Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
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The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum is an arboretum and botanical garden composed of 44 arboretums, parks, and other public landscapes in 33 communities across Nebraska, and supported by the arboretum office at the University of Nebraska campus in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Some of its larger collections include sites at Omaha's Metropolitan Community College, Joslyn Castle, Swanson Science Park, the Blair Community Arboretum (Steyer Park, Black Elk Park, and the Dana College campus), Gilman Park Arboretum in Pierce, and Clemmons Park Arboretum in Fremont. The University of Nebraska at Lincoln has the most diverse collection in the state, with extensive labeling of specimens.
According to the Arboretum, Nebraska's native plants are:
- Maples: Acer glabrum, Acer negundo, Acer saccharinum
- Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
- Horse-chestnut: Aesculus glabra
- Crested-wheat grass: Agropyron smithii
- Onion: Allium spp.
- Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia, Amelanchier arborea, Amelanchier humilis
- False indigo: Amorpha canescens, Amorpha canescens, Amorpha fruticosa, Amorpha nana
- Ampelopsis: Ampelopsis cordata
- Big Bluestem: Andropogon gerardii, Andropogon gerardii (var. paucipilus)
- Anemone: Anemone caroliniana
- Prickly poppy: Argemone polyanthemos
- Artemisia: Artemisia spp., Artemisia cana, Artemisia filifolia, Artemisia frigida, Artemisia tridentata
- Milkweed: Asclepias incarnata, Asclepias tuberosa
- Pawpaw: Asimina triloba
- Aster: Aster ericoides, Aster novae-angliae, Aster sericeus
- Saltbush: Atriplex canescens, Atriplex nuttallii
- Wild Indigo: Baptisia australis, Baptisia leucophaea
- Birch: Betula occidentalis, Betula papyrifera
- Grama: Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua gracilis, Bouteloua hirsuta
- Buffalo Grass: Buchloe dactyloides
- Mallow: Callirhoe involucrata
- Primrose: Calylophus serrulatus
- Hickory: Carya cordiformis, Carya ovata
- Ceanothus: Ceanothus americanus, Ceanothus americanus, Ceanothus herbaceous
- Staff vine: Celastrus scandens
- Hackberry: Celtis occidentalis
- Buttonbush: Cephalanthus occidentalis
- Redbud: Cercis canadensis
- Mountain-mahogany: Cercocarpus montanus
- Hairy Golden Aster: Chrysopsis villosa
- Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus nauseosus, Chrysothamnus parryi
- Rocky Mountain Bee Plant: Cleome serrulata
- Tickseed: Coreopsis tinctoria
- Dogwood: Cornus amomum, Cornus drummondii, Cornus racemosa, Cornus sericea
- Hazel: Corylus americana
- Hawthorn: Crataegus mollis, Crataegus succulenta
- Prairie clover: Dalea candida, Dalea purpurea
- Larkspur: Delphinium virescens
- Bundleflower: Desmanthus illinoensis
- Echinacea (Coneflower): Echinacea angustifolia, Echinacea pallida
- Lovegrass: Eragrostis trichodes
- Spindle: Euonymus atropurpureus
- Spurge: Euphorbia corollata
- Ash tree: Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica
- Evening Primrose: Gaura spp.
- Locust tree: Gleditsia triacanthos
- Grindelia: Grindelia squarrosa
- Kentucky Coffeetree: Gymnocladus dioicus
- Helenium: Helenium autumnale
- Sunflower: Helianthus maximilianii
- False Sunflower: Heliopsis helianthoides
- Bush morning glory: Ipomoea leptophylla
- Walnut: Juglans nigra
- Juniper: Juniperus communis, Juniperus horizontalis, Juniperus scopulorum, Juniperus virginiana
- Bush clover: Lespedeza capitata
- Liatris: Liatris aspera, Liatris punctata, Liatris pyconstachya
- Flax: Linum lewisii
- Honeysuckle: Lonicera dioica
- Tansyleaf aster: Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
- Mahonia: Mahonia repens
- Prairie crabapple: Malus ioensis
- Wild Bergamot: Monarda fistulosa
- Mulberry: Morus rubra
- Evening primrose: Oenothera latifolia, Oenothera macrocarpa, Oenothera speciosa
- Prickly Pear: Opuntia polyacantha
- Hophornbeam: Ostrya virginiana
- Creeper: Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Parthenocissus vitacea
- Beardtongues: Penstemon cobaea, Penstemon grandiflorus, Penstemon spp.
- Phlox: Phlox pilosa
- Ninebark: Physocarpus opulifolius
- Pine: Pinus flexilis, Pinus ponderosa
- Sycamore: Platanus occidentalis
- Knotweed: Polygonum bicorne
- Poplar: Populus acuminata, Populus angustifolia, Populus deltoides, Populus tremuloides
- Prunus: Prunus americana, Prunus besseyi, Prunus hortulana, Prunus mexicana, Prunus serotina, Prunus virginiana
- Psoralea: Psoralea tenuiflora
- Pasque flower: Pulsatilla patens
- Oak: Quercus alba, Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus marilandica, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus prinoides, Quercus rubra, Quercus velutina
- Coneflower: Ratibida columnifera, Ratibida pinnata
- Buckthorn: Rhamnus lanceolata
- Sumac: Rhus aromatica, Rhus copallina, Rhus glabra, Rhus trilobata
- Ribes: Ribes americanum, Ribes cereum, Ribes missouriense, Ribes odoratum, Ribes oxyacanthoides, Ribes setosum
- Black locust: Robinia pseudoacacia
- Rose: Rosa acicularis, Rosa arkansana, Rosa blanda, Rosa setigera, Rosa setigera, Rosa woodsii
- Bramble: Rubus allegheniensis, Rubus flagellaris, Rubus idaeus, Rubus occidentalis, Rubus pubescens
- Black-eyed Susan: Rudbeckia hirta
- Willow: Salix amygdaloides, Salix bebbiana, Salix eriocephala, Salix exigua, Salix humilis, Salix interior, Salix lutea, Salix nigra, Salix petiolaris
- Pitcher sage: Salvia azurea var. grandiflora
- Elderberry: Sambucus canadensis
- Greasewood: Sarcobatus vermiculatus
- Little bluestem: Schizachyrium scoparium
- Catclaw Sensitive Brier: Schrankia nuttallii
- Ragwort: Senecio plattensis
- Buffaloberry: Shepherdia argentea
- Rosinweed: Silphium laciniata
- Smilax: Smilax hispida
- Goldenrod: Solidago spp.
- Indian Grass: Sorghastrum nutans
- Cordgrass: Spartina pectinata
- Dropseed: Sporobolus asper, Sporobolus heterolepis
- Needle grass: Stipa comata, Stipa viridula
- Symphoricarpos: Symphoricarpos albus, Symphoricarpos occidentalis, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
- Greenthread: Thelesperma filifolium
- Basswood: Tilia americana
- Poison-ivy: Toxicodendron radicans, Toxicodendron rydbergii
- Spiderwort: Tradescantia bracteata, Tradescantia occidentalis
- Elm: Ulmus americana, Ulmus rubra, Ulmus thomasi
- Verbena: Verbena bipinnatifida, Verbena canadensis, Verbena stricta
- Vernonia: Vernonia baldwinii, Vernonia fasciculata
- Viburnum: Viburnum lentago
- Grape: Vitis aestivalis, Vitis cinerea, Vitis riparia, Vitis vulpina
- Yucca: Yucca glauca
- Prickly-ash: Zanthoxylum americanum.
