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 until 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 Aster oblongifolius
• Awl aster Aster pilosus var. pilosus
• Bog aster Aster borealis
• Crooked aster Aster prenanthoides
• Drummond's aster Aster drummondii
• Eastern panicled aster Aster lanceolatus
• Flat-topped aster Aster pubentior
• Flat-topped aster Aster umbellatus
• Heath aster Aster ericoides
• Heart-leaved aster Aster cordifolius
• Large-leaved aster Aster macrophyllus
• Lindley's aster Aster ciliolatus
• Long aster Aster x longulus
• Modest aster Aster modestus
• New England aster Aster novae-angliae
• New England aster and Heath aster hybrid Aster x amethystinus
• Ontario aster Aster ontarionis
• Red-stemmed aster Aster firmus
• Red-stemmed aster Aster puniceus
• Short's aster Aster shortii (threatened)
• Sickle-shaped aster Aster falcatus commutatus
• Side-flowering aster Aster lateriflorus
• Silky aster Aster sericeus
• Skyblue aster Aster oolentangiensis
• Smooth aster Aster laevis
• Tail-leaved aster Aster sagittifolius
• Veiny lined aster Aster praealtus
• Western panicled aster Aster hesperius
• 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
• 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

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

P

• Pasqueflower Anemone patens var. multifida
• Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea
• Phlox
• Blue phlox Phlox divaricata var. laphamii
• Prairie phlox Phlox pilosa var. fulgida
• Pitcher plant Sarracenia purpurea var. purpurea
• Prairie clover
• White prairie clover Dalea candida
• Western white prairie clover Dalea candida var. oligophylla
• Foxtail dalea Dalea leporina
• Purple prairie clover Dalea purpurea var. purpurea
• Silky prairie clover Dalea villosa var. villosa
• Prairie larkspur Delphinium carolinianum var. virescens
• Prairie smoke Geum triflorum
• Prairie turnip Pediomelum esculentum
• Puccoon
• Hoary puccoon Lithospermum canescens
• Hairy puccoon Lithospermum carolinense var. croceum
• Narrow-leaved puccoon Lithospermum incisum
• Pyrolas (also known as shinleaves)
• Elliptic shinleaf Pyrola elliptica
• Green-flowered pyrola Pyrola chlorantha
• One-flowered pyrola Pyrola unifora
• One-sided pyrola Pyrola secunda
• Pink shinleaf Pyrola asarifolia
• Round-leaved pyrola Pyrola rotundifolia var. americana
• Small shinleaf Pyrola minor (special concern)

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

• MN DNR - List of Vascular Plants of Minnesota (9/25/02), including native/nonnative status
• Minnesota DNR - Wildflowers