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)