List of Minnesota wild flowers

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The List of Minnesota wild flowers lists all of the wild flowers native to Minnesota. Common names follow Minnesota DNR conventions. Where several species of plants share part of a common name, they have been grouped together until that name; this is for indexing purposes and does not always indicate a taxonomic relationship.

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A

  • Alexanders
    • Golden alexanders Zizia aurea
    • Heart-leaved alexanders Zizia aptera
  • Anemone
  • Asters
    • Aromatic aster Aster oblongifolius
    • Awl aster Aster pilosus var. pilosus
    • Bog aster Aster borealis
    • Crooked aster Aster prenanthoides
    • Drummond's aster Aster drummondii
    • Eastern panicled aster Aster lanceolatus
    • Flat-topped aster Aster pubentior
    • Flat-topped aster Aster umbellatus
    • Heath aster Aster ericoides
    • Heart-leaved aster Aster cordifolius
    • Large-leaved aster Aster macrophyllus
    • Lindley's aster Aster ciliolatus
    • Long aster Aster x longulus
    • Modest aster Aster modestus
    • New England aster Aster novae-angliae
    • New England aster and Heath aster hybrid Aster x amethystinus
    • Ontario aster Aster ontarionis
    • Red-stemmed aster Aster firmus
    • Red-stemmed aster Aster puniceus
    • Short's aster Aster shortii (threatened)
    • Sickle-shaped aster Aster falcatus commutatus
    • Side-flowering aster Aster lateriflorus
    • Silky aster Aster sericeus
    • Skyblue aster Aster oolentangiensis
    • Smooth aster Aster laevis
    • Tail-leaved aster Aster sagittifolius
    • Veiny lined aster Aster praealtus
    • Western panicled aster Aster hesperius
  • Autumn sneezeweed Helenium autumnale

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[edit] D

  • Dogbane
    • Clasping dogbane Apocynum sibiricum
    • Hemp dogbane, also known as American Hemp, Apocynum cannabinum
    • Intermediate dogbane Apocynum x floribundum
    • Spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium

[edit] E

  • Evening Primroses
    • Common evening primrose Oenothera biennis
    • Cleland's evening primrose Oenothera clelandii
    • Cut-leaved evening primrose Oenothera laciniata
    • Northern evening primrose Oenothera parviflora
    • Nuttall's evening primrose Oenothera nuttallii
    • Perennial evening primrose Oenothera perennis
    • Rhombic evening primrose Oenothera rhombipetala
    • Toothed evening primrose Calylophus serrulatus

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[edit] G

  • Gaywings Polygala paucifolia
  • Gentians
    • Billington's gentian Gentiana x billingtonii
    • Bottle gentian Gentiana andrewsii
    • Downy gentian Gentiana puberulenta
    • Great Lakes gentian Gentiana rubricaulis
    • Greater fringed gentian Gentianopsis crinita
    • Horse gentian Triosteum aurantiacum
    • Lesser fringed gentian Gentianopsis procera
    • Northern gentian Gentiana affinis (special concern)
    • Spurred gentian Halenia deflexa
    • Stiff gentian Gentianella quinquefolia var. occidentalis
    • Yellowish gentian Gentiana flavida
  • Giant Hyssop
    • Blue giant hyssop Agastache foeniculum
    • Purple giant hyssop Agastache scrophulariaefolia
    • Yellow giant hyssop Agastache nepetoides
  • Goldenrod
    • Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis
    • Early goldenrod Solidago juncea
    • Giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea
    • Gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis
    • Hairy goldenrod Solidago hispida
    • Missouri goldenrod Solidago missouriensis
    • Riddell's goldenrod Solidago riddellii
    • Stiff goldenrod Solidago rigida
    • Soft goldenrod Solidago mollis (special concern)
    • Upland white aster Solidago ptarmicoides
    • Zigzag goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis
  • Ground plum Astragalus crassicarpus
  • Gumweed Grindelia squarrosa

[edit] H

  • Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
  • Hepatica
  • Honeysuckle
    • Bush honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera
    • Fly honeysuckle Lonicera canadensis
    • Grape honeysuckle Lonicera reticulata
    • Hairy honeysuckle Lonicera hirsuta
    • Mountain fly honeysuckle Lonicera villosa
    • Swamp fly honeysuckle Lonicera oblongifolia
    • Wild honeysuckle Lonicera dioica

[edit] I

  • Indian paintbrush
    • Downy paintbrush Castilleja sessiliflora
    • Indian paintbrush Castilleja coccinea
    • Northern paintbrush Castilleja septentrionalis (endangered)
  • Indian pipe Monotropa uniflora

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[edit] M

  • Marsh marigold
  • Milk vetch
    • Alpine milk vetch Astragalus alpinus (endangered)
    • Canada milk vetch Astragalus canadensis
    • Cooper's milk vetch Astragalus neglectus
    • Field milk vetch Astragalus agrestis
    • Loose-flowered milkvetch Astragalus tenellus
    • Lotus milk vetch Astragalus lotiflorus
    • Missouri milk vetch Astragalus missouriensis (special concern)
    • Prairie milk vetch Astragalus adsurgens
    • Racemose milk vetch Astragalus racemosus (possibly non-native)
    • Slender milk vetch Astragalus flexuosus (special concern)
  • Milkweeds
    • Clasping milkweed Asclepias amplexicaulis (special concern)
    • Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca
    • Green milkweed Asclepias viridiflora
    • Narrow-leaved milkweed Asclepias stenophylla (endangered)
    • Oval-leaved milkweed Asclepias ovalifolia
    • Poke milkweed Asclepias exaltata
    • Prairie milkweed Asclepias hirtella (threatened)
    • Purple milkweed Asclepias purpurascens
    • Showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa
    • Sullivant's milkweed Asclepias sullivantii (threatened)
    • Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata var. incarnata
    • Whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata
    • Woolly milkweed Asclepias lanuginosa
  • Miterwort

[edit] O

  • Orchids
    • Hooker's orchid Platanthera hookeri
    • Intermediate bog orchid Platanthera x media
    • Large round-leaved orchid Platanthera orbiculata
    • Long-bracted orchid Ceologlossum viride var. varescens
    • Ragged fringed orchid Platanthera lacera
    • Ram's head orchid Cypripedium arietinum (threatened)
    • Small green wood orchid Platanthera clavellata (special concern)
    • Small northern bog orchid Platanthera obtusata
    • Small purple fringed orchid Platanthera psycodes
    • Tall northern bog orchid Platanthera hyperborea
    • Tall white bog orchid Platanthera dilatata
    • Tubercled rein orchid Platanthera flava var. herbiola (endangered)
    • Western prairie fringed orchid Platanthera praeclara (threatened)
  • Ox-eye Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra

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[edit] S

[edit] T

[edit] V

  • Violets
    • Arrow-leaved violet Viola sagittata
    • Bearded birdfoot violet Viola palmata var. pedatifida
    • Beardless birdfoot violet Viola pedata
    • Big-leaved white violet Viola blanda
    • Common blue violet Viola sororia
    • Dog violet Viola conspersa
    • Great-spurred violet Viola selkirkii
    • Kidney-leaved violet Viola renifolia
    • Marsh violet Viola cucullata
    • Lance-leaved violet Viola lanceolata (threatened)
    • New England violet Viola novae-angliae
    • Northern bog violet Viola nephrophylla
    • Northern white violet Viola macloskeyi var. pallens
    • Rugulose violet Viola canadensis var. rugulosa
    • Sand violet Viola adunca
    • Yellow prairie violet Viola nuttallii (threatened)
    • Yellow violet Viola pubescens
  • Violet wood sorrel Oxalis violacea
  • Virginia mountain mint Pycnanthemum virginianum

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