Flora of Arkansas

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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.

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[edit] Rare Species

[edit] A

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

[edit] B

[edit] 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

[edit] D

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

[edit] E

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

[edit] F

  • Fothergilla major - Witch-alder

[edit] G

  • Galium arkansanum - A bedstraw

[edit] H

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

[edit] I

[edit] J

[edit] K

[edit] L

[edit] M

[edit] N

[edit] O

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

[edit] P

  • Polymnia cossatotensis - Cossatot leafcup

[edit] Q

[edit] R

[edit] S

  • 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

[edit] T

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

[edit] U

[edit] V

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

[edit] W

[edit] X

[edit] Y

[edit] Z

[edit] Common Trees

[edit] Common Shrubs

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