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Native plants of Missouri

1,678 species are recorded as native to Missouri in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS and recorded in the state by USDA PLANTS, 558 of them with growing traits. County lists cover 114 of the state’s 115 counties; the typical county has 557.

State summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Missouri at a glance

Native species statewide
1,678 Of 2,165 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Missouri (before this site’s scope)
Garden-ready natives
558 With PLANTS growing records
Typical county
557 Median native species per county; 219 garden-ready
Share by type (all 1,678 native species)
Percent of the 1,678 native species in each growth type
Tree 9% (149)
Shrub 4% (59)
Wildflower (forb) 56% (936)
Grass or grass-like 24% (395)
Vine 5% (79)
Fern 4% (60)

Wildflowers: 936 · grasses and grass-like: 395 · trees: 149 · shrubs: 59 · vines: 79 · ferns: 60.

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

114 Missouri counties with PLANTS county records
CountyNative speciesGarden-readyHardiness zones
Adair County 600 253 6a
Andrew County 296 131 6a
Atchison County 347 152 5b
Audrain County 404 178 6b
Barry County 744 247 7a
Barton County 719 277 7a
Bates County 463 191 6b
Benton County 592 225 6b
Bollinger County 644 244 6b–7a
Boone County 862 329 6b
Buchanan County 297 133 6a–6b
Butler County 784 323 7a–7b
Caldwell County 327 134 6a
Callaway County 617 238 6b
Camden County 606 221 6b–7a
Cape Girardeau County 736 307 7a
Carroll County 366 162 6a
Carter County 692 266 6b–7a
Cass County 538 201 6b
Cedar County 555 200 6b–7a
Chariton County 405 193 6a
Christian County 681 238 6b–7a
Clark County 579 245 6a
Clay County 538 224 6a–6b
Clinton County 344 137 6a
Cole County 515 200 6b
Cooper County 520 195 6b
Crawford County 704 254 6a–6b
Dade County 550 198 6b–7a
Dallas County 583 205 6b
Daviess County 298 114 6a
DeKalb County 337 152 6a
Dent County 737 271 6b
Douglas County 621 198 7a
Dunklin County 658 283 7b–8a
Franklin County 740 258 6b
Gasconade County 541 199 6b
Gentry County 340 135 5b–6a
Greene County 761 253 6b–7a
Grundy County 420 182 6a
Harrison County 371 152 5b–6a
Henry County 533 216 6b
Hickory County 473 168 6b
Holt County 396 176 6a
Howard County 428 183 6b
Howell County 845 302 7a
Iron County 695 248 6b
Jackson County 917 339 6a–7a
Jasper County 924 326 7a
Jefferson County 827 286 6b–7a
Johnson County 607 249 6b
Knox County 405 174 6a
Laclede County 727 261 6b
Lafayette County 433 188 6a–6b
Lawrence County 685 249 7a
Lewis County 442 196 6a
Lincoln County 726 285 6b
Linn County 490 207 6a
Livingston County 466 195 6a
Macon County 468 196 6a
Madison County 607 241 6b
Maries County 528 180 6b
Marion County 558 224 6a
McDonald County 687 231 7a
Mercer County 359 156 5b
Miller County 520 195 6b
Mississippi County 372 196 7b
Moniteau County 420 157 6b
Monroe County 433 183 6a–6b
Montgomery County 581 221 6b
Morgan County 528 203 6b–7a
New Madrid County 400 191 7b
Newton County 783 282 7a
Nodaway County 390 153 5b–6a
Oregon County 757 267 7a
Osage County 512 184 6b
Ozark County 729 231 7a–7b
Pemiscot County 352 184 7b–8a
Perry County 487 198 6b–7a
Pettis County 531 203 6b
Phelps County 771 271 6a–6b
Pike County 659 270 6a–6b
Platte County 397 170 6a–6b
Polk County 637 220 6b
Pulaski County 585 223 6b
Putnam County 401 170 5b–6a
Ralls County 575 245 6a–6b
Randolph County 543 226 6a–6b
Ray County 391 155 6a
Reynolds County 793 285 6b
Ripley County 714 285 7a–7b
Saline County 515 219 6b
Schuyler County 392 171 5b–6a
Scotland County 345 151 6a
Scott County 665 255 7a–7b
Shannon County 890 306 6b
Shelby County 418 185 6a
St. Charles County 655 257 6b–7a
St. Clair County 662 239 6b
St. Francois County 676 229 6b
St. Louis County 1,081 380 6b–7a
Ste. Genevieve County 702 254 6b
Stoddard County 699 286 7a–7b
Stone County 657 219 6b–7a
Sullivan County 453 186 5b–6a
Taney County 764 257 7a
Texas County 738 260 6b–7a
Vernon County 616 238 6b–7a
Warren County 524 190 6b
Washington County 655 226 6b
Wayne County 783 305 6b–7a
Webster County 553 197 6b
Worth County 257 106 5b
Wright County 549 192 6b–7a

1 county has no PLANTS county records in this build and no county list.

Garden-ready natives of Missouri

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

Tree 120

Shrub 32

Wildflower (forb) 201

Grass or grass-like 172

Vine 25

Fern 8

Also listed as native and introduced here 7

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
  • bride's feathersAruncus dioicus
  • climbing false buckwheatPolygonum scandens
  • common reedPhragmites australis
  • hedge false bindweedCalystegia sepium
  • Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
  • white sagebrushArtemisia ludoviciana

Look up a Missouri 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
Missouri: 1,678 native species in this site’s scope; county lists for 114 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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