American Elm – Ulmus americana Native
Native in all 75 of Arkansas’s counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Arkansas native plants
USDA PLANTS records 314 plants as native to Arkansas (AR) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
Arkansas native plant list
This list has 314 Arkansas natives that nurseries routinely sell: 84 trees, 38 shrubs, 89 wildflowers, 86 grasses and sedges, 7 ferns and 10 vines. The most widespread include American Black Elderberry, American Elm and American Persimmon, each recorded as native in all 75 Arkansas counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in all 75 of Arkansas’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native
Native in all 75 of Arkansas’s counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Sea Oats – Chasmanthium latifolium Native
Native in 64 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in 64 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Trumpet Vine – Campsis radicans Native
Native in 73 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A vine for full sun, with summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Persimmon – Diospyros virginiana Native
Native in all 75 of Arkansas’s counties. A tree up to 55 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Button Bush – Cephalanthus occidentalis Native
Native in all 75 of Arkansas’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Partridge Pea – Chamaecrista fasciculata Native
Native in 70 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in 62 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Royal/Flowering Fern – Osmunda regalis Native
Native in 54 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus quinquefolia Native
Native in 61 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Bitternut Hickory – Carya cordiformis Native
Native in all 75 of Arkansas’s counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Cane Reed – Arundinaria gigantea Native
Native in all 75 of Arkansas’s counties. A shrub up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Blue Mistflower – Conoclinium coelestinum Native
Native in 69 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus Native
Native in 59 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Cinnamon Fern – Osmunda cinnamomea Native
Native in 51 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Muscadine – Vitis rotundifolia Native
Native in 49 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Black Willow – Salix nigra Native
Native in all 75 of Arkansas’s counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in 68 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Canada Goldenrod – Solidago canadensis Native
Native in 68 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Blunt Spikerush – Eleocharis obtusa Native
Native in 51 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Common Maidenhair – Adiantum capillus-veneris Native
Native in 24 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Groundnut – Apios americana Native
Native in 43 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in all 75 of Arkansas’s counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Winged Sumac – Rhus copallinum Native
Native in 68 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in 64 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 51 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
New York Fern – Thelypteris noveboracensis Native
Native in 8 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Wisteria – Wisteria frutescens Native
Native in 41 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native
Native in all 75 of Arkansas’s counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Northern Spicebush – Lindera benzoin Native
Native in 63 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Bearded Beggarticks – Bidens aristosa Native
Native in 63 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native
Native in 50 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native
Native in 7 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
Catbird Grape – Vitis palmata Native
Native in 29 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A vine for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Eastern Redbud – Cercis canadensis Native
Native in all 75 of Arkansas’s counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
New Jersey Tea – Ceanothus americanus Native
Native in 62 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade.
Littleleaf Buttercup – Ranunculus abortivus Native
Native in 62 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A plant that tolerates shade.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in 49 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Interrupted Fern – Osmunda claytoniana Native
Native in 2 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Riverbank Grape – Vitis riparia Native
Native in 27 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A vine for sun or part shade.
Eastern White Oak – Quercus alba Native
Native in all 75 of Arkansas’s counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Hercules's Club – Aralia spinosa Native
Native in 58 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa Native
Native in 60 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in 49 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Arrowleaf Tearthumb – Polygonum sagittatum Native
Native in 11 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A vine for full sun.
Green Ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica Native
Native in all 75 of Arkansas’s counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Rough-Leaf Dogwood – Cornus drummondii Native
Native in 58 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native
Native in 60 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native
Native in 44 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
American Bittersweet – Celastrus scandens Native
Native in 10 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Possumhaw – Ilex decidua Native
Native in all 75 of Arkansas’s counties. A tree up to 33 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Chickasaw Plum – Prunus angustifolia Native
Native in 55 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Canada Germander – Teucrium canadense Native
Native in 59 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Frank's Sedge – Carex frankii Native
Native in 44 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Coral Greenbrier – Smilax walteri Native
Native in 5 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Red Maple – Acer rubrum Native
Native in all 75 of Arkansas’s counties. A tree up to 68 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Beautyberry – Callicarpa americana Native
Native in 54 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Woolly Yarrow – Achillea tomentosa Native
Native in 59 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Grassleaf Rush – Juncus marginatus Native
Native in 43 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Red Mulberry – Morus rubra Native
Native in all 75 of Arkansas’s counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Stiff Dogwood – Cornus foemina Native
Native in 48 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Purplehead Sneezeweed – Helenium flexuosum Native
Native in 58 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Inland Rush – Juncus interior Native
Native in 43 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Sassafras – Sassafras albidum Native
Native in all 75 of Arkansas’s counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
American Hazelnut – Corylus americana Native
Native in 46 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Foxglove Beardtongue – Penstemon digitalis Native
Native in 56 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in 43 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Southern Red Oak – Quercus falcata Native
Native in all 75 of Arkansas’s counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Common Witch Hazel – Hamamelis virginiana Native
Native in 45 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with fall flowers and showy fruit.
Pale Purple Coneflower – Echinacea pallida Native
Native in 56 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native
Native in 40 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Eastern Redcedar – Juniperus virginiana Native
Native in 74 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Eastern Baccharis – Baccharis halimifolia Native
Native in 38 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa Native
Native in 56 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Slender Woodoats – Chasmanthium laxum Native
Native in 39 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 74 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Plum – Prunus americana Native
Native in 35 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 24 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in 55 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Eastern Gamagrass – Tripsacum dactyloides Native
Native in 37 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Post Oak – Quercus stellata Native
Native in 74 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Virginia Sweetspire – Itea virginica Native
Native in 32 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in 55 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in 36 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Shumard Red Oak – Quercus shumardii Native
Native in 74 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Blackhaw – Viburnum prunifolium Native
Native in 28 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in 55 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Shallow Sedge – Carex lurida Native
Native in 34 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Slippery Elm – Ulmus rubra Native
Native in 74 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 85 ft that tolerates shade.
Swamp Azalea – Rhododendron viscosum Native
Native in 28 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with showy flowers.
Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native
Native in 55 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Thinfruit Sedge – Carex flaccosperma Native
Native in 33 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Sour Gum/Tupelo – Nyssa sylvatica Native
Native in 74 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 95 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Southern Wax Myrtle – Myrica cerifera Native
Native in 21 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Swamp Smartweed – Polygonum hydropiperoides Native
Native in 55 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Whitegrass – Leersia virginica Native
Native in 32 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Sugarberry – Celtis laevigata Native
Native in 74 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Wax Myrtle – Morella cerifera Native
Native in 21 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Sharpwing Monkeyflower – Mimulus alatus Native
Native in 53 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Winter Bentgrass – Agrostis hyemalis Native
Native in 32 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
White Ash – Fraxinus americana Native
Native in 74 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Western Soapberry – Sapindus drummondii Native
Native in 20 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Wild Blue Phlox – Phlox divaricata Native
Native in 52 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Hop Sedge – Carex lupulina Native
Native in 31 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Pawpaw – Asimina triloba Native
Native in 73 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Dwarf Palmetto – Sabal minor Native
Native in 15 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 9 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Common Blue Violet – Viola sororia Native
Native in 50 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Woolgrass – Scirpus cyperinus Native
Native in 31 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
American Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana Native
Native in 72 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Elliott's Blueberry – Vaccinium elliottii Native
Native in 13 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Bristly Buttercup – Ranunculus hispidus Native
Native in 49 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Oval-Leaf Sedge – Carex cephalophora Native
Native in 30 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina Native
Native in 72 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Southern Bayberry – Morella caroliniensis Native
Native in 13 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 7 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Lanceleaf Tickseed – Coreopsis lanceolata Native
Native in 49 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in 30 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Black Oak – Quercus velutina Native
Native in 72 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Rose – Rosa palustris Native
Native in 13 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Ditch Stonecrop – Penthorum sedoides Native
Native in 48 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in 29 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Shagbark Hickory – Carya ovata Native
Native in 71 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Mountain Azalea – Rhododendron canescens Native
Native in 12 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub up to 14 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Missouri Ironweed – Vernonia missurica Native
Native in 48 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Georgia Bulrush – Scirpus georgianus Native
Native in 28 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Sweet Gum – Liquidambar styraciflua Native
Native in 71 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Black Raspberry – Rubus occidentalis Native
Native in 11 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Swamp Sunflower – Helianthus angustifolius Native
Native in 48 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Whiteroot Rush – Juncus brachycarpus Native
Native in 26 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Blackjack Oak – Quercus marilandica Native
Native in 70 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Golden Currant – Ribes aureum Native
Native in 10 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Blue Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium angustifolium Native
Native in 46 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Canada Wildrye – Elymus canadensis Native
Native in 25 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana Native
Native in 70 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 45 ft that tolerates shade.
Swamp Loosestrife – Decodon verticillatus Native
Native in 10 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Jack in the Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum Native
Native in 46 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Fragrant Flatsedge – Cyperus odoratus Native
Native in 25 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A sedge for full sun.
River/Red Birch – Betula nigra Native
Native in 70 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Gray Dogwood – Cornus racemosa Native
Native in 7 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Prairie Blazing Star – Liatris pycnostachya Native
Native in 44 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Blunt Broom Sedge – Carex tribuloides Native
Native in 24 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Silver Maple – Acer saccharinum Native
Native in 70 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Winterberry – Ilex verticillata Native
Native in 6 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Illinois Bundleflower – Desmanthus illinoensis Native
Native in 43 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Greater Bladder Sedge – Carex intumescens Native
Native in 24 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern Black Walnut – Juglans nigra Native
Native in 69 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Leadplant – Amorpha canescens Native
Native in 5 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Common Goldstar – Hypoxis hirsuta Native
Native in 42 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Fringed Sedge – Carex crinita Native
Native in 23 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Eastern Dogwood – Cornus florida Native
Native in 69 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Steeplebush – Spiraea tomentosa Native
Native in 5 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with summer flowers and fall colour.
Dotted Smartweed – Polygonum punctatum Native
Native in 42 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Rufous Bulrush – Scirpus pendulus Native
Native in 23 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Pecan – Carya illinoinensis Native
Native in 63 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Sandcherry – Prunus pumila Native
Native in 1 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
American Water-Willow – Justicia americana Native
Native in 41 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in 22 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Linden – Tilia americana Native
Native in 62 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Silky Willow – Salix sericea Native
Native in 1 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Maryland Senna – Senna marilandica Native
Native in 41 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with summer flowers.
Eastern Woodland Sedge – Carex blanda Native
Native in 21 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Shortleaf Pine – Pinus echinata Native
Native in 62 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Skunkbush Sumac – Rhus trilobata Native
Native in 1 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Nodding Lady's Tresses – Spiranthes cernua Native
Native in 39 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Squarestem Spikerush – Eleocharis quadrangulata Native
Native in 20 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Water Oak – Quercus nigra Native
Native in 61 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Western Sand Cherry – Prunus besseyi Native
Native in 1 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Atlantic Camas – Camassia scilloides Native
Native in 38 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Deertongue – Dichanthelium clandestinum Native
Native in 18 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Red Oak – Quercus rubra Native
Native in 60 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 81 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in 36 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Sweet Woodreed – Cinna arundinacea Native
Native in 18 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Willow Oak – Quercus phellos Native
Native in 60 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Purple Coneflower – Echinacea purpurea Native
Native in 36 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Sideoats Grama – Bouteloua curtipendula Native
Native in 17 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Bald Cypress – Taxodium distichum Native
Native in 58 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 130 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Halberdleaf Rosemallow – Hibiscus laevis Native
Native in 35 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Bushy Bluestem – Andropogon glomeratus Native
Native in 16 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Eastern Swampprivet – Forestiera acuminata Native
Native in 58 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 33 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in 31 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Giant Cutgrass – Zizaniopsis miliacea Native
Native in 16 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Hazel Alder – Alnus serrulata Native
Native in 55 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native
Native in 31 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Sugarcane Plumegrass – Saccharum giganteum Native
Native in 16 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Overcup Oak – Quercus lyrata Native
Native in 51 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod – Solidago rugosa Native
Native in 30 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Ravenfoot Sedge – Carex crus-corvi Native
Native in 15 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Swamp Chestnut Oak – Quercus michauxii Native
Native in 51 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Lotus – Nelumbo lutea Native
Native in 29 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
White Edge Sedge – Carex debilis Native
Native in 14 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Water Hickory – Carya aquatica Native
Native in 51 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 85 ft for sun or part shade.
Smooth Hedgenettle – Stachys tenuifolia Native
Native in 28 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Green Bulrush – Scirpus atrovirens Native
Native in 13 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun.
Sandbar Willow – Salix interior Native
Native in 49 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Virginia Water Horehound – Lycopus virginicus Native
Native in 26 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Knotgrass – Paspalum distichum Native
Native in 13 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
American Holly – Ilex opaca Native
Native in 46 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. An evergreen tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 25 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Squarrose Sedge – Carex squarrosa Native
Native in 12 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Osage-Orange – Maclura pomifera Native
Native in 46 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 35 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Roundleaf Goldenrod – Solidago patula Native
Native in 25 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall flowers and fall colour.
Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native
Native in 12 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Coastal Plain Willow – Salix caroliniana Native
Native in 45 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 33 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Smooth Phlox – Phlox glaberrima Native
Native in 25 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Greenwhite Sedge – Carex albolutescens Native
Native in 11 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Parsley Hawthorn – Crataegus marshallii Native
Native in 45 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Virginia Iris – Iris virginica Native
Native in 24 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Limestone Meadow Sedge – Carex granularis Native
Native in 11 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Planertree – Planera aquatica Native
Native in 44 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 50 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Jerusalem Artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus Native
Native in 23 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in 11 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Texas Red Oak – Quercus texana Native
Native in 44 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 110 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in 22 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in 11 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Water Tupelo – Nyssa aquatica Native
Native in 42 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Canadian Milkvetch – Astragalus canadensis Native
Native in 21 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Gray's Sedge – Carex grayi Native
Native in 10 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Cedar Elm – Ulmus crassifolia Native
Native in 40 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Pinnate Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida pinnata Native
Native in 20 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Prairie Cordgrass – Spartina pectinata Native
Native in 10 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Burr Oak – Quercus macrocarpa Native
Native in 39 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 19 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Cattail Sedge – Carex typhina Native
Native in 9 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Cherrybark Oak – Quercus pagoda Native
Native in 39 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush – Castilleja coccinea Native
Native in 18 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Sand Dropseed – Sporobolus cryptandrus Native
Native in 9 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Cockspur Hawthorn – Crataegus crus-galli Native
Native in 38 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water Plantain – Alisma subcordatum Native
Native in 17 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Hairawn Muhly – Muhlenbergia capillaris Native
Native in 8 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Pin Oak – Quercus palustris Native
Native in 38 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native
Native in 17 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native
Native in 7 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
American Beech – Fagus grandifolia Native
Native in 36 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Kurapia – Phyla nodiflora Native
Native in 17 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Needlepod Rush – Juncus scirpoides Native
Native in 7 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial rush that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Common Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis Native
Native in 35 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Clasping Coneflower – Dracopis amplexicaulis Native
Native in 16 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Prickly Bog Sedge – Carex atlantica Native
Native in 7 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Green Hawthorn – Crataegus viridis Native
Native in 35 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Golden Ragwort – Packera aurea Native
Native in 16 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Riverbank Wildrye – Elymus riparius Native
Native in 7 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Ohio Buckeye – Aesculus glabra Native
Native in 31 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 68 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 16 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in 7 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Loblolly Pine – Pinus taeda Native
Native in 29 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
White Doll's Daisy – Boltonia asteroides Native
Native in 16 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Three-Way Sedge – Dulichium arundinaceum Native
Native in 7 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Cucumber Tree – Magnolia acuminata Native
Native in 25 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Copper Iris – Iris fulva Native
Native in 15 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Twisted Sedge – Carex torta Native
Native in 7 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Yellow Wood – Cladrastis kentukea Native
Native in 22 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Pale Touch-Me-Not – Impatiens pallida Native
Native in 15 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. An annual that tolerates shade.
Forked Rush – Juncus dichotomus Native
Native in 6 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Bean Tree – Catalpa bignonioides Native
Native in 21 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 66 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 13 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
June Grass – Koeleria macrantha Native
Native in 4 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Sugar Maple – Acer saccharum Native
Native in 21 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Mexican Hat – Ratibida columnifera Native
Native in 13 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Longhair Sedge – Carex comosa Native
Native in 4 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Tulip Tree – Liriodendron tulipifera Native
Native in 20 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Nodding Beggartick – Bidens cernua Native
Native in 12 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Mexican Muhly – Muhlenbergia mexicana Native
Native in 4 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Shellbark Hickory – Carya laciniosa Native
Native in 19 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Moss Pink – Phlox subulata Native
Native in 11 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and fall colour.
Prairie Dropseed – Sporobolus heterolepis Native
Native in 4 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Nutmeg Hickory – Carya myristiciformis Native
Native in 18 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 95 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Sawtooth Sunflower – Helianthus grosseserratus Native
Native in 11 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Upright Sedge – Carex stricta Native
Native in 4 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Carolina Ash – Fraxinus caroliniana Native
Native in 15 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 39 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
American Bur-Reed – Sparganium americanum Native
Native in 10 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Blue Wildrye – Elymus glaucus Native
Native in 3 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Sweet Bay Magnolia – Magnolia virginiana Native
Native in 14 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. An evergreen tree up to 60 ft for sun or part shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native
Native in 10 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Broom Sedge – Carex scoparia Native
Native in 3 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Butternut – Juglans cinerea Native
Native in 13 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in 9 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
California Bulrush – Schoenoplectus californicus Native
Native in 3 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Laurel Oak – Quercus laurifolia Native
Native in 10 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Green Arrow Arum – Peltandra virginica Native
Native in 8 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Dwarf Spikerush – Eleocharis parvula Native
Native in 3 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Yaupon – Ilex vomitoria Native
Native in 10 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. An evergreen tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Spring Spiderlily – Hymenocallis liriosme Native
Native in 7 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Western Wheatgrass – Pascopyrum smithii Native
Native in 3 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Pumpkin Ash – Fraxinus profunda Native
Native in 9 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Virginia Bluebells – Mertensia virginica Native
Native in 7 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Drooping Sedge – Carex prasina Native
Native in 2 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Missouri River Willow – Salix eriocephala Native
Native in 8 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 52 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Dotted Blazing Star – Liatris punctata Native
Native in 6 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Muskingum Sedge – Carex muskingumensis Native
Native in 2 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Southern Magnolia – Magnolia grandiflora Native
Native in 8 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Indian Blanket – Gaillardia pulchella Native
Native in 6 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Vine Mesquite – Panicum obtusum Native
Native in 2 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Western Catalpa – Catalpa speciosa Native
Native in 8 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Pickerelweed – Pontederia cordata Native
Native in 6 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Bicknell's Sedge – Carex bicknellii Native
Native in 1 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Swamp Tupelo – Nyssa biflora Native
Native in 4 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 115 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Largeleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton amplifolius Native
Native in 5 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Canadian Rush – Juncus canadensis Native
Native in 1 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana Native
Native in 2 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native
Native in 5 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.
Gulf Coast Spikerush – Eleocharis cellulosa Native
Native in 1 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern White Pine – Pinus strobus Native
Native in 1 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. An evergreen tree up to 150 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native
Native in 4 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Haspan Flatsedge – Cyperus haspan Native
Native in 1 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Redbay – Persea borbonia Native
Native in 1 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. An evergreen tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Purpleleaf Willowherb – Epilobium coloratum Native
Native in 4 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Jointed Spikesedge – Eleocharis equisetoides Native
Native in 1 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Bur Marigold – Bidens laevis Native
Native in 3 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Short's Sedge – Carex shortiana Native
Native in 1 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Longbeak Buttercup – Ranunculus longirostris Native
Native in 3 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Troublesome Sedge – Carex molesta Native
Native in 1 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
American Speedwell – Veronica americana Native
Native in 1 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Gay Feather – Liatris spicata Native
Native in 1 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Tenangle Pipewort – Eriocaulon decangulare Native
Native in 1 of Arkansas’s 75 counties. A perennial for full sun, with showy fruit.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 179 of these 314 plants as native in fewer than half of Arkansas’s counties. The map on each card shows where. A county with no record may never have been surveyed for that plant, so look at the counties around yours too, or use the county checker for an address-level answer.
Arkansas’s own list regulates 27 plants. None of them is on this page. Arkansas noxious weeds has each one, with the rule cited.
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| Plant | Scientific name | Type | Light | Native counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Beautyberry | Callicarpa americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 54 of 75 |
| American Beech | Fagus grandifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 36 of 75 |
| American Bittersweet | Celastrus scandens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 10 of 75 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 75 of 75 |
| American Bur-Reed | Sparganium americanum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 10 of 75 |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 75 of 75 |
| American Hazelnut | Corylus americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 46 of 75 |
| American Holly | Ilex opaca | Tree | Tolerates shade | 46 of 75 |
| American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 72 of 75 |
| American Linden | Tilia americana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 62 of 75 |
| American Lotus | Nelumbo lutea | Wildflower | Full sun | 29 of 75 |
| American Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 75 of 75 |
| American Plum | Prunus americana | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 35 of 75 |
| American Speedwell | Veronica americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 75 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 9 of 75 |
| American Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 17 of 75 |
| American Water-Willow | Justicia americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 41 of 75 |
| American Wisteria | Wisteria frutescens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 41 of 75 |
| Arrowleaf Tearthumb | Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | Full sun | 11 of 75 |
| Atlantic Camas | Camassia scilloides | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 38 of 75 |
| Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 58 of 75 |
| Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 21 of 75 |
| Bearded Beggarticks | Bidens aristosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 63 of 75 |
| Bicknell's Sedge | Carex bicknellii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 75 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Grass | Full sun | 44 of 75 |
| Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis | Tree | Full sun | 75 of 75 |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 72 of 75 |
| Black Oak | Quercus velutina | Tree | Sun or part shade | 72 of 75 |
| Black Raspberry | Rubus occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 11 of 75 |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | Tree | Full sun | 75 of 75 |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower | Full sun | 75 of 75 |
| Blackhaw | Viburnum prunifolium | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 28 of 75 |
| Blackjack Oak | Quercus marilandica | Tree | Full sun | 70 of 75 |
| Blue Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 46 of 75 |
| Blue Mistflower | Conoclinium coelestinum | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 69 of 75 |
| Blue Wildrye | Elymus glaucus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 3 of 75 |
| Blunt Broom Sedge | Carex tribuloides | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 24 of 75 |
| Blunt Spikerush | Eleocharis obtusa | Sedge | Full sun | 51 of 75 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 75 of 75 |
| Bristly Buttercup | Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 49 of 75 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 22 of 75 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 36 of 75 |
| Broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 3 of 75 |
| Bur Marigold | Bidens laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 75 |
| Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | Tree | Sun or part shade | 39 of 75 |
| Bushy Bluestem | Andropogon glomeratus | Grass | Full sun | 16 of 75 |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 60 of 75 |
| Butternut | Juglans cinerea | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 75 |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 75 of 75 |
| California Bulrush | Schoenoplectus californicus | Sedge | Full sun | 3 of 75 |
| Canada Germander | Teucrium canadense | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 59 of 75 |
| Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 68 of 75 |
| Canada Wildrye | Elymus canadensis | Grass | Tolerates shade | 25 of 75 |
| Canadian Milkvetch | Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 21 of 75 |
| Canadian Rush | Juncus canadensis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 1 of 75 |
| Cane Reed | Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | Full sun | 75 of 75 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 55 of 75 |
| Carolina Ash | Fraxinus caroliniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 15 of 75 |
| Catbird Grape | Vitis palmata | Vine | Sun or part shade | 29 of 75 |
| Cattail Sedge | Carex typhina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 9 of 75 |
| Cedar Elm | Ulmus crassifolia | Tree | Sun or part shade | 40 of 75 |
| Cherrybark Oak | Quercus pagoda | Tree | Full sun | 39 of 75 |
| Chickasaw Plum | Prunus angustifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 55 of 75 |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 75 |
| Cinnamon Fern | Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | Tolerates shade | 51 of 75 |
| Clasping Coneflower | Dracopis amplexicaulis | Wildflower | Full sun | 16 of 75 |
| Coastal Plain Willow | Salix caroliniana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 45 of 75 |
| Cockspur Hawthorn | Crataegus crus-galli | Tree | Full sun | 38 of 75 |
| Common Blue Violet | Viola sororia | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 50 of 75 |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 13 of 75 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 4 of 75 |
| Common Goldstar | Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 42 of 75 |
| Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 35 of 75 |
| Common Maidenhair | Adiantum capillus-veneris | Fern | Tolerates shade | 24 of 75 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 49 of 75 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 64 of 75 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 25 of 75 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 7 of 75 |
| Common Winterberry | Ilex verticillata | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 75 |
| Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 45 of 75 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 19 of 75 |
| Copper Iris | Iris fulva | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 15 of 75 |
| Coral Greenbrier | Smilax walteri | Vine | Tolerates shade | 5 of 75 |
| Cucumber Tree | Magnolia acuminata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 25 of 75 |
| Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 17 of 75 |
| Deertongue | Dichanthelium clandestinum | Grass | Full sun | 18 of 75 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 31 of 75 |
| Ditch Stonecrop | Penthorum sedoides | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 48 of 75 |
| Dotted Blazing Star | Liatris punctata | Wildflower | Full sun | 6 of 75 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 42 of 75 |
| Drooping Sedge | Carex prasina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 75 |
| Dwarf Palmetto | Sabal minor | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 15 of 75 |
| Dwarf Spikerush | Eleocharis parvula | Sedge | Full sun | 3 of 75 |
| Eastern Baccharis | Baccharis halimifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 38 of 75 |
| Eastern Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Tree | Full sun | 69 of 75 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 75 of 75 |
| Eastern Dogwood | Cornus florida | Tree | Tolerates shade | 69 of 75 |
| Eastern Gamagrass | Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass | Full sun | 37 of 75 |
| Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 75 of 75 |
| Eastern Redcedar | Juniperus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 74 of 75 |
| Eastern Swampprivet | Forestiera acuminata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 58 of 75 |
| Eastern White Oak | Quercus alba | Tree | Sun or part shade | 75 of 75 |
| Eastern White Pine | Pinus strobus | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 75 |
| Eastern Woodland Sedge | Carex blanda | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 21 of 75 |
| Elliott's Blueberry | Vaccinium elliottii | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 13 of 75 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 51 of 75 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 7 of 75 |
| Forked Rush | Juncus dichotomus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 6 of 75 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 22 of 75 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 49 of 75 |
| Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 56 of 75 |
| Fragrant Flatsedge | Cyperus odoratus | Sedge | Full sun | 25 of 75 |
| Frank's Sedge | Carex frankii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 44 of 75 |
| Fringed Sedge | Carex crinita | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 23 of 75 |
| Gay Feather | Liatris spicata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 75 |
| Georgia Bulrush | Scirpus georgianus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 28 of 75 |
| Giant Cutgrass | Zizaniopsis miliacea | Grass | Full sun | 16 of 75 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 31 of 75 |
| Golden Currant | Ribes aureum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 10 of 75 |
| Golden Ragwort | Packera aurea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 16 of 75 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 60 of 75 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 43 of 75 |
| Gray Dogwood | Cornus racemosa | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 7 of 75 |
| Gray's Sedge | Carex grayi | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 10 of 75 |
| Greater Bladder Sedge | Carex intumescens | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 24 of 75 |
| Green Arrow Arum | Peltandra virginica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 75 |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 75 of 75 |
| Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | Sedge | Full sun | 13 of 75 |
| Green Hawthorn | Crataegus viridis | Tree | Full sun | 35 of 75 |
| Greenwhite Sedge | Carex albolutescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 11 of 75 |
| Groundnut | Apios americana | Vine | Tolerates shade | 43 of 75 |
| Gulf Coast Spikerush | Eleocharis cellulosa | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 75 |
| Hairawn Muhly | Muhlenbergia capillaris | Grass | Full sun | 8 of 75 |
| Halberdleaf Rosemallow | Hibiscus laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 35 of 75 |
| Haspan Flatsedge | Cyperus haspan | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 75 |
| Hazel Alder | Alnus serrulata | Tree | Full sun | 55 of 75 |
| Hercules's Club | Aralia spinosa | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 58 of 75 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 74 of 75 |
| Hop Sedge | Carex lupulina | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 31 of 75 |
| Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 70 of 75 |
| Illinois Bundleflower | Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 43 of 75 |
| Indian Blanket | Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower | Full sun | 6 of 75 |
| Inland Rush | Juncus interior | Rush | Sun or part shade | 43 of 75 |
| Interrupted Fern | Osmunda claytoniana | Fern | Tolerates shade | 2 of 75 |
| Jack in the Pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 46 of 75 |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 23 of 75 |
| Jointed Spikesedge | Eleocharis equisetoides | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 75 |
| June Grass | Koeleria macrantha | Grass | Tolerates shade | 4 of 75 |
| Knotgrass | Paspalum distichum | Grass | Full sun | 13 of 75 |
| Kurapia | Phyla nodiflora | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 17 of 75 |
| Lanceleaf Tickseed | Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower | Full sun | 49 of 75 |
| Largeleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton amplifolius | Perennial | Full sun | 5 of 75 |
| Laurel Oak | Quercus laurifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 10 of 75 |
| Leadplant | Amorpha canescens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 5 of 75 |
| Limestone Meadow Sedge | Carex granularis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 11 of 75 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 50 of 75 |
| Littleleaf Buttercup | Ranunculus abortivus | Plant | Tolerates shade | 62 of 75 |
| Loblolly Pine | Pinus taeda | Tree | Full sun | 29 of 75 |
| Longbeak Buttercup | Ranunculus longirostris | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 75 |
| Longhair Sedge | Carex comosa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 4 of 75 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 16 of 75 |
| Maryland Senna | Senna marilandica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 41 of 75 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 55 of 75 |
| Mexican Hat | Ratibida columnifera | Wildflower | Full sun | 13 of 75 |
| Mexican Muhly | Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass | Sun or part shade | 4 of 75 |
| Missouri Ironweed | Vernonia missurica | Wildflower | Full sun | 48 of 75 |
| Missouri River Willow | Salix eriocephala | Tree | Tolerates shade | 8 of 75 |
| Moss Pink | Phlox subulata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 11 of 75 |
| Mountain Azalea | Rhododendron canescens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 12 of 75 |
| Muscadine | Vitis rotundifolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 49 of 75 |
| Muskingum Sedge | Carex muskingumensis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 75 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 11 of 75 |
| Needlepod Rush | Juncus scirpoides | Rush | Tolerates shade | 7 of 75 |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 62 of 75 |
| New York Fern | Thelypteris noveboracensis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 8 of 75 |
| Nodding Beggartick | Bidens cernua | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 12 of 75 |
| Nodding Lady's Tresses | Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower | Full sun | 39 of 75 |
| Northern Spicebush | Lindera benzoin | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 63 of 75 |
| Nutmeg Hickory | Carya myristiciformis | Tree | Full sun | 18 of 75 |
| Ohio Buckeye | Aesculus glabra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 31 of 75 |
| Osage-Orange | Maclura pomifera | Tree | Full sun | 46 of 75 |
| Oval-Leaf Sedge | Carex cephalophora | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 30 of 75 |
| Overcup Oak | Quercus lyrata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 51 of 75 |
| Pale Purple Coneflower | Echinacea pallida | Wildflower | Full sun | 56 of 75 |
| Pale Touch-Me-Not | Impatiens pallida | Annual | Tolerates shade | 15 of 75 |
| Parsley Hawthorn | Crataegus marshallii | Tree | Tolerates shade | 45 of 75 |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 70 of 75 |
| Pawpaw | Asimina triloba | Tree | Tolerates shade | 73 of 75 |
| Pecan | Carya illinoinensis | Tree | Full sun | 63 of 75 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 55 of 75 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 55 of 75 |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Wildflower | Full sun | 6 of 75 |
| Pin Oak | Quercus palustris | Tree | Full sun | 38 of 75 |
| Pinnate Prairie Coneflower | Ratibida pinnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 20 of 75 |
| Planertree | Planera aquatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 44 of 75 |
| Possumhaw | Ilex decidua | Tree | Tolerates shade | 75 of 75 |
| Post Oak | Quercus stellata | Tree | Full sun | 74 of 75 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 43 of 75 |
| Prairie Blazing Star | Liatris pycnostachya | Wildflower | Full sun | 44 of 75 |
| Prairie Cordgrass | Spartina pectinata | Grass | Full sun | 10 of 75 |
| Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 4 of 75 |
| Prickly Bog Sedge | Carex atlantica | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 7 of 75 |
| Pumpkin Ash | Fraxinus profunda | Tree | Sun or part shade | 9 of 75 |
| Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea | Wildflower | Full sun | 36 of 75 |
| Purplehead Sneezeweed | Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower | Full sun | 58 of 75 |
| Purpleleaf Willowherb | Epilobium coloratum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 75 |
| Ravenfoot Sedge | Carex crus-corvi | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 15 of 75 |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 75 of 75 |
| Red Mulberry | Morus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 75 of 75 |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra | Tree | Sun or part shade | 60 of 75 |
| Redbay | Persea borbonia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 75 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 30 of 75 |
| River/Red Birch | Betula nigra | Tree | Full sun | 70 of 75 |
| Riverbank Grape | Vitis riparia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 27 of 75 |
| Riverbank Wildrye | Elymus riparius | Grass | Tolerates shade | 7 of 75 |
| Rough-Leaf Dogwood | Cornus drummondii | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 58 of 75 |
| Roundleaf Goldenrod | Solidago patula | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 25 of 75 |
| Royal/Flowering Fern | Osmunda regalis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 54 of 75 |
| Rufous Bulrush | Scirpus pendulus | Sedge | Full sun | 23 of 75 |
| Sand Dropseed | Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass | Full sun | 9 of 75 |
| Sandbar Willow | Salix interior | Tree | Full sun | 49 of 75 |
| Sandcherry | Prunus pumila | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 75 |
| Sassafras | Sassafras albidum | Tree | Full sun | 75 of 75 |
| Sawtooth Sunflower | Helianthus grosseserratus | Wildflower | Full sun | 11 of 75 |
| Scarlet Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja coccinea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 18 of 75 |
| Sea Oats | Chasmanthium latifolium | Grass | Tolerates shade | 64 of 75 |
| Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 71 of 75 |
| Shallow Sedge | Carex lurida | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 34 of 75 |
| Sharpwing Monkeyflower | Mimulus alatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 53 of 75 |
| Shellbark Hickory | Carya laciniosa | Tree | Tolerates shade | 19 of 75 |
| Short's Sedge | Carex shortiana | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 75 |
| Shortleaf Pine | Pinus echinata | Tree | Full sun | 62 of 75 |
| Shumard Red Oak | Quercus shumardii | Tree | Full sun | 74 of 75 |
| Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass | Full sun | 17 of 75 |
| Silky Willow | Salix sericea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 75 |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 70 of 75 |
| Skunkbush Sumac | Rhus trilobata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 75 |
| Slender Woodoats | Chasmanthium laxum | Grass | Tolerates shade | 39 of 75 |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 74 of 75 |
| Smooth Hedgenettle | Stachys tenuifolia | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 28 of 75 |
| Smooth Phlox | Phlox glaberrima | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 25 of 75 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 68 of 75 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 7 of 75 |
| Sour Gum/Tupelo | Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 74 of 75 |
| Southern Bayberry | Morella caroliniensis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 13 of 75 |
| Southern Magnolia | Magnolia grandiflora | Tree | Tolerates shade | 8 of 75 |
| Southern Red Oak | Quercus falcata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 75 of 75 |
| Southern Wax Myrtle | Myrica cerifera | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 21 of 75 |
| Spring Spiderlily | Hymenocallis liriosme | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 75 |
| Squarestem Spikerush | Eleocharis quadrangulata | Sedge | Full sun | 20 of 75 |
| Squarrose Sedge | Carex squarrosa | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 12 of 75 |
| Steeplebush | Spiraea tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 5 of 75 |
| Stiff Dogwood | Cornus foemina | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 48 of 75 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 62 of 75 |
| Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 21 of 75 |
| Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 74 of 75 |
| Sugarcane Plumegrass | Saccharum giganteum | Grass | Full sun | 16 of 75 |
| Swamp Azalea | Rhododendron viscosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 28 of 75 |
| Swamp Chestnut Oak | Quercus michauxii | Tree | Full sun | 51 of 75 |
| Swamp Loosestrife | Decodon verticillatus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 10 of 75 |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 5 of 75 |
| Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 13 of 75 |
| Swamp Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | Perennial | Full sun | 55 of 75 |
| Swamp Sunflower | Helianthus angustifolius | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 48 of 75 |
| Swamp Tupelo | Nyssa biflora | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 75 |
| Sweet Bay Magnolia | Magnolia virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 75 |
| Sweet Gum | Liquidambar styraciflua | Tree | Full sun | 71 of 75 |
| Sweet Woodreed | Cinna arundinacea | Grass | Tolerates shade | 18 of 75 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 36 of 75 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 29 of 75 |
| Tenangle Pipewort | Eriocaulon decangulare | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 75 |
| Texas Red Oak | Quercus texana | Tree | Full sun | 44 of 75 |
| Thinfruit Sedge | Carex flaccosperma | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 33 of 75 |
| Three-Way Sedge | Dulichium arundinaceum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 7 of 75 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 11 of 75 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 12 of 75 |
| Troublesome Sedge | Carex molesta | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 75 |
| Trumpet Vine | Campsis radicans | Vine | Full sun | 73 of 75 |
| Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipifera | Tree | Full sun | 20 of 75 |
| Twisted Sedge | Carex torta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 7 of 75 |
| Upright Sedge | Carex stricta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 4 of 75 |
| Vine Mesquite | Panicum obtusum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 2 of 75 |
| Virginia Bluebells | Mertensia virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 7 of 75 |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 61 of 75 |
| Virginia Iris | Iris virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 24 of 75 |
| Virginia Sweetspire | Itea virginica | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 32 of 75 |
| Virginia Water Horehound | Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 26 of 75 |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 59 of 75 |
| Water Hickory | Carya aquatica | Tree | Sun or part shade | 51 of 75 |
| Water Knotweed | Polygonum amphibium | Perennial | Full sun | 10 of 75 |
| Water Oak | Quercus nigra | Tree | Full sun | 61 of 75 |
| Water Tupelo | Nyssa aquatica | Tree | Full sun | 42 of 75 |
| Wax Myrtle | Morella cerifera | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 21 of 75 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 64 of 75 |
| Western Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | Tree | Full sun | 8 of 75 |
| Western Sand Cherry | Prunus besseyi | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 75 |
| Western Soapberry | Sapindus drummondii | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 20 of 75 |
| Western Wheatgrass | Pascopyrum smithii | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 75 |
| White Ash | Fraxinus americana | Tree | Full sun | 74 of 75 |
| White Doll's Daisy | Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 16 of 75 |
| White Edge Sedge | Carex debilis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 14 of 75 |
| Whitegrass | Leersia virginica | Grass | Tolerates shade | 32 of 75 |
| Whiteroot Rush | Juncus brachycarpus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 26 of 75 |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 56 of 75 |
| Wild Blue Phlox | Phlox divaricata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 52 of 75 |
| Willow Oak | Quercus phellos | Tree | Full sun | 60 of 75 |
| Winged Sumac | Rhus copallinum | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 68 of 75 |
| Winter Bentgrass | Agrostis hyemalis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 32 of 75 |
| Woolgrass | Scirpus cyperinus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 31 of 75 |
| Woolly Yarrow | Achillea tomentosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 59 of 75 |
| Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 30 of 75 |
| Yaupon | Ilex vomitoria | Tree | Sun or part shade | 10 of 75 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 40 of 75 |
| Yellow Wood | Cladrastis kentukea | Tree | Sun or part shade | 22 of 75 |
Where this comes from
- Native range
- USDA PLANTS county distribution layer, the same records behind the county checker.
- Sold by nurseries
- USDA PLANTS plant characteristics, Commercial Availability “Routinely Available”. It is a national flag, so a plant here can still be hard to find at a garden centre near you.
- Plant details
- USDA PLANTS: growth habit and duration from the plant profile; shade and wet-soil tolerance, bloom period, mature height and showy flowers, fruit or fall colour from the plant characteristics.
- Left out
- Any plant a state regulates as invasive or noxious, or that GRIIS flags as invasive in the lower 48, even where it is native. So is any species USDA records as both native and introduced in the lower 48, because the form nurseries sell is usually the introduced one.
- Photos
- Public domain, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA, credited under each photo.
- Citation
- USDA, NRCS. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov), retrieved June 13, 2026. National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
Questions
What plants are native to Arkansas?
This page lists the 314 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to Arkansas and routinely available from nurseries: 84 trees, 38 shrubs, 89 wildflowers, 86 grasses and sedges, 7 ferns and 10 vines. They are a small part of Arkansas's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the Arkansas counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to Arkansas?
This page lists 84 trees native to Arkansas that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include American Elm, American Persimmon and Bitternut Hickory, each recorded as native in all 75 Arkansas counties.
What shrubs are native to Arkansas?
This page lists 38 shrubs native to Arkansas that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include American Black Elderberry, Button Bush and Cane Reed, each recorded as native in all 75 Arkansas counties.
What wildflowers are native to Arkansas?
This page lists 89 wildflowers native to Arkansas that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Black-Eyed Susan, Partridge Pea and Blue Mistflower, each recorded as native in at least 69 of Arkansas's 75 counties.
Is my plant native to Arkansas?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to Arkansas: the page lists only natives that nurseries routinely sell, and it leaves out any plant a state regulates as invasive. For a county-level answer on any plant, enter its name in Ezina's checker. Every answer links the record it came from.
Is a plant native to Arkansas native everywhere in Arkansas?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 179 of the 314 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of Arkansas's 75 counties. A county with no record may simply never have been surveyed for that plant, so read each card's map as where the plant is known to grow wild rather than as a boundary.
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Add a plant
Snap a photo or type the name. Ezina matches it to a library of about 40,000 species and starts a care plan tailored to your zone, the local weather, and the time of year.
Get a care plan
A schedule built from local rain, temperature, and sun, not a fixed weekly cadence. You get a single notification when a plant actually needs water. Easily add treatments for diseases and pests.
Explore new options
Our garden planner Dig helps you understand what works best for your location and makes suggestions based off your long term goals.
Compiled from peer-reviewed research, USDA documentation,
and direct scientific observation across the United States.