Native Plants of Minnesota
2,407 native plants and wildflowers grow naturally in Minnesota. Filter for the bees, or for plants the deer and rabbits tend to leave alone.
Welcome! If you live in Minnesota and love gardening, you're in for a treat. Our state is home to roughly 2,407 native plants, many of which thrive right here with very little fussing. Plants like common milkweed, wild bergamot, and red columbine are beautiful, reliable, and they practically belong in your garden.
Here's the best part: when you plant natives, you're helping our bees, birds, and butterflies. These plants are what they naturally look for, so your garden becomes a welcoming spot for wildlife. You'll spend less time tending and more time enjoying the garden you've always wanted. Let's get started!
Allegheny blackberry
Rubus allegheniensis
Rosaceae☀ Part shadeSubshrub
Allegheny monkeyflower
Mimulus ringens
ScrophulariaceaeForb/herbAlternateleaf dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
Cornaceae
American basswood
Tilia americana
TiliaceaeTree
American bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
CampanulaceaeAmerican bittersweet
Celastrus scandens
CelastraceaeVineAmerican black currant
Ribes americanum
GrossulariaceaeShrub
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
AsteraceaeForb/herb
American elm
Ulmus americana
UlmaceaeTreeAmerican fly honeysuckle
Lonicera canadensis
CaprifoliaceaeShrubAmerican hazelnut
Corylus americana
BetulaceaeAmerican hogpeanut
Amphicarpaea bracteata
FabaceaeAmerican licorice
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
FabaceaeForb/herbAmerican lopseed
Phryma leptostachya
VerbenaceaeForb/herbAmerican plum
Prunus americana
RosaceaeTree, ShrubAmerican red raspberry
Rubus idaeus
Rosaceae☀ Part shadeSubshrubAmerican spikenard
Aralia racemosa
AraliaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herb
American vetch
Vicia americana
FabaceaeForb/herb, VineAmerican water horehound
Lycopus americanus
Lamiaceae☀ Full sunForb/herb
American white waterlily
Nymphaea odorata
NymphaeaceaeForb/herb
Annual ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
AsteraceaeForb/herb
Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis
CupressaceaeTree
Arctic sweet coltsfoot
Petasites frigidus
AsteraceaeForb/herbAutumn onion
Allium stellatum
LiliaceaeForb/herbAwlfruit sedge
Carex stipata
CyperaceaeGraminoid
Balsam fir
Abies balsamea
Pinaceae☀ Full sunTreeBalsam poplar
Populus balsamifera
Salicaceae☀ Full sunTreeBastard toadflax
Comandra umbellata
SantalaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herb
Beaked hazelnut
Corylus cornuta
BetulaceaeTree, ShrubBebb willow
Salix bebbiana
SalicaceaeBeggarslice
Hackelia virginiana
BoraginaceaeForb/herbBig bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
PoaceaeGraminoidBigbract verbena
Verbena bracteata
VerbenaceaeForb/herb
Bigleaf aster
Eurybia macrophylla
AsteraceaeForb/herbBigleaf lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus
Fabaceae☀ Full sunForb/herbBigtooth aspen
Populus grandidentata
SalicaceaeTreeBlack ash
Fraxinus nigra
OleaceaeTree
Black cherry
Prunus serotina
Rosaceae☀ Part shadeTree, ShrubBlack huckleberry
Gaylussacia baccata
EricaceaeShrubBlack raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
RosaceaeSubshrubBlack spruce
Picea mariana
PinaceaeTree
Black walnut
Juglans nigra
Juglandaceae☀ Full sunTree
Blackeyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Asteraceae☀ Full sunForb/herb
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
PapaveraceaeForb/herbBlue cohosh
Caulophyllum thalictroides
BerberidaceaeBlue giant hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
LamiaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herbBlue skullcap
Scutellaria lateriflora
LamiaceaeForb/herb
Bluebead
Clintonia borealis
LiliaceaeBluebell bellflower
Campanula rotundifolia
Campanulaceae☀ Part shadeForb/herbBluejoint
Calamagrostis canadensis
PoaceaeGraminoidBluntleaf sandwort
Moehringia lateriflora
CaryophyllaceaeForb/herbBog birch
Betula pumila
BetulaceaeShrubBog laurel
Kalmia polifolia
EricaceaeShrubBog rosemary
Andromeda polifolia
EricaceaeShrub, SubshrubBottlebrush sedge
Carex hystericina
CyperaceaeGraminoid
Boxelder
Acer negundo
Aceraceae☀ Full sunTreeBrittle pricklypear
Opuntia fragilis
CactaceaeShrubBroadfruit bur-reed
Sparganium eurycarpum
SparganiaceaeForb/herbBroadleaf arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
AlismataceaeBrowneyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
AsteraceaeForb/herbBuckbean
Menyanthes trifoliata
Menyanthaceae☀ Full sunForb/herbBulblet-bearing water hemlock
Cicuta bulbifera
ApiaceaeForb/herb
Bunchberry dogwood
Cornus canadensis
Cornaceae
Bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa
FagaceaeShrub, Tree
Butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
AsclepiadaceaeForb/herbButternut
Juglans cinerea
JuglandaceaeTree
Button eryngo
Eryngium yuccifolium
ApiaceaeForb/herb
Canada germander
Teucrium canadense
LamiaceaeForb/herbCanada goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
Asteraceae☀ Full sunForb/herb
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
LiliaceaeForb/herbCanada wildrye
Elymus canadensis
PoaceaeGraminoidCanada yew
Taxus canadensis
TaxaceaeShrub
Canadian honewort
Cryptotaenia canadensis
Apiaceae
Canadian lousewort
Pedicularis canadensis
ScrophulariaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herbCanadian milkvetch
Astragalus canadensis
FabaceaeForb/herbCanadian white violet
Viola canadensis
ViolaceaeCanadian wildginger
Asarum canadense
AristolochiaceaeForb/herbCanadian woodnettle
Laportea canadensis
UrticaceaeForb/herbCandle anemone
Anemone cylindrica
Ranunculaceae
Cardinalflower
Lobelia cardinalis
CampanulaceaeForb/herb
Carolina larkspur
Delphinium carolinianum
RanunculaceaeForb/herb
Carolina puccoon
Lithospermum caroliniense
BoraginaceaeForb/herb
Carolina springbeauty
Claytonia caroliniana
PortulacaceaeForb/herb
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
RosaceaeClayton's sweetroot
Osmorhiza claytonii
ApiaceaeForb/herbCleland's evening primrose
Oenothera clelandii
OnagraceaeForb/herbClinton's bulrush
Trichophorum clintonii
CyperaceaeGraminoidClosed bottle gentian
Gentiana andrewsii
GentianaceaeForb/herbCommon blue violet
Viola sororia
Violaceae
Common boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Asteraceae
Common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
Apiaceae
Common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
AsteraceaeForb/herbCommon evening primrose
Oenothera biennis
Onagraceae☀ Full sunForb/herb
Common hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
UlmaceaeTree, Shrub
Common juniper
Juniperus communis
CupressaceaeTree, ShrubCommon milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Asclepiadaceae☀ Full sunForb/herb