Plants native to Illinois

Every plant in the encyclopedia with a native range covering Illinois, rated for how badly deer damage it. Native range comes from the USDA PLANTS database; most ratings come from Rutgers NJAES E271 and each plant page names its own source. Nothing here is native by assumption.

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Rarely Damaged34

American Holly
Ilex opaca
Rarely damaged
Type
Tree
Hardiness
Zones 5–9
Height
480–720 in
Arrowwood Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum
Rarely damaged
Type
Shrub
Hardiness
Zones 2–8
Height
60–120 in
Bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Rarely damaged
Type
Groundcover
Hardiness
Zones 3–7
Height
6–12 in
Bush Cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa
Rarely damaged
Type
Shrub
Hardiness
Zones 2–7
Height
24–48 in
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Rarely damaged
Type
Fern
Hardiness
Zones 3–9
Height
12–36 in
Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda cinnamomea
Rarely damaged
Type
Fern
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Height
24–72 in
Devil's Walking Stick
Aralia spinosa
Rarely damaged
Type
Shrub
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Height
120–420 in
False Indigo
Baptisia australis
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 3–9
Height
36–48 in
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Rarely damaged
Type
Shrub
Hardiness
Zones 3–9
Height
24–72 in
Fringed Bleeding Heart
Dicentra eximia
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 3–9
Hard Rush
Juncus effusus
Rarely damaged
Type
Ornamental grass
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Hayscented Fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Rarely damaged
Type
Fern
Hardiness
Zones 3–8
Height
12–24 in
Indian Grass
Sorghastrum nutans
Rarely damaged
Type
Ornamental grass
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Height
60–84 in
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Height
12–30 in
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Rarely damaged
Type
Ornamental grass
Hardiness
Zones 3–9
Height
24–48 in
May Apple
Podophyllum peltatum
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 3–8
Height
12–18 in
New York Fern
Thelypteris noveboracensis
Rarely damaged
Type
Fern
Hardiness
Zones 3–8
Height
12–24 in
Northern Sea Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
Rarely damaged
Type
Ornamental grass
Hardiness
Zones 5–9
Height
24–60 in
Ostrich Fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Rarely damaged
Type
Fern
Hardiness
Zones 3–8
Height
36–60 in
Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera
Rarely damaged
Type
Tree
Hardiness
Zones 2–7
Height
600–840 in
Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Rarely damaged
Type
Tree
Hardiness
Zones 5–9
Height
180–360 in
Prickly Pear Cactus
Opuntia humifusa
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Height
6–12 in
Prince of Wales Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Prince of Wales'
Rarely damaged
Type
Shrub
Hardiness
Zones 3–9
Height
6–18 in
Red Elderberry
Sambucus racemosa
Rarely damaged
Type
Shrub
Hardiness
Zones 3–7
Red Pine
Pinus resinosa
Rarely damaged
Type
Tree
Hardiness
Zones 3–7
River Birch
Betula nigra
Rarely damaged
Type
Tree
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Height
360–840 in
Royal Fern
Osmunda regalis
Rarely damaged
Type
Fern
Hardiness
Zones 3–10
Height
60–72 in
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Rarely damaged
Type
Fern
Hardiness
Zones 2–10
Height
12–24 in
Snow-on-the-Mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Rarely damaged
Type
Annual
Hardiness
Grown as an annual, any zone
Height
12–36 in
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Rarely damaged
Type
Ornamental grass
Hardiness
Zones 5–9
Height
36–84 in
Tarragon
Artemisia dracunculus
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 3–8
Height
12–36 in
Wild Ginger
Asarum canadense
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 4–6
Height
6–12 in
Wood Fern
Dryopteris marginalis
Rarely damaged
Type
Fern
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Height
18–36 in
Yucca
Yucca filamentosa
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 4–10
Height
36–96 in

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