Plants of Arkansas
The plants most often spotted in Arkansas, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
80,803
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 80,803 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
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
2,542 observations
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
2,540 observations · iNaturalist
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
2,497 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
2,355 observations
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
2,239 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
2,183 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
2,071 observations
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
2,035 observations
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
2,008 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
1,943 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
1,927 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
1,900 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
1,819 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
1,814 observations
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
1,780 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
1,779 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
1,764 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
1,671 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
1,657 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
1,649 observations
late boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
1,620 observations · iNaturalist
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
1,594 observations
violet woodsorrel
Oxalis violacea
1,548 observations
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
1,529 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
1,520 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
1,426 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
1,412 observations · iNaturalist
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
1,409 observations
fire pink
Silene virginica
1,403 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
1,395 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
1,390 observations · iNaturalist
Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica
1,350 observations · iNaturalist
beefsteak plant
Perilla frutescens
1,345 observations · iNaturalist
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
1,293 observations · iNaturalist
wild comfrey
Andersonglossum virginianum
1,278 observations · iNaturalist
baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
1,276 observations
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
1,274 observations
tiny bluet
Houstonia pusilla
1,268 observations · iNaturalist
prairie phlox
Phlox pilosa
1,199 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
1,195 observations
henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
1,167 observations · iNaturalist
white oak
Quercus alba
1,164 observations
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
1,159 observations
Persian silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
1,157 observations · iNaturalist
Bitterweed
Helenium amarum
1,147 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
1,147 observations
river oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
1,136 observations
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
1,132 observations
bird's foot violet
Viola pedata
1,131 observations
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