Plants of Arkansas
The plants most often spotted in Arkansas, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
80,301
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 80,301 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Arkansas. The most frequently seen is the Virginia Springbeauty, with 2,566 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Arkansas
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
2,566 observations
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
2,539 observations · iNaturalist
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
2,520 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
2,497 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
2,321 observations
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
2,239 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
2,183 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
2,050 observations
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
2,023 observations
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
1,978 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
1,938 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
1,926 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
1,890 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
1,816 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
1,811 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
1,779 observations
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
1,766 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
1,756 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
1,653 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
1,646 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
1,637 observations
late boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
1,603 observations · iNaturalist
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
1,589 observations
violet woodsorrel
Oxalis violacea
1,547 observations
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
1,515 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
1,500 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
1,415 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
1,408 observations · iNaturalist
fire pink
Silene virginica
1,403 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
1,402 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
1,394 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
1,389 observations · iNaturalist
Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica
1,343 observations · iNaturalist
beefsteak plant
Perilla frutescens
1,339 observations · iNaturalist
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
1,292 observations · iNaturalist
wild comfrey
Andersonglossum virginianum
1,277 observations · iNaturalist
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
1,268 observations
tiny bluet
Houstonia pusilla
1,268 observations · iNaturalist
prairie phlox
Phlox pilosa
1,194 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
1,172 observations
henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
1,166 observations · iNaturalist
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
1,160 observations
white oak
Quercus alba
1,158 observations
baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
1,155 observations
Persian silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
1,153 observations · iNaturalist
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
1,147 observations
bird's foot violet
Viola pedata
1,131 observations
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
1,130 observations
Bitterweed
Helenium amarum
1,128 observations
river oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
1,121 observations
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