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Native plants in Muncie

178 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

60 of them need no watering beyond Muncie’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Photo: caymanmatt · CC BY 4.0

Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Carolina Sweetheart'

No watering needed

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Pink Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida 'Rubra'

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

Photo: kedmunds11 · CC0 1.0

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Photo: Peter · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana 'Idyllwild'

No watering needed

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Photo: Robert Stegmann · CC BY 4.0

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii

No watering needed Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

Photo: Amelia Tauber · CC BY 4.0

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

Photo: TEAMVALOR786 Succulents and cacti, The future of nature is in your hands · CC BY 4.0

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

No watering needed Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

White Oak

Quercus alba

Photo: sblumen · CC BY 4.0

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Photo: Dávid Horváth · CC BY 4.0

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Photo: Bonnie Isaac · CC0 1.0

American Linden

Tilia americana

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0

Kentucky Coffeetree

Gymnocladus dioicus

No watering needed Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · CC BY 4.0

Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium

No watering needed Photo: geosesarma · CC BY 4.0

Chinkapin Oak

Quercus muehlenbergii

No watering needed Photo: Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0

American Hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

Photo: Nick Kleinschmidt · CC BY 4.0

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

Photo: John Brown · CC0 1.0

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

Photo: Mark Apgar · CC BY 4.0

Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

No watering needed Photo: Liviu Chiriac · CC0 1.0

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

Photo: Jacob Buchanan · CC0 1.0

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Photo: Михайло Жук · CC0 1.0

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra

No watering needed Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0

Shrubs25

Backbone planting

Smooth Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens

Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

Photo: jyoung2399 · CC BY 4.0

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 1.0

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Photo: Robert Stegmann · CC BY 4.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Gray Dogwood

Cornus racemosa

Photo: nathanstrem · CC BY 4.0

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · CC BY 4.0

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

Photo: Mark Richman · CC BY 4.0

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

No watering needed Photo: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0

Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium

No watering needed Photo: geosesarma · CC BY 4.0

Silky Dogwood

Cornus amomum

Photo: Elizabeth Axley · CC BY 4.0

Coralberry

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

No watering needed Photo: Brand R · CC BY 4.0

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

Photo: Mark Apgar · CC BY 4.0

Mapleleaf Viburnum

Viburnum acerifolium

Photo: Will McFarland · CC BY 4.0

Swamp Rose

Rosa palustris

Photo: Andy Wilson · CC0 1.0

American Plum

Prunus americana

No watering needed Photo: Curtis Drake · CC BY 4.0

Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

Photo: swords · CC0 1.0

Washington Hawthorn

Crataegus phaenopyrum

Photo: Rochelle Davis · CC BY 4.0

American Bladdernut

Staphylea trifolia

Photo: Jesse · CC BY 4.0

Grasses20

Movement and texture

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

No watering needed Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii 'Rain Dance'

No watering needed

Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

No watering needed Photo: Gold eagle Kroll · CC BY 4.0

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans 'Golden Sunset Yellow'

No watering needed

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

No watering needed Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Palm Sedge

Carex muskingumensis

Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan · CC0 1.0

Gray Sedge

Carex grayi

No watering needed Photo: A. G. · CC0 1.0

Creeping Sedge

Carex laxiculmis 'Hobb'

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0

Bottlebrush Grass

Elymus hystrix

Photo: Skyler Principe · CC BY 4.0

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

No watering needed Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0

Rosy Sedge

Carex rosea

Photo: Jeremy Atherton · CC BY 4.0

Whitetinge Sedge

Carex albicans

Photo: hr_dragonfly · CC BY 4.0

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

Photo: Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0

Woolgrass

Scirpus cyperinus

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Bottlebrush Sedge

Carex lurida

Photo: Steven Lamonde · CC BY 4.0

Shortbeak Sedge

Carex brevior

Photo: Summit Metro Parks · CC BY 4.0

Perennials96

Seasonal colour

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

No watering needed Photo: Rochelle Davis · CC BY 4.0

Orange Coneflower

Rudbeckia fulgida

Photo: Kristály Cravens-Liszak · CC BY 4.0

Blazing Star Gayfeather

Liatris spicata

Photo: worldbird · CC BY 4.0

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

No watering needed Photo: k2018lena · CC0 1.0

Garden Phlox

Phlox paniculata

Photo: Andy Wilson · CC0 1.0

Cinderella Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'

Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

Photo: Bob Schwartz · CC BY 4.0

Obedient Plant Miss Manners

Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Blue Wild Indigo

Baptisia australis

No watering needed Photo: Nathan May · CC BY 4.0

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

New England Aster Harringtons Pink

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Harringtons Pink'

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata

No watering needed Photo: Silvia Cova · CC0 1.0

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

No watering needed Photo: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Photo: Craig Hensley · CC BY 4.0

False Sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

No watering needed Photo: W Rao · CC BY 4.0

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0

Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata

No watering needed Photo: Jacqueline Raiford · CC BY 4.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Photo: sophia_herrmeyer · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Iris

Iris virginica 'Carl Amason'

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

No watering needed Photo: Dilrukshan Priyantha Wijesinghe · CC BY 4.0

Brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

No watering needed Photo: Alexis Williams · CC BY 4.0

Queen of the Prairie

Filipendula rubra

Photo: Tom Norton · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Bluebell

Mertensia virginica

Photo: Melinda Soltys · CC0 1.0

Sweet Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum

Photo: Jason Swanson · CC0 1.0

Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'

No watering needed

Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

No watering needed Photo: Solomiya · CC BY 4.0

Pinnate Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida pinnata

No watering needed Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum

No watering needed Photo: Shelby Lyn Sanders · CC BY 4.0

Vines3

Verticals and screens

Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans

No watering needed Photo: Bryant Brumbill-Corral · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens 'Mix'

No watering needed

Ferns6

Shade and damp

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

Photo: Jason Hill · CC BY 4.0

Christmas Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides

Photo: John Brew · CC BY 4.0

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Photo: laurawies · CC BY 4.0

Interrupted Fern

Osmunda claytoniana

Photo: Richard Littauer · CC BY 4.0

Brunswick Giant Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron 'Brunswick Giant'

Broad Beech Fern

Phegopteris hexagonoptera

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Succulents1

Dry and architectural

Whorled Stonecrop

Sedum ternatum

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

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