Counts of most common native species found in the commercial pool in the Midwestern US, based on presence of any type of material sold by a vendor. These species, with exception of Schizachyrium scoparium, are at the top 1% of commercial frequency.
| Species | Common name | Family | Counts of vendors (% total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asclepias tuberosa L. | Butterfly weed | Asclepiadaceae | 275 (49.3) |
| Pinus strobus L. | Eastern white pine | Pinaceae | 264 (47.3) |
| Quercus rubra L. | Northern red oak | Fagaceae | 257 (46.1) |
| Quercus bicolor Willd. | Swamp white oak | Fagaceae | 225 (40.4) |
| Cercis canadensis L. | Eastern redbud | Fabaceae | 223 (40.0) |
| Sporobolus heterolepis (A. Gray) A. Gray | Prairie dropseed | Poaceae | 210 (37.7) |
| Picea glauca (Moench) Voss | White spruce | Pinaceae | 208 (37.3) |
| Quercus macrocarpa Michx. | Bur oak | Fagaceae | 208 (37.3) |
| Betula nigra L. | River birch | Betulaceae | 201 (36.1) |
| Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. | Blue wild indigo | Fabaceae | 175 (31.4) |
| Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro | Ostrich fern | Dryopteridaceae | 175 (31.4) |
| Lobelia cardinalis L. | Cardinal flower | Campanulaceae | 173 (31.1) |
| Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench | Eastern purple coneflower | Asteraceae | 165 (29.6) |
| Liriodendron tulipifera L. | Tulip tree | Magnoliaceae | 165 (29.6) |
| Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash | Little bluestem | Poaceae | 162 (29.1) |