North America
Native Plants of Iowa
710 plants are native to Iowa 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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Iowa's native flora
- Abies balsameabalsam firPinaceae
- Abies balsamea 'Nana'dwarf balsam firPinaceae
- 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
- Acer spicatummountain mapleSapindaceae
- Acmispon americanusSpanish cloverFabaceae
- Aconitum columbianumcolumbian monkshoodRanunculaceae
- Actaea pachypodawhite baneberryRanunculaceae
- Actaea rubrared baneberryRanunculaceae
- Adiantum pedatumnorthern maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Adoxa moschatellinamoschatelViburnaceae
- Aesculus glabraOhio 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
- Ambrosia artemisiifoliacommon ragweedAsteraceae
- Ambrosia psilostachyawestern ragweedAsteraceae
- Ambrosia trifidagiant ragweedAsteraceae
- Amelanchier arboreacommon serviceberryRosaceae
- Amorpha canescensleadplantFabaceae
- Ampelopsis cordataheart leaf peppervineVitaceae
- Amphiachyris dracunculoidesprairie broomweedAsteraceae
- Amphicarpaea bracteataAmerican hog-peanutFabaceae
- Amsonia tabernaemontanaeastern bluestarApocynaceae
- Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifoliawillow-leaf bluestarApocynaceae
- Anaphalis margaritaceapearly everlastingAsteraceae
- Anatherum virginicumbroomsedge bluestemPoaceae
- Andropogon gerardibig bluestemPoaceae
- Andropogon gerardiibig bluestemPoaceae
- Anemonastrum canadensecanada anemoneRanunculaceae
- Anemone virginianatall thimbleweedRanunculaceae
- Angelica atropurpureapurple-stemmed angelicaApiaceae
- Antennaria neglectafield pussytoesAsteraceae
- Antennaria parliniiParlin's pussytoesAsteraceae
- Antennaria parvifoliasmall-leaf 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
- Aralia nudicauliswild sarsaparillaAraliaceae
- Aralia racemosaAmerican spikenardAraliaceae