Native plants · Arkansas
Native plants of Little River County
376 plant species are recorded as native to Arkansas in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Little River County by USDA PLANTS. 171 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 1 more species is listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Little River County, Arkansas
- Native species
- 376 Typical Arkansas county: 456 (median of 75 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 171 Typical Arkansas county: 200
- Share by type (all 376 native species)
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Percent of the 376 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (51%), followed by trees (21%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 171
Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.
| Plant | Type | Height | Light | Water use | Hardy to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American basswood Tilia americana | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| American beautyberry Callicarpa americana | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 6b |
| American elm Ulmus americana | Tree | 120 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| American holly Ilex opaca | Tree | 40 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American sycamore Platanus occidentalis | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| Atlantic camas Camassia scilloides | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| bald cypress Taxodium distichum | Tree | 130 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5b |
| bearded beggarticks Bidens aristosa | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12b |
| big bluestem Andropogon gerardii | Grass or grass-like | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 2b |
| bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 2b |
| black cherry Prunus serotina | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| black oak Quercus velutina | Tree | 80 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| black walnut Juglans nigra | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| black willow Salix nigra | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 1b |
| blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| blackgum Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | 95 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| blackjack oak Quercus marilandica | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| blue mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| bluntleaf bedstraw Galium obtusum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| boxelder Acer negundo | Tree | 60 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| bristly buttercup Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| broadleaf arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| bursting-heart Euonymus americanus | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| butterweed Packera glabella | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 10b |
| calico aster Symphyotrichum lateriflorum | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Canada germander Teucrium canadense | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| Canadian milkvetch Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| cardinalflower Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower (forb) | 5.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| Carolina buckthorn Frangula caroliniana | Tree | 20 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 4b |
| Carolina elephantsfoot Elephantopus carolinianus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.7 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| Carolina foxtail Alopecurus carolinianus | Grass or grass-like | 1.7 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| Carolina rose Rosa carolina | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| cedar elm Ulmus crassifolia | Tree | 90 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6a |
| cherrybark oak Quercus pagoda | Tree | 120 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6b |
| Chickasaw plum Prunus angustifolia | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| chinquapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| clasping coneflower Dracopis amplexicaulis | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 10b |
| climbing hempvine Mikania scandens | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common blue violet Viola sororia | Wildflower (forb) | 4 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| common blue wood aster Symphyotrichum cordifolium | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| common goldstar Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| common hoptree Ptelea trifoliata | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| common persimmon Diospyros virginiana | Tree | 55 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| common rush Juncus effusus | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common selfheal Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| composite dropseed Sporobolus compositus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| cursed buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 12b |
| cypress swamp sedge Carex joorii | Grass or grass-like | 4.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 7a |
| devil's walkingstick Aralia spinosa | Tree | 20 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| ditch stonecrop Penthorum sedoides | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| dotted smartweed Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| eastern annual saltmarsh aster Symphyotrichum subulatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| eastern baccharis Baccharis halimifolia | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7a |
| eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides | Tree | 190 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| eastern narrowleaf sedge Carex amphibola | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| eastern redbud Cercis canadensis | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana | Tree | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| eastern swampprivet Forestiera acuminata | Tree | 33 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| farkleberry Vaccinium arboreum | Tree | 28 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| field paspalum Paspalum laeve | Grass or grass-like | 2.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6a |
| flowering dogwood Cornus florida | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| fox sedge Carex vulpinoidea | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Frank's sedge Carex frankii | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| fringeleaf wild petunia Ruellia humilis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| giant cane Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | 25 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| giant cutgrass Zizaniopsis miliacea | Grass or grass-like | 9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8b |
| gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| great coneflower Rudbeckia maxima | Wildflower (forb) | 9.8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| hairy lespedeza Lespedeza hirta | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| hairy white oldfield aster Symphyotrichum pilosum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| hazel alder Alnus serrulata | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana | Tree | 45 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| Illinois bundleflower Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans | Grass or grass-like | 6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| late purple aster Symphyotrichum patens | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| laurel oak Quercus laurifolia | Tree | 70 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| limestone meadow sedge Carex granularis | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| little barley Hordeum pusillum | Grass or grass-like | 1.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| loblolly pine Pinus taeda | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6b |
| Maryland senna Senna marilandica | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5b |
| meadow evening primrose Oenothera pilosella | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa | Tree | 85 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| narrowleaf silkgrass Pityopsis graminifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| needleleaf rosette grass Dichanthelium aciculare | Grass or grass-like | 1.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 7b |
| New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| nodding lady's tresses Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| northern spicebush Lindera benzoin | Tree | 12 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| nutmeg hickory Carya myristiciformis | Tree | 95 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| Ohio buckeye Aesculus glabra | Tree | 68 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| orangegrass Hypericum gentianoides | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 12a |
| Osage-orange Maclura pomifera | Tree | 35 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| overcup oak Quercus lyrata | Tree | 80 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| pale purple coneflower Echinacea pallida | Wildflower (forb) | 1.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| panicledleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium paniculatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 6a |
| parsley hawthorn Crataegus marshallii | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| pawpaw Asimina triloba | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| pecan Carya illinoinensis | Tree | 120 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| peppervine Nekemias arborea | Vine | 1 in | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| planertree Planera aquatica | Tree | 50 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| possumhaw Viburnum nudum | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| possumhaw Ilex decidua | Tree | 33 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| post oak Quercus stellata | Tree | 60 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| prairie wedgescale Sphenopholis obtusata | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| ravenfoot sedge Carex crus-corvi | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| red buckeye Aesculus pavia | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| red maple Acer rubrum | Tree | 68 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| red mulberry Morus rubra | Tree | 70 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| river birch Betula nigra | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| roughleaf dogwood Cornus drummondii | Tree | 20 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| roundhead rush Juncus validus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7a |
| sandbar willow Salix interior | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | — | Zone 1a |
| sassafras Sassafras albidum | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| saw greenbrier Smilax bona-nox | Vine | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| September elm Ulmus serotina | Tree | 70 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| shagbark hickory Carya ovata | Tree | 75 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| shortleaf pine Pinus echinata | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| Shumard's oak Quercus shumardii | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| skunkbush sumac Rhus trilobata | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 2a |
| slender spikerush Eleocharis tenuis | Grass or grass-like | 2.9 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| slender woodoats Chasmanthium laxum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| slippery elm Ulmus rubra | Tree | 85 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3a |
| smooth sumac Rhus glabra | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| southern red oak Quercus falcata | Tree | 75 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6a |
| stalkless yellowcress Rorippa sessiliflora | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12b |
| sugarberry Celtis laevigata | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| swamp loosestrife Decodon verticillatus | Shrub | 8 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| swamp sunflower Helianthus angustifolius | Wildflower (forb) | 5.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| taperleaf water horehound Lycopus rubellus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| tapertip rush Juncus acuminatus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| thinfruit sedge Carex flaccosperma | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 6b |
| Torrey's rush Juncus torreyi | Grass or grass-like | 3.1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| trumpet creeper Campsis radicans | Vine | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| trumpet honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens | Vine | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| turkey tangle fogfruit Phyla nodiflora | Wildflower (forb) | 2 in | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5b |
| upland bentgrass Agrostis perennans | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| variable panicgrass Dichanthelium commutatum | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| Virginia sweetspire Itea virginica | Shrub | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| Virginia threeseed mercury Acalypha virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 10b |
| Virginia water horehound Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| water hickory Carya aquatica | Tree | 85 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
| water locust Gleditsia aquatica | Tree | 40 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 10a |
| water oak Quercus nigra | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| wax myrtle Morella cerifera | Tree | 10 ft | Sun | High | Zone 7a |
| white ash Fraxinus americana | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| white doll's daisy Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower (forb) | 8 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| white edge sedge Carex debilis | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 6a |
| white oak Quercus alba | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| wild blue phlox Phlox divaricata | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| willow oak Quercus phellos | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| winged elm Ulmus alata | Tree | 65 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| winged sumac Rhus copallinum | Tree | 8 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| wingleaf primrose-willow Ludwigia decurrens | Wildflower (forb) | 4.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| woolgrass Scirpus cyperinus | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| wrinkleleaf goldenrod Solidago rugosa | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| yellow passionflower Passiflora lutea | Vine | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 205
PLANTS has no growing records for these, so light, moisture, height and zone filters cannot include them. Many are wild species seldom sold by nurseries.
Hidden while “Garden-ready only” is on.
- Alabama supplejack Berchemia scandens
- American buckwheat vine Brunnichia ovata
- American burnweed Erechtites hieraciifolius
- American hogpeanut Amphicarpaea bracteata
- American star-thistle Centaurea americana
- American wild carrot Daucus pusillus
- anisescented goldenrod Solidago odora
- annual marsh elder Iva annua
- arrowleaf violet Viola sagittata
- ashy sunflower Helianthus mollis
- axilflower Mecardonia acuminata
- azure blue sage Salvia azurea
- Baldwin's ironweed Vernonia baldwinii
- beaked cornsalad Valerianella radiata
- big carpetgrass Axonopus furcatus
- bigbract verbena Verbena bracteata
- bighead pygmycudweed Evax prolifera
- black edge sedge Carex nigromarginata
- blackseed speargrass Piptochaetium avenaceum
- blisterwort Ranunculus recurvatus
- blue ash Fraxinus quadrangulata
- Blue Ridge blueberry Vaccinium pallidum
- bluejacket Tradescantia ohiensis
- bluntlobe cliff fern Woodsia obtusa
- bog yellowcress Rorippa palustris
- branched foldwing Dicliptera brachiata
- browneyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba
- brownish beaksedge Rhynchospora capitellata
- buffalobur nightshade Solanum rostratum
- camphor pluchea Pluchea camphorata
- camphorweed Heterotheca subaxillaris
- Canada toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis
- Carolina desert-chicory Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
- Carolina larkspur Delphinium carolinianum
- Carolina ponysfoot Dichondra carolinensis
- Carolina puccoon Lithospermum caroliniense
- Cherokee sedge Carex cherokeensis
- chinquapin Castanea pumila
- Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
- clammy hedgehyssop Gratiola neglecta
- clasping Venus' looking-glass Triodanis perfoliata
- climbing dogbane Trachelospermum difforme
- clustered mountainmint Pycnanthemum muticum
- coastal lovegrass Eragrostis refracta
- common boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum
- common carpetgrass Axonopus fissifolius
- Crawe's sedge Carex crawei
- creeping burhead Echinodorus cordifolius
- creeping lespedeza Lespedeza repens
- crippled cranefly Tipularia discolor
- crossvine Bignonia capreolata
- crowpoison Nothoscordum bivalve
- cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera laciniata
- cutleaf groundcherry Physalis angulata
- cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum
- Dakota mock vervain Glandularia bipinnatifida
- diamond-flowers Stenaria nigricans
- downy lobelia Lobelia puberula
- downy phlox Phlox pilosa
- downy ragged goldenrod Solidago petiolaris
- early buttercup Ranunculus fascicularis
- eastern daisy fleabane Erigeron annuus
- eastern marsh fern Thelypteris palustris
- eastern milkpea Galactia regularis
- ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
- Engelmann's daisy Engelmannia peristenia
- false aloe Manfreda virginica
- false boneset Brickellia eupatorioides
- field pansy Viola bicolor
- fire on the mountain Euphorbia cyathophora
- fire pink Silene virginica
- floating marshpennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
- Florida paspalum Paspalum floridanum
- flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata
- fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica
- giant ironweed Vernonia gigantea
- grassy arrowhead Sagittaria graminea
- great ragweed Ambrosia trifida
- green antelopehorn Asclepias viridis
- green comet milkweed Asclepias viridiflora
- groovestem Indian plantain Arnoglossum plantagineum
- groundplum milkvetch Astragalus crassicarpus
- gum bully Sideroxylon lanuginosum
- hairy pinweed Lechea mucronata
- hairy sunflower Helianthus hirsutus
- hairy umbrella-sedge Fuirena squarrosa
- hairyfruit chervil Chaerophyllum tainturieri
- heartleaf four o'clock Mirabilis nyctaginea
- Heller's cudweed Pseudognaphalium helleri
- Heller's rosette grass Dichanthelium oligosanthes
- hoary puccoon Lithospermum canescens
- hoary verbena Verbena stricta
- hogwort Croton capitatus
- Hopi tea greenthread Thelesperma megapotamicum
- Jersey tea Ceanothus herbaceus
- juniper leaf Polypremum procumbens
- keeled bulrush Isolepis carinata
- kidneyshape sedge Carex reniformis
- lanceleaf blanketflower Gaillardia aestivalis
- lanceleaf ragweed Ambrosia bidentata
- largebracted plantain Plantago aristata
- lateflowering thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum
- lax hornpod Mitreola petiolata
- lemon beebalm Monarda citriodora
- limestone adderstongue Ophioglossum engelmannii
- littlehead nutrush Scleria oligantha
- lizard's tail Saururus cernuus
- longflower beeblossom Oenothera filiformis
- longleaf groundcherry Physalis longifolia
- Louisiana vetch Vicia ludoviciana
- low spearwort Ranunculus pusillus
- man of the earth Ipomoea pandurata
- marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora
- Maryland meadowbeauty Rhexia mariana
- meadow spikemoss Selaginella apoda
- Mexican plum Prunus mexicana
- narrowleaf pinweed Lechea tenuifolia
- narrowleaf primrose-willow Ludwigia linearis
- narrowleaf stoneseed Lithospermum incisum
- narrowleaf vervain Verbena simplex
- nodding beaksedge Rhynchospora inexpansa
- nodding onion Allium cernuum
- Nuttall's prairie parsley Polytaenia nuttallii
- oak mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum
- openflower rosette grass Dichanthelium laxiflorum
- Parlin's pussytoes Antennaria parlinii
- pasture heliotrope Heliotropium tenellum
- piedmont staggerbush Lyonia mariana
- pinkladies Oenothera speciosa
- poorjoe Diodia teres
- poverty dropseed Sporobolus vaginiflorus
- poverty oatgrass Danthonia spicata
- prairie blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium campestre
- prairie tea Croton monanthogynus
- prairie threeawn Aristida oligantha
- prostrate sandmat Chamaesyce prostrata
- purple false foxglove Agalinis purpurea
- purple passionflower Passiflora incarnata
- queendevil Hieracium gronovii
- reflexed sedge Carex retroflexa
- rose mock vervain Glandularia canadensis
- rough dropseed Sporobolus clandestinus
- roundfruit hedgehyssop Gratiola virginiana
- roundleaf ragwort Packera obovata
- roundseed St. Johnswort Hypericum sphaerocarpum
- rusty blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum
- sand bittercress Cardamine parviflora
- sand violet Viola affinis
- sandbar lovegrass Eragrostis frankii
- scaldweed Cuscuta gronovii
- seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia
- sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
- sensitive partridge pea Chamaecrista nictitans
- shortbeak sedge Carex brevior
- sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
- Skinner's false foxglove Agalinis skinneriana
- slender plantain Plantago heterophylla
- slender threeseed mercury Acalypha gracilens
- slimleaf panicgrass Dichanthelium linearifolium
- slimpod rush Juncus diffusissimus
- slimspike threeawn Aristida longespica
- smallflower thoroughwort Eupatorium semiserratum
- smallhead doll's daisy Boltonia diffusa
- smooth false buttonweed Spermacoce glabra
- smooth oxeye Heliopsis helianthoides
- sneezeweed Helenium amarum
- soft goldenaster Chrysopsis pilosa
- soft-hair marbleseed Onosmodium bejariense
- southern annual saltmarsh aster Symphyotrichum divaricatum
- southern jointweed Polygonella americana
- sparselobe grapefern Botrychium biternatum
- spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata
- spring forget-me-not Myosotis verna
- spurred butterfly pea Centrosema virginianum
- St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
- stalked wild petunia Ruellia pedunculata
- starved panicgrass Dichanthelium depauperatum
- stout rush Juncus nodatus
- tall blazing star Liatris aspera
- tall thoroughwort Eupatorium altissimum
- tapered rosette grass Dichanthelium acuminatum
- Texas star Sabatia campestris
- Texas vervain Verbena halei
- thin paspalum Paspalum setaceum
- threadleaf evening primrose Oenothera linifolia
- three-lobe violet Viola triloba
- tiny bluet Houstonia pusilla
- toothed spurge Euphorbia dentata
- velvetweed Oenothera curtiflora
- Virginia buttonweed Diodia virginiana
- Virginia plantain Plantago virginica
- Virginia springbeauty Claytonia virginica
- Virginia winged rockcress Sibara virginica
- warty spurge Euphorbia spathulata
- wedgeleaf draba Draba cuneifolia
- white vervain Verbena urticifolia
- whitemouth dayflower Commelina erecta
- whitestar Ipomoea lacunosa
- willowleaf aster Symphyotrichum praealtum
- winged lythrum Lythrum alatum
- wiry panicgrass Panicum flexile
- witchgrass Panicum capillare
- Wolf's spikerush Eleocharis wolfii
- woolly ragwort Packera tomentosa
- yankeeweed Eupatorium compositifolium
Also listed as native and introduced here 1
PLANTS labels these species both native and introduced in this state: some forms are native and others were brought in from elsewhere. Most gardeners should choose plants from the main list.
- annual ragweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia
Compared with Arkansas
The typical county is the median of the 75 Arkansas counties with PLANTS county records; the statewide figure counts every species native anywhere in the state. More species is not better or worse: counties differ in size, habitat and how thoroughly they have been surveyed.
| Measure | Little River County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 376 | 456 | 1,576 |
| Garden-ready natives | 171 | 200 | 531 |
| Tree | 80 | — | 159 |
| Shrub | 15 | — | 52 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 193 | — | 852 |
| Grass or grass-like | 62 | — | 370 |
| Vine | 18 | — | 81 |
| Fern | 8 | — | 62 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Little River County.
- Sevier County, AR 171 garden-ready
Source & data date
- Source
- USDA NRCS PLANTS Database: county distribution records, native status and plant characteristics. CC0 (public domain dedication, per the data.gov catalog record).
- Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP): native or introduced status by state. CC BY 3.0.
- USGS US-RIIS (ver. 2.0): species listed as introduced are excluded. CC0.
- Citation
- USDA, NRCS. 2026. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov, 11/04/2026). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
- Govaerts R. (ed.) (2026). WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Data file dated 2026-06-04, http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ (retrieved 2026-11-04). Paper: Govaerts R. et al. (2021) The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8, 215.
- Data date
- Retrieved from PLANTS on November 4, 2026; WCVP data file dated June 4, 2026.
- Zones
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023) ZIP table: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed November 3, 2026. Plant zones on this site are our estimate, not the official map.
- Scope
- Little River County (county FIPS 05081), Arkansas. 376 native species from PLANTS county distribution records; garden-ready = species with a PLANTS characteristics record.
- Method
- A species is listed when it is recorded as native to the state in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in the county by USDA PLANTS. Species PLANTS labels both native and introduced are listed separately. Full method · All sources