List of flora of Arkansas

Geobotanically, Arkansas belongs to the North American Atlantic Region.

A

 * Amorpha ouachitensis - Ouachita leadplant
 * Amorpha paniculata - Panicled indigobush
 * Amsonia hubrichtii - Ouachita blue star
 * Astragalus soxmaniorum - Soxmans' milk-vetch

C

 * Calamagrostis porteri ssp. 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
 * Cunila origanoides - American dittany, mountain oregano
 * 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
 * Datura

E

 * Echinacea paradoxa - Bush's yellow coneflower
 * Echinacea sanguinea - A coneflower
 * Eriocaulon koernickianum - Dwarf pipewort

F

 * Fothergilla major - Witch-alder

G

 * Galium arkansanum - A bedstraw

H

 * Hamamelis vernalis - Ozark Witch Hazel
 * Harperella nodosa (syn. Ptilimnium nodosum) - Harperella
 * Helianthus occidentalis ssp. plantagineus - Shinner's sunflower
 * Heuchera villosa var. arkansana - Arkansas alumroot
 * Houstonia ouachitana - Ouachita bluet
 * Hydrophyllum brownei - Browne's waterleaf

L

 * Leitneria floridana - Corkwood
 * Liatris squarrosa var. compacta - A blazing star
 * Lobelia siphilitica - Great Blue Lobelia
 * Lysimachia quadriflora

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

S

 * Schisandra glabra - Climbing magnolia
 * Schoenolirion wrightii - Texas sunnybell
 * Scutellaria bushii - Bush's skullcap
 * Silene ovata - Ovate-leaf catchfly
 * Silene regia - Royal catchfly
 * Solidago ouachitensis - Ouachita 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
 * Trillium viridescens - Ozark trillium

V

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

Common Trees

 * Pinus echinata - Shortleaf Pine
 * Other Pinus species also common
 * Juglans nigra - Black Walnut
 * Carya ovata - Shagbark Hickory
 * Other Carya species also common
 * Betula nigra - River 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 glabra - Smooth 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

 * Euonymus - Euonymus, Marble Queen
 * Rubus species - Brambles, Blackberries, Dewberries
 * Rhus species - Sumacs
 * Rosa species - Wild roses
 * Sambucus species - Elderberries