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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Buchloe dactyloidesBuffalo Grass
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Calamagrostis montanensisPlains Reedgrass
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Calamagrostis purpurascensPurple Reedgrass
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Caltha natansFloating Marsh Marigold
(Endangered) -
Cardamine pratensisCuckoo Flower
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Carex annectensYellow-fruit Sedge
(Special Concern) -
Carex careyanaCarey's Sedge
(Endangered) -
Carex conjunctaSoft Fox Sedge
(Threatened) -
Carex davisiiDavis' Sedge
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Carex exilisCoastal Sedge
(Special Concern) -
Carex flavaYellow Sedge
(Special Concern) -
Carex formosaHandsome Sedge
(Endangered) -
Carex garberiElk Sedge
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Carex grayiGray's Sedge
(Special Concern) -
Carex halliiHall's Sedge
(Special Concern) -
Carex hookeranaHooker's Sedge
(Special Concern) -
Carex jamesiiJames' Sedge
(Threatened) -
Carex laevivaginataSmooth-sheathed Sedge
(Threatened) -
Carex laxiculmisSpreading Sedge
(Threatened) -
Carex mediaIntermediate Sedge
(Special Concern) -
Carex michauxianaMichaux's Sedge
(Special Concern) -
Carex muskingumensisMuskingum Sedge
(Special Concern) -
Carex novae-angliaeNew England Sedge
(Threatened) -
Carex obtusataBlunt Sedge
(Special Concern) -
Carex ormostachyaNecklace Spike Sedge
(Special Concern) -
Carex pallescensPale Sedge
(Endangered) -
Carex plantagineaPlantain-leaved Sedge
(Endangered) -
Carex praticolaNorthern Meadow Sedge
(Special Concern) -
Carex rossiiRoss' Sedge
(Threatened) -
Carex scirpoideaNorthern Single-spike Sedge
(Special Concern) -
Carex sterilisSterile Sedge
(Threatened) -
Carex typhinaCattail Sedge
(Special Concern) -
Carex xeranticaWhitescale Sedge
(Special Concern) -
Castilleja septentrionalisNorthern Paintbrush
(Endangered) -
Chrysosplenium iowenseIowa Golden Saxifrage
(Endangered) -
Cirsium pumilum var. hilliiHill's Thistle
(Special Concern) -
Cladium mariscoidesSmooth Sawgrass
(Special Concern) -
Commelina erectaSlender Dayflower
(Endangered) -
Coryphantha viviparaPincushion Cactus
(Endangered) -
Crataegus douglasiiBlack Hawthorn
(Special Concern)