Plant Species that are Native to Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa
Click on each picture below to learn more about that species! Species are alphabetical by Latin name.
Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)
Bush's Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe bushii)
Purple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe involucrata)
Tall Bellflower (Campanula americana)
Palm Sedge (Carex muskingumensis)
Virgin's Bower (Clematis virginiana)
Rocky Mountain Bee Plant (Cleomella serrulata)
Blue Mist Flower (Conoclinium coelestinum)
Lance-leaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea)
Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida)
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Virginia Wild Rye (Elymus virginicus)
Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)
Blanket Flower (Gaillardia pulchella)
Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum)
Pale Jewelweed (Impatiens pallida)
Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)
Bradbury Bee Balm (Monarda bradburiana)
Missouri Evening Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa)
Calico Beardtongue (Penstemon calycosus)
Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis)
Large-flowered Beardtongue (Penstemon grandiflorus)
Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)
Self-Heal (Prunella vulgaris)
Upright Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera)
Gray-headed Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba)
Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis)
Wild Petunia (Ruellia humilis)
Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)
Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Woodland Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum)
Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum)
Missouri Goldenrod (Solidago missouriensis)
Gray Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis)
Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis)
Coralberry (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus)
Heart-Leaf Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium)
Drummond's Aster (Symphotrichum drummondii)
Calico Aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum)
Sky Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum oolentangiense)
Prairie Spiderwort (Tradescantia bracteata)
Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta)
White Vervain (Verbena urticifolia)
Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea)
Thank you to our members Janette Foust, Cathy Prettyman, Laurel Hamilton, Nancy Scott, Amanda Stastny, Lance Brisbois, Drew Granville, and Amanda Angle for their photo contributions!