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  Minnesota Native Plant Society

The Minnesota Native Plant Society is a "non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and appreciation of Minnesota’s native plants and plant communities through education and public awareness." Visit their website for more information.

 

 

  • MInnesota Native Plant Society

Society Newsletter

The Minnesota Plant Press is the quarterly newsletter of the Society. It is available to everyone online for the years 2002 to the present.

  • Minnesota Plant Press

Showy Lady's Slipper

A pink and white Lady's Slipper, Cypripedium reginae
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Orchi.

The pink and white Lady's Slipper, Cypripedium reginae, has been the state flower of Minnesota since 1902. The flowers are very large and the stems can grow up to 3 feet tall. This flower used to range across the northeastern United States but due to a multitude of reasons its chance to parade its beauty has been reduced.

Recommended Reading

  • Book CoverTrees of Minnesota Field Guide by Stan Tekiela
    Call Number: QK168 .T44 2001
    ISBN: 1885061390
    Publication Date: 2002-01-03
  • Book CoverNorthland Wildflowers by John B. Moyle; Evelyn W. Moyle
    Call Number: QK168 .M655 2001
    ISBN: 0816635714
    Publication Date: 2001-05-01
  • Book CoverCanoe Country Flora by Mark Stensaas; Jeff Sonstegard (Illustrator)
    Call Number: QK168 .S73 1996
    ISBN: 1570251215
    Publication Date: 1996-06-01
  • Book CoverWetland Plants of Minnesota by Steve Chadde
    Call Number: QK 168 .C43 2011
    ISBN: 1460940342
    Publication Date: 2011-04-12
  • Book CoverThe Slipper Orchids by Catherine Cash
    Call Number: QL 66 .A1 C33 1991
    ISBN: 0881921831
    Publication Date: 1991-08-15
  • Book CoverA Painted Herbarium by Beatrice S. Smith
    Call Number: QK98.183.T37 S55 1992
    ISBN: 0816621535
    Publication Date: 1992-10-01

Minnesota Highlights

Emily Hitchcock Terry

Collector and illustrator, Emily Hitchcock Terry (1938-1921), lived in Minnesota from 1872-84. She spent her time both collecting and illustrating living plants from Minnesota. She was the first known person to have illustrated living plants from this area. Please see a review of an exhibition of her work below.

 

Indigo Bunting

An Indigo Bunting shows us his blue suit at the oldest public wildflower garden in the United States. The Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary located in Minneapolis was founded in 1907 by concerned botanists interested in preserving the native flora as the city developed. It has 15 acres of three types of ecosystems with a trail and 49 interpretive stations to educate the public on the different species they may see on their walk.

  • From a Botanical Family Exhibition
  • Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary
  • Last Updated: Apr 12, 2018 3:11 PM
  • URL: https://libguides.nybg.org/c.php?g=677642
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