Status of Minnesota Native Wildflowers :State Endangered : A species is considered endangered if the species is threatened with extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range within Minnesota.State Threatened : A species is considered threatened if the species is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range within Minnesota.State Special Concern : A species is considered a species of special concern if, although the species is not endangered or threatened, it is extremely uncommon in Minnesota, or has unique or highly specific habitat requirements and deserves careful monitoring of its status. Species on the periphery of their range that are not listed as threatened may be included in this category along with those species that were once threatened or endangered but now have increasing or protected, stable populations.Federally Threatened: A species is likely to become endangered nationally within the foreseeable future.
November 2024Louisville Swamp , Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Sumac Putty-root leaves American bittersweet Horse gentian Lichens
October 2024Morton Outcrops SNA , Gneiss Outcrops SNA
Lichen Brittle prickly pear cactus Plains prickly pear cactus Lichen
September 2024Morgan Coulee Prairie State Natural Area Wisconsin , Lost Valley Prairie SNA , Roscoe Prairie SNA
Lesser fringed gentian Aromatic aster New England aster
Purple pitcher plant Rose pogonia in seed Smooth blue aster
Great Plains ladies’-tresses Sky-blue aster Silky aster Panicled aster Heath aster Awl aster Downy gentain Stiff gentian Showy goldenrod Canada goldenrod
August 2024Ripley Esker SNA , Paul Bunyan Savanna , Badoura Jack Pine Woodland SNA , Partch Woods SNA , Redwyn Dunes and Nature Sanctuary MI , George Hite Dunes and Marsh Preserve, MI , Hwy 56 in Mower County Minnesota, Lake Louise State Park , Iron Horse Prairie SNA , Hythecker Prairie SNA , Oronoco Prairie SNA , Babbitt, MN
Cream gentian Poke milkweed seedpods White turtlehead Great blue lobelia Bottle gentian Spotted Joe-pye weed Glaucous white lettuce Showy goldnerod Northern blazing star Rough blazing star with orange sulphur butterfly Great Lakes gentian (Phyllis saw and photographed in Babbitt, MN)
Grass-leaved goldenrod Common boneset Kalm’s lobelia Hooded Ladies’-tressess Bog goldenrod Flat-topped aster Western rattlesnake plantain in MI
Smooth fleabane Eastern teaberry Hill’s thistle Early goldenrod Tesselated rattlesnake plantain Big bluestem Round-headed bush clover Curlycup gumweed Woodland sunflower Spotted Joe-pye weed Halberd-leaved rose mallow Lesser rattlesnake plantain
July 2024Grey Cloud Dunes SNA , Lost Valley Prairie SNA , Taconite Harbor , Temperance River State Park , Horseshoe Bay , Myhr Creek Ridge SNA, Spring Beauty Northern Hardwoods SNA , Hovland Woods SNA , Cascade River State Park , Tettegouche State Park, Antelope Valley SNA , Glynn Prairie SNA , Prairie Coteau SNA , Lundblad Prairie SNA , RIM Reserve , Compass Prairie SNA , Purrington Prairie SNA , Des Moines River SNA , Prairie Bush Clover SNA , Osmundson Prairie SNA , Shooting Star Prairie SNA , Lake Louise State Park , Cartney Wildlife Management Area , Mound Prairie SNA , Reno Recreation Area , Great River Bluffs State Park , Lake Winona Park
Compass plant Clasping milkweed Flowering spurge Narrow-leaved milkweed Pale touch-me-not Sweet scented Joe-pye weed American lotus
Purple prairie clover Gray-headed coneflower Rough blazing star Cylindric blazing star Partridge pea Silky prairie clover Flowering spurge Hoary vervain Wild bergamot Anise hyssop Whorled milkweed Stiff sunflower Prairie sunflower Curlycup Gumweed Grey Cloud Dunes SNA
Lesser rattlesnake plantain Platanthera huronesis Bunchberry Hairy goldenrod Pearly everlasting Loesel’s twayblade Stemless Lady’s-slipper Platanthera orbiculata Twinflower Early coralroot Spotted coralroot Western spotted coralroot Platanthera clavelata No spotted Western spotted coralroot Shinleaf Pink pyrola Lesser purple fringed orchid One-flowered pyrola Bog goldenrod Green-flowered pyrola Platanthera aquilonis Bristly sarsaparilla Northern paintbrush Shrubby cinquefoil Kalm’s lobelia Butterwort Common niebark Three-toothed cinquefoil Bunchberry in fruit Upland white goldenrod Ragged fringed orchid
False sunflower Tall cinquefoil White beardtongue Foxtail barley Gray-headed coneflower Marsh hedge nettle Prairie rose Showy milkweed Sullivant’s milkweed White prairie clover Thimbleweed Western snowberry False gromwell Butterflyweed Pale-spike lobelia White wild Indigo Wood lily Swamp milkweed Poke milkweed Nodding wild onion Whorled milkweed Narrow-leaved purple coneflower Western prairie fringed orchid Wild licorice Culver’s root Green milkweed, curly Michigan lily Prairie milkweed Wild quinine Black-eyed Susan Rattlesnake master Showy tick-trefoil
June 2024Western Prairie SNA, Santee Prairie SNA , Fertile Sand Hills Recreation Area , Iron Springs SNA, Badoura Jack Pine SNA , Avon Hills SNA, Roscoe Prairie SNA
Raodsides for Wildlife Two-flowered dwarf-dandelion Mountain death camas Nodding Trillium Shinleaf Northern bedstraw Prairie rose Prairie phlox Fragrant false indigo Golden Alexander’s and Fragrant false Indigo
Woolly milkweed Stemless Lady’s-slipper Early coralroot Labrador tea Ram’s-head lady’s-slipper Starflower Large yellow Lady’s-slipper Prairie Blue-eyed Grass Showy Lady’s-slipper emerging Scarlet painted cup Starry false Solomon’s seal White beardtongue Small yellow Lady’s-slipper False dandelion Small white Lady’s-slipper Golden Alexanders Heart-leaved Alexanders Slender cinquefoil Bog buckbean Forested swamp
May 2024
Carley State Park , McKnight Prairie , May 19
Prairie ragwort Large-flowered beardtongue Beach heather False Solomon’s seal Golden Alexanders Spiderwort Prairie smoke Prairie violet Mayapple Carolina puccoon Hoary puccoon Fringed puccoon
Wisconsin Rustic Road #51
Virginia waterleaf Jack-in-the-Pulpit Nodding or Drooping trillium? Drooping trillium Wild blue phlox Red baneberry Early meadow rue Two-leaf miterwort Hispid buttercup Blue cohosh Large-flowered trillium
Falls Creek SNA , Lawrence Creek SNA , May 11
Rue-anemone Hairy Solomon’s seal Wild geranium Sessile-leaf bellwort Large-flowered trillium
Sugarloaf Cove , Banning State Park May 7, 8 and 9
Early saxifrage Large-flowered trillium Bog wintergreen Virginia spring beauty Wood anemone Skunk current
Mound Prairie SNA, Shueler WMA
Plains wild Indigo Downy paintbrush Hoary puccoon Showy orchis Downy rattlesnake plantain Sharp-lobed hepatica Yellow star-grass Jeweled shooting star Bastard toadflax Wood betony Wild blue phlox Bellwort Squirrel corn Drooping trillium Bishops cap Edible valerian Birdfoot violet
April 2024Whitewater State Park , Tamarack Nature Preserve , Crosby Farm Regional Park , Minnehaha Falls Lower Glenn Trail
Dutchman’s breeches Canadian wild ginger Cutleaf toothwort Trout lily Bloodroot Mayapple Sharp-lobed hepatica False rue anemone Spring beauty Lyre-leaved rock cress Carolina anemone Western rock jasmine Marsh marigold Virginia bluebells Twinleaf
March 2024Red Jacket Park Mankato, Minnehaha Creek Park , Kasota Preserve , Ottawa Bluff Preserve
Virginia waterleaf Skunk cabbage Snow trillium Pasqueflower Hepatica leaves False rue anemone Snow trillium
January 2024St. John’s Island, Caribbean (a winter getaway 🙂 and Helen Allison Savanna SNA
Giant milkweed Giant milkweed Turk’s cap cactus Turk’s cap cactus Spurred butterfly pea Island peacock orchid St. John’s with Island peacock orchid
Hoary frostweed 1/1/24 Spotted horsemint 1/1/24
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