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White Baneberry
White BaneberryActea pachypodaActea pachypoda -
Maidenhair Fern
Maidenhair FernAdiantum pedatumAdiantum pedatum -
Ohio Buckeye
Ohio BuckeyeAesculus glabraAesculus glabra -
Large-flowered Water Plantain
Large-flowered Water PlantainAlisma trivialeAlisma triviale -
Juneberry
JuneberryAmelanchier arboreaAmelanchier arborea -
Allegheny Serviceberry
Allegheny ServiceberryAmelanchier laevisAmelanchier laevis -
Canada Anemone
Canada AnemoneAnemone canadensisAnemone canadensis -
Angelica
AngelicaAngelica atropurpureaAngelica atropurpurea -
Pussytoes
PussytoesAntennaria neglectaAntennaria neglecta -
Columbine
ColumbineAquilegia canadensisAquilegia canadensis -
Jack in the Pulpit
Jack in the PulpitArisaema triphyllumArisaema triphyllum -
Black Chokeberry
Black ChokeberryAronia melanocarpaAronia melanocarpa -
Prairie Sage
Prairie SageArtemisia ludovicianaArtemisia ludoviciana -
Wild Ginger
Wild GingerAsarum canadenseAsarum canadense -
Ebony Spleenwort
Ebony SpleenwortAsplenium platyneuronAsplenium platyneuron -
Ground Plum
Ground PlumAstragalus crassicarpusAstragalus crassicarpus -
Lady Fern
Lady FernAthyrium filix-feminaAthyrium filix-femina -
Narrow Leaved Spleenwort
Narrow Leaved SpleenwortAthyrium pycnocarponAthyrium pycnocarpon -
Marsh Marigold
Marsh MarigoldCaltha palustrisCaltha palustris -
Bebbs Sedge
Bebbs SedgeCarex bebbiiCarex bebbii -
Bottlebrush Sedge
Bottlebrush SedgeCarex comosaCarex comosa -
Sand Sedge
Sand SedgeCarex muhlenbergiiCarex muhlenbergii -
Fox Sedge
Fox SedgeCarex vulpinoideaCarex vulpinoidea -
Blue Cohosh
Blue CohoshCaulophyllum thalictroidesCaulophyllum thalictroides -
Black Cohosh
Black CohoshCimicifuga racemosaCimicifuga racemosa -
Broadleaved Spring Beauty
Broadleaved Spring BeautyClaytonia carolinianaClaytonia caroliniana -
Spring Beauty
Spring BeautyClaytonia virginicaClaytonia virginica -
Red Osier Dogwood
Red Osier DogwoodCornus sericeaCornus sericea -
Hawthorn
HawthornCrataegus spp.Crataegus spp. -
Hay Scented Fern
Hay Scented FernDennstasdtia punctilobulaDennstasdtia punctilobula -
Dutchman's Breeches
Dutchman's BreechesDicentra cucullariaDicentra cucullaria -
Leatherwood
LeatherwoodDirca palustrisDirca palustris -
Shooting-Star
Shooting-StarDodecatheon meadiaDodecatheon meadia -
Wood Fern
Wood FernDryopteris marginalisDryopteris marginalis -
Bottlebrush Grass
Bottlebrush GrassElymus hystrixElymus hystrix -
Cotton Grass
Cotton GrassEriophorum angustifoliumEriophorum angustifolium -
Wild Strawberry
Wild StrawberryFragaria virginianaFragaria virginiana -
Wild Geranium
Wild GeraniumGeranium maculatumGeranium maculatum -
Prairie Smoke
Prairie SmokeGeum triflorumGeum triflorum -
Sharp Lobed Hepatica
Sharp Lobed HepaticaHepatica acutilobaHepatica acutiloba -
Round Lobed Hepatica
Round Lobed HepaticaHepatica americanaHepatica americana -
Alumroot
AlumrootHeuchera richardsoniiHeuchera richardsonii -
Virginia Waterleaf
Virginia WaterleafHydrophyllum virginianumHydrophyllum virginianum -
Dwarf Crested Iris
Dwarf Crested IrisIris cristataIris cristata -
Path Rush
Path RushJuncus tenuisJuncus tenuis -
Torrey's Rush
Torrey's RushJuncus torreyiJuncus torreyi -
June Grass
June GrassKoeleria macranthaKoeleria macrantha -
Yellow Widelip Orchid
Yellow Widelip OrchidLiparis loeseliiLiparis loeselii -
Cardinal Flower
Cardinal FlowerLobelia cardinalisLobelia cardinalis -
Blue Lobelia
Blue LobeliaLobelia siphiliticaLobelia siphilitica -
Wild Lupine
Wild LupineLupinus perennisLupinus perennis -
Snowy Wood Rush
Snowy Wood RushLuzula niveaLuzula nivea -
Virginia Bluebells
Virginia BluebellsMertensia virginicaMertensia virginica -
Variegated Moorgrass
Variegated MoorgrassMolinia caeruleaMolinia caerulea -
Sensitive Fern
Sensitive FernOnoclea sensibilisOnoclea sensibilis -
Interrupted Fern
Interrupted FernOsmunda claytonianaOsmunda claytoniana -
Royal Fern
Royal FernOsmunda regalisOsmunda regalis -
Cinnamon Fern
Cinnamon FernOsmundo cinnamomeaOsmundo cinnamomea -
Praire Groundsel
Praire GroundselPackera plattensisPackera plattensis -
Hairy Penstemon
Hairy PenstemonPenstemon hirsutusPenstemon hirsutus -
Blue Phlox
Blue PhloxPhlox divaricataPhlox divaricata -
Sandberg Bluegrass
Sandberg BluegrassPoa secunda J. PreslPoa secunda J. Presl -
May Apple
May ApplePodophyllum peltatumPodophyllum peltatum -
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's LadderPolemonium reptansPolemonium reptans -
Solomon's Seal
Solomon's SealPolygonatum biflorumPolygonatum biflorum -
Christmas Fern
Christmas FernPolystichum acrostichoidesPolystichum acrostichoides -
American Plum
American PlumPrunus americanaPrunus americana -
Eastern Sand Cherry
Eastern Sand CherryPrunus pumilaPrunus pumila -
Chokecherry
ChokecherryPrunus virginianaPrunus virginiana -
Pasque Flower
Pasque FlowerPulsatilla vulgarisPulsatilla vulgaris -
Yellow Water Buttercup
Yellow Water ButtercupRanunculus flabellarisRanunculus flabellaris -
Elderberry
ElderberrySambucus racemosaSambucus racemosa -
Bloodroot
BloodrootSanguinaria canadensisSanguinaria canadensis -
Prairie Blue-Eyed Grass
Prairie Blue-Eyed GrassSisyrinchium campestreSisyrinchium campestre -
False Solomon's Seal
False Solomon's SealSmilacina racemosaSmilacina racemosa -
Starry False Solomon Seal
Starry False Solomon SealSmilacina stellataSmilacina stellata -
Rue Anemone
Rue AnemoneThalictrum thalictroidesThalictrum thalictroides -
Showy Trillium
Showy TrilliumTrillium grandiflorumTrillium grandiflorum -
Large Flower Bellwort
Large Flower BellwortUvularia grandifloraUvularia grandiflora -
Edible Valerian
Edible ValerianValeriana edulisValeriana edulis -
American High-Bush Cranberry
American High-Bush CranberryViburnum trilobumViburnum trilobum -
Canada Violet
Canada VioletViola candensisViola candensis -
Missouri Violet
Missouri VioletViola missouriensisViola missouriensis -
Bird's Foot Violet
Bird's Foot VioletViola pedataViola pedata -
Yellow Violet
Yellow VioletViola pubescensViola pubescens -
Heart-leaved Golden Alexander
Heart-leaved Golden AlexanderZizia apteraZizia aptera -
Golden Alexander
Golden AlexanderZizia aureaZizia aurea
Name | Type | Light Exposure | Soil Moisture | Height | Bloom Color | Bloom Months | Notes/Description | |
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White Baneberry Actea pachypoda ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Maidenhair Fern Adiantum pedatum ![]() |
1 foot | USDA Info | ||||||
Ohio Buckeye Aesculus glabra ![]() |
20 to 40 feet | USDA Info | Easily grown in average, Medium well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, fertile soils. Foliage tends to scorch and generally depreciate in dry conditions. This is a taprooted tree that once established is very difficult to transplant. | |||||
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. | |||||
Juneberry Amelanchier arborea ![]() |
15 feet | USDA Info | There are 16 species of Amelanchier in the world, most are in North America. The fruit ripens in June, is edible and an important food source for wildlife. This large shrub is also called Down Serviceberry because of the whitish downy hairs on the undersides of the leaves. Long ago it was named a 'Serviceberry' because it flowers in spring signaling the ground was ready to be dug for burials in northern climates. Yellow to red fall color. | |||||
Allegheny Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis ![]() |
30 feet | USDA Info | Allegheny Serviceberry is a native tree for all seasons. In April and May it has beautiful white flowers that are delicately scented and provide nectar for the season's early bees and butterflies. In mid summer its fruits ripen to brilliant violet pink, aging to deep blue purple when fully ripe. Its leaves play occasional host to the larvae of viceroy, striped hairstreak, and Canadian tiger swallowtail butterflies. And the grand finale comes in fall with brilliant oranges, yellows and reds as the leaves prepare to drop. Amelanchier laevis is found in moist woods and meadows, but tolerates most any garden situation. It will bloom more in full sun, but have a more open and graceful habit in shade. It is drought tolerant once established, but will grow taller and faster in consistently moist soils. Amelanchier can be grown as a small tree pruned to become a densely branched shrub. Fragrant spring flowers Easy to grow and widely adaptable Edible berries in summer Gorgeous fall color. | |||||
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. | |||||
Angelica Angelica atropurpurea ![]() |
7 feet | USDA Info | With impressive stature, leaves that can reach two feet wide and large umbrella-like flower structure, this species has an imposing presence. It's not surprising that it has a long history of reputed medicinal and magical properties. Stately sentinels along stream beds, Angelica plants reach heights of six or more feet with hollow, smooth purple stems from one to two inches round. Angelica is calcareous and therefore needs an alkaline soil with a pH of 7 to 8. | |||||
Pussytoes Antennaria neglecta ![]() |
1 foot | USDA Info | ||||||
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. | |||||
Jack in the Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | A great woodland plant with the pulpit in the spring and red berries in the fall. | |||||
Black Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa ![]() |
6 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Prairie Sage Artemisia ludoviciana ![]() |
2 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Wild Ginger Asarum canadense ![]() |
6 to 12 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Ebony Spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron ![]() |
8 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Ground Plum Astragalus crassicarpus ![]() |
1 foot | USDA Info | ||||||
Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Narrow Leaved Spleenwort Athyrium pycnocarpon ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Bebbs Sedge Carex bebbii ![]() |
1 foot | USDA Info | ||||||
Bottlebrush Sedge Carex comosa ![]() |
2 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Sand Sedge Carex muhlenbergii ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Fox Sedge Carex vulpinoidea ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Blue Cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Black Cohosh Cimicifuga racemosa ![]() |
3 to 4 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Broadleaved Spring Beauty Claytonia caroliniana ![]() |
3 to 8 inches | USDA Info | Small pale pink flowers adorn this low growing woodland ephemeral. Can naturalize over the years to create a carpet of blooms. | |||||
Spring Beauty Claytonia virginica ![]() |
3 to 8 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Red Osier Dogwood Cornus sericea ![]() |
12 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Hawthorn Crataegus spp. ![]() |
15 feet | USDA Info | There are 12 species of hawthorn native to Minnesota | |||||
Hay Scented Fern Dennstasdtia punctilobula ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria ![]() |
1 foot | USDA Info | ||||||
Leatherwood Dirca palustris ![]() |
6 feet | USDA Info | The yellow early spring flowers and red fall fruit make this an attractive choice for a shaded shrub in a landscape. Leatherwood is one of the few native shrubs blooming abundantly in deep shade, due to its early leaf-out. It is a shrub indicating an old growth forest. The bark of Dirca palustris has been know to cause dermatitis. | |||||
Shooting-Star Dodecatheon meadia ![]() |
1 foot | USDA Info | ||||||
Wood Fern Dryopteris marginalis ![]() |
1 foot | USDA Info | ||||||
Bottlebrush Grass Elymus hystrix ![]() |
4 feet | USDA Info | Lovely curved seed heads. Readily reseeds. | |||||
Cotton Grass Eriophorum angustifolium ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Wild Strawberry Fragaria virginiana ![]() |
6 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Prairie Smoke Geum triflorum ![]() |
1 foot | USDA Info | ||||||
Sharp Lobed Hepatica Hepatica acutiloba ![]() |
6 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Round Lobed Hepatica Hepatica americana ![]() |
6 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Alumroot Heuchera richardsonii ![]() |
6 inches | USDA Info | Nice ground cover for shady, dry areas. Large leaves close to the ground persist almost year round, greening up in early spring. Green/tan flowers with red pollen emerge along 1.5 foot stalks. Could be used on the edge of raingardens or on the upland part of shoreline stabilization projects. | |||||
Virginia Waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginianum ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Dwarf Crested Iris Iris cristata ![]() |
3 to 8 inches | 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. | |||||
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. | |||||
Wild Lupine Lupinus perennis ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Snowy Wood Rush Luzula nivea ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Virginia Bluebells Mertensia virginica ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Variegated Moorgrass Molinia caerulea ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | 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 | ||||||
Praire Groundsel Packera plattensis ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Hairy Penstemon Penstemon hirsutus ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Blue Phlox Phlox divaricata ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Sandberg Bluegrass Poa secunda J. Presl ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | Sandberg bluegrass is a perennial bunchgrass, native to the Great Basin. It is an important component of sagebrush grassland vegetation, particularly in early successional stages. It is a widespread species and is one of the first perennial grasses to green up in spring. | |||||
May Apple Podophyllum peltatum ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Jacob's Ladder Polemonium reptans ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Solomon's Seal Polygonatum biflorum ![]() |
1 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Christmas Fern Polystichum acrostichoides ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
American Plum Prunus americana ![]() |
20 feet | USDA Info | Wildlife: American plum is highly important as wildlife cover and food. The thorny, suckering growth, when protected, forms a thicket valuable for bird nesting, loafing, and roosting, and animal loafing and bedding. Twigs and foliage provide a highly preferred browse for whitetail and mule deer. Recreation and Beautification: The thorny growth and suckering characteristics should be considered before planting this species near a recreation area. It can be used for screening and natural barriers. The fruit is used widely for making jams and jellies. Ethnobotanic: American plum was and still is used as a source of food and medicine by Native Americans in the Midwest and West. | |||||
Eastern Sand Cherry Prunus pumila ![]() |
5 feet | USDA Info | Versatile plant, fruit has wildlife value. | |||||
Chokecherry Prunus virginiana ![]() |
25 feet | USDA Info | Appears like a large shrub cover with flowers in the s[ring. Bitter redish-black berries in late summer. Entire plant except for fruit contains cyanide. Fruit eaten by wildlife. Fall color is yellow to red. | |||||
Pasque Flower Pulsatilla vulgaris ![]() |
6 to 12 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Yellow Water Buttercup Ranunculus flabellaris ![]() |
2 to 3 feet | USDA Info | A similar aquatic species is Small Yellow Water Crowfoot (Ranunculus gmelinii), which has smaller flowers (less than ½ inch), and smaller leaves that are typically wider than long and less finely divided. | |||||
Elderberry Sambucus racemosa ![]() |
12 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis ![]() |
1 foot | USDA Info | ||||||
Prairie Blue-Eyed Grass Sisyrinchium campestre ![]() |
6 inches | USDA Info | Dainty border plant. Doesn't spread. | |||||
False Solomon's Seal Smilacina racemosa ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Starry False Solomon Seal Smilacina stellata ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Rue Anemone Thalictrum thalictroides ![]() |
6 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Showy Trillium Trillium grandiflorum ![]() |
1 to 2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Large Flower Bellwort Uvularia grandiflora ![]() |
2 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Edible Valerian Valeriana edulis ![]() |
1 to 4 feet | USDA Info | Edible Valerian is a threatened species and not to be confused with Valeriana officinalis, which is invasive. | |||||
American High-Bush Cranberry Viburnum trilobum ![]() |
16 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Canada Violet Viola candensis ![]() |
1 to 3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Missouri Violet Viola missouriensis ![]() |
3 to 6 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Bird's Foot Violet Viola pedata ![]() |
3 to 6 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Yellow Violet Viola pubescens ![]() |
6 to 12 inches | USDA Info | ||||||
Heart-leaved Golden Alexander Zizia aptera ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info | ||||||
Golden Alexander Zizia aurea ![]() |
3 feet | USDA Info |