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Native plants of Wisconsin

1,568 species are recorded as native to Wisconsin in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS and recorded in the state by USDA PLANTS, 551 of them with growing traits. County lists cover 71 of the state’s 72 counties; the typical county has 653.

State summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Wisconsin at a glance

Native species statewide
1,568 Of 1,921 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Wisconsin (before this site’s scope)
Garden-ready natives
551 With PLANTS growing records
Typical county
653 Median native species per county; 272 garden-ready
Share by type (all 1,568 native species)
Percent of the 1,568 native species in each growth type
Tree 8% (125)
Shrub 7% (102)
Wildflower (forb) 54% (853)
Grass or grass-like 23% (361)
Vine 3% (46)
Fern 5% (81)

Wildflowers: 853 · grasses and grass-like: 361 · trees: 125 · shrubs: 102 · vines: 46 · ferns: 81.

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

71 Wisconsin counties with PLANTS county records
CountyNative speciesGarden-readyHardiness zones
Adams County 754 305 4b–5a
Ashland County 688 283 4a–5b
Barron County 542 226 4a–4b
Bayfield County 769 318 4a–5a
Brown County 898 381 5b
Buffalo County 520 220 4b
Burnett County 560 231 4a–4b
Calumet County 335 143 5b
Chippewa County 645 261 4b
Clark County 494 205 4a–4b
Columbia County 852 351 5a
Crawford County 600 243 5a
Dane County 998 385 5a–5b
Dodge County 902 355 5a–5b
Door County 714 294 5b–6a
Douglas County 756 320 4a–4b
Dunn County 531 211 4b
Eau Claire County 475 208 4b
Florence County 524 222 4b
Fond du Lac County 567 257 5a–5b
Forest County 593 248 4b
Grant County 839 325 5a
Green County 738 272 5a–5b
Green Lake County 520 225 5a
Iowa County 820 313 5a
Iron County 477 211 4a–4b
Jackson County 718 281 4b
Jefferson County 671 289 5a–5b
Kenosha County 764 321 5b–6a
Kewaunee County 352 163 5b
La Crosse County 834 335 4b–5a
Lafayette County 562 208 5a
Langlade County 467 210 4b
Lincoln County 726 301 4a–4b
Manitowoc County 675 288 5b
Marathon County 583 252 4b–5a
Marinette County 810 338 4b–5b
Marquette County 702 297 5a
Menominee County 504 193 4b–5a
Milwaukee County 817 336 5b–6a
Monroe County 668 266 4b–5a
Oconto County 837 348 4b–5b
Oneida County 540 229 4a–4b
Outagamie County 559 249 5a–5b
Ozaukee County 524 225 5b–6a
Pepin County 396 164 4b
Pierce County 532 207 4b
Polk County 665 278 4a–4b
Portage County 743 325 4b–5a
Price County 480 209 4a
Racine County 820 335 5b–6a
Richland County 807 327 4b–5a
Rock County 830 332 5a–5b
Rusk County 501 216 4a–4b
Sauk County 944 362 5a
Sawyer County 616 270 4a
Shawano County 621 280 4b–5a
Sheboygan County 789 313 5b–6a
St. Croix County 605 257 4b
Taylor County 601 263 4a–4b
Trempealeau County 653 277 4b–5a
Vernon County 674 278 4b–5a
Vilas County 561 240 4a–4b
Walworth County 817 330 5b
Washburn County 586 252 4a
Washington County 562 253 5a–5b
Waukesha County 804 328 5b
Waupaca County 681 284 5a
Waushara County 635 270 4b–5a
Winnebago County 467 216 5a–5b
Wood County 697 280 4b

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

Garden-ready natives of Wisconsin

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

Tree 97

Shrub 61

Wildflower (forb) 204

Grass or grass-like 167

Vine 12

Fern 10

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
  • climbing false buckwheatPolygonum scandens
  • common pepperweedLepidium densiflorum
  • common reedPhragmites australis
  • hedge false bindweedCalystegia sepium
  • Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
  • wood bluegrassPoa nemoralis

Look up a Wisconsin 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
Wisconsin: 1,568 native species in this site’s scope; county lists for 71 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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