Plants of Arkansas
The plants most often spotted in Arkansas, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Arkansas
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
2,563 observations
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
2,532 observations · iNaturalist
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
2,491 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
2,465 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
2,232 observations
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
2,198 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
2,159 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
2,008 observations
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
1,972 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
1,908 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
1,860 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
1,859 observations
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
1,841 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
1,785 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
1,784 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
1,777 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
1,731 observations
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
1,721 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
1,626 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
1,593 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
1,577 observations
late boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
1,543 observations · iNaturalist
violet woodsorrel
Oxalis violacea
1,543 observations
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
1,446 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
1,421 observations
fire pink
Silene virginica
1,396 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
1,392 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
1,385 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
1,385 observations · iNaturalist
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
1,374 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
1,348 observations
Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica
1,333 observations · iNaturalist
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
1,324 observations · iNaturalist
beefsteak plant
Perilla frutescens
1,298 observations · iNaturalist
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
1,289 observations · iNaturalist
tiny bluet
Houstonia pusilla
1,266 observations · iNaturalist
wild comfrey
Andersonglossum virginianum
1,232 observations · iNaturalist
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
1,213 observations
prairie phlox
Phlox pilosa
1,167 observations
henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
1,158 observations · iNaturalist
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
1,146 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
1,137 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
1,137 observations
baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
1,130 observations
bird's foot violet
Viola pedata
1,126 observations
Persian silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
1,124 observations · iNaturalist
white oak
Quercus alba
1,115 observations
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
1,114 observations
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
1,110 observations · iNaturalist
Bitterweed
Helenium amarum
1,081 observations