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 on the first page, each naming its wild parent.

Showing 61 to 120 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 Hazelnut
Corylus americana
Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate
American Holly
Ilex opaca
Full sunZones 5–935 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Full sunZones 4–915 ftModerate
Common Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Full sunZones 3–817 ftModerate
Indian Pink
Spigelia marilandica
Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate
Prairie Blazing Star
Liatris pycnostachya
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea
Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate
False Solomon's Seal
Maianthemum racemosum
Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate
White Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
Full sunZones 3–917 ftModerate
Smooth Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
Part shadeZones 3–94 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate
Smooth Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
Full sunZones 4–860 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Shrubby St. John's Wort
Hypericum prolificum
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
American Alumroot
Heuchera americana
Part shadeZones 4–92 ftModerate
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Full sunZones 3–83 ftLow
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow
Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Full sunZones 2–957 ftModerate
Dwarf Crested Iris
Iris cristata
Part shadeZones 4–88 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Kentucky Coffeetree
Gymnocladus dioicus
Full sunZones 3–869 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Foliage
Marginal Wood Fern
Dryopteris marginalis
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Blue Wood Sedge
Carex flaccosperma
Part shadeZones 5–88 inModerate
Ozark Witch Hazel
Hamamelis vernalis
Part sunZones 4–88 ftModerate
Virginia Sweetspire
Itea virginica
Part sunZones 5–94.5 ftModerate
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod
Solidago caesia
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Great Blue Lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Clustered Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum muticum
Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Blackhaw
Viburnum prunifolium
Full sunZones 3–913 ftModerate
Brown-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Swamp Azalea
Rhododendron viscosum
Part shadeZones 4–95 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Foliage
Wild Ginger
Asarum
Full shadeZones 4–86 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Creeping Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium reptans
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Sweet Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium purpureum
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate
Common Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
Full sunZones 3–84 ftHigh
Cucumbertree Magnolia
Magnolia acuminata
Full sunZones 4–865 ftModerate
Southern Blue Flag
Iris virginica
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
Full sunZones 3–76.5 ftModerate
Possumhaw Viburnum
Viburnum nudum
Full sunZones 5–98.5 ftModerate
White-Tinged Sedge
Carex albicans
Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Cherokee Sedge
Carex cherokeensis
Part shadeZones 6–91.5 ftModerate
Culver's Root
Veronicastrum virginicum
Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate
Hollow Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium fistulosum
Full sunZones 4–86 ftModerate
Eastern Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate
Southern Wax Myrtle
Myrica cerifera
Full sunZones 7–1117 ftModerate
Foliage
Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Full sunZones 3–859 ftModerate
Carolina Jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens
Full sunZones 6–1015 ftModerate
Gray-Headed Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Purple Prairie Clover
Dalea purpurea
Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate
Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
Full sunZones 4–99 ftModerate
Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Full sunZones 4–966 ftModerate
Aromatic Aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Full sunZones 3–82 ftLow
Arrowwood
Viburnum dentatum
Full sunZones 3–88 ftModerate
Goatsbeard
Aruncus dioicus
Part shadeZones 3–74 ftModerate
Sideoats Grama
Bouteloua curtipendula
Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow
Bottlebrush Grass
Elymus hystrix
Part shadeZones 5–93 ftModerate
Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Golden Ragwort
Packera aurea
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

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