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Native Plants of Illinois
893 plants are native to Illinois in our database (native range from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants). Explore the species below, then study them with region-filtered flashcards and quizzes.
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Illinois's native flora
- Acalypha persimilishornbeam copperleafEuphorbiaceae
- Acalypha rhomboideacommon three-seeded mercuryEuphorbiaceae
- Acer negundoBox elderSapindaceae
- Acer nigrumblack mapleSapindaceae
- Acer rubrumred mapleSapindaceae
- Acer rubrum 'October Glory'october glory red maple treeSapindaceae
- Acer saccharinumsilver mapleSapindaceae
- Acer saccharumsugar mapleSapindaceae
- Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain'green mountain sugar maple treeSapindaceae
- Actaea pachypodawhite baneberryRanunculaceae
- Actaea racemosablack cohoshRanunculaceae
- Actaea rubrared baneberryRanunculaceae
- Adiantum pedatumnorthern maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Adoxa moschatellinamoschatelViburnaceae
- Aesculus flavayellow buckeyeSapindaceae
- Aesculus glabraOhio buckeyeSapindaceae
- Aesculus paviared buckeyeSapindaceae
- Agalinis purpureapurple false foxgloveOrobanchaceae
- Agalinis tenuifoliaslender false foxgloveOrobanchaceae
- Agastache foeniculumanise hyssopLamiaceae
- Ageratina altissima 'Chocolate'chocolate white snakerootAsteraceae
- Agrimonia gryposepalatall hairy agrimonyRosaceae
- Agrimonia parvifloraswamp agrimonyRosaceae
- Allium canadenseCanadian meadow garlicAmaryllidaceae
- Allium cernuumnodding onionAmaryllidaceae
- Allium tricoccumwide leekAmaryllidaceae
- Alnus incanamountain alderBetulaceae
- Alnus serrulatasmooth alderBetulaceae
- Ambrosia artemisiifoliacommon ragweedAsteraceae
- Ambrosia psilostachyawestern ragweedAsteraceae
- Ambrosia trifidagiant ragweedAsteraceae
- Amelanchier arboreacommon serviceberryRosaceae
- Amorpha canescensleadplantFabaceae
- Amorpha fruticosafalse indigo bushFabaceae
- Ampelopsis cordataheart leaf peppervineVitaceae
- Amphiachyris dracunculoidesprairie broomweedAsteraceae
- Amphicarpaea bracteataAmerican hog-peanutFabaceae
- Amsonia tabernaemontanaeastern bluestarApocynaceae
- Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifoliawillow-leaf bluestarApocynaceae
- Anaphalis margaritaceapearly everlastingAsteraceae
- Anasa tristissquash bugCoreidae
- Anatherum virginicumbroomsedge bluestemPoaceae
- Andersonglossum virginianumwild comfreyBoraginaceae
- Andromeda polifoliabog rosemaryEricaceae
- Andropogon gerardibig bluestemPoaceae
- Andropogon gerardiibig bluestemPoaceae
- Anemonastrum canadensecanada anemoneRanunculaceae
- Anemone virginianatall thimbleweedRanunculaceae
- Angelica atropurpureapurple-stemmed angelicaApiaceae
- Antennaria neglectafield pussytoesAsteraceae
- Antennaria parliniiParlin's pussytoesAsteraceae
- Antennaria plantaginifoliaplantain-leaved pussytoesAsteraceae
- Anticlea elegansmountain deathcamasMelanthiaceae
- Apios americanaAmerican groundnutFabaceae
- Aplectrum hyemaleputty rootOrchidaceae
- Apocynum androsaemifoliumspreading dogbaneApocynaceae
- Apocynum cannabinumhemp dogbaneApocynaceae
- Apocynum × floribundumintermediate dogbaneApocynaceae
- Aquilegia canadensiswild columbineRanunculaceae
- Arabidopsis lyratalyreleaf rockcressBrassicaceae