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Native plants in Wausau

185 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

100 of them need no watering beyond Wausau’s own rainfall

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Red Maple

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Photo: caymanmatt · CC BY 4.0
Eastern Arborvitae Northern White Cedar

Eastern Arborvitae Northern White Cedar

Thuja occidentalis

Photo: Michael Naumoff · CC0 1.0
River Birch

River Birch

Betula nigra

No watering neededPhoto: wcmorton · CC0 1.0
Sugar Maple

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

Photo: kedmunds11 · CC0 1.0
Red Oak

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Photo: Peter · CC BY 4.0
Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering neededPhoto: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0
Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen

Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides 'Prairie Gold'

No watering needed
Pagoda Dogwood

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Photo: Robert Stegmann · CC BY 4.0
Common Witch Hazel

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0
Paper Birch

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Photo: Braden J. Judson · CC0 1.0
Timm Success Serviceberry

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

No watering needed
Allegheny Serviceberry

Allegheny Serviceberry

Amelanchier laevis

Photo: Michael J. Papay · CC BY 4.0
White Spruce

White Spruce

Picea glauca

Photo: robinlanark · CC0 1.0
Eastern White Pine

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

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

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

No watering needed
Bur Oak

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

No watering neededPhoto: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0
Sensation Boxelder

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Curley Canadian Hemlock

Curley Canadian Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis 'Curley'

Common Hackberry

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

No watering neededPhoto: Dávid Horváth · CC BY 4.0
American Hornbeam

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Photo: Bonnie Isaac · CC0 1.0
American Linden

American Linden

Tilia americana

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0
Balsam Fir

Balsam Fir

Abies balsamea

Photo: Lynn Harper · CC0 1.0
Nannyberry

Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago

Photo: Loïc Mathieu · CC BY 4.0
American Hophornbeam

American Hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

No watering neededPhoto: Nick Kleinschmidt · CC BY 4.0
Yellow Birch

Yellow Birch

Betula alleghaniensis

Photo: Cassidy Best · CC BY 4.0
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

No watering neededPhoto: Михайло Жук · CC0 1.0
American Plum

American Plum

Prunus americana

No watering neededPhoto: Curtis Drake · CC BY 4.0
Northern Pin Oak

Northern Pin Oak

Quercus ellipsoidalis

No watering neededPhoto: Matt Muir · CC BY 4.0
Pussy Willow

Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

Photo: swords · CC0 1.0
Black Willow

Black Willow

Salix nigra

No watering neededPhoto: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

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Ninebark

Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

Photo: jyoung2399 · CC BY 4.0
Skyrocket Juniper

Skyrocket Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis 'Skyrocket'

No watering needed
Brilliant Black Chokeberry

Brilliant Black Chokeberry

Aronia melanocarpa 'Brilliantissima'

Anise Hyssop

Anise Hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

No watering neededPhoto: aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0
Winterberry

Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 1.0
American Elderberry

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

No watering neededPhoto: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0
Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering neededPhoto: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0
Lemony Lace Elderberry

Lemony Lace Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa 'Lemony Lace'

No watering needed
Pagoda Dogwood

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Photo: Robert Stegmann · CC BY 4.0
Cutleaf Coneflower

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0
Common Witch Hazel

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0
Timm Success Serviceberry

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

No watering needed
Allegheny Serviceberry

Allegheny Serviceberry

Amelanchier laevis

Photo: Michael J. Papay · CC BY 4.0
Red Twig Dogwood

Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Red Twig'

No watering needed
Golden Swedish Juniper

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

No watering needed
Snowberry

Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

No watering neededPhoto: Owen McElroy · CC0 1.0
Gray Dogwood

Gray Dogwood

Cornus racemosa

No watering neededPhoto: nathanstrem · CC BY 4.0
American Cranberrybush

American Cranberrybush

Viburnum trilobum

No watering neededPhoto: Carol Ann McCormick · CC BY 4.0
Lowbush Blueberry

Lowbush Blueberry

Vaccinium angustifolium

Photo: Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0
Nannyberry

Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago

Photo: Loïc Mathieu · CC BY 4.0
New Jersey Tea

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

No watering neededPhoto: Dan Wilder · CC0 1.0
Wintergreen

Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens

No watering neededPhoto: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0
American Hazelnut

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

No watering neededPhoto: Mark Richman · CC BY 4.0
Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

No watering neededPhoto: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0
Smooth Sumac

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

No watering neededPhoto: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0
Kodiak Orange Diervilla

Kodiak Orange Diervilla

Diervilla lonicera 'Kodiak Orange'

Sweet Fern

Sweet Fern

Comptonia peregrina

Photo: rdell · CC0 1.0
Pasture Rose

Pasture Rose

Rosa carolina

No watering neededPhoto: Matt Schultz · CC0 1.0
Steeplebush

Steeplebush

Spiraea tomentosa

No watering neededPhoto: Kevin Achtmeyer · CC0 1.0
Partridgeberry

Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

Photo: Joe Hastings · CC BY 4.0
Broadleaf Meadowsweet

Broadleaf Meadowsweet

Spiraea alba

Photo: alicia penney · CC BY 4.0
Mapleleaf Viburnum

Mapleleaf Viburnum

Viburnum acerifolium

Photo: Will McFarland · CC BY 4.0

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Little Bluestem

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

No watering neededPhoto: 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'

No watering needed
Pennsylvania Sedge

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

No watering neededPhoto: Frog The Kermit · CC BY 4.0
Purple Love Grass

Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

No watering neededPhoto: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0
Switchgrass

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

No watering neededPhoto: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0
Seersucker Sedge

Seersucker Sedge

Carex plantaginea

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0
Canada Wild Rye

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

No watering neededPhoto: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0
Bottlebrush Grass

Bottlebrush Grass

Elymus hystrix

No watering neededPhoto: Skyler Principe · CC BY 4.0
Path Rush

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0
Tussock Sedge

Tussock Sedge

Carex stricta

Photo: Frog The Kermit · CC BY 4.0
Virginia Wild Rye

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

No watering neededPhoto: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0
Blue Joint Grass

Blue Joint Grass

Calamagrostis canadensis

Photo: mullerecology · CC BY 4.0
Fringed Sedge

Fringed Sedge

Carex crinita

Photo: Trix Niernberger · CC0 1.0
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
Woolgrass

Woolgrass

Scirpus cyperinus

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0
Comosa Sedge

Comosa Sedge

Carex comosa

Photo: infiniteuniverse · CC0 1.0
Bottlebrush Sedge

Bottlebrush Sedge

Carex lurida

Photo: Steven Lamonde · CC BY 4.0
Wood's Sedge

Wood's Sedge

Carex woodii

No watering neededPhoto: Kathleen Houlahan Chayer · CC0 1.0
Woolly Sedge

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

No watering neededPhoto: Patrice Dupont · CC BY 4.0

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Butterfly Weed

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

No watering neededPhoto: k2018lena · CC0 1.0
Anise Hyssop

Anise Hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

No watering neededPhoto: aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0
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

No watering neededPhoto: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0
New England Aster Harringtons Pink

New England Aster Harringtons Pink

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Harringtons Pink'

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata

No watering neededPhoto: Silvia Cova · CC0 1.0
Wild Bergamot

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

No watering neededPhoto: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0
Culver's root

Culver's root

Veronicastrum virginicum

No watering neededPhoto: Cazody · CC0 1.0
Eastern Red Columbine

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Photo: Craig Hensley · CC BY 4.0
False Sunflower

False Sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

No watering neededPhoto: W Rao · CC BY 4.0
Common Sneezeweed

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0
Great Blue Lobelia

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0
Woodland Phlox

Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata

No watering neededPhoto: Jacqueline Raiford · CC BY 4.0
Blue Flag Iris

Blue Flag Iris

Iris versicolor

Photo: Hungry-Sarracenia Photo · CC BY 4.0
Cutleaf Coneflower

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0
Wild Geranium

Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

No watering neededPhoto: sophia_herrmeyer · CC BY 4.0
Virginia Iris

Virginia Iris

Iris virginica 'Carl Amason'

No watering needed
Rattlesnake master

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

No watering neededPhoto: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0
Common Milkweed

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

No watering neededPhoto: Dilrukshan Priyantha Wijesinghe · CC BY 4.0
Brown-eyed Susan

Brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

No watering neededPhoto: Alexis Williams · CC BY 4.0
Rough Gayfeather

Rough Gayfeather

Liatris aspera

No watering neededPhoto: florawhite · CC BY 4.0
Virginia Bluebell

Virginia Bluebell

Mertensia virginica

No watering neededPhoto: Melinda Soltys · CC0 1.0
Smooth Blue Aster

Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

No watering neededPhoto: Solomiya · CC BY 4.0
Prairie Blazing Star

Prairie Blazing Star

Liatris pycnostachya

No watering neededPhoto: Briggs Armstrong · CC BY 4.0
Pinnate Prairie Coneflower

Pinnate Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida pinnata

No watering neededPhoto: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0
Solomon's Seal

Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum

No watering neededPhoto: Shelby Lyn Sanders · CC BY 4.0
Virginia Spiderwort

Virginia Spiderwort

Tradescantia virginiana

No watering neededPhoto: Cazody · CC0 1.0
Golden Ragwort

Golden Ragwort

Packera aurea 'Golden Ragwort'

White Wild Indigo

White Wild Indigo

Baptisia alba

No watering neededPhoto: sblumen · CC BY 4.0
Thin-leaved Mountain Mint

Thin-leaved Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Photo: Ayla · CC BY 4.0
Blue Wood Aster

Blue Wood Aster

Symphyotrichum cordifolium

Photo: Tom Norton · CC BY 4.0

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Clematis Candida

Clematis Candida

Clematis virginiana 'Candida'

Virginia Creeper

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

No watering neededPhoto: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

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Ostrich Fern

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Photo: tkr421 · CC BY 4.0
Northern Maidenhair Fern

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

Photo: Jason Hill · CC BY 4.0
Cinnamon Fern

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Photo: Erik · CC BY 4.0
Sensitive Fern

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Photo: laurawies · CC BY 4.0
Interrupted Fern

Interrupted Fern

Osmunda claytoniana

Photo: Richard Littauer · CC BY 4.0
Spinulose Wood Fern

Spinulose Wood Fern

Dryopteris carthusiana

Photo: Марина Давлетшина · CC BY 4.0
Goldie's Wood Fern

Goldie's Wood Fern

Dryopteris goldieana

Photo: Summit Metro Parks · CC BY 4.0
Oak Fern

Oak Fern

Gymnocarpium dryopteris

No watering neededPhoto: Andrew Lewis · CC BY 4.0
Cinnamon Fern

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

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