Flora of Arkansas
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Geobotanically, Arkansas belongs to the North American Atlantic Region
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North American Atlantic Region
North American Atlantic Region is a floristic region within the Holarctic Kingdom identified by Armen Takhtajan and Robert F. Thorne, spanning from the Atlantic and Gulf coasts to the Great Plains and comprising a major part of the United States and southeastern portions of Canada...
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- Amorpha ouachitensis - Ouachita leadplant
- Amorpha paniculata - Panicled indigobush
- Amsonia hubrichtiiAmsonia hubrichtiiAmsonia hubrichtii is a flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae...
- Ouachita blue star
- Astragalus soxmaniorum - Soxmans' milk-vetch
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- 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 kentuckienseCypripedium kentuckienseCypripedium kentuckiense or Kentucky Lady's Slipper is a member of the orchid genus Cypripedium. Members of this genus are commonly referred to as Lady's Slipper orchids....
- Southern lady's-slipper
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- Delphinium newtonianum - Moore's larkspur
- Delphinium treleasei - Trelease's larkspur
- Dodecatheon frenchii - French's shootingstar
- Draba aprica - Open-ground whitlow-grass
- DaturaDaturaDatura is a genus of nine species of vespertine flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. Its precise and natural distribution is uncertain, owing to its extensive cultivation and naturalization throughout the temperate and tropical regions of the globe...
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- Echinacea paradoxaEchinacea paradoxaEchinacea paradoxa is a perennial species of flowering plant in the genus Echinacea. Echinacea paradoxa is native to Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, and is listed as threatened in Arkansas....
- Bush's yellow coneflower - Echinacea sanguineaEchinacea sanguineaEchinacea sanguinea is a herbaceous perennial native to open sandy fields and open pine woods and prairies in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas. It is the southernmost Echinacea species...
- A coneflower - Eriocaulon kornickianum - Small-headed pipewort
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- Helianthus occidentalis ssp. plantagineus - Shinner's sunflower
- Heuchera villosa var. arkansana - Arkansas alumroot
- Houstonia ouachitana - Ouachita bluet
- Hydrophyllum brownei - Browne's waterleaf
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- Oenothera heterophylla ssp. orientalis - An evening primrose
- Oenothera pilosella ssp. sessilis - Prairie evening primrose
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- Schisandra glabra - Climbing magnolia
- Schoenolirion wrightii - Texas sunnybell
- Scutellaria bushii - Bush's skullcap
- Silene ovataSilene ovataOvate-leaved Catchfly is a herbaceous plant in the plant family Caryophyllaceae. This perennial plant grows up to 1.5 m tall and has large opposite leaves without petioles which are 5-12 cm long and taper to a long point, 2-5 cm wide and numerous finely fringed white flowers with an...
- Ovate-leaf catchfly - Silene regia - Royal catchfly
- Solidago ouachitensis - Ouachita goldenrod
- Streptanthus maculatus ssp. obtusifolius - A twistflower
- Streptanthus squamiformis - A twistflower
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- Thalictrum arkansanum - Arkansas meadow-rue
- Tradescantia longipes - Dwarf spiderwort
- Tradescantia ozarkanaTradescantia ozarkanaTradescantia ozarkana is a species of Tradescantia. It is part of the Commelinaceae family.- Stems :The stems can grow to over 50cm tall. They grow from thickened roots and are characterized as herbaceous, typically glabrous but occasionally hirsute...
- Ozark spiderwort - Trillium pusillum var. ozarkanum - Ozark least trillium
- Trillium viridescensTrillium viridescensTrillium viridescens, the Ozark Trillium, is a spring-flowering perennial plant found in parts of Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana. It usually grows in rich deciduous forest where the soil is clayey and calcareous...
- Ozark trillium
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- Valerianella nuttalliiValerianella nuttalliiNuttal's cornsalad is a small dicot annual plant of the family Valerianaceae....
- Nuttall corn-salad - Valerianella palmeri - Palmer's corn-salad
- Valerianella ozarkana - Ozark corn-salad
- Vernonia lettermannii - Narrowleaf ironweed
Common Trees
- Pinus echinata - Shortleaf Pine
- Other PinusPinePines are trees in the genus Pinus ,in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species.-Etymology:...
species also common - Juglans nigra - Black Walnut
- Carya ovata - Shagbark Hickory
- Other CaryaHickoryTrees in the genus Carya are commonly known as hickory, derived from the Powhatan language of Virginia. The genus includes 17–19 species of deciduous trees with pinnately compound leaves and big nuts...
species also common - Betula nigra - River Birch
- Quercus alba - White Oak
- Other QuercusOakAn oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
species also common - Sassafras albidumSassafras albidumSassafras albidum is a species of Sassafras native to eastern North America, from southern Maine and southern Ontario west to Iowa, and south to central Florida and eastern Texas. It occurs throughout the eastern deciduous forest habitat type, at altitudes of sea level up to 1,500 m...
- Sassafras - Liquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum
- Platanus occidentalis - American Sycamore
- Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris, the European wild apple, is a species of Malus , native to Europe from as far south as Spain, Italy and Greece to as far north as Scandinavia and Russia. Its scientific name means "forest apple", and the truly wild tree has thorns.In the past, M. sylvestris was thought to be an...
- Common Apple (Arkansas State Flower is the Apple Blossom) - Acer negundoAcer negundoAcer negundo is a species of maple native to North America. Box Elder, Boxelder Maple, and Maple Ash are its most common names in the United States...
- Box Elder - AcerMapleAcer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.Maples are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or together with the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, favour inclusion in...
species - Maples - Cornus florida - Flowering Dogwood
- Juniperus virginianaJuniperus virginianaJuniperus virginiana is a species of juniper native to eastern North America, from southeastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, east of the Great Plains...
- Eastern Redcedar - Rhus glabraRhus glabraRhus glabra is a species of sumac in the family Anacardiaceae, native to North America, from southern Quebec west to southern British Columbia in Canada, and south to northern Florida and Arizona in the United States and Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico.One of the easiest shrubs to identify...
- Smooth Sumac - Other Rhus species also common
- Diospyros virginianaDiospyros virginianaDiospyros virginiana, commonly called the American persimmon, common persimmon, Eastern persimmon, "'simmon" and "possumwood", is a persimmon species known by a variety of names including. It ranges from New England to Florida, and west to Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Kansas...
- American Persimmon - Prunus serotina - Black Cherry
- Prunus virginiana - ChokecherryChokecherryPrunus virginiana, commonly called chokecherry, bitter-berry, or Virginia bird cherry, is a species of bird cherry native to North America, where it is found almost throughout the continent except for the Deep South and the far north.-Growth:It is a suckering shrub or small tree growing to 5 m tall...
- Prunus americanaPrunus americanaPrunus americana, commonly called the American Plum, Wild Plum, or Marshall's Large Yellow Sweet Plum, is a species of Prunus native to North America from Saskatchewan to New Mexico east to New Hampshire and Florida. It has often been planted outside its core range and sometimes escapes cultivation...
- Wild Plum - Other PrunusPrunusPrunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, which includes the plums, cherries, peaches, apricots and almonds. There are around 430 species spread throughout the northern temperate regions of the globe. Many members of the genus are widely cultivated for fruit and ornament.-Botany:Members of the genus...
species also common - Ulmus alata - Winged ElmWinged ElmUlmus alata, the Winged Elm or Wahoo, is a small- to medium-sized deciduous tree endemic to the southern and south-central United States.-Description:...
- Ulmus americana - American Elm
- Other UlmusElmElms are deciduous and semi-deciduous trees comprising the genus Ulmus in the plant family Ulmaceae. The dozens of species are found in temperate and tropical-montane regions of North America and Eurasia, ranging southward into Indonesia. Elms are components of many kinds of natural forests...
species also common - Salix nigra - Black WillowBlack WillowSalix nigra is a species of willow native to eastern North America, from New Brunswick and southern Ontario west to Minnesota, and south to northern Florida and Texas.-Description:...
Common Shrubs
- EuonymusEuonymusEuonymus , often called spindle or spindle tree, is a genus of flowering plants in the staff vine family, Celastraceae. It comprises about 170–180 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs and small trees...
- Euonymus, Marble Queen - RubusRubusRubus is a large genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae. Raspberries, blackberries, and dewberries are common, widely distributed members of the genus. Most of these plants have woody stems with prickles like roses; spines, bristles, and gland-tipped hairs are...
species - Brambles, Blackberries, Dewberries - Rhus species - Sumacs
- RosaRoseA rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers are large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows...
species - Wild roses - Sambucus species - ElderberriesElderberrySambucus is a genus of between 5 and 30 species of shrubs or small trees in the moschatel family, Adoxaceae. It was formerly placed in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, but was reclassified due to genetic evidence...