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.
Prairie, October 2022 Oronoco Prairie SNA
Downy gentianOronoco PrairieStiff gentian
Woods and Prairies, September 2022 Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Lebanon Hills Park Reserve, Alimagnet Park, Great River Bluffs State Park, King’s and Queen’s Bluff SNA, Mound Prairie SNA, Magelsson Bluff, Morton Outcrops SNA, Cedar Rock SNA, Yellow Bank Hills SNA
Cedar Swamps, Bogs, Woods, and Wetter Places, August 2022 Clearwater County, state protected area, Auggie’s Bogwalk, St. Louis County, Kissick Swamp State Wildlife Area, WI, Norway Point Bottomlands State Wildlife Area, WI, Badoura Jack Pine Woodland SNA, LaSalle Lake SNA, Iron Springs Bog SNA
Bog adder’s mouth (2)Swamp thistleNorthern bog asterBog adder’s mouthBog adder’s mouthWhite turtleheadSpotted Joe-pye weedRose twisted-stalk with berriesWidow skimmer dragonflyPurple pitcher plant bloomAmerican white water-lilyBog rosemaryFungiRannoch-rush in seedHooded ladies’-tressesSwamp milkweed with podsPoke milkweed with podOval-leaf milkweed with podGhost pipeBroad-leaf arrowheadStiff clubmossRound-leaved sundewBog cranberryPurple pitcher plantGreat Lakes gentianPoke milkweed podsFalse Solomon’s seal fruitJewelweedDrooping trillium fruitSpur gentianBunchberrySnowberryBearberryLowbush blueberryEastern teaberryMarsh bellflower
Prairie and Roadsides, August 2022 Western Prairie SNA, Hwy 71, Todd County, Hwy 9, Wilkin County, Cottonwood River Prairie SNA, Rock Ridge SNA, Prairie Bush Clover Prairie SNA, Crex Meadows, WI, Pembina Trail SNA, Western Prairie SNA, Richard M. and Mathilde Rice Elliot SNA, Otter Tail Prairie SNA, Roscoe Prairie SNA
Prairie blazing starSwamp lousewortDotted blazing starBlue vervainGrey-headed coneflowerPurple prairie cloverPrairie onionKalm’s lobeliaNorthern blazing starSpotted Joe-pye weedShowy milkweedRound-headed bush cloverPrairie bush cloverWild bergamotButterfly-weed in podRough blazing star, white varietyStiff goldenrodRound-headed bush cloverRough blazing starBottle gentianStiff gentianCream gentianGreat blue lobeliaMonarch tree at Otter Tail PrairieLesser fringed gentianNorthern blazing star with monarchPearly everlastingStiff goldenrodPleated gentian
North Shore, Fens and Wetter Places, July 2022 Icelandite Coastal Fen SNA, Fall River Patterned Peatland, Sugarloaf Cove SNA
Prairie, June 2022 Grey Cloud Dunes SNA, Murphy Hanrehan, Blanketflower Prairie SNA, Western Prairie SNA, Bonanza Prairie SNA, Big Stone National Wildlife Refug
Woods, June 2022 Ney Nature Center, Vale WMA, Falls Creek SNA
Wild geraniumFalse Solomon’s sealWood phloxDowny rattlesnake plantain in budBluebead lilyStarflowerLily-leaved twayblade in budLily-leaved twaybladeLily-leaved twaybladeBloodroot leafCanada mayflower
Prairie, May 2022 Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA, Magelsson Park, Hayden Prairie, Iron Horse SNA, Mound Prairie SNA, Red Rock Prairie Preserve, Rock Ridge Prairie SNA, Cottonwood River Prairie SNA, Joseph A. Tauer SNA, Lost Valley Prairie SNA, Grey Cloud Dunes SNA, Savage Fen SNA
Prairie smoke, early blossomWood betonyBirdfoot violetWood Betony, May 21Edible valerian, May 21Birdfoot violet, May 21Large-flowered penstemon, May 21Hayden Prairie, May 21Edible valerianEdible valerian, May 21Bastard toadflax, May 21Plains wild indigo, May 21Prairie shooting star, May 21Prairie violet, May 21Swamp saxifrageStarry false Solomon’s sealYellow star grassPasqueflower, May 21Carolina puccoonRobin’s plantain, May 21Prairie smoke, May 21What grass?Long-bracted spiderwort, May 29Violet wood sorrel, May 29White wild onion, May 29Field chickweed, May 28Fringed puccoonPrairie smoke, May 29Large-flowered penstemon, May 29Golden Alexanders, May 30Bastard toadflax, May 30Yellow wood sorrel, May 30Starry false Solomon’s seal, May 30
Woods, May 2022 Minnehaha Creek, Choice WMA, Rustic Road, WI, Zumbro Falls Woods SNA, Crystal Springs SNA, Wykoff Balsam Fir SNA, Falls Creek SNA, Carley State Park, Pioneer Park, Mary Schmidt Crawford SNA
Bloodroot, May 3Bloodroot, May 3Eastern false rue anemone, May 4Bloodroot, May 4, a bloodroot superbloom!Bloodroot, May 4White trout lily, May 4Large-flowered trillium, May 4Cutleaf toothwort, May 4Marsh marigold, May 4Bellwort, May 7Round-leaved hepatica, May 7Twinleaf beginning, May 7Mayapple, May 7Squirrel corn, May 7Yellow trout lily, May 7Sharp-lobed hepatica, May 7Spring beauty, May 7Dutchman’s breeches, May 7Habitat, May 7LeatherleafSpreading Jacob’s ladderPussytoesRue anemoneRose-twisted stalkDrooping trilliumLyre-leaved rock crestEastern false rue anemoneHispid buttercupSmooth Solomon’s sealCanada mayflowerBlue cohoshSessile-leaf bellwort, May 15Bluebead lily, May 15Wild geranium, May 15Wood anemone, May 15 Jack-in-the-pulpit, May Wood PhloxCarley State ParkBluebells and anemones, May 14Jeweled shooting star, May 14Rose-twisted stalk, May 14Downy rattlesnake plantain, May 14Nodding trillium, May 14Bishop’s cap, May 14Twinleaf, May 14Large-flowered trillium, May 21Showy orchis, May 21Columbine, May 21Puttyroot leaves and seedpods, May 28Nodding trillium, May 28
Prairie, April 2022 Grey Cloud Dunes SNA, Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA, River Terrace Prairie SNA, Nine Mile Creek Bloomington, Mound Prairie SNA
Pasqueflower, April 2British soldier lichenBritish soldier lichenKellogg-Weaver Dunes SNAPasqueflower, April 9McKnight Prairie, April 9Pasqueflower, April 18Wood Betony, April 27Jeweled shooting star, April 27Puccooon, April 27Lyre-leaved rock cress, April 27Wood Betony, April 27
Woods, April 2022 Rustic Road, WI, Townsend Woods SNA, MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge, State Forest Land in Houston Co., Crosby Farm Regional Park, Hidden Falls Regional Park
Eastern false rue anemone, April 2Snow trillium, April 2Trout lily, April 2Snow trillium, April 18Hepatica, sharp-lobed, April 23Dutchman’s breeches, April 23Canadian wild ginger, April 23Ramps, April 23White trout lily, April 23Lichen, April 23Cutleaf toothwort, April 23Snow trillium, April 23Virginia waterleaf, April 23Snow trillium, April 23Showy orchis, April 27Showy orchis, April 27Downy rattlesnake plantain, April 27Some kind of violet? April 27Round-lobed hepatica and bloodroot in bud, April 27Marsh marigold, April 30Skunk cabbage, April 30Bloodroot, April 30Eastern false rue-anemone, April 30Canadian wild ginger, April 30Dutchman’s breeches, April 30Trillium, April 30Ramps. April 30Bloodroot, April 30
Woods and Prairie, March 2022 Minnehaha Creek, Grey Cloud Dunes SNA
Skunk cabbage, March 4We saw skunk cabbage!Pasqueflower on the way, March 19