Native Plants of Missouri
Native plants of Missouri represent both prairie and woodland ecosystems. These species support diverse wildlife and are adapted to the state's variable climate.
Agave; False Aloe
Manfreda virginica
Alumroot; Coral Bells
Heuchera americana
Alumroot; Coral Bells
Heuchera richardsonii
American Basket Flower
Centaurea americana
American Basswood
Tilia americana
American Beakgrain
Diarrhena obovata
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
American Bittersweet
Celastrus scandens
American Filbert; American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
American Holly
Ilex opaca
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
American Jointweed
Polygonum americanum
American Lotus
Nelumbo lutea
American Smoketree
Cotinus obovatus
American Snowbell
Styrax americanus
American Spikenard
Aralia racemosa
Aquatic Milkweed
Asclepias perennis
Aromatic Aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Arrow Arum
Peltandra virginica
Arrowwood
Viburnum dentatum
Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
Barbara’s Buttons
Marshallia caespitosa
Barren Strawberry
Waldsteinia fragarioides
Bee Balm
Monarda bradburiana
Bicknell's Sedge
Carex bicknellii
Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
Bird's-foot Violet
Viola pedata
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Black Cohosh
Actaea racemosa
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
Black Haw Viburnum
Viburnum prunifolium
Black Oak
Quercus velutina
Black Raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
Bladdernut
Staphylea trifolia
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
Blue-eyed Mary
Collinsia verna
Blue False Indigo
Baptisia australis
Blue Grama Grass
Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Blue Sage
Salvia azurea
Blue Wood Sedge
Carex flaccosperma
Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Bottlebrush Blazing Star
Liatris mucronata
Bottle Gentian
Gentiana andrewsii
Box Elder
Acer negundo
Broadleaved Arrowhead; Duck Potato
Sagittaria latifolia