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Native plants of Michigan

1,641 species are recorded as native to Michigan in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS and recorded in the state by USDA PLANTS, 595 of them with growing traits. County lists cover 83 of the state’s 83 counties; the typical county has 495.

State summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Michigan at a glance

Native species statewide
1,641 Of 2,036 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Michigan (before this site’s scope)
Garden-ready natives
595 With PLANTS growing records
Typical county
495 Median native species per county; 227 garden-ready
Share by type (all 1,641 native species)
Percent of the 1,641 native species in each growth type
Tree 8% (136)
Shrub 6% (104)
Wildflower (forb) 53% (870)
Grass or grass-like 24% (398)
Vine 3% (48)
Fern 5% (85)

Wildflowers: 870 · grasses and grass-like: 398 · trees: 136 · shrubs: 104 · vines: 48 · ferns: 85.

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

83 Michigan counties with PLANTS county records
CountyNative speciesGarden-readyHardiness zones
Alcona County 437 204 5a–6a
Alger County 495 228 5a–5b
Allegan County 613 268 6a–6b
Alpena County 453 192 5a–6a
Antrim County 387 182 5a–6a
Arenac County 410 189 5b–6a
Baraga County 484 220 4a–5a
Barry County 527 227 6a
Bay County 461 202 5b–6a
Benzie County 505 232 6a–6b
Berrien County 947 382 6a–6b
Branch County 309 142 6a
Calhoun County 583 267 6a
Cass County 677 280 6a
Charlevoix County 611 278 5a–6a
Cheboygan County 723 319 4b–5a
Chippewa County 647 287 4b–5b
Clare County 410 187 5a–5b
Clinton County 501 238 6a
Crawford County 423 180 5a
Delta County 554 238 4b–5b
Dickinson County 356 148 4b–5a
Eaton County 324 137 6a
Emmet County 671 290 4b–5b
Genesee County 405 198 6a
Gladwin County 217 110 5b–6a
Gogebic County 478 216 4a–4b
Grand Traverse County 503 238 5b–6b
Gratiot County 613 286 6a
Hillsdale County 447 180 6a
Houghton County 584 269 4b–5b
Huron County 453 214 6a
Ingham County 811 353 6a
Ionia County 453 186 6a
Iosco County 464 209 5a–5b
Iron County 384 175 4a–4b
Isabella County 385 203 5b–6a
Jackson County 640 268 6a
Kalamazoo County 1,039 416 6a
Kalkaska County 327 154 5a–6a
Kent County 962 383 6a
Keweenaw County 635 281 5b–6a
Lake County 308 124 5a–5b
Lapeer County 434 215 6a
Leelanau County 607 265 6a–6b
Lenawee County 590 259 6a
Livingston County 699 315 6a
Luce County 410 182 5a
Mackinac County 591 275 5a–5b
Macomb County 597 265 6a–6b
Manistee County 372 179 5b–6b
Marquette County 608 268 4a–5b
Mason County 381 177 6a–6b
Mecosta County 386 177 5b
Menominee County 535 249 5a–5b
Midland County 525 242 6a
Missaukee County 291 137 5a
Monroe County 617 274 6a–6b
Montcalm County 531 240 5b–6a
Montmorency County 357 161 5a
Muskegon County 732 317 6a–6b
Newaygo County 551 239 5a–6a
Oakland County 917 376 6a–6b
Oceana County 362 166 5b–6b
Ogemaw County 308 148 5a
Ontonagon County 447 208 4b–5a
Osceola County 239 124 5a
Oscoda County 339 144 5a
Otsego County 329 134 5a
Ottawa County 615 282 6a–7a
Presque Isle County 512 237 5a–6a
Roscommon County 428 204 5a
Saginaw County 343 162 6a
Sanilac County 267 143 6a
Schoolcraft County 608 264 5a
Shiawassee County 344 175 6a
St. Clair County 885 369 6a–6b
St. Joseph County 595 269 6a
Tuscola County 359 168 6a
Van Buren County 742 309 6a–6b
Washtenaw County 978 398 6a
Wayne County 849 365 6a–6b
Wexford County 253 107 5a–5b

Garden-ready natives of Michigan

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

Tree 109

Shrub 65

Wildflower (forb) 210

Grass or grass-like 184

Vine 16

Fern 11

Also listed as native and introduced here 6

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 reedPhragmites australis
  • hedge false bindweedCalystegia sepium
  • Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
  • wood bluegrassPoa nemoralis

Look up a Michigan 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
Michigan: 1,641 native species in this site’s scope; county lists for 83 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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