Sugarberry – Celtis laevigata Native
Native in 76 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Oklahoma native plants
USDA PLANTS records 254 plants as native to Oklahoma (OK) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
Oklahoma native plant list
This list has 254 Oklahoma natives that nurseries routinely sell: 68 trees, 29 shrubs, 81 wildflowers, 68 grasses and sedges, 2 ferns and 6 vines. The most widespread include Sugarberry, American Elm and Common Hackberry, each recorded as native in at least 72 of Oklahoma's 77 counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
Chickasaw Plum – Prunus angustifolia Native
Native in 45 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa Native
Native in 60 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Canada Wildrye – Elymus canadensis Native
Native in 50 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Common Maidenhair – Adiantum capillus-veneris Native
Native in 13 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus quinquefolia Native
Native in 31 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
American Elm – Ulmus americana Native
Native in 73 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Rough-Leaf Dogwood – Cornus drummondii Native
Native in 45 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Woolly Yarrow – Achillea tomentosa Native
Native in 51 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus Native
Native in 44 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
Riverbank Grape – Vitis riparia Native
Native in 22 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A vine for sun or part shade.
Common Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis Native
Native in 72 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Button Bush – Cephalanthus occidentalis Native
Native in 42 of Oklahoma’s 77 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 49 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native
Native in 40 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Trumpet Vine – Campsis radicans Native
Native in 20 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A vine for full sun, with summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Post Oak – Quercus stellata Native
Native in 64 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Western Hackberry – Celtis reticulata Native
Native in 41 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun.
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native
Native in 45 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Sea Oats – Chasmanthium latifolium Native
Native in 40 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Groundnut – Apios americana Native
Native in 14 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Blackjack Oak – Quercus marilandica Native
Native in 63 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in 38 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Blue Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium angustifolium Native
Native in 45 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native
Native in 39 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
American Bittersweet – Celastrus scandens Native
Native in 13 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in 63 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Leadplant – Amorpha canescens Native
Native in 32 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Mexican Hat – Ratibida columnifera Native
Native in 44 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Sideoats Grama – Bouteloua curtipendula Native
Native in 38 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Arrowleaf Tearthumb – Polygonum sagittatum Native
Native in 4 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A vine for full sun.
Slippery Elm – Ulmus rubra Native
Native in 62 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 85 ft that tolerates shade.
Western Soapberry – Sapindus drummondii Native
Native in 32 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Dotted Blazing Star – Liatris punctata Native
Native in 42 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in 38 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Burr Oak – Quercus macrocarpa Native
Native in 61 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Winged Sumac – Rhus copallinum Native
Native in 30 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native
Native in 41 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Sand Dropseed – Sporobolus cryptandrus Native
Native in 36 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Pecan – Carya illinoinensis Native
Native in 60 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in 28 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Indian Blanket – Gaillardia pulchella Native
Native in 40 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Grassleaf Rush – Juncus marginatus Native
Native in 34 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Shumard Red Oak – Quercus shumardii Native
Native in 50 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Golden Currant – Ribes aureum Native
Native in 28 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Nodding Lady's Tresses – Spiranthes cernua Native
Native in 40 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native
Native in 34 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Black Oak – Quercus velutina Native
Native in 47 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
New Jersey Tea – Ceanothus americanus Native
Native in 22 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in 39 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Inland Rush – Juncus interior Native
Native in 30 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Eastern Redbud – Cercis canadensis Native
Native in 46 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
American Plum – Prunus americana Native
Native in 21 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 24 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Illinois Bundleflower – Desmanthus illinoensis Native
Native in 38 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native
Native in 29 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Black Willow – Salix nigra Native
Native in 45 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Cane Reed – Arundinaria gigantea Native
Native in 20 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Pale Purple Coneflower – Echinacea pallida Native
Native in 36 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Sand Lovegrass – Eragrostis trichodes Native
Native in 28 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Silver Maple – Acer saccharinum Native
Native in 45 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Little Walnut – Juglans microcarpa Native
Native in 18 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in 34 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Vine Mesquite – Panicum obtusum Native
Native in 28 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Eastern Dogwood – Cornus florida Native
Native in 39 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Skunkbush Sumac – Rhus trilobata Native
Native in 9 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Clasping Coneflower – Dracopis amplexicaulis Native
Native in 34 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Eastern Gamagrass – Tripsacum dactyloides Native
Native in 27 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Bitternut Hickory – Carya cordiformis Native
Native in 38 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Fourwing Saltbush – Atriplex canescens Native
Native in 7 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native
Native in 34 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 25 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native
Native in 37 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Black Raspberry – Rubus occidentalis Native
Native in 5 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in 34 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in 24 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Green Ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica Native
Native in 35 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Blackhaw – Viburnum prunifolium Native
Native in 3 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa Native
Native in 33 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Western Wheatgrass – Pascopyrum smithii Native
Native in 21 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sandbar Willow – Salix interior Native
Native in 34 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Common Witch Hazel – Hamamelis virginiana Native
Native in 3 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with fall flowers and showy fruit.
Blue Mistflower – Conoclinium coelestinum Native
Native in 32 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Eastern Woodland Sedge – Carex blanda Native
Native in 20 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern Redcedar – Juniperus virginiana Native
Native in 33 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Northern Spicebush – Lindera benzoin Native
Native in 3 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Common Goldstar – Hypoxis hirsuta Native
Native in 30 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Salt Grass – Distichlis spicata Native
Native in 20 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Red Oak – Quercus rubra Native
Native in 33 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 81 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Hazelnut – Corylus americana Native
Native in 2 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native
Native in 29 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Frank's Sedge – Carex frankii Native
Native in 19 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Red Mulberry – Morus rubra Native
Native in 31 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Woods' Rose – Rosa woodsii Native
Native in 2 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Canada Germander – Teucrium canadense Native
Native in 28 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Winter Bentgrass – Agrostis hyemalis Native
Native in 19 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Eastern Black Walnut – Juglans nigra Native
Native in 30 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Dwarf Palmetto – Sabal minor Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 9 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Swamp Smartweed – Polygonum hydropiperoides Native
Native in 28 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Rufous Bulrush – Scirpus pendulus Native
Native in 18 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Pin Oak – Quercus palustris Native
Native in 29 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Little-Leaf Sumac – Rhus microphylla Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Bearded Beggarticks – Bidens aristosa Native
Native in 27 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Alkalai Sacaton – Sporobolus airoides Native
Native in 17 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
American Persimmon – Diospyros virginiana Native
Native in 26 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 55 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Mountain Mahogany – Cercocarpus montanus Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade.
American Water-Willow – Justicia americana Native
Native in 26 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in 17 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 26 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Rabbit Brush – Chrysothamnus nauseosus Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Dotted Smartweed – Polygonum punctatum Native
Native in 25 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Sand Bluestem – Andropogon hallii Native
Native in 17 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Plains Cottonwood – Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera Native
Native in 26 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 85 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Wax Currant – Ribes cereum Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in 23 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Prairie Cordgrass – Spartina pectinata Native
Native in 16 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina Native
Native in 24 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Western Snowberry – Symphoricarpos occidentalis Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in 23 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in 16 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Sugar Maple – Acer saccharum Native
Native in 22 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Winterfat – Krascheninnikovia lanata Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Prairie Blazing Star – Liatris pycnostachya Native
Native in 22 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in 15 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Shortleaf Pine – Pinus echinata Native
Native in 21 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in 19 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in 14 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Southern Red Oak – Quercus falcata Native
Native in 21 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in 18 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in 13 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Osage-Orange – Maclura pomifera Native
Native in 20 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 35 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Kurapia – Phyla nodiflora Native
Native in 18 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
June Grass – Koeleria macrantha Native
Native in 13 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Ohio Buckeye – Aesculus glabra Native
Native in 19 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 68 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Blue Violet – Viola sororia Native
Native in 17 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Whitegrass – Leersia virginica Native
Native in 12 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Sour Gum/Tupelo – Nyssa sylvatica Native
Native in 19 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 95 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Littleleaf Buttercup – Ranunculus abortivus Native
Native in 17 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A plant that tolerates shade.
Fragrant Flatsedge – Cyperus odoratus Native
Native in 11 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A sedge for full sun.
White Ash – Fraxinus americana Native
Native in 19 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush – Castilleja coccinea Native
Native in 17 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Hairawn Muhly – Muhlenbergia capillaris Native
Native in 11 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Cedar Elm – Ulmus crassifolia Native
Native in 18 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Canadian Milkvetch – Astragalus canadensis Native
Native in 16 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Green Bulrush – Scirpus atrovirens Native
Native in 10 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun.
Eastern White Oak – Quercus alba Native
Native in 18 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Foxglove Beardtongue – Penstemon digitalis Native
Native in 16 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Knotgrass – Paspalum distichum Native
Native in 9 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Possumhaw – Ilex decidua Native
Native in 18 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 33 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Maryland Senna – Senna marilandica Native
Native in 16 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with summer flowers.
Ravenfoot Sedge – Carex crus-corvi Native
Native in 9 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Water Oak – Quercus nigra Native
Native in 18 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
White Doll's Daisy – Boltonia asteroides Native
Native in 16 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in 9 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Coastal Plain Willow – Salix caroliniana Native
Native in 17 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 33 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Halberdleaf Rosemallow – Hibiscus laevis Native
Native in 13 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in 8 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Green Hawthorn – Crataegus viridis Native
Native in 17 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Sawtooth Sunflower – Helianthus grosseserratus Native
Native in 13 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Sweet Woodreed – Cinna arundinacea Native
Native in 8 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Red Maple – Acer rubrum Native
Native in 16 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 68 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Wild Blue Phlox – Phlox divaricata Native
Native in 13 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Blue Grama – Bouteloua gracilis Native
Native in 7 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Shagbark Hickory – Carya ovata Native
Native in 16 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Lotus – Nelumbo lutea Native
Native in 12 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Needlepod Rush – Juncus scirpoides Native
Native in 7 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial rush that tolerates shade and wet soil.
River/Red Birch – Betula nigra Native
Native in 14 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Atlantic Camas – Camassia scilloides Native
Native in 12 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Deertongue – Dichanthelium clandestinum Native
Native in 6 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Western Catalpa – Catalpa speciosa Native
Native in 12 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 12 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Dwarf Spikerush – Eleocharis parvula Native
Native in 6 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Willow Oak – Quercus phellos Native
Native in 12 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native
Native in 12 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.
Limestone Meadow Sedge – Carex granularis Native
Native in 6 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Pawpaw – Asimina triloba Native
Native in 10 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native
Native in 12 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Mexican Muhly – Muhlenbergia mexicana Native
Native in 6 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Shellbark Hickory – Carya laciniosa Native
Native in 10 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Jack in the Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum Native
Native in 11 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Blunt Broom Sedge – Carex tribuloides Native
Native in 4 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Cockspur Hawthorn – Crataegus crus-galli Native
Native in 9 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Jerusalem Artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus Native
Native in 11 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Bushy Bluestem – Andropogon glomeratus Native
Native in 4 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana Native
Native in 9 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 45 ft that tolerates shade.
Showy Milkweed – Asclepias speciosa Native
Native in 11 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Cane Bluestem – Bothriochloa barbinodis Native
Native in 4 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Nutmeg Hickory – Carya myristiciformis Native
Native in 8 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 95 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 10 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Hop Sedge – Carex lupulina Native
Native in 4 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Planertree – Planera aquatica Native
Native in 7 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 50 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Nodding Beggartick – Bidens cernua Native
Native in 10 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in 4 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Water Hickory – Carya aquatica Native
Native in 7 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 85 ft for sun or part shade.
Sharpwing Monkeyflower – Mimulus alatus Native
Native in 10 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Needle and Thread – Hesperostipa comata comata Native
Native in 3 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Overcup Oak – Quercus lyrata Native
Native in 5 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Ditch Stonecrop – Penthorum sedoides Native
Native in 9 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Needle and Thread Grass – Stipa comata Native
Native in 3 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
American Linden – Tilia americana Native
Native in 4 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Pinnate Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida pinnata Native
Native in 9 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Prairie Dropseed – Sporobolus heterolepis Native
Native in 3 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana Native
Native in 4 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water Plantain – Alisma subcordatum Native
Native in 8 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Squarestem Spikerush – Eleocharis quadrangulata Native
Native in 3 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Peachleaf Willow – Salix amygdaloides Native
Native in 4 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in 8 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Black Grama – Bouteloua eriopoda Native
Native in 2 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Bald Cypress – Taxodium distichum Native
Native in 3 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 130 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 8 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Cloaked Bulrush – Scirpus pallidus Native
Native in 2 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Loblolly Pine – Pinus taeda Native
Native in 3 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Crimsoneyed Rosemallow – Hibiscus moscheutos Native
Native in 7 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native
Native in 2 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Sassafras – Sassafras albidum Native
Native in 3 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Longbeak Buttercup – Ranunculus longirostris Native
Native in 7 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Indian Rice Grass – Stipa hymenoides Native
Native in 2 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Texas Red Oak – Quercus texana Native
Native in 3 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 110 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Missouri Ironweed – Vernonia missurica Native
Native in 6 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Indian Ricegrass – Achnatherum hymenoides Native
Native in 2 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
American Beech – Fagus grandifolia Native
Native in 2 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Bristly Buttercup – Ranunculus hispidus Native
Native in 5 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in 2 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Cherrybark Oak – Quercus pagoda Native
Native in 2 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 5 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Awlfruit Sedge – Carex stipata Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Seaside Alder – Alnus maritima Native
Native in 2 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Smooth Hedgenettle – Stachys tenuifolia Native
Native in 5 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Blue Wildrye – Elymus glaucus Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Pinyon Pine – Pinus edulis Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for full sun.
Tanseyleaf Tansyaster – Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Native
Native in 5 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.
California Field Sedge – Carex praegracilis Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Ponderosa Pine – Pinus ponderosa Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. An evergreen tree up to 223 ft for full sun.
Broadfruit Bur-Reed – Sparganium eurycarpum Native
Native in 4 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Gray's Sedge – Carex grayi Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Rocky Mountain Juniper – Juniperus scopulorum Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native
Native in 4 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
James' Galleta – Pleuraphis jamesii Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Swamp Chestnut Oak – Quercus michauxii Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Downy Paintedcup – Castilleja sessiliflora Native
Native in 4 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Three-Way Sedge – Dulichium arundinaceum Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Largeleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton amplifolius Native
Native in 4 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native
Native in 3 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Pale Touch-Me-Not – Impatiens pallida Native
Native in 3 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. An annual that tolerates shade.
Utah Sweetvetch – Hedysarum boreale Native
Native in 3 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.
Arumleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria cuneata Native
Native in 2 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with showy flowers.
Lewis Flax – Linum lewisii Native
Native in 2 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Virginia Iris – Iris virginica Native
Native in 2 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
American Speedwell – Veronica americana Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Hooker's Evening Primrose – Oenothera elata Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Pickerelweed – Pontederia cordata Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Purplehead Sneezeweed – Helenium flexuosum Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Purpleleaf Willowherb – Epilobium coloratum Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Spring Spiderlily – Hymenocallis liriosme Native
Native in 1 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 219 of these 254 plants as native in fewer than half of Oklahoma’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.
Oklahoma’s own list regulates 3 plants. None of them is on this page. Oklahoma noxious weeds has each one, with the rule cited.
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Use our “Is it native” tool for free.Compiled from USDA PLANTS, retrieved June 13, 2026. If you spot a plant we have wrong, tell us at [email protected].
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| Plant | Scientific name | Type | Light | Native counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkalai Sacaton | Sporobolus airoides | Grass | Full sun | 17 of 77 |
| American Beech | Fagus grandifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 77 |
| American Bittersweet | Celastrus scandens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 13 of 77 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 28 of 77 |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 73 of 77 |
| American Hazelnut | Corylus americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 2 of 77 |
| American Linden | Tilia americana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 4 of 77 |
| American Lotus | Nelumbo lutea | Wildflower | Full sun | 12 of 77 |
| American Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 26 of 77 |
| American Plum | Prunus americana | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 21 of 77 |
| American Speedwell | Veronica americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 77 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 23 of 77 |
| American Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 8 of 77 |
| American Water-Willow | Justicia americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 26 of 77 |
| Arrowleaf Tearthumb | Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | Full sun | 4 of 77 |
| Arumleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria cuneata | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 77 |
| Atlantic Camas | Camassia scilloides | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 12 of 77 |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 77 |
| Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 77 |
| Bearded Beggarticks | Bidens aristosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 27 of 77 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Grass | Full sun | 39 of 77 |
| Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis | Tree | Full sun | 38 of 77 |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 24 of 77 |
| Black Grama | Bouteloua eriopoda | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 77 |
| Black Oak | Quercus velutina | Tree | Sun or part shade | 47 of 77 |
| Black Raspberry | Rubus occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 5 of 77 |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | Tree | Full sun | 45 of 77 |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower | Full sun | 45 of 77 |
| Blackhaw | Viburnum prunifolium | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 77 |
| Blackjack Oak | Quercus marilandica | Tree | Full sun | 63 of 77 |
| Blue Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 45 of 77 |
| Blue Grama | Bouteloua gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 7 of 77 |
| Blue Mistflower | Conoclinium coelestinum | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 32 of 77 |
| Blue Wildrye | Elymus glaucus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 1 of 77 |
| Blunt Broom Sedge | Carex tribuloides | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 4 of 77 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 63 of 77 |
| Bristly Buttercup | Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 5 of 77 |
| Broadfruit Bur-Reed | Sparganium eurycarpum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 4 of 77 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 8 of 77 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 19 of 77 |
| Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | Tree | Sun or part shade | 61 of 77 |
| Bushy Bluestem | Andropogon glomeratus | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 77 |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 60 of 77 |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 42 of 77 |
| California Field Sedge | Carex praegracilis | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 77 |
| Canada Germander | Teucrium canadense | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 28 of 77 |
| Canada Wildrye | Elymus canadensis | Grass | Tolerates shade | 50 of 77 |
| Canadian Milkvetch | Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 16 of 77 |
| Cane Bluestem | Bothriochloa barbinodis | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 77 |
| Cane Reed | Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | Full sun | 20 of 77 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 34 of 77 |
| Cedar Elm | Ulmus crassifolia | Tree | Sun or part shade | 18 of 77 |
| Cherrybark Oak | Quercus pagoda | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 77 |
| Chickasaw Plum | Prunus angustifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 45 of 77 |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 77 |
| Clasping Coneflower | Dracopis amplexicaulis | Wildflower | Full sun | 34 of 77 |
| Cloaked Bulrush | Scirpus pallidus | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 77 |
| Coastal Plain Willow | Salix caroliniana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 17 of 77 |
| Cockspur Hawthorn | Crataegus crus-galli | Tree | Full sun | 9 of 77 |
| Common Blue Violet | Viola sororia | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 17 of 77 |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 77 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 4 of 77 |
| Common Goldstar | Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 30 of 77 |
| Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 72 of 77 |
| Common Maidenhair | Adiantum capillus-veneris | Fern | Tolerates shade | 13 of 77 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 14 of 77 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 23 of 77 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 5 of 77 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 77 |
| Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 77 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 10 of 77 |
| Crimsoneyed Rosemallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 77 |
| Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 77 |
| Deertongue | Dichanthelium clandestinum | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 77 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 18 of 77 |
| Ditch Stonecrop | Penthorum sedoides | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 9 of 77 |
| Dotted Blazing Star | Liatris punctata | Wildflower | Full sun | 42 of 77 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 25 of 77 |
| Downy Paintedcup | Castilleja sessiliflora | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 77 |
| Dwarf Palmetto | Sabal minor | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 77 |
| Dwarf Spikerush | Eleocharis parvula | Sedge | Full sun | 6 of 77 |
| Eastern Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Tree | Full sun | 30 of 77 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 37 of 77 |
| Eastern Dogwood | Cornus florida | Tree | Tolerates shade | 39 of 77 |
| Eastern Gamagrass | Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass | Full sun | 27 of 77 |
| Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 46 of 77 |
| Eastern Redcedar | Juniperus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 33 of 77 |
| Eastern White Oak | Quercus alba | Tree | Sun or part shade | 18 of 77 |
| Eastern Woodland Sedge | Carex blanda | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 20 of 77 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 25 of 77 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 1 of 77 |
| Fourwing Saltbush | Atriplex canescens | Shrub | Full sun | 7 of 77 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 8 of 77 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 13 of 77 |
| Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 16 of 77 |
| Fragrant Flatsedge | Cyperus odoratus | Sedge | Full sun | 11 of 77 |
| Frank's Sedge | Carex frankii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 19 of 77 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 34 of 77 |
| Golden Currant | Ribes aureum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 28 of 77 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 41 of 77 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 34 of 77 |
| Gray's Sedge | Carex grayi | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 77 |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 35 of 77 |
| Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | Sedge | Full sun | 10 of 77 |
| Green Hawthorn | Crataegus viridis | Tree | Full sun | 17 of 77 |
| Groundnut | Apios americana | Vine | Tolerates shade | 14 of 77 |
| Hairawn Muhly | Muhlenbergia capillaris | Grass | Full sun | 11 of 77 |
| Halberdleaf Rosemallow | Hibiscus laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 13 of 77 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 26 of 77 |
| Hooker's Evening Primrose | Oenothera elata | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 77 |
| Hop Sedge | Carex lupulina | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 4 of 77 |
| Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 9 of 77 |
| Illinois Bundleflower | Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 38 of 77 |
| Indian Blanket | Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower | Full sun | 40 of 77 |
| Indian Rice Grass | Stipa hymenoides | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 77 |
| Indian Ricegrass | Achnatherum hymenoides | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 77 |
| Inland Rush | Juncus interior | Rush | Sun or part shade | 30 of 77 |
| Jack in the Pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 11 of 77 |
| James' Galleta | Pleuraphis jamesii | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 77 |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 11 of 77 |
| June Grass | Koeleria macrantha | Grass | Tolerates shade | 13 of 77 |
| Knotgrass | Paspalum distichum | Grass | Full sun | 9 of 77 |
| Kurapia | Phyla nodiflora | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 18 of 77 |
| Largeleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton amplifolius | Perennial | Full sun | 4 of 77 |
| Leadplant | Amorpha canescens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 32 of 77 |
| Lewis Flax | Linum lewisii | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 77 |
| Limestone Meadow Sedge | Carex granularis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 6 of 77 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 40 of 77 |
| Little Walnut | Juglans microcarpa | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 18 of 77 |
| Little-Leaf Sumac | Rhus microphylla | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 1 of 77 |
| Littleleaf Buttercup | Ranunculus abortivus | Plant | Tolerates shade | 17 of 77 |
| Loblolly Pine | Pinus taeda | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 77 |
| Longbeak Buttercup | Ranunculus longirostris | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 7 of 77 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 12 of 77 |
| Maryland Senna | Senna marilandica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 16 of 77 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 34 of 77 |
| Mexican Hat | Ratibida columnifera | Wildflower | Full sun | 44 of 77 |
| Mexican Muhly | Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass | Sun or part shade | 6 of 77 |
| Missouri Ironweed | Vernonia missurica | Wildflower | Full sun | 6 of 77 |
| Mountain Mahogany | Cercocarpus montanus | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 77 |
| Needle and Thread | Hesperostipa comata comata | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 77 |
| Needle and Thread Grass | Stipa comata | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 77 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 4 of 77 |
| Needlepod Rush | Juncus scirpoides | Rush | Tolerates shade | 7 of 77 |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 22 of 77 |
| Nodding Beggartick | Bidens cernua | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 10 of 77 |
| Nodding Lady's Tresses | Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower | Full sun | 40 of 77 |
| Northern Spicebush | Lindera benzoin | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 77 |
| Nutmeg Hickory | Carya myristiciformis | Tree | Full sun | 8 of 77 |
| Ohio Buckeye | Aesculus glabra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 19 of 77 |
| Osage-Orange | Maclura pomifera | Tree | Full sun | 20 of 77 |
| Overcup Oak | Quercus lyrata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 5 of 77 |
| Pale Purple Coneflower | Echinacea pallida | Wildflower | Full sun | 36 of 77 |
| Pale Touch-Me-Not | Impatiens pallida | Annual | Tolerates shade | 3 of 77 |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 49 of 77 |
| Pawpaw | Asimina triloba | Tree | Tolerates shade | 10 of 77 |
| Peachleaf Willow | Salix amygdaloides | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 77 |
| Pecan | Carya illinoinensis | Tree | Full sun | 60 of 77 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 39 of 77 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 29 of 77 |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 77 |
| Pin Oak | Quercus palustris | Tree | Full sun | 29 of 77 |
| Pinnate Prairie Coneflower | Ratibida pinnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 9 of 77 |
| Pinyon Pine | Pinus edulis | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 77 |
| Plains Cottonwood | Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera | Tree | Full sun | 26 of 77 |
| Planertree | Planera aquatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 7 of 77 |
| Ponderosa Pine | Pinus ponderosa | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 77 |
| Possumhaw | Ilex decidua | Tree | Tolerates shade | 18 of 77 |
| Post Oak | Quercus stellata | Tree | Full sun | 64 of 77 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 15 of 77 |
| Prairie Blazing Star | Liatris pycnostachya | Wildflower | Full sun | 22 of 77 |
| Prairie Cordgrass | Spartina pectinata | Grass | Full sun | 16 of 77 |
| Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 3 of 77 |
| Purplehead Sneezeweed | Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 77 |
| Purpleleaf Willowherb | Epilobium coloratum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 77 |
| Rabbit Brush | Chrysothamnus nauseosus | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 77 |
| Ravenfoot Sedge | Carex crus-corvi | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 9 of 77 |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 16 of 77 |
| Red Mulberry | Morus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 31 of 77 |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra | Tree | Sun or part shade | 33 of 77 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 17 of 77 |
| River/Red Birch | Betula nigra | Tree | Full sun | 14 of 77 |
| Riverbank Grape | Vitis riparia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 22 of 77 |
| Rocky Mountain Juniper | Juniperus scopulorum | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 77 |
| Rough-Leaf Dogwood | Cornus drummondii | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 45 of 77 |
| Rufous Bulrush | Scirpus pendulus | Sedge | Full sun | 18 of 77 |
| Salt Grass | Distichlis spicata | Grass | Full sun | 20 of 77 |
| Sand Bluestem | Andropogon hallii | Grass | Full sun | 17 of 77 |
| Sand Dropseed | Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass | Full sun | 36 of 77 |
| Sand Lovegrass | Eragrostis trichodes | Grass | Full sun | 28 of 77 |
| Sandbar Willow | Salix interior | Tree | Full sun | 34 of 77 |
| Sassafras | Sassafras albidum | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 77 |
| Sawtooth Sunflower | Helianthus grosseserratus | Wildflower | Full sun | 13 of 77 |
| Scarlet Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja coccinea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 17 of 77 |
| Sea Oats | Chasmanthium latifolium | Grass | Tolerates shade | 40 of 77 |
| Seaside Alder | Alnus maritima | Tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 77 |
| Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 16 of 77 |
| Sharpwing Monkeyflower | Mimulus alatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 10 of 77 |
| Shellbark Hickory | Carya laciniosa | Tree | Tolerates shade | 10 of 77 |
| Shortleaf Pine | Pinus echinata | Tree | Full sun | 21 of 77 |
| Showy Milkweed | Asclepias speciosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 11 of 77 |
| Shumard Red Oak | Quercus shumardii | Tree | Full sun | 50 of 77 |
| Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass | Full sun | 38 of 77 |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 45 of 77 |
| Skunkbush Sumac | Rhus trilobata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 9 of 77 |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 62 of 77 |
| Smooth Hedgenettle | Stachys tenuifolia | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 5 of 77 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 38 of 77 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 9 of 77 |
| Sour Gum/Tupelo | Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 19 of 77 |
| Southern Red Oak | Quercus falcata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 21 of 77 |
| Spring Spiderlily | Hymenocallis liriosme | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 77 |
| Squarestem Spikerush | Eleocharis quadrangulata | Sedge | Full sun | 3 of 77 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 24 of 77 |
| Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 22 of 77 |
| Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 76 of 77 |
| Swamp Chestnut Oak | Quercus michauxii | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 77 |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 12 of 77 |
| Swamp Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | Perennial | Full sun | 28 of 77 |
| Sweet Woodreed | Cinna arundinacea | Grass | Tolerates shade | 8 of 77 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 38 of 77 |
| Tanseyleaf Tansyaster | Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 5 of 77 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 16 of 77 |
| Texas Red Oak | Quercus texana | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 77 |
| Three-Way Sedge | Dulichium arundinaceum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 77 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 2 of 77 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 34 of 77 |
| Trumpet Vine | Campsis radicans | Vine | Full sun | 20 of 77 |
| Utah Sweetvetch | Hedysarum boreale | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 77 |
| Vine Mesquite | Panicum obtusum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 28 of 77 |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 31 of 77 |
| Virginia Iris | Iris virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 77 |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 44 of 77 |
| Water Hickory | Carya aquatica | Tree | Sun or part shade | 7 of 77 |
| Water Knotweed | Polygonum amphibium | Perennial | Full sun | 12 of 77 |
| Water Oak | Quercus nigra | Tree | Full sun | 18 of 77 |
| Wax Currant | Ribes cereum | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 77 |
| Western Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 77 |
| Western Hackberry | Celtis reticulata | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 41 of 77 |
| Western Snowberry | Symphoricarpos occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 77 |
| Western Soapberry | Sapindus drummondii | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 32 of 77 |
| Western Wheatgrass | Pascopyrum smithii | Grass | Full sun | 21 of 77 |
| White Ash | Fraxinus americana | Tree | Full sun | 19 of 77 |
| White Doll's Daisy | Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 16 of 77 |
| Whitegrass | Leersia virginica | Grass | Tolerates shade | 12 of 77 |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 33 of 77 |
| Wild Blue Phlox | Phlox divaricata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 13 of 77 |
| Willow Oak | Quercus phellos | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 77 |
| Winged Sumac | Rhus copallinum | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 30 of 77 |
| Winter Bentgrass | Agrostis hyemalis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 19 of 77 |
| Winterfat | Krascheninnikovia lanata | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 77 |
| Woods' Rose | Rosa woodsii | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 2 of 77 |
| Woolly Yarrow | Achillea tomentosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 51 of 77 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 29 of 77 |
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 Oklahoma?
This page lists the 254 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to Oklahoma and routinely available from nurseries: 68 trees, 29 shrubs, 81 wildflowers, 68 grasses and sedges, 2 ferns and 6 vines. They are a small part of Oklahoma's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the Oklahoma counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to Oklahoma?
This page lists 68 trees native to Oklahoma that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Sugarberry, American Elm and Common Hackberry, each recorded as native in at least 72 of Oklahoma's 77 counties.
What shrubs are native to Oklahoma?
This page lists 29 shrubs native to Oklahoma that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Chickasaw Plum, Rough-Leaf Dogwood and Button Bush, each recorded as native in at least 42 of Oklahoma's 77 counties.
What wildflowers are native to Oklahoma?
This page lists 81 wildflowers native to Oklahoma that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Butterfly Weed, Woolly Yarrow and Partridge Pea, each recorded as native in at least 49 of Oklahoma's 77 counties.
Is my plant native to Oklahoma?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to Oklahoma: 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 Oklahoma native everywhere in Oklahoma?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 219 of the 254 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of Oklahoma's 77 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.