List of Minnesota wildflowers

This is a list of all the wildflowers native to Minnesota by common name, following 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)
 * Wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia)
 * Aplectrum
 * Adam and Eve (Aplectrum hyemale)
 * 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

 * Baneberries
 * 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)
 * Bellworts
 * 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)
 * Blueberries
 * 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 flags
 * 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)
 * Cinquefoils
 * 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)
 * Cottongrasses
 * 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

 * Dogbanes
 * Clasping dogbane (Apocynum sibiricum)
 * Hemp dogbane or 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 Seals
 * 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 hyssops
 * 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)
 * Hepaticas
 * Sharp-lobed hepatica (Anemone acutiloba)
 * Round-lobed hepatica (Anemone americana)
 * Honeysuckles
 * 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)

I

 * Indian paintbrushes
 * 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 weeds
 * Spotted Joe pye weed (Eupatorium maculatum)
 * Sweet Joe pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum)

L

 * Lady's slippers
 * Andrew's lady's slipper (Cypripedium × 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 marigolds
 * Floating marsh marigold (Caltha natans; endangered)
 * Common marsh marigold (Caltha palustris)
 * Milk vetches
 * 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)
 * Miterworts
 * Naked miterwort (Mitella nuda)
 * Two-leaved miterwort (Mitella diphylla)

O

 * Orchids
 * Hooker's orchid (Platanthera hookeri)
 * Intermediate bog orchid (Platanthera × 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 or early sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra)

P

 * Prairie clover
 * Foxtail prairie clover (Dalea leporina)
 * Purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea)
 * Silky prairie clover (Dalea villosa)
 * White prairie clover (Dalea candida)

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)
 * Spiderworts
 * Bracted spiderwort (Tradescantia bracteata)
 * Ohio spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)
 * Western spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis)
 * Starflower (Trientalis borealis)
 * Strawberries
 * Common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)
 * Wood strawberry (Fragaria vesca var. americana)
 * Sunflowers
 * Bright sunflower (Helianthus × 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)
 * For early sunflower, see ox-eye.

T

 * Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus)
 * Touch-me-nots
 * 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)
 * Twistedstalks
 * Clasping leaved twistedstalk (Streptopus amplexifolius)
 * Rose twistedstalk (Streptopus roseus var. longipes)


 * Twinflower (Linnaea borealis var. longiflora)
 * Twistedstalks
 * 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 or bee-balm (Monarda fistulosa)
 * Wild calla (Calla palustris)
 * Wild licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota)
 * Wild onions
 * 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)
 * Wormwoods
 * Sage wormwood (Artemisia frigida)
 * Tall wormwood (Artemisia campestris)