Minnesota Recommended
Commercially available native plant species suitable for planned landscapes in Minnesota. Visit our Suppliers Directory to locate businesses that sell native plants or seeds or provide professional landscape or consulting services in this state. Visit the Organizations Directory to locate native plant societies, conservation groups, governmental agencies, botanical gardens, arboreta, and other plant-related organizations in this state.scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
Justicia ovata var. ovata | Looseflower Water-willow Loose-flower Water-willow | |
Juncus roemerianus | Needlegrass Rush Black Needlerush | |
Krigia biflora | Two-flower Dwarf Dandelion Two-flower Cynthia Dwarf Dandelion | |
Krigia biflora var. biflora | Orange Dwarfdandelion Twoflower Dwarfdandelion | |
Krigia dandelion | Potato Dwarf Dandelion Potato Dandelion | |
Lachnocaulon anceps | Whitehead Bogbutton Hairy Pipewort Hat-pins Bog Bachelor's-buttons | |
Laportea canadensis | Canadian Woodnettle Wood Nettle | |
Lachnanthes caroliana | Carolina Redroot Paint Root | |
Lathyrus venosus | Veiny Pea Veiny Vetchling Wild Sweet Pea Bushy Vetch | |
Lespedeza ×acuticarpa | Lespedeza | |
Lemna aequinoctialis | Lesser Duckweed | |
Lespedeza angustifolia | Narrowleaf Lespedeza | |
Lespedeza ×brittonii | Lespedeza | |
Lespedeza capitata | Roundhead Lespedeza Roundhead Bush-clover Round-headed Lespedeza Round-headed Bush-clover | |
Lespedeza frutescens | Shrubby Lespedeza | |
Lesquerella gordonii var. gordonii | Gordon's Bladderpod | |
Lespedeza hirta | Hairy Lespedeza | |
Lespedeza hirta ssp. curtissii | Curtiss' Lespedeza | |
Lespedeza hirta ssp. hirta | Hairy Lespedeza | |
Lechea intermedia | Largepod Pinweed | |
Lechea intermedia var. intermedia | Largepod Pinweed | |
Lespedeza ×longifolia | Lespedeza | |
Lechea maritima | Beach Pinweed | |
Lechea maritima var. virginica | Virginia Pinweed Virginian Beach Pinweed | |
Lechea minor | Thyme-leaf Pinweed Thymeleaf Pinweed Thymeleaved Pinweed | |
Lemna minor | Common Duckweed | |
Lechea mucronata | Hairy Pinweed | |
Lespedeza ×neglecta | Lespedeza | |
Lespedeza ×nuttallii | Lespedeza | |
Lemna obscura | Little Duckweed | |
Lespedeza ×oblongifolia | Lespedeza | |
Lemna perpusilla | Minute Duckweed | |
Lespedeza procumbens | Trailing Lespedeza | |
Lechea pulchella | Leggett's Pinweed | |
Lechea pulchella var. pulchella | Leggett's Pinweed | |
Lechea racemulosa | Illinois Pinweed Oblong-fruited Pinweed | |
Lespedeza repens | Creeping Lespedeza Creeping Bush-clover | |
Lespedeza ×simulata | Lespedeza | |
Lespedeza stuevei | Tall Bush-clover Tall Lespedeza | |
Lechea tenuifolia | Narrowleaf Pinweed | |
Lemna trisulca | Star Duckweed | |
Lemna valdiviana | Valdivia Duckweed | |
Lespedeza violacea | Violet Lespedeza | |
Lespedeza virginica | Slender Lespedeza Slender Bush-clover | |
Lepidium virginicum var. virginicum | Poorman's Pepperwort Virginia Pepperweed Wild Pepper Grass | |
Liatris aspera | Tall Blazing Star Tall Gayfeather Tall Liatris Rough Blazing Star Rough Gayfeather Rough Liatris Button Snakeroot | |
Liatris aspera var. intermedia | Intermediate Rough Gayfeather Intermediate Rough Blazing Star Intermediate Rough Liatris Tall Gayfeather Tall Blazing Star Tall Liatris | |
Listera australis | Southern Twayblade | |
Lithospermum canescens | Hoary Puccoon | |
Lithospermum caroliniense | Carolina Puccoon Hairy Puccoon Hispid Gromwell | |
Ligusticum canadense | Canadian Licorice-root American Lovage | |
Limonium carolinianum | Carolina Sealavender Sea Lavender | |
Lilium canadense | Canada Lily Canadian Lily Wild Yellow Lily | |
Lilaeopsis carolinensis | Carolina Grasswort | |
Lilium catesbaei | Pine Lily Southern Red Lily Catesby's Lily | |
Lilium canadense ssp. canadense | Canada Lily | |
Lilium catesbaei ssp. catesbaei | Pine Lily Catesby's Lily Leopard Lily Tiger Lily Southern Red Lily | |
Lithospermum caroliniense var. caroliniense | Carolina Puccoon Carolina Gromwell Hairy Puccoon | |
Lilium canadense ssp. editorum | Canada Lily | |
Lilaeopsis chinensis | Eastern Grasswort | |
Listera cordata | Heartleaf Twayblade | |
Listera cordata var. cordata | Heartleaf Twayblade | |
Linum floridanum | Florida Yellow Flax | |
Linum floridanum var. floridanum | Florida Yellow Flax | |
Lilium grayi | Gray's Lily | |
Linum intercursum | Bicknell's Yellow Flax Sandplain Flax | |
Lilium iridollae | Pot-of-Gold Lily Panhandle Lily | |
Lithospermum latifolium | American Stoneseed | |
Liparis liliifolia | Brown Widelip Orchid Large Twayblade | |
Liparis loeselii | Yellow Widelip Orchid Fen Orchid | |
Linum medium | Stiff Yellow Flax | |
Linum medium var. texanum | Stiff Yellow Flax | |
Lilium michauxii | Carolina Lily | |
Lilium philadelphicum | Wood Lily | |
Lilium philadelphicum var. philadelphicum | Lis de Philadelphie Wood Lily | |
Liatris pilosa | Shaggy Blazing Star Shaggy Gayfeather Shaggy Liatris Grass-leaf Blazingstar | |
Lilium ×pseudograyi | Lily | |
Lilium pyrophilum | Sandhills Lily | |
Liatris scariosa | Devil's Bite Large Blazing Star Large Gayfeather Large Liatris Savanna Blazing Star Savanna Gayfeather Savanna Liatris | |
Liatris scariosa var. scariosa | Devil's Bite Northern Gayfeather | |
Listera smallii | Kidneyleaf Twayblade Appalachian Twayblade | |
Liatris spicata | Dense Blazing Star Dense Gayfeather Dense Liatris Marsh Blazing Star Marsh Gayfeather Marsh Liatris | |
Limnobium spongia | American Frogbit American Spongeplant Frogbite | |
Liatris spicata var. resinosa | Dense Blazing Star Bog Blazing Star | |
Liatris spicata var. spicata | Dense Blazing Star Florist Gayfeather Marsh Gayfeather | |
Liatris squarrosa | Scaly Blazing Star Scaly Gayfeather Scaly Liatris | |
Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa | Scaly Blazing Star | |
Linum striatum | Ridged Yellow Flax | |
Lilium superbum | Turk's-cap Lily | |
Lithospermum tuberosum | Tuberous Stoneseed Southern Stoneseed Tuberous Gromwell | |
Liatris turgida | Turgid Blazing-star Turgid Gayfeather Turgid Liatris | |
Linum virginianum | Woodland Flax | |
Liatris virgata | Wand Blazing Star Wand Gayfeather Wand Liatris Grassleaf Blazing Star Grassleaf Gayfeather Grassleaf Liatris | |
Lobelia amoena | Southern Lobelia | |
Lobelia amoena var. amoena | Southern Lobelia | |
Lobelia amoena var. glandulifera | Southern Lobelia | |
Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower | |
Lobelia elongata | Longleaf Lobelia Long-leaf Lobelia Blue Lobelia | |
Lobelia glandulosa | Glade Lobelia | |
Lobelia nuttallii | Nuttall's Lobelia | |
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