Native plants · Missouri
Native plants of St. Clair County
662 plant species are recorded as native to Missouri in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in St. Clair County by USDA PLANTS. 239 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 3 more species are listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
St. Clair County, Missouri
- Native species
- 662 Typical Missouri county: 557 (median of 114 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 239 Typical Missouri county: 219
- Share by type (all 662 native species)
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Percent of the 662 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (57%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (22%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 239
Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.
| Plant | Type | Height | Light | Water use | Hardy to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American basswood Tilia americana | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| American bellflower Campanulastrum americanum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 12b |
| American bittersweet Celastrus scandens | Vine | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| American elm Ulmus americana | Tree | 120 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| American hazelnut Corylus americana | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American pokeweed Phytolacca americana | Wildflower (forb) | 7.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American sycamore Platanus occidentalis | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| American water horehound Lycopus americanus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.8 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| American water plantain Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| American water-willow Justicia americana | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| arrowleaf tearthumb Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| Atlantic camas Camassia scilloides | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| awlfruit sedge Carex stipata | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| beaked agrimony Agrimonia rostellata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| bearded beggarticks Bidens aristosa | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12b |
| Bicknell's sedge Carex bicknellii | Grass or grass-like | 3.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| big bluestem Andropogon gerardii | Grass or grass-like | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 2b |
| bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 2b |
| black cherry Prunus serotina | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| black oak Quercus velutina | Tree | 80 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| black raspberry Rubus occidentalis | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| black walnut Juglans nigra | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| black willow Salix nigra | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 1b |
| blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium | Tree | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| blackjack oak Quercus marilandica | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| blue mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| blunt broom sedge Carex tribuloides | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| bluntleaf bedstraw Galium obtusum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| bog rush Juncus biflorus | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| boxelder Acer negundo | Tree | 60 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| bristly buttercup Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| broom sedge Carex scoparia | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| bulbous bittercress Cardamine bulbosa | Wildflower (forb) | 1.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| bur oak Quercus macrocarpa | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| bur-reed sedge Carex sparganioides | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| burningbush Euonymus atropurpureus | Tree | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | — |
| Bush's sedge Carex bushii | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| butternut Juglans cinerea | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Canada germander Teucrium canadense | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| Canada goldenrod Solidago altissima | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| Canadian lousewort Pedicularis canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 1.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Canadian milkvetch Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| cardinalflower Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower (forb) | 5.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| Carolina rose Rosa carolina | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| chinquapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | 4.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| climbing rose Rosa setigera | Vine | 16 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| coastal plain willow Salix caroliniana | Tree | 33 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7b |
| cockspur hawthorn Crataegus crus-galli | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| common blue violet Viola sororia | Wildflower (forb) | 4 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| common evening primrose Oenothera biennis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| common goldstar Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| common hackberry Celtis occidentalis | Tree | 60 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 2b |
| common persimmon Diospyros virginiana | Tree | 55 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| common rush Juncus effusus | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common selfheal Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common serviceberry Amelanchier arborea | Tree | 36 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| common spikerush Eleocharis palustris | Grass or grass-like | 1.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| composite dropseed Sporobolus compositus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| coon's tail Ceratophyllum demersum | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| crimsoneyed rosemallow Hibiscus moscheutos | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6a |
| cup plant Silphium perfoliatum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 2b |
| cupseed Calycocarpum lyonii | Vine | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| devil's beggartick Bidens frondosa | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 12a |
| devil's darning needles Clematis virginiana | Vine | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| disk waterhyssop Bacopa rotundifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 1 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| dotted smartweed Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| dwarf St. Johnswort Hypericum mutilum | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides | Tree | 190 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| eastern gamagrass Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| eastern narrowleaf sedge Carex amphibola | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| eastern purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea | Wildflower (forb) | 1.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| eastern redbud Cercis canadensis | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana | Tree | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| eastern woodland sedge Carex blanda | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| fall panicgrass Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| false daisy Eclipta prostrata | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 10b |
| field paspalum Paspalum laeve | Grass or grass-like | 2.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6a |
| field pussytoes Antennaria neglecta | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| flatstem spikerush Eleocharis compressa | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| fowl mannagrass Glyceria striata | Grass or grass-like | 5.7 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| fox sedge Carex vulpinoidea | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| foxglove beardtongue Penstemon digitalis | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| fragrant flatsedge Cyperus odoratus | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11b |
| Frank's sedge Carex frankii | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| fringeleaf wild petunia Ruellia humilis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| frost grape Vitis vulpina | Vine | 83 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| Georgia bulrush Scirpus georgianus | Grass or grass-like | 4.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea | Wildflower (forb) | 8.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| grassleaf rush Juncus marginatus | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| graybark grape Vitis cinerea | Vine | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6b |
| greater straw sedge Carex normalis | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| green hawthorn Crataegus viridis | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| groundnut Apios americana | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| hairawn muhly Muhlenbergia capillaris | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8a |
| hairy lespedeza Lespedeza hirta | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| hairy white oldfield aster Symphyotrichum pilosum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| hairyfruit sedge Carex trichocarpa | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| halberdleaf rosemallow Hibiscus laevis | Wildflower (forb) | 8 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 6a |
| hazel alder Alnus serrulata | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| heartleaf peppervine Ampelopsis cordata | Vine | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6b |
| honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| hop sedge Carex lupulina | Grass or grass-like | 4.3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana | Tree | 45 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| Illinois bundleflower Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| Indian woodoats Chasmanthium latifolium | Grass or grass-like | 4.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans | Grass or grass-like | 6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| inland rush Juncus interior | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| jewelweed Impatiens capensis | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 10b |
| Kentucky coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| lanceleaf tickseed Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6b |
| late purple aster Symphyotrichum patens | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| leadplant Amorpha canescens | Shrub | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| limestone meadow sedge Carex granularis | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| limestone wild petunia Ruellia strepens | Wildflower (forb) | 3.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| little barley Hordeum pusillum | Grass or grass-like | 1.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| littleleaf buttercup Ranunculus abortivus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| lopsided rush Juncus secundus | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| Malabar sprangletop Leptochloa fusca | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| marsh flatsedge Cyperus pseudovegetus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8a |
| marsh muhly Muhlenbergia racemosa | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Maryland senna Senna marilandica | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5b |
| Missouri goldenrod Solidago missouriensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa | Tree | 85 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| nimblewill Muhlenbergia schreberi | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| nodding lady's tresses Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| northern maidenhair Adiantum pedatum | Fern | 1.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| northern red oak Quercus rubra | Tree | 81 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| northern spicebush Lindera benzoin | Tree | 12 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| Ohio buckeye Aesculus glabra | Tree | 68 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| oval-leaf sedge Carex cephalophora | Grass or grass-like | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| pale purple coneflower Echinacea pallida | Wildflower (forb) | 1.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| pale touch-me-not Impatiens pallida | Wildflower (forb) | 8.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 10b |
| partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| pawpaw Asimina triloba | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| pecan Carya illinoinensis | Tree | 120 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| perplexed ticktrefoil Desmodium perplexum | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| pin oak Quercus palustris | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| pinnate prairie coneflower Ratibida pinnata | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| plains muhly Muhlenbergia cuspidata | Grass or grass-like | 1.4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| porcupinegrass Hesperostipa spartea | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| possumhaw Ilex decidua | Tree | 33 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| post oak Quercus stellata | Tree | 60 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| poverty rush Juncus tenuis | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| prairie blazing star Liatris pycnostachya | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| prairie cordgrass Spartina pectinata | Grass or grass-like | 8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| prairie dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis | Grass or grass-like | 2.3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| prairie wedgescale Sphenopholis obtusata | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| prairie willow Salix humilis | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| pride of Ohio Dodecatheon meadia | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| purple lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis | Grass or grass-like | 11 in | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| purplehead sneezeweed Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| purpletop tridens Tridens flavus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| red mulberry Morus rubra | Tree | 70 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| redroot flatsedge Cyperus erythrorhizos | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11a |
| redtop panicgrass Panicum rigidulum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| river birch Betula nigra | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| riverbank grape Vitis riparia | Vine | 45 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| roughfruit amaranth Amaranthus tuberculatus | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| roughleaf dogwood Cornus drummondii | Tree | 20 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| roundhead rush Juncus validus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7a |
| rufous bulrush Scirpus pendulus | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| sandbar willow Salix interior | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | — | Zone 1a |
| sassafras Sassafras albidum | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| sawtooth sunflower Helianthus grosseserratus | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| scarlet Indian paintbrush Castilleja coccinea | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| shagbark hickory Carya ovata | Tree | 75 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| sharpwing monkeyflower Mimulus alatus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| shellbark hickory Carya laciniosa | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| shingle oak Quercus imbricaria | Tree | 45 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| shoreline sedge Carex hyalinolepis | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| Short's sedge Carex shortiana | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5b |
| shrubby St. Johnswort Hypericum prolificum | Shrub | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| Shumard's oak Quercus shumardii | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| silver maple Acer saccharinum | Tree | 90 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 2b |
| slender spikerush Eleocharis tenuis | Grass or grass-like | 2.9 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| slippery elm Ulmus rubra | Tree | 85 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3a |
| smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| smooth blue aster Symphyotrichum laeve | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| smooth hedgenettle Stachys tenuifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| smooth sumac Rhus glabra | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| spotted St. Johnswort Hypericum punctatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| spring avens Geum vernum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| squarrose sedge Carex squarrosa | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| stalkless yellowcress Rorippa sessiliflora | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12b |
| stiff goldenrod Oligoneuron rigidum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| strawcolored flatsedge Cyperus strigosus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| sugar maple Acer saccharum | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| sugarberry Celtis laevigata | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| summer grape Vitis aestivalis | Vine | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| swamp white oak Quercus bicolor | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| switchgrass Panicum virgatum | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| tapertip rush Juncus acuminatus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| teal lovegrass Eragrostis hypnoides | Grass or grass-like | 4 in | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| Torrey's rush Juncus torreyi | Grass or grass-like | 3.1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| troublesome sedge Carex molesta | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| trumpet creeper Campsis radicans | Vine | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| trumpet honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens | Vine | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| upland bentgrass Agrostis perennans | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| valley redstem Ammannia coccinea | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| velvet panicum Dichanthelium scoparium | Grass or grass-like | 4.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Virginia bluebells Mertensia virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| Virginia dayflower Commelina virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| Virginia threeseed mercury Acalypha virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 10b |
| Virginia wildrye Elymus virginicus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| waterthread pondweed Potamogeton diversifolius | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| white ash Fraxinus americana | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| white avens Geum canadense | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| white doll's daisy Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower (forb) | 8 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| white meadowsweet Spiraea alba | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| white oak Quercus alba | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| white prairie clover Dalea candida | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| whiteroot rush Juncus brachycarpus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| wild blue phlox Phlox divaricata | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| winged elm Ulmus alata | Tree | 65 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| winged sumac Rhus copallinum | Tree | 8 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| winter bentgrass Agrostis hyemalis | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| woolly plantain Plantago patagonica | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun | Low | Zone 12b |
| yellow fumewort Corydalis flavula | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
| yellow passionflower Passiflora lutea | Vine | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 423
PLANTS has no growing records for these, so light, moisture, height and zone filters cannot include them. Many are wild species seldom sold by nurseries.
Hidden while “Garden-ready only” is on.
- American bird's-foot trefoil Lotus unifoliolatus
- American false pennyroyal Hedeoma pulegioides
- American ipecac Gillenia stipulata
- American lopseed Phryma leptostachya
- American wild carrot Daucus pusillus
- annual marsh elder Iva annua
- aromatic aster Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
- arrowfeather threeawn Aristida purpurascens
- arrowhead rattlebox Crotalaria sagittalis
- arrowleaf violet Viola sagittata
- ashy sunflower Helianthus mollis
- Aunt Lucy Ellisia nyctelea
- autumn onion Allium stellatum
- azure blue sage Salvia azurea
- bald spikerush Eleocharis erythropoda
- Baldwin's ironweed Vernonia baldwinii
- bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata
- beach false foxglove Agalinis fasciculata
- beaked cornsalad Valerianella radiata
- beaked panicgrass Panicum anceps
- bearded skeletongrass Gymnopogon ambiguus
- bigbract verbena Verbena bracteata
- birdfoot violet Viola pedata
- black edge sedge Carex nigromarginata
- blackfoot quillwort Isoetes melanopoda
- blackseed plantain Plantago rugelii
- blackstem spleenwort Asplenium resiliens
- bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
- blue ash Fraxinus quadrangulata
- Blue Ridge blueberry Vaccinium pallidum
- blue skullcap Scutellaria lateriflora
- blue waxweed Cuphea viscosissima
- bluejacket Tradescantia ohiensis
- bluntlobe cliff fern Woodsia obtusa
- Bosc's panicgrass Dichanthelium boscii
- Bradley's spleenwort Asplenium bradleyi
- branched foldwing Dicliptera brachiata
- bristleleaf sedge Carex eburnea
- browneyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba
- brownish beaksedge Rhynchospora capitellata
- buffalo clover Trifolium reflexum
- buffalobur nightshade Solanum rostratum
- bulblet bladderfern Cystopteris bulbifera
- bulbous woodrush Luzula bulbosa
- bushy knotweed Polygonum ramosissimum
- button eryngo Eryngium yuccifolium
- Buxbaum's sedge Carex buxbaumii
- Canada lettuce Lactuca canadensis
- Canadian clearweed Pilea pumila
- Canadian wildginger Asarum canadense
- Canadian woodnettle Laportea canadensis
- Carolina anemone Anemone caroliniana
- Carolina canarygrass Phalaris caroliniana
- Carolina coralbead Cocculus carolinus
- Carolina desert-chicory Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
- Carolina geranium Geranium carolinianum
- Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense
- Carolina leaf-flower Phyllanthus caroliniensis
- Carolina sedge Carex caroliniana
- Carolina vetch Vicia caroliniana
- chaffweed Anagallis minima
- Chapman's bluegrass Poa chapmaniana
- chickenthief Mentzelia oligosperma
- Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
- churchmouse threeawn Aristida dichotoma
- clammy groundcherry Physalis heterophylla
- clasping milkweed Asclepias amplexicaulis
- clasping Venus' looking-glass Triodanis perfoliata
- clustered blacksnakeroot Sanicula odorata
- clustered fescue Festuca paradoxa
- common boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum
- common cinquefoil Potentilla simplex
- common moonseed Menispermum canadense
- common pricklyash Zanthoxylum americanum
- common yellow oxalis Oxalis stricta
- compassplant Silphium laciniatum
- creeping lespedeza Lespedeza repens
- crowpoison Nothoscordum bivalve
- Culver's root Veronicastrum virginicum
- Cuman ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya
- cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera laciniata
- cutleaf toothwort Cardamine concatenata
- cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum
- Davis' sedge Carex davisii
- densetuft hairsedge Bulbostylis capillaris
- desert biscuitroot Lomatium foeniculaceum
- diamond-flowers Stenaria nigricans
- downy gentian Gentiana puberulenta
- downy hawthorn Crataegus mollis
- downy phlox Phlox pilosa
- downy ragged goldenrod Solidago petiolaris
- Dudley's rush Juncus dudleyi
- dutchman's breeches Dicentra cucullaria
- dwarf chinquapin oak Quercus prinoides
- dwarf hackberry Celtis pumila
- dwarf horseweed Conyza ramosissima
- dwarf larkspur Delphinium tricorne
- dwarf plantain Plantago pusilla
- early buttercup Ranunculus fascicularis
- early meadow-rue Thalictrum dioicum
- early wildrye Elymus macgregorii
- eastern daisy fleabane Erigeron annuus
- eastern false rue anemone Enemion biternatum
- eastern greenviolet Hybanthus concolor
- eastern milkpea Galactia regularis
- eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans
- eastern star sedge Carex radiata
- eastern waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginianum
- ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
- Elliott's bentgrass Agrostis elliottiana
- elmleaf goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia
- Emory's sedge Carex emoryi
- eyebane Chamaesyce nutans
- fall phlox Phlox paniculata
- fall witchgrass Digitaria cognata
- false boneset Brickellia eupatorioides
- false spotted St. Johnswort Hypericum pseudomaculatum
- feathery false lily of the valley Maianthemum racemosum
- fescue sedge Carex festucacea
- feverwort Triosteum perfoliatum
- fewflower nutrush Scleria pauciflora
- field pansy Viola bicolor
- fire on the mountain Euphorbia cyathophora
- floating primrose-willow Ludwigia peploides
- flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata
- fluxweed Trichostema brachiatum
- fourleaf milkweed Asclepias quadrifolia
- fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorum
- fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica
- fringed loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata
- fringed nutrush Scleria ciliata
- fuzzy wuzzy sedge Carex hirsutella
- giant ironweed Vernonia gigantea
- globe flatsedge Cyperus echinatus
- glomerate sedge Carex aggregata
- golden zizia Zizia aurea
- gravelweed Verbesina helianthoides
- great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica
- Great Plains flatsedge Cyperus lupulinus
- great ragweed Ambrosia trifida
- green antelopehorn Asclepias viridis
- green carpetweed Mollugo verticillata
- green comet milkweed Asclepias viridiflora
- green milkweed Asclepias hirtella
- grooved flax Linum sulcatum
- groovestem Indian plantain Arnoglossum plantagineum
- groundplum milkvetch Astragalus crassicarpus
- gum bully Sideroxylon lanuginosum
- hairy bedstraw Galium pilosum
- hairy fimbry Fimbristylis puberula
- hairy forked nailwort Paronychia fastigiata
- hairy hawkweed Hieracium longipilum
- hairy lipfern Cheilanthes lanosa
- hairy pinweed Lechea mucronata
- hairy skullcap Scutellaria elliptica
- hairy sunflower Helianthus hirsutus
- hairy wildrye Elymus villosus
- hairy woodland brome Bromus pubescens
- hairyfruit chervil Chaerophyllum tainturieri
- hairyjoint meadowparsnip Thaspium barbinode
- hairyseed paspalum Paspalum pubiflorum
- Harvey's beaksedge Rhynchospora harveyi
- Hayden's sedge Carex haydenii
- heartleaf four o'clock Mirabilis nyctaginea
- heartleaf skullcap Scutellaria ovata
- heavy sedge Carex gravida
- Heller's rosette grass Dichanthelium oligosanthes
- hoary frostweed Helianthemum bicknellii
- hoary puccoon Lithospermum canescens
- hoary skullcap Scutellaria incana
- hoary ticktrefoil Desmodium canescens
- hoary verbena Verbena stricta
- hogwort Croton capitatus
- honeyvine Cynanchum laeve
- hooded arrowhead Sagittaria calycina
- horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris
- hortulan plum Prunus hortulana
- husk tomato Physalis pubescens
- Indian-tobacco Lobelia inflata
- inflated narrow-leaf sedge Carex grisea
- James' sedge Carex jamesii
- Jersey tea Ceanothus herbaceus
- jumpseed Polygonum virginianum
- keeled bulrush Isolepis carinata
- lace grass Eragrostis capillaris
- lanceleaf buckthorn Rhamnus lanceolata
- lanceleaf fogfruit Phyla lanceolata
- lanceleaf ragweed Ambrosia bidentata
- largebract ticktrefoil Desmodium cuspidatum
- largebracted plantain Plantago aristata
- largeflower tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora
- lateflowering thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum
- Leavenworth's sedge Carex leavenworthii
- lemon beebalm Monarda citriodora
- licorice bedstraw Galium circaezans
- limestone adderstongue Ophioglossum engelmannii
- limestone calamint Clinopodium arkansanum
- little lady's tresses Spiranthes tuberosa
- longbract spiderwort Tradescantia bracteata
- longflower beeblossom Oenothera filiformis
- longleaf groundcherry Physalis longifolia
- lowland rotala Rotala ramosior
- maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
- man of the earth Ipomoea pandurata
- manyfruit primrose-willow Ludwigia polycarpa
- marginal woodfern Dryopteris marginalis
- marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora
- matted sandmat Chamaesyce serpens
- mayapple Podophyllum peltatum
- Mead's sedge Carex meadii
- meadow garlic Allium canadense
- Mexican plum Prunus mexicana
- Michaux's croton Croton michauxii
- Michigan lily Lilium michiganense
- Missouri gooseberry Ribes missouriense
- Missouri violet Viola missouriensis
- mucronate sprangletop Leptochloa panicea
- Muhlenberg's sedge Carex muehlenbergii
- mullein foxglove Dasistoma macrophylla
- nakedflower ticktrefoil Desmodium nudiflorum
- narrowleaf mountainmint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
- narrowleaf paleseed Leucospora multifida
- narrowleaf pinweed Lechea tenuifolia
- narrowleaf stoneseed Lithospermum incisum
- narrowleaf vervain Verbena simplex
- neckweed Veronica peregrina
- nits and lice Hypericum drummondii
- northern bog violet Viola nephrophylla
- northern dewberry Rubus flagellaris
- northern selaginella Selaginella rupestris
- northern slender lady's tresses Spiranthes lacera
- Nuttall's sensitive-briar Mimosa nuttallii
- obedient plant Physostegia virginiana
- oldfield milkvine Matelea decipiens
- oneseed bur cucumber Sicyos angulatus
- pale beardtongue Penstemon pallidus
- pale Indian plantain Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
- palegreen orchid Platanthera flava
- palespike lobelia Lobelia spicata
- parasol sedge Carex umbellata
- pasture heliotrope Heliotropium tenellum
- Pennsylvania pellitory Parietaria pensylvanica
- Philadelphia panicgrass Panicum philadelphicum
- pinkladies Oenothera speciosa
- pitcher's stitchwort Minuartia patula
- pitseed goosefoot Chenopodium berlandieri
- plains snakecotton Froelichia floridana
- pleatleaf knotweed Polygonum tenue
- pointedleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium glutinosum
- poorjoe Diodia teres
- potato dwarfdandelion Krigia dandelion
- poverty dropseed Sporobolus vaginiflorus
- poverty oatgrass Danthonia spicata
- prairie blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium campestre
- prairie broomweed Amphiachyris dracunculoides
- prairie ironweed Vernonia fasciculata
- prairie rose Rosa arkansana
- prairie sandmat Chamaesyce missurica
- prairie tea Croton monanthogynus
- prairie threeawn Aristida oligantha
- prostrate ticktrefoil Desmodium rotundifolium
- prune-fruit sedge Carex corrugata
- puffsheath dropseed Sporobolus neglectus
- purple cliffbrake Pellaea atropurpurea
- purple meadow-rue Thalictrum dasycarpum
- purple meadowparsnip Thaspium trifoliatum
- purple milkweed Asclepias purpurascens
- purple milkwort Polygala sanguinea
- purple passionflower Passiflora incarnata
- purplerocket Iodanthus pinnatifidus
- queendevil Hieracium gronovii
- rabbit-tobacco Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
- Ravenel's rosette grass Dichanthelium ravenelii
- red columbine Aquilegia canadensis
- red hickory Carya ovalis
- redwhisker clammyweed Polanisia dodecandra
- reflexed sedge Carex retroflexa
- richwoods sedge Carex oligocarpa
- robin's plantain Erigeron pulchellus
- rock muhly Muhlenbergia sobolifera
- rose mock vervain Glandularia canadensis
- rosepink Sabatia angularis
- rough barnyardgrass Echinochloa muricata
- rough dropseed Sporobolus clandestinus
- rough false pennyroyal Hedeoma hispida
- roundleaf ragwort Packera obovata
- roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
- roundseed St. Johnswort Hypericum sphaerocarpum
- roundstem false foxglove Agalinis gattingeri
- rue anemone Thalictrum thalictroides
- rusty blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum
- Sampson's snakeroot Orbexilum pedunculatum
- sand bittercress Cardamine parviflora
- sand violet Viola affinis
- scaly blazing star Liatris squarrosa
- scrambled eggs Corydalis aurea
- seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia
- sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
- sensitive partridge pea Chamaecrista nictitans
- sessileleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium sessilifolium
- shining bedstraw Galium concinnum
- Short's rockcress Arabis shortii
- shortbeak sedge Carex brevior
- shortpod draba Draba brachycarpa
- shortstalk chickweed Cerastium brachypodum
- shrubby lespedeza Lespedeza frutescens
- sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
- silky dogwood Cornus obliqua
- sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora
- Skinner's false foxglove Agalinis skinneriana
- skyblue aster Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
- sleepy silene Silene antirrhina
- slender lespedeza Lespedeza virginica
- slender lipfern Cheilanthes feei
- slender wedgescale Sphenopholis intermedia
- slender yelloweyed grass Xyris torta
- slickseed fuzzybean Strophostyles leiosperma
- slimflower scurfpea Psoralidium tenuiflorum
- slimleaf panicgrass Dichanthelium linearifolium
- slimpod rush Juncus diffusissimus
- slimpod Venus' looking-glass Triodanis leptocarpa
- slimspike threeawn Aristida longespica
- small skullcap Scutellaria parvula
- smartweed dodder Cuscuta polygonorum
- smooth cliffbrake Pellaea glabella
- smooth false buttonweed Spermacoce glabra
- smooth forked nailwort Paronychia canadensis
- smooth oxeye Heliopsis helianthoides
- smooth rockcress Arabis laevigata
- smooth small-leaf ticktrefoil Desmodium marilandicum
- smooth Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum
- soft agrimony Agrimonia pubescens
- soft fox sedge Carex conjuncta
- soft goldenaster Chrysopsis pilosa
- soft-hair marbleseed Onosmodium bejariense
- southeastern wildrye Elymus glabriflorus
- spoonleaf purple everlasting Gamochaeta purpurea
- spotted geranium Geranium maculatum
- spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata
- spotted water hemlock Cicuta maculata
- spreading chervil Chaerophyllum procumbens
- spreading sandmat Chamaesyce humistrata
- spring coralroot Corallorhiza wisteriana
- spring forget-me-not Myosotis verna
- spring lady's tresses Spiranthes vernalis
- St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
- star tickseed Coreopsis pubescens
- starved panicgrass Dichanthelium depauperatum
- stiff sunflower Helianthus pauciflorus
- stiff tickseed Coreopsis palmata
- stiff ticktrefoil Desmodium obtusum
- stiff yellow flax Linum medium
- sunbright Phemeranthus parviflorus
- swamp dock Rumex verticillatus
- swamp verbena Verbena hastata
- sweet coneflower Rudbeckia subtomentosa
- sweetscented joe pye weed Eutrochium purpureum
- tall blazing star Liatris aspera
- tall lespedeza Lespedeza stuevei
- tall thimbleweed Anemone virginiana
- tall thistle Cirsium altissimum
- tall tickseed Coreopsis tripteris
- tasselflower brickellbush Brickellia grandiflora
- Tennessee bladderfern Cystopteris tennesseensis
- terrestrial water-starwort Callitriche terrestris
- Texas goldentop Euthamia gymnospermoides
- Texas toadflax Nuttallanthus texanus
- thinleaf sunflower Helianthus decapetalus
- threadleaf evening primrose Oenothera linifolia
- tiny bluet Houstonia pusilla
- toadshade Trillium sessile
- trailing lespedeza Lespedeza procumbens
- trailing pearlwort Sagina decumbens
- tufted lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea
- tumble windmill grass Chloris verticillata
- twistspine pricklypear Opuntia macrorhiza
- Venus' pride Houstonia purpurea
- violet lespedeza Lespedeza violacea
- violet woodsorrel Oxalis violacea
- Virginia bunchflower Veratrum virginicum
- Virginia dwarfdandelion Krigia virginica
- Virginia groundcherry Physalis virginiana
- Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum
- Virginia plantain Plantago virginica
- Virginia snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria
- Virginia springbeauty Claytonia virginica
- Virginia tephrosia Tephrosia virginiana
- Virginia winged rockcress Sibara virginica
- walking fern Asplenium rhizophyllum
- warty spurge Euphorbia spathulata
- waxyfruit hawthorn Crataegus pruinosa
- wedgeleaf draba Draba cuneifolia
- western rockjasmine Androsace occidentalis
- western rough goldenrod Solidago radula
- western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata
- whip nutrush Scleria triglomerata
- white crownbeard Verbesina virginica
- white fawnlily Erythronium albidum
- white four o'clock Mirabilis albida
- white heath aster Symphyotrichum ericoides
- white snakeroot Ageratina altissima
- white vervain Verbena urticifolia
- white wand beardtongue Penstemon tubaeflorus
- whitehair rosette grass Dichanthelium villosissimum
- whitemouth dayflower Commelina erecta
- whitestar Ipomoea lacunosa
- whitetinge sedge Carex albicans
- wholeleaf rosinweed Silphium integrifolium
- whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata
- whorled milkwort Polygala verticillata
- whorled mountainmint Pycnanthemum verticillatum
- widowsfrill Silene stellata
- wild quinine Parthenium integrifolium
- wild yam Dioscorea villosa
- willowleaf aster Symphyotrichum praealtum
- winged lythrum Lythrum alatum
- wingstem Verbesina alternifolia
- woman's tobacco Antennaria plantaginifolia
- woolly dutchman's pipe Aristolochia tomentosa
- yellow giant hyssop Agastache nepetoides
- yellow pimpernel Taenidia integerrima
- yellowfruit sedge Carex annectens
- yellowseed false pimpernel Lindernia dubia
Also listed as native and introduced here 3
PLANTS labels these species both native and introduced in this state: some forms are native and others were brought in from elsewhere. Most gardeners should choose plants from the main list.
- annual ragweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia
- climbing false buckwheatPolygonum scandens
- Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
Compared with Missouri
The typical county is the median of the 114 Missouri counties with PLANTS county records; the statewide figure counts every species native anywhere in the state. More species is not better or worse: counties differ in size, habitat and how thoroughly they have been surveyed.
| Measure | St. Clair County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 662 | 557 | 1,678 |
| Garden-ready natives | 239 | 219 | 558 |
| Tree | 70 | — | 149 |
| Shrub | 18 | — | 59 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 379 | — | 936 |
| Grass or grass-like | 145 | — | 395 |
| Vine | 30 | — | 79 |
| Fern | 20 | — | 60 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with St. Clair County.
- Bates County, MO 191 garden-ready
- Benton County, MO 225 garden-ready
- Cedar County, MO 200 garden-ready
- Henry County, MO 216 garden-ready
- Hickory County, MO 168 garden-ready
- Polk County, MO 220 garden-ready
- Vernon County, MO 238 garden-ready
Source & data date
- Source
- USDA NRCS PLANTS Database: county distribution records, native status and plant characteristics. CC0 (public domain dedication, per the data.gov catalog record).
- Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP): native or introduced status by state. CC BY 3.0.
- USGS US-RIIS (ver. 2.0): species listed as introduced are excluded. CC0.
- Citation
- USDA, NRCS. 2026. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov, 11/04/2026). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
- Govaerts R. (ed.) (2026). WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Data file dated 2026-06-04, http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ (retrieved 2026-11-04). Paper: Govaerts R. et al. (2021) The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8, 215.
- Data date
- Retrieved from PLANTS on November 4, 2026; WCVP data file dated June 4, 2026.
- Zones
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023) ZIP table: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed November 3, 2026. Plant zones on this site are our estimate, not the official map.
- Scope
- St. Clair County (county FIPS 29185), Missouri. 662 native species from PLANTS county distribution records; garden-ready = species with a PLANTS characteristics record.
- Method
- A species is listed when it is recorded as native to the state in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in the county by USDA PLANTS. Species PLANTS labels both native and introduced are listed separately. Full method · All sources