Flora of Arkansas

Arkansas has many rare and fascinating plant life. Geobotanically, Arkansas belongs to the North American Atlantic Region. Here is a list of just some of its unique plant life diversity.

Rare Species

A

*Amorpha quachitensis - Ouachita leadplant
*Amorpha paniculata - Panicled indigobush
*Amsonia hubrichtii - Ouachita blue star
*Aster furcatus - An aster
*Astragalus soxmaniorum - Soxmans' milk-vetch

B

C

*Calamagrostis porterissp insperata - Ofer hollow reed grass
*Calamovilfa arcuata - A sandgrass
*Carex decomposita - Epiphytic sedge
*Carex latebracteata - Waterfall's sedge
*Carex shinnersii - Shinner's sedge
*Carex timida - A sedge
*Castanea pumila var. ozarkensis - Ozark chinquapin
*Chelone obliqua var. speciosa - Rose turtlehead
*Cyperus grayoides - Umbrella sedge
*Cypripedium kentuckiense - Southern lady's-slipper

D

*Delphinium newtonianum - Moore's larkspur
*Delphinium treleasei - Trelease's larkspur
*Dodecatheon frenchii - French's shootingstar
*Draba aprica - Open-ground whitlow-grass

E

*Echinacea paradoxa - Bush's yellow coneflower
*Echinacea sanguinea - A coneflower
*Eriocaulon kornickianum - Small-headed pipewort

F

*Fothergilla major - Witch-alder

G

*Galium arkansanum - A bedstraw

H

*Helianthus occidentalis ssp. plantagineus - Shinner's sunflower
*Heuchera villosa var. arkansana - Arkansas alumroot
*Houstonia ouachitana - Ouachita bluet
*Hydrophyllum brownei - Browne's waterleaf

I

J

K

L

*Leitneria floridana - Corkwood
*Liatris squarrosa var. compacta - A blazing star

M

*Mespilus canescens - Stern's medlar
*Minuartia godfreyi - Godfrey's sandwort

N

*Neviusia alabamensis - Alabama snow-wreath

O

*Oenothera heterophylla ssp. orientalis - An evening primrose
*Oenothera pilosella ssp. sessilis - Prairie evening primrose

P

*Polymnia cossatotensis - Cossatot leafcup

Q

*Quercus acerifolia - Maple-leaved oak
*Quercus arkansana - Arkansas oak

R

*Sagittaria ambigua - Kansas arrowhead
*Schisandra glabra - Climbing magnolia
*Schoenolirion wrightii - Texas sunnybell
*Scutellaria bushii - Bush's skullcap
*Silene ovata - Ovate-leaf catchfly
*Silene regia - Royal catchfly
*Solidago quachitensis - A goldenrod
*Streptanthus maculatus ssp. obtusifolius - A twistflower
*Streptanthus squamiformis - A twistflower

T

*Thalictrum arkansanum - Arkansas meadow-rue
*Tradescantia longipes - Dwarf spiderwort
*Tradescantia ozarkana - Ozark spiderwort
*Trillium pusillum var. ozarkanum - Ozark least trillium

U

V

*Valerianella nuttallii - Nuttall corn-salad
*Valerianella palmeri - Palmer's corn-salad
*Valerianella ozarkana - Ozark corn-salad
*Vernonia lettermannii - Narrowleaf ironweed

W

X

Y

Z

Common Trees

*Pinus ponderosa - Ponderosa Pine
*Other Pinus species also common
*Juglans nigra - Black Walnut
*Carya ovata - Shagbark Hickory
*Other Carya species also common
*Betula papyrifera - Paper Birch
*Quercus alba - White Oak
*Other Quercus species also common
*Sassafras albidum - Sassafras
*Liquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum
*Platanus occidentalis - American Sycamore
*Malus sylvestris - Common Apple (Arkansas State Flower is the Apple Blossom)
*Acer negundo - Box Elder
*Acer species - Maples
*Cornus florida - Flowering Dogwood
*Juniperus virginiana - Eastern Redcedar
*Rhus typhina - Staghorn Sumac
*Other Rhus species also common
*Diospyros virginiana - American Persimmon
*Prunus serotina - Black Cherry
*Prunus virginiana - Chokecherry
*Prunus americana - Wild Plum
*Other Prunus species also common
*Ulmus alata - Winged Elm
*Ulmus americana - American Elm
*Other Ulmus species also common
*Salix nigra - Black Willow

Common Shrubs

*Buxus - Boxwood
*Euonymus - Euonymus, Marble Queen
*Rubus species - Brambles, Blackberries, Dewberries
*Rhus species - Sumacs
*Rosa species - Wild roses
*Sambucus species - ElderberriesUnited States topic
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