Plants native to Kansas
Every plant in the encyclopedia with a native range covering Kansas, 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 Damaged21
Christmas Fern
Rarely damagedPolystichum acrostichoides
- Type
- Fern
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 12–36 in
False Indigo
Rarely damagedBaptisia australis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 36–48 in
Fragrant Sumac
Rarely damagedRhus aromatica
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 24–72 in
Hard Rush
Rarely damagedJuncus effusus
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
Indian Grass
Rarely damagedSorghastrum nutans
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 60–84 in
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Rarely damagedArisaema triphyllum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 12–30 in
Little Bluestem
Rarely damagedSchizachyrium scoparium
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 24–48 in
May Apple
Rarely damagedPodophyllum peltatum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 12–18 in
Moonglow Juniper
Rarely damagedJuniperus scopulorum 'Moonglow'
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 360–480 in
Northern Sea Oats
Rarely damagedChasmanthium latifolium
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 24–60 in
Pawpaw
Rarely damagedAsimina triloba
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 180–360 in
Prickly Pear Cactus
Rarely damagedOpuntia humifusa
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 6–12 in
River Birch
Rarely damagedBetula nigra
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 360–840 in
Royal Fern
Rarely damagedOsmunda regalis
- Type
- Fern
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10
- Height
- 60–72 in
Sensitive Fern
Rarely damagedOnoclea sensibilis
- Type
- Fern
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–10
- Height
- 12–24 in
Snow-on-the-Mountain
Rarely damagedEuphorbia marginata
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–36 in
Switchgrass
Rarely damagedPanicum virgatum
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 36–84 in
Tarragon
Rarely damagedArtemisia dracunculus
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 12–36 in
Wild Ginger
Rarely damagedAsarum canadense
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–6
- Height
- 6–12 in
Wood Fern
Rarely damagedDryopteris marginalis
- Type
- Fern
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 18–36 in
Yucca
Rarely damagedYucca filamentosa
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–10
- Height
- 36–96 in
Seldom Severely Damaged39
American Bittersweet
Seldom damagedCelastrus scandens
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 240–300 in
Black-Eyed Susan
Seldom damagedRudbeckia hirta
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 36–36 in
Bottlebrush Grass
Seldom damagedHystrix patula
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 30–36 in
Butterfly Weed
Seldom damagedAsclepias tuberosa
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 12–24 in
Cardinal Flower
Seldom damagedLobelia cardinalis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 48–60 in
Chokecherry
Seldom damagedPrunus virginiana
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–6
- Height
- 360–360 in
Common Hackberry
Seldom damagedCeltis occidentalis
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 1200–1200 in
Common Sassafras
Seldom damagedSassafras albidum
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 360–720 in
Coral Bells
Seldom damagedHeuchera americana
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 12–36 in
Desert Princesplume
Seldom damagedStanleya pinnata
- Type
- Perennial
- Height
- 72–72 in
Dotted Blazing Star
Seldom damagedLiatris punctata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 36–36 in
Downy Serviceberry
Seldom damagedAmelanchier arborea
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 180–300 in
Eastern Red Cedar
Seldom damagedJuniperus virginiana
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–9
- Height
- 360–480 in
Golden Currant
Seldom damagedRibes aureum
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 120–120 in
Green Ash
Seldom damagedFraxinus pennsylvanica
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 600–840 in
Honey Locust
Seldom damagedGleditsia triacanthos
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 720–960 in
Lance Coreopsis
Seldom damagedCoreopsis lanceolata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 12–36 in
Large Beardtongue
Seldom damagedPenstemon grandiflorus
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 48–48 in
Leadplant
Seldom damagedAmorpha canescens
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–9
- Height
- 36–36 in
Lyreleaf Greeneyes
Seldom damagedBerlandiera lyrata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–10
- Height
- 48–48 in
Mist Flower
Seldom damagedConoclinium coelestinum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–10
- Height
- 18–36 in
Mountain Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus scopulorum
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 360–480 in
New England Aster
Seldom damagedSymphyotrichum novae-angliae
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 36–84 in
Oneseed Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus monosperma
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 480–480 in
Pale Purple Coneflower
Seldom damagedEchinacea pallida
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10
- Height
- 24–24 in
Plains Blackfoot
Seldom damagedMelampodium leucanthum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–11
- Height
- 12–24 in
Prairie Sagewort
Seldom damagedArtemisia frigida
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10
- Height
- 6–18 in
Purple Coneflower
Seldom damagedEchinacea purpurea
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 36–48 in
Red Osier Dogwood
Seldom damagedCornus sericea
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–7
- Height
- 60–108 in
Red Twigged Dogwood
Seldom damagedCornus alba
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 96–120 in
Ribbon Grass
Seldom damagedPhalaris arundinacea
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 24–60 in
Rocky Mountain Zinnia
Seldom damagedZinnia grandiflora
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 6–8 in
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Seldom damagedEricameria nauseosa
- Type
- Shrub
- Height
- 12–90 in
Rue Anemone
Seldom damagedAnemonella thalictroides
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 4–8 in
Sedge
Seldom damagedScirpus lacustris
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 48–96 in
Silver Buffaloberry
Seldom damagedShepherdia argentea
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 240–240 in
Sneezeweed
Seldom damagedHelenium autumnale
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 36–60 in
Soapweed Yucca
Seldom damagedYucca glauca
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 36–54 in
Spicebush
Seldom damagedLindera benzoin
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 96–180 in