Plants of Arkansas
The plants most often spotted in Arkansas, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
81,698
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 81,698 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Arkansas. The most frequently seen is the American sweetgum, with 2,597 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Arkansas
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
2,597 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
2,566 observations
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
2,550 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
2,498 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
2,412 observations
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
2,241 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
2,186 observations
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
2,088 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
2,086 observations
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
2,040 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
1,999 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
1,931 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
1,918 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
1,843 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
1,821 observations
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
1,818 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
1,779 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
1,778 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
1,699 observations
late boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
1,677 observations · iNaturalist
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
1,670 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
1,660 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
1,601 observations
violet woodsorrel
Oxalis violacea
1,558 observations
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
1,549 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
1,546 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
1,442 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
1,426 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
1,414 observations · iNaturalist
fire pink
Silene virginica
1,404 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
1,395 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
1,390 observations · iNaturalist
beefsteak plant
Perilla frutescens
1,387 observations · iNaturalist
Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica
1,363 observations · iNaturalist
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
1,293 observations · iNaturalist
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
1,278 observations
wild comfrey
Andersonglossum virginianum
1,278 observations · iNaturalist
tiny bluet
Houstonia pusilla
1,268 observations · iNaturalist
white oak
Quercus alba
1,252 observations
baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
1,249 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
1,220 observations
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
1,220 observations
prairie phlox
Phlox pilosa
1,202 observations
Bitterweed
Helenium amarum
1,176 observations
Persian silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
1,171 observations · iNaturalist
henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
1,167 observations · iNaturalist
river oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
1,167 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
1,147 observations
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
1,144 observations
bird's foot violet
Viola pedata
1,134 observations
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