Native Plant Gallery

Click any plant to see photos, growing conditions, and the chapters that mention it.

211 cards in this gallery — 207 plants plus four animals (two bees, a butterfly and a beetle) that the chapters discuss alongside them.

About the Quick Facts on each card

Family comes from the GBIF taxonomic backbone and is machine-verified. Height, bloom time, sun, moisture, soil and wildlife value are typical values for Minnesota, compiled for this book. Bloom months are for the Twin Cities — expect a week or two later up north and a little earlier in the far south. Growing conditions describe what a species tolerates here, not across its whole continental range.

These are planning figures, not a substitute for local advice. Before you buy, check with a Minnesota native-plant nursery or your county's Soil and Water Conservation District — and see Chapter 11 on sourcing MN-genotype stock.

Plant	Scientific Name	Mentioned In
American Basswood	Tilia americana	02, 13
American Cranberrybush Viburnum	Viburnum trilobum	12
American Elm	Ulmus americana	07
American Hazelnut	Corylus americana	04, 12
Amsonia	Amsonia tabernaemontana	12
Aromatic Aster	Symphyotrichum oblongifolium	03
Arrowhead	Sagittaria latifolia	05
Balsam Fir	Abies balsamea	02
Beaked Hazelnut	Corylus cornuta	04
Bearberry	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	12
Big Bluestem	Andropogon gerardii	02, 03, 05, 07, 12
Bittersweet	Celastrus scandens	04
Black Ash	Fraxinus nigra	02, 08
Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	06
Black Walnut	Juglans nigra	13
Black-Eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	02, 03, 06, 11, 12
Blazing Star	Liatris ligulistylis	06
Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	02, 04, 07, 12, 13
Blue Beech	Carpinus caroliniana	04
Blue Cohosh	Caulophyllum thalictroides	04
Blue Flag Iris	Iris versicolor	02, 05, 12
Blue Joint Grass	Calamagrostis canadensis	05
Blue Orchard Mason Bees	Osmia lignaria	06
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	04, 12
Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	05
Bottlebrush Sedge	Carex hystericina	07
Boxelder	Acer negundo	04
Broad-Leaved Cattail	Typha latifolia	05, 07, 13
Buffalograss	Bouteloua dactyloides	10
Bunchberry	Cornus canadensis	02
Bur Oak	Quercus macrocarpa	02, 04, 06, 07
Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	02, 03, 06, 11, 12
Canada Goldenrod	Solidago canadensis	03
Canada Milk-Vetch	Astragalus canadensis	03, 14
Canada Wild Rye	Elymus canadensis	03
Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	05, 06, 12
Chokecherry	Prunus virginiana	13
Christmas Fern	Polystichum acrostichoides	04
Closed Gentian	Gentiana andrewsii	12
Common Buckthorn	Rhamnus cathartica	01, 08
Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	03, 06
Common Ragweed	Ambrosia artemisiifolia	03
Compass Plant	Silphium laciniatum	03, 10, 12
Coontail	Ceratophyllum demersum	05
Cranberry	Vaccinium macrocarpon	13
Cream Gentian	Gentiana alba	06
Culver's Root	Veronicastrum virginicum	10, 12
Cup Plant	Silphium perfoliatum	06, 12
Dogbane	Apocynum cannabinum	13
Dotted Blazing Star	Liatris punctata	03
Dutchman's Breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	04
Echinacea	Echinacea angustifolia	13
Elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	05
Emerald Ash Borer	Agrilus planipennis	08
European Honeybee	Apis mellifera	06
Evening Primrose	Oenothera biennis	06
False Blue Indigo	Baptisia australis	03, 06
False Solomon's Seal	Maianthemum racemosum	04
Fox Sedge	Carex vulpinoidea	05, 07, 10
Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	01, 08
Glossy Buckthorn	Frangula alnus	08
Golden Alexanders	Zizia aurea	06, 07, 12
Goldthread	Coptis trifolia	13
Gray Dogwood	Cornus racemosa	10
Gray Goldenrod	Solidago nemoralis	03
Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	05, 06, 10
Green Ash	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	08
Ground Plum	Astragalus crassicarpus	03, 14
Harebell	Campanula rotundifolia	12
Heavy Sedge	Carex gravida	03
Hepatica	Hepatica nobilis	12
Hog Peanut	Amphicarpaea bracteata	04
Indian Grass	Sorghastrum nutans	02, 03, 07, 12
Ironweed	Vernonia fasciculata	06, 10
Ironwood	Ostrya virginiana	02, 04, 07
Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	02, 04, 06, 12
Japanese Barberry	Berberis thunbergii	08
Jerusalem Artichoke	Helianthus tuberosus	13
Joe Pye Weed	Eutrochium maculatum	02, 05, 06, 12
June Grass	Koeleria macrantha	03
Kentucky Bluegrass	Poa pratensis	03
Labrador Tea	Rhododendron groenlandicum	05
Lady Fern	Athyrium filix-femina	04
Lake Sedge	Carex lacustris	12
Large-Flowered Bellwort	Uvularia grandiflora	04, 14
Large-flowered Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	04
Large-leaved Aster	Eurybia macrophylla	02, 04
Lead Plant	Amorpha canescens	03, 06
Leafy Spurge	Euphorbia esula	08
Leatherleaf	Chamaedaphne calyculata	05
Leatherwood	Dirca palustris	04
Little Bluestem	Schizachyrium scoparium	03, 07, 12
Maidenhair Fern	Adiantum pedatum	04
Maple-leaved Viburnum	Viburnum acerifolium	04
Marsh Blazing Star	Liatris spicata	03
Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	12
Moonseed	Menispermum canadense	04
Nannyberry	Viburnum lentago	04
Narrow-Leaved Cattail	Typha angustifolia	05, 07
Nettle	Urtica dioica	13
New England Aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	03, 06, 12
Ninebark	Physocarpus opulifolius	10
Nodding Fescue	Festuca subverticillata	03, 14
Nodding Trillium	Trillium cernuum	04
Northern White Cedar	Thuja occidentalis	02, 12, 13
Oriental Bittersweet	Celastrus orbiculatus	04
Ostrich Fern	Matteuccia struthiopteris	04
Pagoda Dogwood	Cornus alternifolia	04, 06
Pale Purple Coneflower	Echinacea pallida	03
Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	03, 14
Pasque Flower	Anemone patens	02, 06, 12
Pennsylvania Sedge	Carex pensylvanica	07, 10
Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	05
Pin Oak	Quercus palustris	04
Poison Ivy	Toxicodendron radicans	04
Porcelain Berry	Ampelopsis brevipedunculata	07
Porcupine Grass	Hesperostipa spartea	03
Poverty Oat Grass	Danthonia spicata	03, 14
Prairie Blazing Star	Liatris pycnostachya	03, 05, 12
Prairie Dropseed	Sporobolus heterolepis	02, 03, 07, 10, 12
Prairie Phlox	Phlox pilosa	12
Prairie Sedge	Carex prairea	03
Prairie Smoke	Geum triflorum	10, 12
Prairie Turnip	Psoralea esculenta	13
Purple Coneflower	Echinacea purpurea	02, 03, 06, 10, 11, 12
Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	01, 08
Purple Prairie Clover	Dalea purpurea	03
Pussytoes	Antennaria neglecta	06, 10
Quaking Aspen	Populus tremuloides	12
Rattlesnake Master	Eryngium yuccifolium	12
Red Maple	Acer rubrum	04, 12
Red Oak	Quercus rubra	02, 04
Red Pine	Pinus resinosa	02, 07
Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	04
Red-berried Elder	Sambucus racemosa	04
Red-osier Dogwood	Cornus sericea	05, 12
Reed Canary Grass	Phalaris arundinacea	08
River Birch	Betula nigra	04
Rough Blazing Star	Liatris aspera	03, 12
Sensitive Fern	Onoclea sensibilis	04
Serviceberry	Amelanchier laevis	10
Shooting Star	Dodecatheon meadia	12
Showy Goldenrod	Solidago speciosa	03, 06, 12
Showy Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium reginae	05, 14
Side-Oats Grama	Bouteloua curtipendula	10
Silver Maple	Acer saccharinum	02, 04, 05
Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	12
Sky Blue Aster	Symphyotrichum oolentangiense	03
Smooth Blue Aster	Symphyotrichum laeve	03, 06, 12
Smooth Brome	Bromus inermis	03
Smooth Sumac	Rhus glabra	12
Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	12
Snow Trillium	Trillium nivale	04
Soft Rush	Juncus effusus	10
Soft-Stem Bulrush	Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani	12
Solomon's Seal	Polygonatum biflorum	04
Southern Maidenhair	Adiantum capillus-veneris	04
Spiderwort	Tradescantia ohiensis	06, 10
Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea stoebe	01, 08
Spring Beauty	Claytonia virginica	04, 14
Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	04
Staghorn Sumac	Rhus typhina	12
Stiff Goldenrod	Solidago rigida	03, 06, 12
Sugar maples	Acer saccharum	02, 04, 12
Sun Sedge	Carex inops ssp. heliophila	03
Swamp Aster	Symphyotrichum puniceum	12
Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	02, 03, 05, 06, 12
Swamp White Oak	Quercus bicolor	04, 05
Sweetgrass	Hierochloe odorata	13
Switchgrass	Panicum virgatum	03, 05, 07, 12
Tamarack	Larix laricina	02, 05, 12
The Monarch Butterfly	Danaus plexippus	06
Topeka Purple Coneflower	Echinacea atrorubens	03
Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	12
Tussock Sedge	Carex stricta	05, 07, 10
Virginia Bluebells	Mertensia virginica	06
Virginia Creeper	Parthenocissus quinquefolia	04, 12
Virginia Waterleaf	Hydrophyllum virginianum	04
Water Milfoil	Myriophyllum sibiricum	05
White Ash	Fraxinus americana	08
White Baneberry	Actaea pachypoda	04
White Birch	Betula papyrifera	02, 04, 07, 12, 13
White Oak	Quercus alba	04
White Pine	Pinus strobus	02, 04
White Prairie Clover	Dalea candida	03
White Sage	Artemisia ludoviciana	13
White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	04, 12
White Spruce	Picea glauca	02, 12
White Trout Lily	Erythronium albidum	04, 14
White Turtlehead	Chelone glabra	06
White Water Lily	Nymphaea odorata	05
Whorled Milkweed	Asclepias verticillata	03, 06
Wild Bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	03, 06, 07, 10, 11, 12, 13
Wild Blueberry	Vaccinium angustifolium	02
Wild Celery	Vallisneria americana	05
Wild Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	06, 10
Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	04, 12
Wild Ginger	Asarum canadense	02, 04, 06, 12, 13
Wild Grape	Vitis riparia	04, 07, 13
Wild Lupine	Lupinus perennis	06
Wild Onion	Allium cernuum	13
Wild Parsnip	Pastinaca sativa	01, 07, 08
Wild Plum	Prunus americana	06, 13
Wild Rice	Zizania palustris	05, 13
Wild Rose	Rosa blanda	06
Wild Strawberry	Fragaria virginiana	06, 10
Wood Anemone	Anemone quinquefolia	04, 14
Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	13
Yellow Birch	Betula alleghaniensis	04
Yellow Pond Lily	Nuphar variegata	05
Zigzag Goldenrod	Solidago flexicaulis	04, 12

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