Alder | Alnus serrulata | Tree | Full sun | 47 of 115 |
| Hercules's Club | Aralia spinosa | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 11 of 115 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 114 of 115 |
| Hop Sedge | Carex lupulina | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 73 of 115 |
| Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 109 of 115 |
| Illinois Bundleflower | Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 71 of 115 |
| Indian Blanket | Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 115 |
| Inland Rush | Juncus interior | Rush | Sun or part shade | 59 of 115 |
| Interrupted Fern | Osmunda claytoniana | Fern | Tolerates shade | 18 of 115 |
| Jack in the Pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 67 of 115 |
| Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass | Cladium mariscus subsp. jamaicense | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 115 |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 68 of 115 |
| Jointed Spikesedge | Eleocharis equisetoides | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 115 |
| June Grass | Koeleria macrantha | Grass | Tolerates shade | 39 of 115 |
| Knotgrass | Paspalum distichum | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 115 |
| Knotted Rush | Juncus nodosus | Rush | Full sun | 1 of 115 |
| Kurapia | Phyla nodiflora | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 1 of 115 |
| Lanceleaf Tickseed | Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower | Full sun | 36 of 115 |
| Largeleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton amplifolius | Perennial | Full sun | 19 of 115 |
| Leadplant | Amorpha canescens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 96 of 115 |
| Limestone Meadow Sedge | Carex granularis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 71 of 115 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 73 of 115 |
| Littleleaf Buttercup | Ranunculus abortivus | Plant | Tolerates shade | 111 of 115 |
| Loblolly Pine | Pinus taeda | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 115 |
| Longbeak Buttercup | Ranunculus longirostris | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 19 of 115 |
| Longhair Sedge | Carex comosa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 11 of 115 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 48 of 115 |
| Maryland Senna | Senna marilandica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 81 of 115 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 66 of 115 |
| Mexican Hat | Ratibida columnifera | Wildflower | Full sun | 12 of 115 |
| Mexican Muhly | Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass | Sun or part shade | 36 of 115 |
| Missouri Ironweed | Vernonia missurica | Wildflower | Full sun | 71 of 115 |
| Missouri River Willow | Salix eriocephala | Tree | Tolerates shade | 62 of 115 |
| Muscadine | Vitis rotundifolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 3 of 115 |
| Muskingum Sedge | Carex muskingumensis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 29 of 115 |
| Nannyberry | Viburnum lentago | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 115 |
| Nebraska Sedge | Carex nebrascensis | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 115 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 43 of 115 |
| Needlepod Rush | Juncus scirpoides | Rush | Tolerates shade | 7 of 115 |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 99 of 115 |
| Nodding Beggartick | Bidens cernua | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 57 of 115 |
| Nodding Lady's Tresses | Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower | Full sun | 53 of 115 |
| Nodding Waternymph | Najas flexilis | Annual | Sun or part shade | 1 of 115 |
| Northern Reedgrass | Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa | Grass | Sun or part shade | 4 of 115 |
| Northern Spicebush | Lindera benzoin | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 69 of 115 |
| Ohio Buckeye | Aesculus glabra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 97 of 115 |
| Osage-Orange | Maclura pomifera | Tree | Full sun | 89 of 115 |
| Oval-Leaf Sedge | Carex cephalophora | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 72 of 115 |
| Overcup Oak | Quercus lyrata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 115 |
| Pale Purple Coneflower | Echinacea pallida | Wildflower | Full sun | 91 of 115 |
| Pale Touch-Me-Not | Impatiens pallida | Annual | Tolerates shade | 95 of 115 |
| Parsley Hawthorn | Crataegus marshallii | Tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 115 |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 112 of 115 |
| Pawpaw | Asimina triloba | Tree | Tolerates shade | 103 of 115 |
| Peachleaf Willow | Salix amygdaloides | Tree | Full sun | 43 of 115 |
| Pecan | Carya illinoinensis | Tree | Full sun | 50 of 115 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 102 of 115 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 54 of 115 |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Wildflower | Full sun | 19 of 115 |
| Pin Oak | Quercus palustris | Tree | Full sun | 84 of 115 |
| Pinnate Prairie Coneflower | Ratibida pinnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 91 of 115 |
| Planertree | Planera aquatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 7 of 115 |
| Possumhaw | Ilex decidua | Tree | Tolerates shade | 55 of 115 |
| Post Oak | Quercus stellata | Tree | Full sun | 110 of 115 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 83 of 115 |
| Prairie Blazing Star | Liatris pycnostachya | Wildflower | Full sun | 73 of 115 |
| Prairie Cordgrass | Spartina pectinata | Grass | Full sun | 44 of 115 |
| Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 39 of 115 |
| Prairie Sagewort | Artemisia frigida | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 2 of 115 |
| Prairie Sandreed | Calamovilfa longifolia | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 115 |
| Prickly Bog Sedge | Carex atlantica | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 7 of 115 |
| Pumpkin Ash | Fraxinus profunda | Tree | Sun or part shade | 9 of 115 |
| Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea | Wildflower | Full sun | 61 of 115 |
| Purplehead Sneezeweed | Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower | Full sun | 72 of 115 |
| Purpleleaf Willowherb | Epilobium coloratum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 42 of 115 |
| Purplestem Beggarticks | Bidens connata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 28 of 115 |
| Pussy Willow | Salix discolor | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 115 |
| Quaking Aspen | Populus tremuloides | Tree | Full sun | 6 of 115 |
| Ravenfoot Sedge | Carex crus-corvi | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 33 of 115 |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 51 of 115 |
| Red Mulberry | Morus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 114 of 115 |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra | Tree | Sun or part shade | 111 of 115 |
| Red Pine | Pinus resinosa | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 115 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 59 of 115 |
| River/Red Birch | Betula nigra | Tree | Full sun | 91 of 115 |
| Riverbank Grape | Vitis riparia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 61 of 115 |
| Riverbank Wildrye | Elymus riparius | Grass | Tolerates shade | 18 of 115 |
| Rose Spirea | Spiraea douglasii | Shrub | Full sun | 2 of 115 |
| Rough Avens | Geum laciniatum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 15 of 115 |
| Rough-Leaf Dogwood | Cornus drummondii | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 110 of 115 |
| Roundleaf Goldenrod | Solidago patula | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 21 of 115 |
| Royal/Flowering Fern | Osmunda regalis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 24 of 115 |
| Rufous Bulrush | Scirpus pendulus | Sedge | Full sun | 73 of 115 |
| Salt Grass | Distichlis spicata | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 115 |
| Sand Dropseed | Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass | Full sun | 24 of 115 |
| Sand Lovegrass | Eragrostis trichodes | Grass | Full sun | 16 of 115 |
| Sandbar Willow | Salix interior | Tree | Full sun | 100 of 115 |
| Sassafras | Sassafras albidum | Tree | Full sun | 82 of 115 |
| Sawtooth Sunflower | Helianthus grosseserratus | Wildflower | Full sun | 84 of 115 |
| Scarlet Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja coccinea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 65 of 115 |
| Sea Oats | Chasmanthium latifolium | Grass | Tolerates shade | 65 of 115 |
| Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 113 of 115 |
| Shallow Sedge | Carex lurida | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 55 of 115 |
| Sharpwing Monkeyflower | Mimulus alatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 100 of 115 |
| Shellbark Hickory | Carya laciniosa | Tree | Tolerates shade | 65 of 115 |
| Short's Sedge | Carex shortiana | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 72 of 115 |
| Shortleaf Pine | Pinus echinata | Tree | Full sun | 36 of 115 |
| Shumard Red Oak | Quercus shumardii | Tree | Full sun | 77 of 115 |
| Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass | Full sun | 61 of 115 |
| Silky Willow | Salix sericea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 17 of 115 |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 113 of 115 |
| Slender Woodoats | Chasmanthium laxum | Grass | Tolerates shade | 2 of 115 |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 112 of 115 |
| Smooth Hedgenettle | Stachys tenuifolia | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 85 of 115 |
| Smooth Phlox | Phlox glaberrima | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 17 of 115 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 114 of 115 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 54 of 115 |
| Sour Gum/Tupelo | Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 44 of 115 |
| Southern Red Oak | Quercus falcata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 19 of 115 |
| Squarestem Spikerush | Eleocharis quadrangulata | Sedge | Full sun | 24 of 115 |
| Squarrose Sedge | Carex squarrosa | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 58 of 115 |
| St. Augustine Grass | Stenotaphrum secundatum | Grass | Tolerates shade | 1 of 115 |
| Star Duckweed | Lemna trisulca | Perennial | Full sun | 7 of 115 |
| Steeplebush | Spiraea tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 115 |
| Stiff Dogwood | Cornus foemina | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 115 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 86 of 115 |
| Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 94 of 115 |
| Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 74 of 115 |
| Sugarcane Plumegrass | Saccharum giganteum | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 115 |
| Swamp Chestnut Oak | Quercus michauxii | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 115 |
| Swamp Loosestrife | Decodon verticillatus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 115 |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 84 of 115 |
| Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 15 of 115 |
| Swamp Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | Perennial | Full sun | 71 of 115 |
| Swamp Sunflower | Helianthus angustifolius | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 115 |
| Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | Tree | Sun or part shade | 59 of 115 |
| Sweet Gum | Liquidambar styraciflua | Tree | Full sun | 14 of 115 |
| Sweet Woodreed | Cinna arundinacea | Grass | Tolerates shade | 54 of 115 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 72 of 115 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 62 of 115 |
| Texas Red Oak | Quercus texana | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 115 |
| Thicket Sedge | Carex abscondita | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 115 |
| Thinfruit Sedge | Carex flaccosperma | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 4 of 115 |
| Three-Way Sedge | Dulichium arundinaceum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 13 of 115 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 6 of 115 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 64 of 115 |
| Troublesome Sedge | Carex molesta | Sedge | Full sun | 84 of 115 |
| Trumpet Vine | Campsis radicans | Vine | Full sun | 102 of 115 |
| Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipifera | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 115 |
| Twisted Sedge | Carex torta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 18 of 115 |
| Upright Sedge | Carex stricta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 10 of 115 |
| Vine Mesquite | Panicum obtusum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 2 of 115 |
| Virginia Bluebells | Mertensia virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 61 of 115 |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 112 of 115 |
| Virginia Iris | Iris virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 35 of 115 |
| Virginia Pine | Pinus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 115 |
| Virginia Sweetspire | Itea virginica | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 6 of 115 |
| Virginia Water Horehound | Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 55 of 115 |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 95 of 115 |
| Washington Hawthorn | Crataegus phaenopyrum | Tree | Full sun | 17 of 115 |
| Water Hickory | Carya aquatica | Tree | Sun or part shade | 7 of 115 |
| Water Knotweed | Polygonum amphibium | Perennial | Full sun | 62 of 115 |
| Water Oak | Quercus nigra | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 115 |
| Water Sedge | Carex aquatilis | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 115 |
| Water Tupelo | Nyssa aquatica | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 115 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 44 of 115 |
| Western Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | Tree | Full sun | 37 of 115 |
| Western Snowberry | Symphoricarpos occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 3 of 115 |
| Western Soapberry | Sapindus drummondii | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 9 of 115 |
| Western Wheatgrass | Pascopyrum smithii | Grass | Full sun | 25 of 115 |
| Wheat Sedge | Carex atherodes | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 115 |
| White Ash | Fraxinus americana | Tree | Full sun | 107 of 115 |
| White Doll's Daisy | Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 67 of 115 |
| White Edge Sedge | Carex debilis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 3 of 115 |
| White Meadowsweet | Spiraea alba | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 5 of 115 |
| Whitegrass | Leersia virginica | Grass | Tolerates shade | 57 of 115 |
| Whiteroot Rush | Juncus brachycarpus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 39 of 115 |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 99 of 115 |
| Wild Blue Phlox | Phlox divaricata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 111 of 115 |
| Wild Mint | Mentha arvensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 35 of 115 |
| Willow Oak | Quercus phellos | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 115 |
| Winged Sumac | Rhus copallinum | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 90 of 115 |
| Winter Bentgrass | Agrostis hyemalis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 65 of 115 |
| Woolgrass | Scirpus cyperinus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 31 of 115 |
| Woolly Yarrow | Achillea tomentosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 67 of 115 |
| Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 54 of 115 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 59 of 115 |
| Yellow Willow | Salix lutea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 35 of 115 |
| Yellow Wood | Cladrastis kentukea | Tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 115 |
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 Missouri?
This page lists the 338 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to Missouri and routinely available from nurseries: 86 trees, 32 shrubs, 98 wildflowers, 106 grasses and sedges, 7 ferns and 9 vines. They are a small part of Missouri's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the Missouri counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to Missouri?
This page lists 86 trees native to Missouri that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Eastern Redbud, Honey Locust and Red Mulberry, each recorded as native in at least 114 of Missouri's 115 counties.
What shrubs are native to Missouri?
This page lists 32 shrubs native to Missouri that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include American Black Elderberry, Smooth Sumac and American Hazelnut, each recorded as native in at least 112 of Missouri's 115 counties.
What wildflowers are native to Missouri?
This page lists 98 wildflowers native to Missouri that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Partridge Pea, Littleleaf Buttercup and Wild Blue Phlox, each recorded as native in at least 111 of Missouri's 115 counties.
Is my plant native to Missouri?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to Missouri: 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 Missouri native everywhere in Missouri?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 195 of the 338 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of Missouri's 115 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.