# List of flora of Arkansas

Geobotanically, Arkansas belongs to the North American Atlantic Region.

## Rare Species
### 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

### Z
## 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