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Native plants in Lincoln

88 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

21 of them need no watering beyond Lincoln’s own rainfall

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Trees17

Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Carolina Sweetheart'

Red Oak

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Photo: Peter · CC BY 4.0
Eastern Redcedar

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana 'Idyllwild'

Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0
Bur Oak

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0
Sensation Boxelder

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Common Hackberry

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Photo: Dávid Horváth · CC BY 4.0
American Linden

American Linden

Tilia americana

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0
Kentucky Coffeetree

Kentucky Coffeetree

Gymnocladus dioicus

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0
Thornless Honeylocust

Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

No watering neededPhoto: Liviu Chiriac · CC0 1.0
Silver Maple

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

Photo: Jacob Buchanan · CC0 1.0
American Elm

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0
Black Cherry

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Photo: Михайло Жук · CC0 1.0
Black Walnut

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra

Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0
American Plum

American Plum

Prunus americana

No watering neededPhoto: Curtis Drake · CC BY 4.0
Siouxland Cottonless Poplar

Siouxland Cottonless Poplar

Populus deltoides 'Siouxland'

Black Willow

Black Willow

Salix nigra

Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs9

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

American Elderberry

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0
Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0
New Jersey Tea

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

Photo: Dan Wilder · CC0 1.0
Smooth Sumac

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

Photo: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0
Coralberry

Coralberry

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Photo: Brand R · CC BY 4.0
American Plum

American Plum

Prunus americana

No watering neededPhoto: Curtis Drake · CC BY 4.0
Leadplant

Leadplant

Amorpha canescens 'Wisconsin form'

Pawnee Buttes Western Sandcherry

Pawnee Buttes Western Sandcherry

Prunus besseyi 'Pawnee Buttes'

No watering needed

Grasses19

Little Bluestem

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0
'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii 'Rain Dance'

No watering needed
Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans 'Golden Sunset Yellow'

Purple Love Grass

Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

No watering neededPhoto: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0
Switchgrass

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0
Honeycomb Blue Grama Grass

Honeycomb Blue Grama Grass

Bouteloua gracilis 'Honeycomb'

No watering needed
Sideoats Grama

Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

No watering neededPhoto: Andrea Grover · CC BY 4.0
Canada Wild Rye

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

No watering neededPhoto: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0
Path Rush

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0
Virginia Wild Rye

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0
Eastern Gamagrass

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0
Rosy Sedge

Rosy Sedge

Carex rosea

Photo: Jeremy Atherton · CC BY 4.0
Whitetinge Sedge

Whitetinge Sedge

Carex albicans

Photo: hr_dragonfly · CC BY 4.0
Fox Sedge

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0
Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

Photo: Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0
Shortbeak Sedge

Shortbeak Sedge

Carex brevior

Photo: Summit Metro Parks · CC BY 4.0
Copper Shouldered Oval Sedge

Copper Shouldered Oval Sedge

Carex bicknellii

Photo: aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0
Woolly Sedge

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

Photo: Patrice Dupont · CC BY 4.0

Perennials43

Butterfly Weed

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

Photo: k2018lena · CC0 1.0
Cinderella Milkweed

Cinderella Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'

Obedient Plant Miss Manners

Obedient Plant Miss Manners

Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'

Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0
New England Aster Harringtons Pink

New England Aster Harringtons Pink

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Harringtons Pink'

Wild Bergamot

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Photo: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0
Eastern Red Columbine

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Photo: Craig Hensley · CC BY 4.0
False Sunflower

False Sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

Photo: W Rao · CC BY 4.0
Woodland Phlox

Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata

Photo: Jacqueline Raiford · CC BY 4.0
Common Milkweed

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Photo: Dilrukshan Priyantha Wijesinghe · CC BY 4.0
Rough Gayfeather

Rough Gayfeather

Liatris aspera

Photo: florawhite · CC BY 4.0
Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'

No watering needed
Aromatic Aster

Aromatic Aster

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

No watering neededPhoto: Brian Dickerson · CC0 1.0
Smooth Blue Aster

Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

No watering neededPhoto: Solomiya · CC BY 4.0
Purple Prairie Clover

Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

No watering neededPhoto: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 1.0
Solomon's Seal

Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum

Photo: Shelby Lyn Sanders · CC BY 4.0
Purple Poppy Mallow

Purple Poppy Mallow

Callirhoe involucrata

No watering neededPhoto: Norm Herr · CC0 1.0
White Wild Indigo

White Wild Indigo

Baptisia alba

Photo: sblumen · CC BY 4.0
Wild Petunia

Wild Petunia

Ruellia humilis

Photo: Michael Burdsall · CC0 1.0
Plains Coreopsis Tickseed

Plains Coreopsis Tickseed

Coreopsis tinctoria

No watering neededPhoto: Texas Bird Family · CC BY 4.0
Pitcher Sage

Pitcher Sage

Salvia azurea 'Grandiflora'

No watering needed
Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower

Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower

Echinacea angustifolia

No watering neededPhoto: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0
Prairie Ironweed

Prairie Ironweed

Vernonia fasciculata

Photo: aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0
Common Yarrow

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0
White Sagebrush

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

No watering needed
Cup Plant

Cup Plant

Silphium perfoliatum

Photo: Denise Elmer · CC BY 4.0
Jack-in-the-pulpit

Jack-in-the-pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

Photo: jogarton · CC0 1.0
Wild Strawberry

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Photo: maureen_c-m · CC BY 4.0
Common Blue Violet

Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

Photo: Ryan Donnelly · CC BY 4.0
Whorled Milkweed

Whorled Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata

No watering neededPhoto: Katherine Teresa · CC0 1.0
Stiff Goldenrod

Stiff Goldenrod

Solidago rigida

Photo: Kallum McDonald · CC0 1.0
Snowbank Boltonia

Snowbank Boltonia

Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank'

Vines2

Virginia Creeper

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0
American Bittersweet

American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens 'Mix'

Ferns1

Water Clover

Water Clover

Marsilea vestita

Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

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