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Plants were judged by their impact - both positive and negative - in six areas.
Though ravaged by Dutch elm disease, this beautiful shade tree, native throughout the state, still graces many streets and landscapes today.
A staple food of the Ojibwe for centuries, the location of wild rice determined early human settlement in Minnesota.
White pine forests once covered more than 3.5 million acres in Minnesota, but today cover less than 100,000.
Valued at $7 billion annually, corn covers 7.3 million acres in Minnesota, making the state fourth in U.S. production.
From a sea of prairie grass to a sea of green carpet, turf and lawn grasses – predominately Kentucky bluegrass – have transformed Minnesota’s landscape.
