Central Minn. Native Plants

Acer rubrum L. red maple 
Acer saccharinum L. silver maple 
Acer saccharum Marsh. sugar maple 
Acer spicatum Lam. mountain maple 
Achillea millefolium L. common yarrow 
Acorus calamus auct. non L. = Acorus americanus 
Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. red baneberry 
Adiantum pedatum L. northern maidenhair 
Agalinis tenuifolia (Vahl) Raf. slenderleaf false foxglove 
Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze blue giant hyssop 
Agastache scrophulariifolia (Willd.) Kuntze purple giant hyssop 
Agrimonia gryposepala Wallr. tall hairy agrimony 
Agrimonia striata Michx. roadside agrimony 
Agrostis scabra Willd. rough bentgrass 
Alisma subcordatum Raf. American water plantain 
Allium tricoccum Ait. wild leek 
Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen speckled alder 
Alopecurus aequalis Sobol. shortawn foxtail 
Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) Sauer roughfruit amaranth 
Amelanchier humilis Wieg. low serviceberry 
Amelanchier interior Nielsen Pacific serviceberry 
Amelanchier laevis Wieg. Allegheny serviceberry 
Amorpha canescens Pursh leadplant 
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. American hogpeanut 
Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. & Hook. f. western pearlyeverlasting 
Andromeda glaucophylla Link = Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla bog rosemary 
Andropogon gerardii Vitman big bluestem 
Anemone canadensis L. Canadian anemone 
Anemone cylindrica Gray candle anemone 
Anemone quinquefolia var. bifolia Farw. twoleaf anemone 
Anemone riparia Fern. = Anemone virginiana var. riparia 
Anemone virginiana L. tall thimbleweed 
Anemonella thalictroides (L.) Spach = Thalictrum thalictroides 
Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica (Greene) Bayer field pussytoes 
Antennaria neglecta = Antennaria neglecta 
Antennaria parlinii 
Antennaria plantaginifolia 
Apocynum androsaemifolium L. spreading dogbane 
Apocynum sibiricum Jacq. = Apocynum cannabinum 
Aquilegia canadensis L. red columbine 
Arabis divaricarpa var. dechamplainii Boivin = Arabis X divaricarpa 
Arabis hirsuta (L.) Scop. hairy rockcress 
Arabis lyrata L. lyrate rockcress 
Arabis X divaricarpa A. Nels. (pro sp.) spreadingpod rockcress 
Aralia nudicaulis L. wild sarsaparilla 
Aralia racemosa L. American spikenard 
Arctium minus Bernh. lesser burrdock 
Arenaria lateriflora L. = Moehringia lateriflora 
Arethusa bulbosa L. dragon's mouth 
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack in the pulpit 
Aristida basiramea Engelm. ex Vasey forked threeawn 
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. black chokeberry 
Artemisia biennis Willd. biennial wormwood 
Artemisia serrata Nutt. sawtooth wormwood 
Asarum canadense L. Canadian wildginger 
Asclepias exaltata L. poke milkweed 
Asclepias incarnata L. swamp milkweed 
Asclepias syriaca L. common milkweed 
Asclepias tuberosa L. butterfly milkweed 
Asparagus officinalis L. garden asparagus 
Aster borealis (Torr. & Gray) Prov. rush aster 
Aster laevis L. smooth aster 
Aster lateriflorus (L.) Britt. calico aster 
Aster macrophyllus L. bigleaf aster 
Aster ontarionis Wieg. Ontario aster 
Aster oolentangiensis Riddell skyblue aster 
Aster puniceus var. puniceus L. purplestem aster 
Aster sericeus Vent. western silver aster 
Aster umbellatus P. Mill. parasol aster 
Aster urophyllus Lindl. white arrow aster 
Aster X longulus Sheldon (pro sp.) aster 
Astragalus canadensis L. Canadian milkvetch 
Athyrium angustum (Willd.) K. Presl = Athyrium filix-femina ssp. angustum 
Barbarea vulgaris Ait. f. garden yellowrocket 
Berberis thunbergii DC. Japanese barberry 
Betula alleghaniensis Britt. yellow birch 
Betula glandulifera (Regel) Butler = Betula pumila var. glandulifera 
Betula papyrifera Marsh. paper birch 
Betula X purpusii Schneid. Purpus' birch 
Betula X sandbergii Britt. Sandberg's birch 
Bidens cernua L. nodding beggartick 
Bidens connata Muhl. ex Willd. purplestem beggarticks 
Bidens coronata (L.) Britt. crowned beggarticks 
Bidens frondosa L. devil's beggartick 
Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. smallspike false nettle 
Boltonia asteroides var. recognita (Fern. & Grisc.) Cronq. white doll's daisy 
Botrychium multifidum (Gmel.) Trev. leathery grapefern 
Botrychium simplex E. Hitchc. little grapefern 
Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. rattlesnake fern 
Bouteloua hirsuta Lag. hairy grama 
Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. bearded shorthusk 
Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel. watershield 
Bromus inermis Leyss. smooth brome 
Bromus pubescens Muhl. ex Willd. hairy woodland brome 
Bromus tectorum L. cheatgrass 
Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis (Michx.) Beauv. big reedgrass 
Calla palustris L. water arum 
Callitriche verna L. = Callitriche palustris 
Calopogon tuberosus (L.) B.S.P. tuberous grasspink 
Caltha palustris L. yellow marshmarigold 
Campanula aparinoides Pursh marsh bellflower 
Campanula rotundifolia L. bluebell bellflower 
Camptosorus rhizophyllus (L.) Link = Asplenium rhizophyllum 
Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. shepherd's purse 
Cardamine bulbosa (Schreb. ex Muhl.) B.S.P. bulbous bittercress 
Cardamine parviflora var. arenicola (Britt.) O.E. Schulz sand bittercress 
Carex arctata Boott ex Hook. drooping woodland sedge 
Carex atherodes Spreng. slough sedge 
Carex backii Boott Back's sedge 
Carex bebbii Olney ex Fern. Bebb's sedge 
Carex blanda Dewey eastern woodland sedge 
Carex brevior (Dewey) Mackenzie ex Lunell fescue sedge 
Carex bromoides Schkuhr ex Willd. bromelike sedge 
Carex brunnescens ssp. sphaerostachya (Tuckerman) Kalela brownish sedge 
Carex canescens L. silvery sedge 
Carex cephalantha (Bailey) Bickn. = Carex echinata ssp. echinata 
Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd. ovalleaf sedge 
Carex chordorrhiza Ehrh. ex L. f. creeping sedge 
Carex comosa Boott longhair sedge 
Carex convoluta Mackenzie = Carex rosea 
Carex crinita Lam. fringed sedge 
Carex cristatella Britt. crested sedge 
Carex deweyana Schwein. Dewey sedge 
Carex diandra Schrank lesser panicled sedge 
Carex disperma Dewey softleaf sedge 
Carex emoryi Dewey Emory's sedge 
Carex foenea Willd. dryspike sedge 
Carex gracillima Schwein. graceful sedge 
Carex granularis var. haleana (Olney) Porter limestone meadow sedge 
Carex haydenii Dewey Hayden's sedge 
Carex heliophila Mackenzie = Carex inops ssp. heliophila 
Carex hirtifolia Mackenzie pubescent sedge 
Carex houghtoniana Torr. ex Dewey Houghton's sedge 
Carex hystericina Muhl. ex Willd. bottlebrush sedge 
Carex interior Bailey inland sedge 
Carex intumescens Rudge greater bladder sedge 
Carex lacustris Willd. hairy sedge 
Carex lanuginosa Michx. woolly sedge 
Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh. woollyfruit sedge 
Carex lasiocarpa ssp. americana (Fern.) Love & Bernard = Carex lasiocarpa var. americana 
Carex leptalea Wahlenb. bristlystalked sedge 
Carex lupulina Muhl. ex Willd. hop sedge 
Carex merritt-fernaldii Mackenzie Merritt Fernald's sedge 
Carex muskingumensis Schwein. Muskingum sedge 
Carex oligosperma Michx. fewseed sedge 
Carex pauciflora Lightf. star sedge 
Carex pedunculata Muhl. ex Willd. longstalk sedge 
Carex pensylvanica Lam. Pennsylvania sedge 
Carex projecta Mackenzie necklace sedge 
Carex pseudocyperus L. cypresslike sedge 
Carex retrorsa Schwein. knotsheath sedge 
Carex rosea Schkuhr ex Willd. rosy sedge 
Carex rostrata Stokes beaked sedge 
Carex rostrata var. utriculata (Boott) Bailey = Carex utriculata 
Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willd. broom sedge 
Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd. burr reed sedge 
Carex sprengelii Dewey ex Spreng. Sprengel's sedge 
Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. owlfruit sedge 
Carex stricta Lam. uptight sedge 
Carex tenera Dewey quill sedge 
Carex tenuiflora Wahlenb. sparseflower sedge 
Carex trisperma Dewey threeseeded sedge 
Carex tuckermanii Dewey Tuckerman's sedge 
Carex typhina Michx. cattail sedge 
Carex vesicaria L. blister sedge 
Carex vulpinoidea Michx. fox sedge 
Carpinus caroliniana var. virginiana (Marsh.) Fern. = Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana 
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch bitternut hickory 
Castilleja coccinea (L.) Spreng. scarlet Indian paintbrush 
Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. blue cohosh 
Ceanothus americanus L. New Jersey tea 
Ceanothus herbaceus Raf. Jersey tea 
Celastrus scandens L. American bittersweet 
Celtis occidentalis L. common hackberry 
Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fern. innocent-weed 
Cephalanthus occidentalis L. common buttonbush 
Cerastium nutans Raf. nodding chickweed 
Ceratophyllum demersum L. coon's tail 
Chamaedaphne calyculata var. angustifolia (Ait.) Rehd. leatherleaf 
Cheilanthes lanosa (Michx.) D.C. Eat. hairy lipfern 
Chelone glabra L. white turtlehead 
Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Aschers. blite goosefoot 
Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook. American golden saxifrage 
Cicuta bulbifera L. bulblet bearing water hemlock 
Cicuta maculata L. spotted water hemlock 
Cinna arundinacea L. sweet woodreed 
Circaea alpina L. small enchanter's nightshade 
Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis (L.) Aschers. & Magnus broadleaf enchanter's nightshade 
Cirsium muticum Michx. swamp thistle 
Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. yellow bluebeadlily 
Coeloglossum viride var. virescens (Muhl. ex Willd.) Luer longbract frog orchid 
Coptis groenlandica (Oeder) Fern. = threeleaf goldthread Coptis trifolia ssp. groenlandica 
Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. summer coralroot 
Corallorrhiza trifida Chatelain yellow coralroot 
Coreopsis palmata Nutt. stiff tickseed 
Corispermum nitidum auct. non Kit. ex J.A. Schultes = Corispermum hyssopifolium 
Cornus alternifolia L. f. alternateleaf dogwood 
Cornus amomum P. Mill. silky dogwood 
Cornus canadensis L. bunchberry dogwood  
Cornus foemina ssp. racemosa (Lam.) J.S. Wilson = Cornus racemosa 
Cornus rugosa Lam. roundleaf dogwood 
Cornus stolonifera Michx. = Cornus sericea ssp. sericea 
Corydalis aurea Willd. scrambledeggs 
Corydalis sempervirens (L.) Pers. rock harlequin 
Corylus americana Walt. American hazelnut 
Corylus cornuta Marsh. beaked hazelnut 
Crataegus calpodendron (Ehrh.) Medik. pear hawthorn 
Crataegus punctata Jacq. dotted hawthorn 
Crataegus roanensis Ashe = Crataegus macrosperma 
Crataegus succulenta Schrad. ex Link fleshy hawthorn 
Crotalaria sagittalis L. arrowhead rattlebox 
Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC. Canadian honewort 
Cuscuta coryli Engelm. hazel dodder 
Cuscuta gronovii var. curta Engelm. = Cuscuta megalocarpa 
Cuscuta polygonorum Engelm. smartweed dodder 
Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) Coult. winged pigweed 
Cyperus aristatus Rottb. = Cyperus squarrosus 
Cyperus diandrus Torr. umbrella flatsedge 
Cyperus engelmannii Steud. = Cyperus odoratus 
Cyperus erythrorhizos Muhl. redroot flatsedge 
Cyperus lupulinus (Spreng.) Marcks Great Plains flatsedge 
Cyperus rivularis Kunth = Cyperus bipartitus 
Cyperus schweinitzii Torr. Schweinitz's flatsedge 
Cyperus strigosus L. strawcolored flatsedge 
Cypripedium acaule Ait. pink lady's slipper 
Cypripedium reginae Walt. showy lady's slipper 
Cystopteris bulbifera (L.) Bernh. bulblet bladderfern 
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. brittle bladderfern 
Cystopteris tenuis (Michx.) Desv. upland brittle bladderfern