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Native plants of North Dakota

890 species are recorded as native to North Dakota in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS and recorded in the state by USDA PLANTS, 386 of them with growing traits. County lists cover 53 of the state’s 53 counties; the typical county has 287.

State summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

North Dakota at a glance

Native species statewide
890 Of 1,140 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to North Dakota (before this site’s scope)
Garden-ready natives
386 With PLANTS growing records
Typical county
287 Median native species per county; 143 garden-ready
Share by type (all 890 native species)
Percent of the 890 native species in each growth type
Tree 6% (50)
Shrub 7% (62)
Wildflower (forb) 58% (513)
Grass or grass-like 23% (203)
Vine 3% (31)
Fern 3% (31)

Wildflowers: 513 · grasses and grass-like: 203 · trees: 50 · shrubs: 62 · vines: 31 · ferns: 31.

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

53 North Dakota counties with PLANTS county records
CountyNative speciesGarden-readyHardiness zones
Adams County 95 62 4b
Barnes County 476 217 4a
Benson County 365 178 4a
Billings County 374 183 4a–4b
Bottineau County 380 192 3b–4a
Bowman County 208 114 4a–4b
Burke County 386 195 3b–4a
Burleigh County 287 140 4a
Cass County 453 214 4a
Cavalier County 252 130 3b
Dickey County 203 107 4a–4b
Divide County 317 173 3b–4a
Dunn County 284 140 4a
Eddy County 235 123 4a
Emmons County 395 199 4a
Foster County 119 73 4a
Golden Valley County 297 159 4a–4b
Grand Forks County 346 172 4a
Grant County 319 161 4a
Griggs County 268 130 4a
Hettinger County 116 66 4a
Kidder County 303 154 4a
LaMoure County 214 107 4a–4b
Logan County 196 107 4a–4b
McHenry County 289 143 3b–4a
McIntosh County 192 108 4a–4b
McKenzie County 296 154 4a
McLean County 290 149 4a
Mercer County 268 140 4a
Morton County 301 149 4a
Mountrail County 378 193 4a
Nelson County 188 112 4a
Oliver County 234 120 4a
Pembina County 440 220 3b–4a
Pierce County 191 100 3b–4a
Ramsey County 202 103 3b–4a
Ransom County 484 226 4a
Renville County 104 59 3b–4a
Richland County 522 235 4a–4b
Rolette County 293 158 3b
Sargent County 296 152 4a–4b
Sheridan County 194 107 4a–4b
Sioux County 213 101 4a–4b
Slope County 338 173 4b
Stark County 286 145 4a–4b
Steele County 272 134 4a
Stutsman County 397 193 4a–4b
Towner County 63 32 3b
Traill County 119 70 4a
Walsh County 193 96 3b–4a
Ward County 362 177 4a
Wells County 151 82 4a
Williams County 390 201 3b–4a

Garden-ready natives of North Dakota

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

Tree 42

Shrub 43

Wildflower (forb) 165

Grass or grass-like 122

Vine 8

Fern 6

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.

Look up a North Dakota 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
North Dakota: 890 native species in this site’s scope; county lists for 53 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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