List of Minnesota wild flowers
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 under that name; this is for indexing purposes and does not always indicate a taxonomic relationship.
A
- Alexanders
- Golden alexanders Zizia aurea
- Heart-leaved alexanders Zizia aptera
- Anemone
- Canada anemone Anemone canadensis
- Cut-leaved anemone Anemone multifida var. multifida
- Haller's anemone Anemone halleri
- Wood anemone Anemone quinquefolia
- Asters
- Aromatic aster Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
- Awl aster Symphyotrichum pilosum
- Bog aster Symphyotrichum boreale
- Crooked aster Symphyotrichum prenanthoides
- Drummond's aster Symphyotrichum drummondii
- Eastern panicled aster Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. lanceolatum
- Flat-topped aster Doellingeria umbellata
- Heath aster Symphyotrichum ericoides
- Heart-leaved aster Symphyotrichum cordifolium
- Large-leaved aster Eurybia macrophylla
- Lindley's aster Symphyotrichum ciliolatum
- Long aster Symphyotrichum x longulum
- Modest aster Canadanthus modestus
- New England aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
- New England aster and Heath aster hybrid Symphyotrichum x amethystinum
- Ontario aster Symphyotrichum ontarionis
- Red-stemmed aster Symphyotrichum puniceum
- Short's aster Symphyotrichum shortii (threatened)
- Sickle-shaped aster Symphyotrichum falcatum
- Side-flowering aster Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
- Silky aster Symphyotrichum sericeum
- Skyblue aster Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
- Smooth aster Symphyotrichum laeve
- Veiny lined aster Symphyotrichum praealtum
- Western panicled aster Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. hesperium
- Autumn sneezeweed Helenium autumnale
B
- Baneberry
- Red baneberry Actaea rubra
- White baneberry Actaea pachypoda
- Beard-tongues
- Large-flowered beard tongue Penstemon grandiflorus
- Pale beard tongue Penstemon pallidus
- Slender beard tongue Penstemon gracilis
- White beard tongue Penstemon albidus
- Bellwort
- Large-flowered bellwort Uvularia grandiflora
- Pale bellwort Uvularia sessilifolia
- Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta
- Blanketflower Gaillardia aristata
- Blazing stars
- Cylindric blazing star Liatris cylindracea
- Dotted blazing star Liatris punctata
- Great blazing star Liatris pycnostachya
- Northern plains blazing star Liatris ligulistylis
- Rough blazing star Liatris aspera
- Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
- Bluebead lily Clintonia borealis
- Blueberry
- Lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium
- Velvet-leaved blueberry Vaccinium myrtilloides
- Blue-eyed grasses
- Field blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium campestre
- Mountain blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium montanum montanum
- Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium
- Pointed-petal blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium mucronatum
- Blue flag
- Northern blue flag Iris versicolor
- Southern blue flag Iris virginica var. shrevei
- Bunchberry Cornus canadensis
- Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa var. interior
C
- Canada mayflower Maianthemum canadense
- Cinquefoil
- Bushy cinquefoil Potentilla paradoxa
- Marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris
- Pennsylvania cinquefoil Potentilla pensylvanica
- Rough cinquefoil Potentilla norvegica
- Shrubby cinquefoil Potentilla fruticosa
- Slender cinquefoil Potentilla flabelliformis
- Spreading cinquefoil Potentilla effusa
- Tall cinquefoil Potentilla arguta
- Wild Columbine Aquilegia canadensis
- Coneflowers
- Gray-headed coneflower Ratibida pinnata
- Narrow-leaved purple coneflower Echinacea pallida var. angustifolia
- Prairie coneflower Ratibida columnifera
- Sweet coneflower Rudbeckia subtomentosa
- Tall coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata
- Three-leaved coneflower Rudbeckia triloba var. triloba (special concern)
- Coralroot
- Autumn coralroot Corallorhiza odontorhiza var. odontorhiza
- Early coralroot Corallorhiza trifida
- Spotted coralroot Corallorhiza maculata
- Striped coralroot Corallorhiza striata var. striata
- Cottongrass
- Chamisso's cottongrass Eriophorum chamissonis
- Delicate cottongrass Eriophorum tenellum
- Green-keeled cottongrass Eriophorum viridicarinatum
- Slender cottongrass Eriophorum gracile
- Tall cottongrass Eriophorum polystachion
- Tawny cottongrass Eriophorum virginicum
- Tussock cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum var. spissum
- Cow parsnip Heracleum maximum
- Culver's root Veronicastrum virginicum
D
- Dogbane
- Clasping dogbane Apocynum sibiricum
- Hemp dogbane, also known as American Hemp, Apocynum cannabinum
- Intermediate dogbane Apocynum x floribundum
- Spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium
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
F
- False Solomon's Seal
- Common false Solomon's seal Smilacina racemosa
- Starry false Solomon's seal Smilacina stellata
- Three-leaved false Solomon's seal Smilacina trifolia
- Fireweed Epilobium angustifolium
- Flodman's thistle Cirsium flodmanii
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
H
- Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
- Hepatica
- Sharp-lobed hepatica Anemone acutiloba
- Round-lobed hepatica Anemone americana
- 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
- Hosta
I
- Indian paintbrush
- Downy paintbrush Castilleja sessiliflora
- Indian paintbrush Castilleja coccinea
- Northern paintbrush Castilleja septentrionalis (endangered)
- Indian pipe Monotropa uniflora
J
- Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum
- Joe pye weed
- Spotted Joe pye weed Eupatorium maculatum
- Sweet Joe pye weed Eupatorium purpureum
L
- Lady's slippers
- Andrew's lady's slipper Cypripedium x andrewsii
- Showy lady's slipper Cypripedium reginae (the Minnesota State flower)
- Small white lady's slipper Cypripedium candidum (special concern)
- Stemless lady's slipper, also known as Moccasin flower, Cypripedium acaule
- Yellow lady's slipper Cypripedium calceolus
- Leadplant Amorpha canescens
M
- Marsh marigold
- Floating marsh marigold Caltha natans (endangered)
- Common marsh marigold Caltha palustris
- 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
- Naked miterwort Mitella nuda
- Two-leaved miterwort Mitella diphylla
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
R
- Roses
- Prairie rose Rosa arkansana
- Prickly rose Rosa acicularis
- Smooth wild rose Rosa blanda
- Wood's rose Rosa woodsii var. woodsii'
S
- Silverleaf scurfpea Pediomelum argophyllum
- Spiderwort
- Bracted spiderwort Tradescantia bracteata
- Ohio spiderwort Tradescantia ohiensis
- Western spiderwort Tradescantia occidentalis
- Starflower Trientalis borealis
- Strawberry
- Common strawberry Fragaria virginiana
- Wood strawberry Fragaria vesca var. americana
- Sunflowers
- Bright sunflower Helianthus x laetiflorus
- Common sunflower Helianthus annuus
- Giant sunflower Helianthus giganteus
- Hairy sunflower Helianthus hirsutus
- Maximilian's sunflower Helianthus maximiliani
- Nuttall's sunflower Helianthus nuttallii ssp. rydbergii (special concern)
- Prairie sunflower Helianthus petiolaris var. petiolaris
- Sawtooth sunflower Helianthus grosseserratus
- Stiff sunflower Helianthus pauciflorus
- Tickseed sunflower Bidens aristosa
- Western sunflower Helianthus occidentalis var. occidentalis
- Woodland sunflower Helianthus strumosus
T
- Tarragon Artemisia dracunculus
- Touch-me-not
- Pale touch-me-not Impatiens pallida
- Spotted touch-me-not Impatiens capensis
- Trilliums
- Drooping trillium Trillium flexipes
- Large-flowered trillium Trillium grandiflorum
- Nodding trillium Trillium cernuum var. macranthum
- Snow trillium Trillium nivale
- Twinflower Linnaea borealis var. longiflora
- Twistedstalk
- Clasping leaved twistedstalk Streptopus amplexifolius
- Rose twistedstalk Streptopus roseus var. longipes
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
W
- White camas Zigadenus elegans
- Wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa
- Wild calla Calla palustris
- Wild licorice Glycyrrhiza lepidota
- Wild onion
- Nodding wild onion Allium cernuum
- Prairie wild onion Allium stellatum
- White wild onion Allium textile
- Wild sweet William Phlox maculata
- Wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens
- Wolfberry Symphoricarpos occidentalis
- Wood betony Pedicularis canadensis
- Wood lily Lilium philadelphicum var. andinum
- Wormwood
- Sage wormwood Artemisia frigida
- Tall wormwood Artemisia campestris
References
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR): List of Vascular Plants of Minnesota — including native/nonnative status. (9/25/02 edition).
External links
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- Wildflowers of Minnesota homepage — with 'Wildflowers Selector by Color' searches, Minnesota Natural Resources Dept.
- On-line Field Guide to Minnesota Wildflowers homepage
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