Native plants by state › Wisconsin
2,152 native plants recorded · records in 71 of 72 counties · USDA hardiness zones 4a to 6a
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Wildflowers
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Wild Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Forb · Shade, Part Shade · to 3 ft · blooms February–July
Photo: Paulparadis · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Forb · Sun · to 2 ft · blooms May–September
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Blackeyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Forb · Sun · to 3 ft · blooms June–October
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Narrowleaf Stoneseed
Lithospermum incisum
Forb · Sun · to 1.25 ft · blooms April–June
Photo: Petrified Forest National Park · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Forb · Part Shade, Sun · to 3 ft · blooms April–September
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Canada Goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
Forb · Part Shade, Sun · to 6 ft · blooms September–November
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Broadleaf Cattail
Typha latifolia
Forb · Part Shade, Sun · to 10 ft · blooms April–June
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Closed Bottle Gentian
Gentiana andrewsii
Forb · Shade, Part Shade · to 4 ft · blooms August–October
Photo: wackybadger · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Canada Germander
Teucrium canadense
Forb · Part Shade · to 5 ft · blooms May–August
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
Shrubs
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Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
Shrub or subshrub · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 6 ft · blooms April–August
Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
Shrub or subshrub, Dwarf or creeping shrub · Part Shade, Sun · to 3 ft · blooms June–July
Photo: Denis.prévôt · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Wild Blue Phlox
Phlox divaricata
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · Shade, Part Shade · to 1.75 ft · blooms March–May
Photo: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Shrub or subshrub · Part Shade, Sun · to 12 ft · blooms April–June
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Shrub or subshrub · Shade, Part Shade · to 6 ft · blooms April–July
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · Shade, Part Shade · to 3 in · blooms May–October
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Trees
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Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Tree · Part Shade, Sun · to 100 ft · blooms March–April
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 110 ft · blooms March–June
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 30 ft · blooms April–July
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Striped Alder
Hamamelis virginiana
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Shade, Part Shade · to 35 ft · blooms September–December
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Common Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Shade, Part Shade · to 12 ft · blooms June–September
Photo: smallcurio from Austin, TX · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
Grasses and sedges
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Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Part Shade, Sun · to 10 ft · blooms August–November
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Part Shade, Sun · to 7 ft · blooms June–December
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Woolgrass
Scirpus cyperinus
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Sun · to 6 ft · blooms June–September
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Sideoats Grama
Bouteloua curtipendula
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Part Shade, Sun · to 3 ft · blooms June–November
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
Plant records as of 2026-09-26.
About this data
“Native” means the USDA lists the plant as native to the region, and it has been recorded in this state. Records come from USDA PLANTS county and state data.
Why some counties look empty. A county with few or no records usually hasn't been surveyed much — it doesn't mean few plants grow there. Try a neighboring county or the whole state.
Rare plants. County locations of rare and at-risk plants are withheld, and they are never featured here, to protect them.
Safety. Hazard data is incomplete. Check a plant's safety notes in the tool before planting where children or pets play.
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