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Native plants for Bon Homme County, South Dakota

134 native plants recorded in Bon Homme County, South Dakota

The USDA plant database has 196 plants recorded growing wild in Bon Homme County. 134 of them are native to the lower 48, and 16 are introduced species that this page leaves out.

By type: 76 wildflowers and herbs, 22 grasses and sedges, 7 shrubs, 7 low woody plants, 17 trees, 5 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 57 of them (43%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Annual ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia), Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) and 6 more are also recorded as introduced.

What fits each kind of spot in Bon Homme County

SpotRated to fitRated not toUnrated
Sun all day56078
Half shade441278
Under trees263078
Heavy clay411677
Sandy, drains fast391877
Never watered322577
Stays soggy292877

Sun all day in Bon Homme County: 56 rated natives

18 wildflowers and herbs, 16 grasses and sedges, 12 trees, 4 low woody plants, 4 shrubs, 2 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

  1. Alkali buttercup (Ranunculus cymbalaria) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  2. Arumleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  3. Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  4. Missouri goldenrod (Solidago missouriensis) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  5. Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  6. Woods' rose (Rosa woodsii) low woody plants
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  7. Leadplant (Amorpha canescens) shrubs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  8. Upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Half shade in Bon Homme County: 44 rated natives

16 wildflowers and herbs, 13 grasses and sedges, 7 trees, 4 low woody plants, 3 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

  1. Arumleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
  2. Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
  3. Upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
  4. Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  5. Missouri goldenrod (Solidago missouriensis) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  6. Woods' rose (Rosa woodsii) low woody plants
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  7. Purple locoweed (Oxytropis lambertii) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance · toxicity: severe
  8. Golden currant (Ribes aureum) shrubs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Under trees in Bon Homme County: 26 rated natives

11 grasses and sedges, 9 wildflowers and herbs, 3 trees, 2 low woody plants, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

  1. Arumleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  2. Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  3. Upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  4. Purple locoweed (Oxytropis lambertii) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: severe
  5. Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) grasses and sedges
    USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  6. Common spikerush (Eleocharis palustris) grasses and sedges
    USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  7. Green needlegrass (Nassella viridula) grasses and sedges
    USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  8. Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) grasses and sedges
    USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Heavy clay in Bon Homme County: 41 rated natives

14 wildflowers and herbs, 13 grasses and sedges, 10 trees, 2 shrubs, 1 low woody plants, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

  1. Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  2. Alkali buttercup (Ranunculus cymbalaria) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  3. Arumleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  4. Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  5. Upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  6. American black currant (Ribes americanum) shrubs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial
  7. Saskatoon serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) trees
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  8. Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) grasses and sedges
    USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial

Sandy, drains fast in Bon Homme County: 39 rated natives

10 trees, 10 grasses and sedges, 9 wildflowers and herbs, 4 low woody plants, 4 shrubs, 2 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

  1. Missouri goldenrod (Solidago missouriensis) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  2. Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  3. Woods' rose (Rosa woodsii) low woody plants
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  4. Leadplant (Amorpha canescens) shrubs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  5. Upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  6. American black currant (Ribes americanum) shrubs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial
  7. Saskatoon serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) trees
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  8. Purple locoweed (Oxytropis lambertii) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: severe

Never watered in Bon Homme County: 32 rated natives

9 grasses and sedges, 7 wildflowers and herbs, 7 trees, 4 shrubs, 3 low woody plants, 2 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

  1. Missouri goldenrod (Solidago missouriensis) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
  2. Leadplant (Amorpha canescens) shrubs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
  3. Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  4. Woods' rose (Rosa woodsii) low woody plants
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  5. American black currant (Ribes americanum) shrubs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance
  6. Upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  7. Golden currant (Ribes aureum) shrubs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  8. Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) grasses and sedges
    USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance

Stays soggy in Bon Homme County: 29 rated natives

13 wildflowers and herbs, 8 grasses and sedges, 5 trees, 1 low woody plants, 1 vines, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

  1. Arumleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
  2. American licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
  3. Cutleaf waterparsnip (Berula erecta) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.8 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil · toxicity: slight
  4. Alkali buttercup (Ranunculus cymbalaria) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  5. Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  6. American water horehound (Lycopus americanus) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
  7. Common spikerush (Eleocharis palustris) grasses and sedges
    USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
  8. Star duckweed (Lemna trisulca) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil

Natives Bon Homme County has that most of South Dakota does not

3 natives here are on file in no more than 3 of South Dakota's 65 counties. A few of them:

Where to start in Bon Homme County

If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Bon Homme County gives you the most rated choice (56 plants), and Alkali buttercup (Ranunculus cymbalaria) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 26 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 78 unrated natives too.