List of Missouri native plants

Geobotanically, Missouri belongs to the North American Atlantic Region, and spans all three floristic provinces that make up the region: the state transitions from the deciduous forest of the Appalachian Province to the grasslands of the North American Prairies Province in the west and northwest, and the northward extension of the Mississippi embayment places the bootheel in the [

Wildflowers, grasses, and other nonwoody plants

The wildflowers, grasses, and other nonwoody plants growing in Missouri include the following:^[1]

Adam and Eve Orchid (Aplectrum hyemale)
Adder's Tongue Ophioglossum spp.
- Engelmann’s adder’s tongue (Ophum engelmannii)
- Southern adder’s tongue (Ophioglossum vulgatum)
- Bulbous adder’s tongue (Ophioglossum crotalophoroides)
- Stalked adder’s tongue (Ophioglossum petiolatum)
American Feverfew (Parthenium integrifolium)
American Germander (Teucrium canadense)
American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea)
American Water Willow (Justicia americana)
Ashy Sunflower (Helianthus mollis)
Autumn Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
Bastard Toadflax (Comandra umbellata (formerly C. richardsiana))
Beaked Hawkweed (Hieracium gronovii)
Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardi)

The trees and shrubs growing in Missouri include the following:^[2]