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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Oenothera rhombipetalaFourpoint Evening Primrose
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Opuntia macrorhizaPlains Prickly Pear
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Orobanche fasciculataClustered Broomrape
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Orobanche ludovicianaLouisiana Broomrape
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Orobanche unifloraOne-flowered Broomrape
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Oxytropis borealis var. viscidaSticky Locoweed
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Packera canaWoolly Groundsel
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Packera indecoraElegant Groundsel
(Endangered) -
Panax quinquefoliusAmerican Ginseng
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Paronychia canadensisSmooth Forked Nailwort
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Parthenium integrifoliumWild Quinine
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Pellaea atropurpureaPurple Cliff Brake
(Special Concern) -
Persicaria careyiCarey's Smartweed
(Special Concern) -
Phacelia frankliniiFranklin's Phacelia
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Phegopteris hexagonopteraBroad Beech Fern
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Phemeranthus rugospermusRough-seeded Fameflower
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Phlox maculataWild Sweet William
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Physaria ludovicianaBladderpod
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Pinguicula vulgarisButterwort
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Piptatherum canadenseCanadian Rice Grass
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Plagiobothrys scouleriSleeping Popcornflower
(Special Concern) -
Plantago elongataSlender Plantain
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Platanthera clavellataSmall Green Wood Orchid
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Platanthera flava var. herbiolaTubercled Rein Orchid
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Platanthera praeclaraWestern Prairie Fringed Orchid
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Poa paludigenaBog Bluegrass
(Threatened) -
Polanisia jamesiiJames' Polanisia
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Polemonium lacustreGreat Lakes Jacob's Ladder
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Polygala cruciataCross-leaved Milkwort
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Polystichum acrostichoidesChristmas Fern
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Polystichum brauniiBraun's Holly Fern
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Polytaenia nuttalliiPrairie Parsley
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Psoralidium tenuiflorumSlenderleaf Scurfpea
(Endangered) -
Pyrola minorSmall Shinleaf
(Special Concern) -
Quercus bicolorSwamp White Oak
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Ranunculus lapponicusLapland Buttercup
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Rhodiola integrifolia subsp. leedyiLeedy's Roseroot
(Endangered) -
Rhynchospora capillaceaNeedle Beaksedge
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Rotala ramosiorToothcup
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Rubus chamaemorusCloudberry
(Threatened)