Rare Plants in Minnesota
This is not a complete list, but we're working on it! To learn more about rare species in Minnesota, visit the MN Department of Natural Resources Rare Species Guide.
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Erythronium propullansDwarf Trout Lily
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Eupatorium sessilifoliumUpland Boneset
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Euphrasia hudsonianaHudson Bay Eyebright
(Special Concern) -
Fimbristylis autumnalisSlender Fimbry
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Floerkea proserpinacoidesFalse Mermaid
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Gaillardia aristataBlanketflower
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Gaylussacia baccataBlack Huckleberry
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Gentiana affinisPleated Gentian
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Gymnocarpium robertianumNorthern Oak Fern
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Gymnocladus dioicusKentucky Coffee Tree
(Special Concern) -
Hamamelis virginianaWitch Hazel
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Hammarbya paludosaBog Adder's-mouth
(Endangered) -
Hasteola suaveolensSweet-smelling Indian Plantain
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Helianthus nuttalliiNuttall's Sunflower
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Heteranthera limosaBlue Mud Plantain
(Threatened) -
Homalosorus pycnocarposNarrow-leaved Spleenwort
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Hudsonia tomentosaBeach Heather
(Threatened) -
Huperzia appressaAppalachian Firmoss
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Huperzia porophilaRock Firmoss
(Threatened) -
Hydrastis canadensisGolden Seal
(Endangered) -
Hydrocotyle americanaAmerican Water Pennywort
(Special Concern) -
Iodanthus pinnatifidusPurple Rocket
(Endangered) -
Isoetes melanopodaPrairie Quillwort
(Endangered) -
Jeffersonia diphyllaTwinleaf
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Juglans cinereaButternut
(Endangered) -
Juncus articulatusJointed Rush
(Endangered) -
Juncus marginatusGrassleaf Rush
(Endangered) -
Juncus stygiusBog Rush
(Special Concern) -
Juniperus horizontalisCreeping Juniper
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Lechea tenuifoliaNarrowleaf Pinweed
(Endangered) -
Leersia lenticularisCatchfly Grass
(Threatened) -
Lespedeza leptostachyaPrairie Bush Clover
(Threatened) -
Limosella aquaticaMudwort
(Special Concern) -
Littorella americanaAmerican Shoreweed
(Special Concern) -
Luzula parvifloraSmall-flowered Woodrush
(Threatened) -
Lysimachia quadrifoliaWhorled Loosestrife
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Malaxis monophyllosWhite Adder's-mouth
(Special Concern) -
Marsilea vestitaHairy Water Clover
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Melica nitensThree-flowered Melic
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Minuartia dawsonensisRock Sandwort
(Threatened)

