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Native plants in Sioux City

105 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

24 of them need no watering beyond Sioux City’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Red Oak

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Photo: Peter · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Redcedar

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana

Photo: Jonathan Layman · CC BY 4.0

Bur Oak

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

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

American Hophornbeam

American Hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

Photo: Nick Kleinschmidt · CC BY 4.0

Thornless Honeylocust

Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

No watering needed Photo: 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 Walnut

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra

Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0

American Plum

American Plum

Prunus americana

No watering needed Photo: Curtis Drake · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Cottonwood

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

Photo: Justin Donahue · CC BY 4.0

Peachleaf Willow

Peachleaf Willow

Salix amygdaloides

No watering needed Photo: Jeff Hansen · CC BY 4.0

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Movement and texture

Big Bluestem

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardi

No watering needed

Indiangrass

Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Buffalograss

Buffalograss

Bouteloua dactyloides

No watering needed

Switchgrass

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Canada Wild Rye

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0

Bottlebrush Grass

Bottlebrush Grass

Elymus hystrix

Photo: Skyler Principe · 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

Rosy Sedge

Rosy Sedge

Carex rosea

Photo: Jeremy Atherton · CC BY 4.0

Fox Sedge

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Reed Canary Grass

Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

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

Woolly Sedge

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

Photo: Patrice Dupont · CC BY 4.0

Perennials66

Seasonal colour

Swamp Milkweed

Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Photo: Mike Gooley · CC0 1.0

Foxglove Beardtongue

Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

Photo: Bob Schwartz · CC BY 4.0

Obedient Plant

Obedient Plant

Physostegia virginiana

Photo: Andrew St. Paul · CC BY 4.0

Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

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

Common Sneezeweed

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Common Milkweed

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Photo: Dilrukshan Priyantha Wijesinghe · CC BY 4.0

Sweet Joe-Pye Weed

Sweet Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum

Photo: Jason Swanson · CC0 1.0

Heath Aster

Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides

No watering needed Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0

Aromatic Aster

Aromatic Aster

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

No watering needed Photo: Brian Dickerson · CC0 1.0

Smooth Blue Aster

Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

No watering needed Photo: Solomiya · CC BY 4.0

Prairie Blazing Star

Prairie Blazing Star

Liatris pycnostachya

Photo: Briggs Armstrong · CC BY 4.0

Pinnate Prairie Coneflower

Pinnate Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida pinnata

Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Purple Prairie Clover

Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

No watering needed Photo: 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 needed Photo: Norm Herr · CC0 1.0

White Wild Indigo

White Wild Indigo

Baptisia alba

Photo: sblumen · CC BY 4.0

Virginia mountain mint

Virginia mountain mint

Pycnanthemum virginianum

Photo: infiniteuniverse · CC0 1.0

Spotted Joe-Pye Weed

Spotted Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium maculatum

Photo: Ian Whyte · CC0 1.0

Pitcher Sage

Pitcher Sage

Salvia azurea

No watering needed Photo: John Kees · CC0 1.0

Prairie Ironweed

Prairie Ironweed

Vernonia fasciculata

Photo: aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0

Common Yarrow

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Mexican Hat

Mexican Hat

Ratibida columnifera

No watering needed Photo: Theresa Strickler · CC BY 4.0

Canada Goldenrod

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Photo: Ulrik Andreassen · CC BY 4.0

Boneset

Boneset

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Photo: Stari Plativky · CC0 1.0

Cup Plant

Cup Plant

Silphium perfoliatum

Photo: Denise Elmer · CC BY 4.0

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 needed Photo: Katherine Teresa · CC0 1.0

Vines5

Verticals and screens

Virginia Creeper

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

American Bittersweet

American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens

Photo: Owen McElroy · CC0 1.0

Hedge Bindweed

Hedge Bindweed

Calystegia sepium

Photo: Arnim Littek · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Poison Ivy

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

Photo: Ryan · CC0 1.0

Bristly Greenbrier

Bristly Greenbrier

Smilax tamnoides

Photo: Vince Hale · CC0 1.0

Succulents1

Dry and architectural

Soapweed Yucca

Soapweed Yucca

Yucca glauca

No watering needed Photo: Emily Geest · CC BY 4.0

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