Resources

Other wildflower sites

Many wildflowers and grasses that grow in Minnesota are common in other parts of North America, too. Sites with photos and information that I have found helpful are:

• Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium, University of Wisconsin
• Illinois Wildflowers, and their excellent glossary of botanical terms
• Connecticut Botanical Society
• Missouri Wildflowers
• Kansas Wildflowers
• Ontario Wildflowers
• Andy's Ontario Wildflowers
• Wildflowers of Eastern North America

Other reference sites

• Dictionary of Common Names of Great Plains Plants: What one site calls Field Sagewort, another calls Tall Wormwood. This site can help clear the confusion on common names if you have a plant's scientific name.
• USDA Plant Database: I often use the distribution maps to help identify native plants in my area.

Other links of interest

• Minnesota Native Plant Society
• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
• Ramsey County Parks and Recreation
• Minnesota Master Naturalist Program
• Kansas Native Plants: helpful information about gardening with native plants