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Common Yarrow
Common YarrowAchillea millefoliumAchillea millefolium -
Sweet Flag
Sweet FlagAcorus calamusAcorus calamus -
Maidenhair Fern
Maidenhair FernAdiantum pedatumAdiantum pedatum -
Tall False Foxglove
Tall False FoxgloveAgalinis asperaAgalinis aspera -
Fragrant Hyssop
Fragrant HyssopAgastache foeniculumAgastache foeniculum -
White Snakeroot
White SnakerootAgeratina altissimaAgeratina altissima -
Tall Hairy Agrimony
Tall Hairy AgrimonyAgrimonia gryposepalaAgrimonia gryposepala -
Upland Bentgrass
Upland BentgrassAgrostis perennansAgrostis perennans -
Large-flowered Water Plantain
Large-flowered Water PlantainAlisma trivialeAlisma triviale -
Nodding Onion
Nodding OnionAllium cernuumAllium cernuum -
Wild Onion
Wild OnionAllium stellatumAllium stellatum -
Leadplant
LeadplantAmorpha canescensAmorpha canescens -
Big Bluestem
Big BluestemAndropogon gerardiiAndropogon gerardii -
Canada Anemone
Canada AnemoneAnemone canadensisAnemone canadensis -
Thimble Flower
Thimble FlowerAnemone cylindricaAnemone cylindrica -
Tall Thimbleweed
Tall ThimbleweedAnemone virginiana L.Anemone virginiana L. -
Columbine
ColumbineAquilegia canadensisAquilegia canadensis -
Prairie Sage
Prairie SageArtemisia ludovicianaArtemisia ludoviciana -
Showy Milkweed
Showy MilkweedAsclepia speciosaAsclepia speciosa -
Marsh Milkweed
Marsh MilkweedAsclepias incarnataAsclepias incarnata -
Common Milkweed
Common MilkweedAsclepias syriacaAsclepias syriaca -
Butterfly Weed
Butterfly WeedAsclepias tuberosaAsclepias tuberosa -
Whorled Milkweed
Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillataAsclepias verticillata -
Canada Milkvetch
Canada MilkvetchAstragalus canadensisAstragalus canadensis -
Lady Fern
Lady FernAthyrium filix-feminaAthyrium filix-femina -
Narrow Leaved Spleenwort
Narrow Leaved SpleenwortAthyrium pycnocarponAthyrium pycnocarpon -
White Wild Indigo
White Wild IndigoBaptisia albaBaptisia alba -
Cream Wild Indigo
Cream Wild IndigoBaptisia bracteataBaptisia bracteata -
Downy Wood Mint
Downy Wood MintBlephilia ciliataBlephilia ciliata -
Hairy Wood Mint
Hairy Wood MintBlephilia hirsutaBlephilia hirsuta -
Side Oats Grama
Side Oats GramaBouteloua curtipendulaBouteloua curtipendula -
Blue Grama
Blue GramaBouteloua gracilisBouteloua gracilis -
Kalm's Brome
Kalm's BromeBromus kalmiiBromus kalmii -
Oklahoma Grasspink
Oklahoma GrasspinkCalopogon oklahomensisCalopogon oklahomensis -
Tall Bellflower
Tall BellflowerCampanula americanaCampanula americana -
Harebell
HarebellCampanula rotundifoliaCampanula rotundifolia -
Lake Sedge
Lake SedgeCarex lacustrisCarex lacustris -
Upright Sedge
Upright SedgeCarex stricta LamCarex stricta Lam -
Northwest Territory Sedge
Northwest Territory SedgeCarex utriculataCarex utriculata -
New Jersey Tea
New Jersey TeaCeanothus americanusCeanothus americanus -
Buttonbush
ButtonbushCephalanthus occidentalisCephalanthus occidentalis -
Partridge Pea
Partridge PeaChamaecrista fasciculataChamaecrista fasciculata -
Turtlehead
TurtleheadChelone glabraChelone glabra -
Virgin's Bower
Virgin's BowerClematis virginianaClematis virginiana -
Prairie Coreopsis
Prairie CoreopsisCoreopsis palmataCoreopsis palmata -
Water Pygmyweed
Water PygmyweedCrassula aquaticaCrassula aquatica -
Quebec Hawthorn
Quebec HawthornCrataegus submollisCrataegus submollis -
Umbrella Flatsedge
Umbrella FlatsedgeCyperus diandrusCyperus diandrus -
White Prairie Clover
White Prairie CloverDalea candidumDalea candidum -
Purple Prairie Clover
Purple Prairie CloverDalea purpureumDalea purpureum -
Silky Prairie Clover
Silky Prairie CloverDalea villosumDalea villosum -
Prairie Larkspur
Prairie LarkspurDelphinium virescensDelphinium virescens -
Hay Scented Fern
Hay Scented FernDennstasdtia punctilobulaDennstasdtia punctilobula -
Showy Tick-Trefoil
Showy Tick-TrefoilDesmodium canadenseDesmodium canadense -
Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle
Dwarf Bush HoneysuckleDiervilla loniceraDiervilla lonicera -
Wood Fern
Wood FernDryopteris marginalisDryopteris marginalis -
Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower
Narrow-leaved Purple ConeflowerEchinacea angustifoliaEchinacea angustifolia -
Pale Purple Coneflower
Pale Purple ConeflowerEchinacea pallidaEchinacea pallida -
Purple Coneflower
Purple ConeflowerEchinacea purpureaEchinacea purpurea -
Spike Rush
Spike RushEleocharis acicularisEleocharis acicularis -
Quackgrass
QuackgrassElymus repensElymus repens -
Fire Weed
Fire WeedEpilobium angustifoliumEpilobium angustifolium -
Sand Lovegrass
Sand LovegrassEragrostis trichodesEragrostis trichodes -
Rattlesnake Master
Rattlesnake MasterEryngium yuccifoliumEryngium yuccifolium -
Boneset
BonesetEupatorium perfoliatumEupatorium perfoliatum -
Sweet Joe-Pye Weed
Sweet Joe-Pye WeedEupatorium purpureumEupatorium purpureum -
Flowering Spurge
Flowering SpurgeEuphorbia corollataEuphorbia corollata -
Northern Bedstraw
Northern BedstrawGalium borealeGalium boreale -
Sweet Everlasting
Sweet EverlastingGnaphalium obtusifoliumGnaphalium obtusifolium -
Longleaf Bluets
Longleaf BluetsHedyotis longifoliaHedyotis longifolia -
Woodland Sunflower
Woodland SunflowerHelianthus divaricatusHelianthus divaricatus -
Oxeye
OxeyeHeliopsis helianthoidesHeliopsis helianthoides -
Mud Plantain
Mud PlantainHeterantheraHeteranthera -
Golden Aster
Golden AsterHeterotheca camporumHeterotheca camporum -
Great St. Johnswort
Great St. JohnswortHypericum pyramidatumHypericum pyramidatum -
Blue Flag Iris
Blue Flag IrisIris versicolorIris versicolor -
Path Rush
Path RushJuncus tenuisJuncus tenuis -
Torrey's Rush
Torrey's RushJuncus torreyiJuncus torreyi -
June Grass
June GrassKoeleria macranthaKoeleria macrantha -
Northern Blazing Star
Northern Blazing StarLiatris ligulistylisLiatris ligulistylis -
Prairie Blazingstar
Prairie BlazingstarLiatris pycnostachyaLiatris pycnostachya -
Michigan (Turk's Cap) Lily
Michigan (Turk's Cap) LilyLilium michiganenseLilium michiganense -
Yelloweyed Grass
Yelloweyed GrassLindernia dubiaLindernia dubia -
Yellow Widelip Orchid
Yellow Widelip OrchidLiparis loeseliiLiparis loeselii -
Cardinal Flower
Cardinal FlowerLobelia cardinalisLobelia cardinalis -
Blue Lobelia
Blue LobeliaLobelia siphiliticaLobelia siphilitica -
Waterhorehound
WaterhorehoundLycopus americanusLycopus americanus -
Wild Lily-of-the-Valley
Wild Lily-of-the-ValleyMaianthemum canadenseMaianthemum canadense -
Monkey Flower
Monkey FlowerMimulus ringensMimulus ringens -
Variegated Moorgrass
Variegated MoorgrassMolinia caeruleaMolinia caerulea -
Wild Bergamot
Wild BergamotMonarda fistulosaMonarda fistulosa -
Dotted Mint - Spotted Bee Balm
Dotted Mint - Spotted Bee BalmMonarda punctataMonarda punctata -
Water Minerslettuce
Water MinerslettuceMontia chamissoiMontia chamissoi -
American Lotus
American LotusNelumbo luteaNelumbo lutea -
Sensitive Fern
Sensitive FernOnoclea sensibilisOnoclea sensibilis -
Interrupted Fern
Interrupted FernOsmunda claytonianaOsmunda claytoniana -
Royal Fern
Royal FernOsmunda regalisOsmunda regalis -
Cinnamon Fern
Cinnamon FernOsmundo cinnamomeaOsmundo cinnamomea -
Scribner's Panicgrass
Scribner's PanicgrassPanicum oligosanthesPanicum oligosanthes -
Switchgrass
SwitchgrassPanicum virgatumPanicum virgatum -
Smooth Penstemon
Smooth PenstemonPenstemon digitalisPenstemon digitalis -
Slender Penstemon
Slender PenstemonPenstemon gracilisPenstemon gracilis -
Showy Penstemon
Showy PenstemonPenstemon grandiflorusPenstemon grandiflorus -
Prairie Phlox
Prairie PhloxPhlox pilosaPhlox pilosa -
Obedient Plant
Obedient PlantPhysostegia virginianaPhysostegia virginiana -
Solomon's Seal
Solomon's SealPolygonatum biflorumPolygonatum biflorum -
Christmas Fern
Christmas FernPolystichum acrostichoidesPolystichum acrostichoides -
Prairie Cinquefoil
Prairie CinquefoilPotentilla argutaPotentilla arguta -
Mountain Mint
Mountain MintPycnanthemum virginianumPycnanthemum virginianum -
Macoun's Buttercup
Macoun's ButtercupRanunculus macouniiRanunculus macounii -
Upright Coneflower
Upright ConeflowerRatibida columniferaRatibida columnifera -
Prairie Coneflower
Prairie ConeflowerRatibida pinnataRatibida pinnata -
Early Wild Rose
Early Wild RoseRosa blandaRosa blanda -
Black-eyed Susan
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirtaRudbeckia hirta -
Green-headed Coneflower
Green-headed ConeflowerRudbeckia laciniataRudbeckia laciniata -
Sweet Coneflower
Sweet ConeflowerRudbeckia subtomentosaRudbeckia subtomentosa -
Thinleaved Coneflower
Thinleaved ConeflowerRudbeckia trilobaRudbeckia triloba -
Wild Petunia
Wild PetuniaRuellia humilisRuellia humilis -
Arrowhead
ArrowheadSagittaria latifoliaSagittaria latifolia -
Little Bluestem
Little BluestemSchizachyrium scopariumSchizachyrium scoparium -
Royal Catchfly
Royal CatchflySilene regiaSilene regia -
Compass Plant
Compass PlantSilphium laciniatumSilphium laciniatum -
Cup Plant
Cup PlantSilphium perfoliatumSilphium perfoliatum -
Prairie Dock
Prairie DockSilphium terebinthinaceumSilphium terebinthinaceum -
False Solomon's Seal
False Solomon's SealSmilacina racemosaSmilacina racemosa -
Indian Grass
Indian GrassSorghastrum nutansSorghastrum nutans -
Tall Meadow Rue
Tall Meadow RueThalictrum dasycarpumThalictrum dasycarpum -
Spiderwort
SpiderwortTradescantia bracteataTradescantia bracteata -
Rabbitfoot Clover
Rabbitfoot CloverTrifolium arvenseTrifolium arvense -
Blue Vervain
Blue VervainVerbena hastataVerbena hastata -
Hoary Vervain
Hoary VervainVerbena strictaVerbena stricta -
Culvers Root
Culvers RootVeronicastrum virginicumVeronicastrum virginicum -
Golden Alexander
Golden AlexanderZizia aureaZizia aurea
Name | Type | Light Exposure | Soil Moisture | Height | Bloom Color | Bloom Months | Notes/Description | |
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Common Yarrow Achillea millefolium ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Sweet Flag Acorus calamus ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Maidenhair Fern Adiantum pedatum ![]() |
1 foot | USDA Info | ||||||
Tall False Foxglove Agalinis aspera ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | This annual plant is 1–2½' tall, branching occasionally. It has a tendency to sprawl in the absence of supportive vegetation. The dark green stems are grooved and hairless. The opposite leaves are 1-3 inches long, dark green, and linear. They have smooth margins and a prominent midvein. The leaves are usually hairless, although new growth may be slightly pubescent. Secondary leaves may develop from the axils of the primary leaves along the central stem, but they are smaller in size than the latter. Some of the upper stems develop racemes of flowers. These flowers are up to 1 inch long and across, and vary in color from lavender to purple. | |||||
Fragrant Hyssop Agastache foeniculum ![]() |
4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
White Snakeroot Ageratina altissima ![]() |
2 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Tall Hairy Agrimony Agrimonia gryposepala ![]() |
1 to 5 feet | USDA Info | There are 2 species of agrimony in Minnesota, Tall Hairy Agrimony and Roadside Agrimony (Agrimonia striata). Differences between them are subtle, the more obvious are that the latter has hairy underside of leaves, not just along the veins, the flowering branches are mostly erect, it is more densely hairy all the way up the stem, and it tends to be a larger, more robust plant overall. | |||||
Upland Bentgrass Agrostis perennans ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | This is a perennial grass about ½–2½' tall that develops either individually or in loose tufts of unbranched leafy culms. In sunny habitats with fertile soil, this grass is taller and more stout, while in shaded habitats with poor soil it is shorter and more delicate. The culms are light green, terete, slender, and glabrous. The longer blades of lower leaves have a tendency to droop, while the shorter blades of upper leaves are more stiff and straight. The leaf blades are 1-6 mm. across and 2-10 inches long; they are medium green or grayish green, flat, and hairless. The leaf sheaths are medium green or grayish green, hairless, and open. | |||||
Large-flowered Water Plantain Alisma triviale ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | Alisma triviale prefers full or partial sun and mucky soil or shallow, slow-moving, even stagnant water. It withstands drought better than most aquatic plants. The oval basal leaves of Alisma trivale are about one-foot tall and form a rosette from which rises a whorled panicle of small white flowers, reaching a height of three feet during summer. This species prefers full or partial sun and mucky soil or shallow, slow-moving, even stagnant water. It withstands drought better than most aquatic plants. | |||||
Nodding Onion Allium cernuum ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Wild Onion Allium stellatum ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Leadplant Amorpha canescens ![]() |
1 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii ![]() |
6 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Canada Anemone Anemone canadensis ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | Showy white flowers highlight this plant in spring. This may be the only time of year when the extent of its spread is apparent! In garden settings, be prepared for it to spread quickly by underground roots. In restorations, it can help stabilize soil relatively quickly. | |||||
Thimble Flower Anemone cylindrica ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Tall Thimbleweed Anemone virginiana L. ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | This perennial plant is about 1-2½' tall. The stems have scattered white hairs and there is little branching, except for the production of long stalks for the flowers. The leaves occur in 1 or 2 whorls along the stem, usually in groups of 2 or 3. They are up to 5 inches long and across, and have long petioles with scattered white hairs. Each major leaf is divided into 2 or 3 deep lobes, which are in turn divided into 2 or 3 shallower lobes. Because these divisions are rather sharp, the leaves are cleft. Furthermore, the margins are coarsely serrate or dentate. The leaves are often light green or yellowish green in bright sunlight. | |||||
Columbine Aquilegia canadensis ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | Columbine will bloom profusely in sunnier locations, and provides refreshing splashes of color in shadier locations. Readily reseeds, but usually not troublesome. | |||||
Prairie Sage Artemisia ludoviciana ![]() |
2 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Showy Milkweed Asclepia speciosa ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Marsh Milkweed Asclepias incarnata ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | Sometimes considered weedy, this is a monarch butterfly favorite as both a host and nectar plant. Large flower heads are quite showy. Spreads by seed and underground roots. | |||||
Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | One of the best natives for dry, sunny areas, butterfly milkweed is a host plant for the larva of the monarch butterfly and provides nectar and pollen for butterflies, bees, and other pollinating insects. Bright orange flowers sit on top of a compact plant of 2' by 2' at maturity. | |||||
Whorled Milkweed Asclepias verticillata ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Canada Milkvetch Astragalus canadensis ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Narrow Leaved Spleenwort Athyrium pycnocarpon ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
White Wild Indigo Baptisia alba ![]() |
4 to 5 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Cream Wild Indigo Baptisia bracteata ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Downy Wood Mint Blephilia ciliata ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Hairy Wood Mint Blephilia hirsuta ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Side Oats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Blue Grama Bouteloua gracilis ![]() |
1 foot | USDA Info | ||||||
Kalm's Brome Bromus kalmii ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | A native brome with attractive drooping seed heads. | |||||
Oklahoma Grasspink Calopogon oklahomensis ![]() |
1 foot | USDA Info | Oklahoma Grass-pink was recognized as a new species only recently, in 1994. Initially its range was considered restricted to south central US, but subsequent herbarium investigations expanded that range into the Upper Midwest, including Minnesota. According to Welby Smith's book 'Native Orchids of Minnesota', the most recent MN specimen dates back to 1884, and while verification via specimens 130 years or older leaves some room for doubt, it is more than less accepted as native to the state but likely long extinct. While the enigma of extinction diminishes the likelihood of new modern discoveries, such events do occur with some frequency for numbers of species and would certainly be an exciting discovery for a lucky field botanist and a great pleasure for the rest of us. Very similar to Tuberous Grass-pink (Calopogon tuberosa) with which it was once lumped, it can be identified in the field. | |||||
Tall Bellflower Campanula americana ![]() |
2 to 5 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | A dainty, late spring/early summer bloomer, harebell can bloom throughout the summer into fall if soil moisture is adaquate. Plant with prairie phlox and butterfly weed for fabulous June & July color combinations. | |||||
Lake Sedge Carex lacustris ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | Readily spreads by underground roots and therefore makes a good shoreline stabilizer. | |||||
Upright Sedge Carex stricta Lam ![]() |
1 to 3 feet | USDA Info | A slender, 1-3 ft. grass-like plant with a cluster of brown seed capsules clinging high on the stem. Stems bearing greenish or brownish spikes of inconspicuous flowers above dense tufts of grass-like leaves. Green leaves are exceeded by the stem in height. Forms large tufts or hummocks to 3 ft. wide.The easiest way to recognize this sedge is by its distinctive, elevated tussocks (dense tufts) in open wet areas. It grows abundantly, often in seasonally flooded sites. | |||||
Northwest Territory Sedge Carex utriculata ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
New Jersey Tea Ceanothus americanus ![]() |
2 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis ![]() |
12 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Partridge Pea Chamaecrista fasciculata ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Turtlehead Chelone glabra ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Virgin's Bower Clematis virginiana ![]() |
6 to 20 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Prairie Coreopsis Coreopsis palmata ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | This coreopsis species performs best on dry soil in full sun, and will bloom continuously if spent flowers are removed. A good species to include in prairies or perennial gardens. In part shade it will not bloom as well. Damper soils will encourage spreading by roots. | |||||
Water Pygmyweed Crassula aquatica ![]() |
3 inches | USDA Info | Crassula aquatica is a small plant forming thin mats or small patches on mud and sand, and growing more erect when exposed to open air for longer periods. The flesh of the plant is greenish-yellow to bright red or purplish. The tiny fleshy pointed leaves are only a few millimeters long.A flower grows on a short stalk from the intersection of each oppositely-arranged pair of leaves. The flower is only about two millimeters long and wide. The fruit is a minute follicle containing several seeds. This plant is widespread across North America and Eurasia. | |||||
Quebec Hawthorn Crataegus submollis ![]() |
20 feet | USDA Info | Crataegus submollis is a deciduous Tree growing to 7 m (23ft) by 7 m (23ft). It is hardy to zone (UK) 5 and is not frost tender. It is in flower in June, and the seeds ripen in September. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Midges.Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist or wet soil and can tolerate drought. The plant can tolerates strong winds but not maritime exposure. It can tolerate atmospheric pollution. | |||||
Umbrella Flatsedge Cyperus diandrus ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | Umbrella flat sedge is an ornamental grass often seen at the edges of rivers and ponds. It is a warm season perennial and grows best in USDA zones 8 to 11. The plant may become invasive in some areas, so it is important to become familiar with the plant and recognize its characteristics before adding it to your garden area. | |||||
White Prairie Clover Dalea candidum ![]() |
3 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Purple Prairie Clover Dalea purpureum ![]() |
6 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Silky Prairie Clover Dalea villosum ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Prairie Larkspur Delphinium virescens ![]() |
2 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Hay Scented Fern Dennstasdtia punctilobula ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Showy Tick-Trefoil Desmodium canadense ![]() |
4 to 5 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera ![]() |
4 feet | USDA Info | One of the most popular native shrubs, dwarf bush honeysuckle grows well under a wide range of growing conditions with a nice 3'x3' shape, taller in sun. It spreads by runners, and some gardeners may want to pull or cut them to avoid excessive spreading. | |||||
Wood Fern Dryopteris marginalis ![]() |
1 foot | USDA Info | ||||||
Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower Echinacea angustifolia ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Pale Purple Coneflower Echinacea pallida ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Spike Rush Eleocharis acicularis ![]() |
6 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Quackgrass Elymus repens ![]() |
1 to 3 feet | USDA Info | Quackgrass is a native of Europe, but has spread throughout the northern temperate zones of the world. It is primarily found in the northern portion of the U.S., and is common throughout Ohio. Quackgrass is a creeping, sod-forming perennial grass, characterized by its straw-colored, sharp-tipped rhizomes (horizontal underground stems) and the pair of whitish-green to reddish, claw-like structures (auricles) that clasp the stem at the top of the sheath. It reproduces through seed and creeping rhizomes. This species can form large patches. | |||||
Fire Weed Epilobium angustifolium ![]() |
4 to 6 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Sand Lovegrass Eragrostis trichodes ![]() |
2 to 4 feet | USDA Info | Sand lovegrass is a native, warm-season, short-lived, leafy, perennial bunchgrass which reaches mature heights from 2.5 to 4 feet with a shallow, wide spreading root system. Sand Lovegrass grows best on sandy soils with an annual precipitation of 18 to 36 inches. Sand Lovegrass typically greens up two weeks earlier than most of the other native grasses and is very palatable. When overgrazed, it will decrease relative to other grasses. Seeding rates are very low due to extremely small dark round seed it produces. Sand Lovegrass is commonly found as a component in native areas along with hairy grama, western wheatgrass, and sand dropseed. | |||||
Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifolium ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Sweet Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium purpureum ![]() |
5 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Flowering Spurge Euphorbia corollata ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Northern Bedstraw Galium boreale ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Sweet Everlasting Gnaphalium obtusifolium ![]() |
3 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Longleaf Bluets Hedyotis longifolia ![]() |
6 to 12 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Woodland Sunflower Helianthus divaricatus ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Oxeye Heliopsis helianthoides ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Mud Plantain Heteranthera ![]() |
2 to 6 inches | USDA Info | This aquatic annual or perennial plant of the genus Heteranthera of the pickerelweed family (Pontederiaceae), consist of about 10 species, distributed primarily in tropical America. The broad or ribbonlike leaves of these plants have leafstalks that form sheaths around the long stems. Some species of Heteranthera grow below the water; others float or are rooted on muddy stream banks and lakeshores. Water star grass (H. dubia) is widely distributed throughout North America; it has yellow star-shaped flowers. | |||||
Golden Aster Heterotheca camporum ![]() |
1 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Great St. Johnswort Hypericum pyramidatum ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Blue Flag Iris Iris versicolor ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Path Rush Juncus tenuis ![]() |
1 foot | USDA Info | ||||||
Torrey's Rush Juncus torreyi ![]() |
1 foot | USDA Info | ||||||
June Grass Koeleria macrantha ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | June grass thrives on dry, well-drained/sandy soils. It is one of the few cool season native grasses, greening up in May with pale green ornamental flowering stalks in June. By mid-summer, the stalks turn tan and remain attractive throughout the growing season. | |||||
Northern Blazing Star Liatris ligulistylis ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Prairie Blazingstar Liatris pycnostachya ![]() |
4 to 5 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Michigan (Turk's Cap) Lily Lilium michiganense ![]() |
4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Yelloweyed Grass Lindernia dubia ![]() |
4 to 8 inches | USDA Info | Lindernia dubia is a species of flowering plant known by the common names yellowseed false pimpernel and moist bank pimpernel. It is a member of the 'new' plant family Linderniaceae, and it is sometimes treated as a member of the families Scrophulariaceae and Plantaginaceae. It is native to much of the Americas from Canada to Chile, and it can be found on other continents as an introduced species. It grows in wet habitat, such as riverbanks, pond margins, and meadows. | |||||
Yellow Widelip Orchid Liparis loeselii ![]() |
2 to 12 inches | USDA Info | Liparis loeselii, common names fen orchid,yellow widelip orchid, or bog twayblade,is a species of orchid. It is native to Europe, northern Asia, the eastern United States and eastern Canada. It grows in fens, bogs and dune slacks. It is a yellow flowering plant with glossy yellow-green leaves. | |||||
Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | A hummingbird favorite, cardinal flower is a striking plant in the garden or restoration. It is a short-lived perennial, usually blooming 3-5 years. It can reseed if seeds receive enough light and consistent moisture during germination. | |||||
Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | Great summer bloomer, especially showy in raingarden base. | |||||
Waterhorehound Lycopus americanus ![]() |
1 to 3 feet | USDA Info | There are several Lycopus species in Minnesota, all with similar clusters of small, white, tubular flowers at the leaf axils, most growing in the same type of habitat at the same time, often next to each other. American Water Horehound is most easily distinguished by its deeply lobed lower leaves, which the others all lack. | |||||
Wild Lily-of-the-Valley Maianthemum canadense ![]() |
6 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Monkey Flower Mimulus ringens ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Variegated Moorgrass Molinia caerulea ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Dotted Mint - Spotted Bee Balm Monarda punctata ![]() |
2 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Water Minerslettuce Montia chamissoi ![]() |
3 to 6 inches | USDA Info | Montia chamissoi is a perennial herb in the Purslane (Portulacaceae) family. It is a native North American plant found in western North America, from Alaska to the southwestern and central United States as well as in British Colombia, where it favors favors wet meadows, boggy areas, and along streams. Flowering in June and August, Montia chamissoi has creeping or floating stems, sometimes with slender stolons bearing small bulblets. | |||||
American Lotus Nelumbo lutea ![]() |
6 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis ![]() |
2 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Interrupted Fern Osmunda claytoniana ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Royal Fern Osmunda regalis ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Cinnamon Fern Osmundo cinnamomea ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Scribner's Panicgrass Panicum oligosanthes ![]() |
1 foot | USDA Info | ||||||
Switchgrass Panicum virgatum ![]() |
3 to 6 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Smooth Penstemon Penstemon digitalis ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Slender Penstemon Penstemon gracilis ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Showy Penstemon Penstemon grandiflorus ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Prairie Phlox Phlox pilosa ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Obedient Plant Physostegia virginiana ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Solomon's Seal Polygonatum biflorum ![]() |
1 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Christmas Fern Polystichum acrostichoides ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Prairie Cinquefoil Potentilla arguta ![]() |
1 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum virginianum ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Macoun's Buttercup Ranunculus macounii ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | With relatively ample wetlands and marshes to provide for some representation across the state, Macoun's Buttercup's range restriction to NW Minnesota and westward would seem to be some indication of a preference for cooler latitudes and more alkaline soils. Within that range in Minnesota it is by no means abundant. It does bear some resemblance to two other native buttercups, both of which are more prevalent in eastern and southern portions of the state. Pennsylvania Buttercup (R. pensylvanicus) is similar in size and leaf shape and also has bristly hairs throughout, but its stems tend to be less stout and do not root at the nodes, and its flowers are half the size, with small round petals and a cylindrical seed head. Hispid Buttercup (R. hispidus) has very similar flowers to R. macounii, somewhat the same stature and leaf shape, and as it name suggests can be quite hairy, but its stems are typically more slender and more spreading to ascending, densely hairy when young becoming nearly smooth with age. Its leaves are also more evenly divided into three main segments that are also more regularly incised into smaller lobes or just merely toothed where the lobing of R. macounii leaves is more irregular | |||||
Upright Coneflower Ratibida columnifera ![]() |
1 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Prairie Coneflower Ratibida pinnata ![]() |
4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Early Wild Rose Rosa blanda ![]() |
5 feet | USDA Info | Early Wild Rose is rhizomatous; it spreads aggressively and therefore may not be suitable for small landscape plantings. | |||||
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | Black-eyed Susan is one of the most commonly recognized native plants. A staple in many native gardens, it is a biennial that blooms in its second year and readily reseeds. Finches also enjoy the seeds. | |||||
Green-headed Coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata ![]() |
4 to 6 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Sweet Coneflower Rudbeckia subtomentosa ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Thinleaved Coneflower Rudbeckia triloba ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Wild Petunia Ruellia humilis ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia ![]() |
2 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Royal Catchfly Silene regia ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Compass Plant Silphium laciniatum ![]() |
8 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Cup Plant Silphium perfoliatum ![]() |
10 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Prairie Dock Silphium terebinthinaceum ![]() |
6 to 7 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
False Solomon's Seal Smilacina racemosa ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans ![]() |
5 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Tall Meadow Rue Thalictrum dasycarpum ![]() |
4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Spiderwort Tradescantia bracteata ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Rabbitfoot Clover Trifolium arvense ![]() |
4 to 16 inches | USDA Info | This wildflower is an annual (less often a biennial) about 4-16 inches tall, branching occasionally to abundantly. The erect to ascending stems are medium green, hairy, and terete. Alternate trifoliate leaves occur at intervals along these stems. These leaves have short hairy petioles. Individual leaflets are ½-1 inch long and about one-third as much across; they are elliptic, elliptic-oblong, or oblanceolate-oblong in shape. Leaflet margins are usually smooth and ciliate, although sometimes there are tiny teeth towards their tips. The upper leaflet surface is medium green and sparsely covered with appressed long hairs, while the lower surface is hairy. The leaflets are sessile or nearly so. At the base of the petiole of each compound leaf, there is a pair of stipules about ¼ inch long. The green body of each stipule usually adheres to the petiole, while its awn-like tip is detached from the petiole and it is either green or red. | |||||
Blue Vervain Verbena hastata ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | Blue vervain is a great choice for larger moist areas like shoreline restorations, where it can bloom continuously until frost. It spreads readily from seed. | |||||
Hoary Vervain Verbena stricta ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Culvers Root Veronicastrum virginicum ![]() |
6 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Golden Alexander Zizia aurea ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info |