The historical vegetation map of Missouri is based on research done by Harlan (2021). View individual county detail maps to see historical vegetation at a finer resolution.
![]() | Water | ![]() | Prairie | ![]() | Barrens / Scrub |
![]() | Forest | ![]() | Woodland | ![]() | Open Woodland |

- (MSDIS). 2021. Missouri Historic Landscape Project, Early 19th Century, Geographic Resources Center, Department of Geography, University of Missouri. Jim Harlan, Project Manager. <https://msdis.missouri.edu/> Accessed 1 February 2021.