Compilation of the Sherburne NWR plant list began with Dr. Moore, University of Minnesota, in the early 1970's. The task has been on-going with Refuge staff. All species on the list have been verified by botanists. Voucher specimens are archived at the Refuge headquarters and at the University of Minnesota Herbarium, J. F. Bell Museum of Natural History.

"A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland", John T. Kartesz, is used as the standard for nomenclature. Species on the list are recorded as annual (A), perennial (P), or biennial (B) ("TYPE" column).

The "Native" (Y="yes", N="no") column refers to whether a species is considered to be native to Sherburne NWR, and not necessarily to the State of Minnesota, or surrounding region.

Due to field size limits in our data base, species names and/or common names may be truncated in this check list when they are long. This will be corrected sometime in the future.

Plant photography is being taken by Refuge staff. Images of flower, leaf, plant and fruit are being taken for each species. When a species name is bolded, it is linked to a page displaying images that are currently available. There are no copy rights on these images as we want to make them available for you to use. They may be downloaded and reused at will.

• Page 1 (Abelmoschus esculentus - Amelanchier alnifolia)
  
• Page 2 (Amelanchier humilis - Aristida oligantha)
  
• Page 3 (Aristida tuberculosa - Barbarea vulgaris)
  
• Page 4 (Berteroa incana - Campanula aparinoides)
  
• Page 5 (Campanula rapunculoides - Carex vulpinoidea)
  
• Page 6 (Castilleja coccinea - Coeloglossum viride)
  
• Page 7 (Comandra umbellata - Dalea candida)
  
• Page 8 (Dalea purpurea - Eleocharis ovata)
  
• Page 9 (Eleocharis smallii - Fagopyrum esculentum)
  
• Page 10 (Festuca rubra - Glyceria canadensis)
  
• Page 11 (Glyceria grandis - Hieracium canadense)
  
• Page 12 (Hieracium longipilum - Lathyrus palustris)
  
• Page 13 (Lathyrus venosus - Lonicera dioica)
  
• Page 14 (Lonicera tatarica - Medicago lupulina)
  
• Page 15 (Medicago sativa - Opuntia fragilis)
  
• Page 16 (Orthilia secunda - Physalis heterophylla)
  
• Page 17 (Physalis virginiana - Polygonum lapathifolium)
  
• Page 18 (Polygonum pensylvanicum - Prunus pumila)
  
• Page 19 (Prunus serotina - Ribes triste)
  
• Page 20 (Robinia pseudoacacia - Salix lucida)
  
• Page 21 (Salix nigra - Silene antirrhina)
  
• Page 22 (Silene armeria - Sphagnum girgensohnii)
  
• Page 23 (Sphenopholis intermedia - Toxicodendron vernix)
  
• Page 24 (Tradescantia occidentalis - Veronica scutellata)
  
• Page 25 (Veronicastrum virginicum - Zizia aurea)