Native range
Native plants of Arkansas
176 wild species and 19 plant groups in the BloomsEye library grow wild somewhere in Arkansas, read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 127 garden forms of them are listed apart below, each naming its wild parent.
Showing 1 to 60 of 195 plants
How this list is made
Derived from each plant's native-range record, checked against Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS with every decision on a ledger; Arkansas is read off the record's own range, and the order is how many of the state's counties record each plant, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 195 plants, 179 have been checked against outside sources (5 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.
Range data from the World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 4.0, adapted) and USDA PLANTS. How the native range is credited.
American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Full sunZones 3–98.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Full sunZones 5–98.5 ftModerate
Common Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Common Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Full sunZones 4–935 ftModerate
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Part sunZones 4–923 ftModerate
Possumhaw Holly
Ilex decidua
Full sunZones 5–912 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
FoliageRed Maple
Acer rubrum
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
White Oak
Quercus alba
Full sunZones 3–965 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
Full sunZones 4–940 ftModerate
FoliageEastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Full sunZones 2–945 ftModerate
FoliageHoneylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Common Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Full sunZones 5–817 ftModerate
Flava (Yellow Trumpet)
Campsis radicans f. flava
Full sunZones 4–926 ftModerate
FoliageLady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans
Full sunZones 4–926 ftModerate
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Part shadeZones 3–925 ftModerate
Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Full sunZones 5–969 ftModerate
American Hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
Part shadeZones 3–932 ftModerate
FoliageRiver Birch
Betula nigra
Full sunZones 4–949 ftHigh
Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Full sunZones 3–939 ftModerate
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Part shadeZones 5–102 ftModerate
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate
FoliageChristmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Full shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Full sunZones 3–912 ftModerate
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Northern Sea Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
FoliageSensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Part shadeZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Chinkapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
Full sunZones 5–750 ftModerate
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Part shadeZones 4–99.5 ftModerate
American Linden
Tilia americana
Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Full sunZones 3–940 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Narrowleaf Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Full sunZones 3–863 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
Part shadeZones 4–816 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Willow Oak
Quercus phellos
Full sunZones 5–957 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
FoliageBald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
Full sunZones 4–959 ftHigh
Purple Lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow
Carolina Rose
Rosa carolina
Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate
Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Part sunZones 4–920 ftModerate
Foxglove Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Pale Purple Coneflower
Echinacea pallida
Full sunZones 3–102.5 ftModerate
Wild Bee Balm
Monarda fistulosa
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Part sunZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
Part sunZones 6–106 ftModerate
Eastern Bluestar
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
FoliageRoyal Fern
Osmunda regalis
Part shadeZones 3–94 ftHigh
Crossvine
Bignonia capreolata
Full sunZones 5–943 ftModerate
Woodland Phlox
Phlox divaricata
Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate
Blue Wood Aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate
FoliageCinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Part shadeZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Full sunZones 4–93 ftHigh
False Sunflower
Heliopsis
Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Full sunZones 3–94.5 ftLow
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate
Swamp Sunflower
Helianthus angustifolius
Full sunZones 5–96 ftModerate
FoliageMaidenhair Fern
Adiantum
Full shadeZones 3–81.5 ftHigh
Roundleaf Ragwort
Packera obovata
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Recorded across Arkansas
How many of the state's 75 counties record each wild species growing wild, from USDA PLANTS: a plant recorded in many counties is widespread in Arkansas; one recorded in few may be local, or simply under-recorded. A county's absence is not evidence a plant is absent. 169 of the wild species carry a county record here.
- American Elderberry
- Buttonbush
- Common Black-Eyed Susan
- Common Persimmon
- Eastern Redbud
- Possumhaw Holly
- Red Maple
- White Oak
- Black Gum
- Eastern Red Cedar
- Honeylocust
- Common Pawpaw
- Flava (Yellow Trumpet)
- Lady Fern
- Trumpet Vine
- American Hornbeam
- Sweetgum
- American Hophornbeam
- River Birch
- Silver Maple
- Blue Mistflower
- Flowering Dogwood
- Christmas Fern
- Smooth Sumac
- Mayapple
- Northern Sea Oats
- Sensitive Fern
- Chinkapin Oak
- Spicebush
- American Linden
- New Jersey Tea
- Virginia Creeper
- Butterfly Weed
- Narrowleaf Mountain Mint
- Northern Red Oak
- Red Buckeye
- Willow Oak
- Bald Cypress
- Purple Lovegrass
- Carolina Rose
- Downy Serviceberry
- Foxglove Beardtongue
- Pale Purple Coneflower
- Wild Bee Balm
- Cardinal Flower
- American Beautyberry
- Eastern Bluestar
- Royal Fern
- Crossvine
- Woodland Phlox
- Blue Wood Aster
- Cinnamon Fern
- Little Bluestem
- Soft Rush
- False Sunflower
- Fragrant Sumac
- Rattlesnake Master
- Swamp Sunflower
- Maidenhair Fern
- Roundleaf Ragwort
- American Hazelnut
- American Holly
- Coral Honeysuckle
- Common Witch Hazel
- Indian Pink
- Prairie Blazing Star
- Golden Alexanders
- False Solomon's Seal
- White Fringetree
- Smooth Hydrangea
- Whorled Milkweed
- Indiangrass
- Smooth Solomon's Seal
- Bur Oak
- Pin Oak
- Shrubby St. John's Wort
- American Alumroot
- Purple Coneflower
- Switchgrass
- Common Hackberry
- Dwarf Crested Iris
- Kentucky Coffeetree
- Marginal Wood Fern
- Wild Geranium
- Blue Wood Sedge
- Ozark Witch Hazel
- Virginia Sweetspire
- Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod
- Great Blue Lobelia
- Clustered Mountain Mint
- Blackhaw
- Brown-Eyed Susan
- Swamp Azalea
- Wild Ginger
- Creeping Jacob's Ladder
- Sweet Joe Pye Weed
- Common Sneezeweed
- Cucumbertree Magnolia
- Southern Blue Flag
- Ninebark
- Possumhaw Viburnum
- White-Tinged Sedge
- Cherokee Sedge
- Culver's Root
- Hollow Joe Pye Weed
- Eastern Red Columbine
- Southern Wax Myrtle
- Sugar Maple
- Carolina Jessamine
- Gray-Headed Coneflower
- Purple Prairie Clover
- Red Chokeberry
- Tulip Tree
- Aromatic Aster
- Arrowwood
- Goatsbeard
- Sideoats Grama
- Bottlebrush Grass
- Garden Phlox
- Golden Ragwort
- American Smoketree
- Sweetbay Magnolia
- Mexican Hat
- Black Cohosh
- Foxglove Penstemon
- Rosy Sedge
- Creeping Phlox
- New England Aster
- Smooth Blue Aster
- Golden Currant
- Gray's Sedge
- Yaupon Holly
- Arkansas Bluestar
- Perennial Black-Eyed Susan
- Purple Poppy Mallow
- Stiff Goldenrod
- Zigzag Goldenrod
- Blue Indigo
- Nodding Onion
- Pink Muhly Grass
- Woodland Stonecrop
- Bristleleaf Sedge
- Common Milkweed
- Virginia Bluebells
- Annual Phlox
- Dotted Blazing Star
- Lavender Annual Phlox
- Peach Annual Phlox
- Purple Annual Phlox
- Red Annual Phlox
- White Annual Phlox
- Winterberry
- Celandine Poppy
- Leadplant
- Swamp Milkweed
- Hay Scented Fern
- Pagoda Dogwood
- Prairie Dropseed Grass
- Prairie Junegrass
- Pennsylvania Sedge
- Buffalograss
- Chokecherry
- Palm Sedge
- Black Chokeberry
- Brome-Like Sedge
- Dense Blazing Star
- Large Fothergilla
- Mapleleaf Viburnum
- White Turtlehead
Garden forms of Arkansas natives
127 garden forms, each a named selection of a species that grows wild in Arkansas and each naming its wild parent. A garden form is not the wild plant, so it is listed here and never counted above.
- Alba Gayfeather
- Alma Pötschke
- Amazing Grace
- Amber Jubilee
- Amethyst Falls Wisteria
- Annabelle
- Appalachian Red
- Aquavita Juniper
- Athena Gold False Sunflower
- Autumn Bride Coral Bells
- Autumn Colors
- Baby Joe Dwarf Joe Pye Weed
- Barbara Ann Climbing Hydrangea
- Bayside Bonito Southern Wax Myrtle
- Berry Heavy
- Berry Poppins
- Berry Scape Aronia
- Blackhawks Big Bluestem
- Blackjack Gold Black-Eyed Susan
- Blaze
- Blue Blaze Viburnum
- Blue Moon Wisteria
- Blue Moon Woodland Phlox
- Blue Muffin Viburnum
- Blue Paradise
- Bordeaux Dwarf Yaupon Holly
- Brandywine Viburnum
- Bright Eyes
- Bronze Wave Coral Bells
- Bubblegum Pink Garden Phlox
- Bunny Blue Sedge
- Candy Stripe
- Caramel
- Cherokee Brave
- Cherokee Chief
- Cherokee Princess
- Cherry Brandy
- Citronelle
- Claire Grace
- Cloud Nine
- Coconut Lime
- Coppertina
- Coral Flame
- Crème Brûlée
- Crimson Comet Buttonbush
- Crimson Trumpet
- Dakota Burgundy Beardtongue
- David
- Densa Inkberry
- Denver Daisy
- Designer Threads Golden Needles Coreopsis
- Designer Threads Heartstrings Coreopsis
- Designer Threads Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis
- Diabolo
- DreamScape Hydrangea
- Dressed To Thrill Crossvine
- Drummond's Pink
- Early Sunrise
- Emerald Blue
- Emerald Pink
- Eye Candy Moss Phlox
- Eye Shadow Moss Phlox
- Falling Waters
- Fireworks Goldenrod
- Flame Thrower
- Forest Pansy
- Goldilocks
- Goldsturm
- Green Jewel
- Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac
- Hearts of Gold
- Heavy Metal
- Henry's Garnet Sweetspire
- Incrediball Hydrangea
- Indian Summer
- Invincibelle Spirit II Hydrangea
- Jeana
- Laura
- Lavender Twist
- Little Devil
- Little Henry Sweetspire
- Luminary Ultraviolet
- Magnus
- Major Wheeler
- Moonbeam
- New England Aster 'Barr's Pink'
- New England Aster 'Harrington's Pink'
- Nicky
- Northwind
- Nugget
- October Skies
- Orange Perfection
- Peve Minaret
- Pink Double Delight
- PowWow Wild Berry
- Prairie Sun
- Purple Beauty
- Purple Dome
- Purple Phlox
- Raydon's Favorite
- Red Sprite
- Red Wings
- River Mist
- Robert Poore
- Route 66
- Royal White Redbud
- Ruby Falls
- Scarlet Flame
- Screaming Yellow
- Shamrock Inkberry Holly
- Shawnee Brave
- Shenandoah
- Sienna Sunset
- Snow Flurry
- Starfire
- Sugar Shack Buttonbush
- Summer Wine
- The Rising Sun
- Tiny Wine
- Toto Gold
- Twilight Zone
- White Delight
- White Flame
- White Swan
- Winter Gold
- Winter Red
- Zagreb
Plant groups native to Arkansas
19 plant groups sold under one name whose wild species grow in Arkansas; the count beside each is how many of its wild species the record finds in the state.
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