Native Plants of Oklahoma
Native plants of Oklahoma include both prairie and woodland species adapted to hot summers and variable rainfall. These tough plants thrive in challenging conditions.
Vernonia baldwinii
Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu
Eryngium leavenworthii
Crataegus crus-galli
Monarda citriodora
Allegheny blackberry
Rubus allegheniensis
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
Aromatic aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Azure blue sage
Salvia azurea
Beaked panicgrass
Panicum anceps
Big bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
Blackhaw
Viburnum prunifolium
Black prairie clover
Dalea frutescens
Black raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
Blanketflower
Gaillardia pulchella
Blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Broomsedge bluestem
Andropogon virginicus
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Chickasaw plum
Prunus angustifolia
Provides food and cover for wildlife. Effective in stopping blowing sand.
Common ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
Common serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Provides food for birds and other wildlife.
Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Cream wild indigo
Baptisia bracteata
Dotted blazing star
Liatris punctata
Downy arrowwood
Viburnum rafinesquianum
Dwarf false indigo
Amorpha nana
Eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
False indigo bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Fourwing saltbush
Atriplex canescens
Fox sedge
Carex vulpinoidea
Fragrant sumac
Rhus aromatica
Giant goldenrod
Solidago gigantea
Golden current
Ribes aureum
Hairy rosemallow
Hibiscus lasiocarpos
Halberdleaf rosemallow
Hibiscus laevis
Illinois bundleflower
Desmanthus illinoensis
Indian grass
Sorghastrum nutans
Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
Little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Maximilian sunflower
Helianthus maximiliani
Mexican hat
Ratibida columnifera
Narrowleaf coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
Narrowleaf mountain
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Pasture rose
Rosa carolina
Possumhaw
Ilex decidua
Prairie dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepis
Prairie junegrass
Koeleria macrantha
Prairie penstemon
Penstemon cobaea
Prairie rose
Rosa arkansana
Prairie spiderwort
Tradescantia occidentalis
Prairie willow
Salix humilis
Purple poppy mallow
Callirhoe involucrata
Red buckeye
Aesculus pavia
Roughleaf dogwood
Cornus drummondii
Rubber rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
Rusty blackhaw
Viburnum rufidulum
Scarlet globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Showy goldenrod
Solidago speciosa
Stretchberry
Forestiera pubescens
Virginia sweetspire
Itea virginica
White prairie clover
Dalea candida
Wholeleaf rosinweed
Silphium integrifolium
Yaupon
Ilex vomitoria