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Native plants of Kansas

1,264 species are recorded as native to Kansas in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS and recorded in the state by USDA PLANTS, 447 of them with growing traits. County lists cover 105 of the state’s 105 counties; the typical county has 335.

State summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Kansas at a glance

Native species statewide
1,264 Of 1,743 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Kansas (before this site’s scope)
Garden-ready natives
447 With PLANTS growing records
Typical county
335 Median native species per county; 141 garden-ready
Share by type (all 1,264 native species)
Percent of the 1,264 native species in each growth type
Tree 7% (88)
Shrub 3% (42)
Wildflower (forb) 59% (752)
Grass or grass-like 23% (285)
Vine 5% (61)
Fern 3% (36)

Wildflowers: 752 · grasses and grass-like: 285 · trees: 88 · shrubs: 42 · vines: 61 · ferns: 36.

Recorded native ranges can include long-established populations that spread from gardens; check your state’s native plant society list for local guidance. How native status is decided.

Native plants by county

105 Kansas counties with PLANTS county records
CountyNative speciesGarden-readyHardiness zones
Allen County 468 174 6b–7a
Anderson County 501 193 6b
Atchison County 498 214 6a
Barber County 376 148 6b–7a
Barton County 303 118 6b
Bourbon County 577 220 6b–7a
Brown County 412 182 6a
Butler County 361 147 6b–7a
Chase County 376 149 6b
Chautauqua County 511 184 7a
Cherokee County 751 271 7a
Cheyenne County 246 118 6a
Clark County 254 100 6b
Clay County 387 157 6b
Cloud County 475 186 6a–6b
Coffey County 512 197 6b
Comanche County 279 115 6b–7a
Cowley County 469 181 6b–7a
Crawford County 575 227 7a
Decatur County 192 94 6a
Dickinson County 319 126 6b
Doniphan County 455 199 6a
Douglas County 715 264 6b
Edwards County 252 99 6b
Elk County 442 172 6b–7a
Ellis County 345 143 6b
Ellsworth County 393 147 6b
Finney County 226 89 6a–6b
Ford County 243 104 6b
Franklin County 525 204 6b
Geary County 381 144 6b
Gove County 197 82 6a
Graham County 216 92 6a
Grant County 145 58 6b
Gray County 200 86 6b
Greeley County 132 57 6a
Greenwood County 526 186 6b
Hamilton County 226 96 6a
Harper County 289 118 7a
Harvey County 393 149 6b–7a
Haskell County 126 44 6b
Hodgeman County 200 87 6b
Jackson County 401 168 6a–6b
Jefferson County 477 200 6b
Jewell County 260 116 6a
Johnson County 465 189 6b
Kearny County 193 86 6a
Kingman County 324 132 6b–7a
Kiowa County 308 122 6b
Labette County 538 206 7a
Lane County 138 55 6a
Leavenworth County 529 214 6b
Lincoln County 284 115 6b
Linn County 532 214 6b
Logan County 195 80 6a
Lyon County 496 195 6b
Marion County 275 122 6a–6b
Marshall County 388 165 6a
McPherson County 350 143 6b
Meade County 316 136 6b
Miami County 547 215 6b
Mitchell County 234 92 6a–6b
Montgomery County 560 209 7a
Morris County 345 135 6a–6b
Morton County 242 103 6b
Nemaha County 363 158 6a
Neosho County 624 236 7a
Ness County 170 72 6a–6b
Norton County 172 80 6a
Osage County 438 180 6b
Osborne County 279 117 6a
Ottawa County 315 128 6b
Pawnee County 231 86 6b
Phillips County 214 96 6a
Pottawatomie County 524 206 6a–6b
Pratt County 297 124 6b
Rawlins County 194 90 6a
Reno County 378 148 6b
Republic County 389 165 6a
Rice County 304 120 6b
Riley County 576 227 6a–6b
Rooks County 333 142 6a
Rush County 193 84 6a–6b
Russell County 258 100 6a–6b
Saline County 506 196 6b
Scott County 233 103 6a
Sedgwick County 410 158 7a
Seward County 211 90 6b
Shawnee County 560 221 6b
Sheridan County 293 126 6a
Sherman County 193 85 6a
Smith County 202 85 6a
Stafford County 335 146 6b
Stanton County 160 64 6b
Stevens County 154 53 6b
Sumner County 371 142 7a
Thomas County 153 66 6a
Trego County 246 112 6a–6b
Wabaunsee County 441 165 6b
Wallace County 180 80 6a
Washington County 349 141 6a–6b
Wichita County 143 57 6a
Wilson County 545 201 7a
Woodson County 590 231 6b
Wyandotte County 524 210 6b–7a

Garden-ready natives of Kansas

Statewide list. A species native somewhere in Kansas may not be native in your county: use the county lists above to narrow it.

Tree 73

Shrub 24

Wildflower (forb) 183

Grass or grass-like 144

Vine 19

Fern 4

Also listed as native and introduced here 5

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
  • common pepperweedLepidium densiflorum
  • common reedPhragmites australis
  • Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis

Look up a Kansas ZIP

Matches your ZIP to the county it mostly lies in, then lists the plants recorded as native to your state (Kew’s World Checklist and USDA PLANTS) and recorded in that county by USDA PLANTS.

Territories: Puerto Rico · U.S. Virgin Islands

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
Kansas: 1,264 native species in this site’s scope; county lists for 105 counties.
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

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