Native plants · Arkansas
Native plants of Monroe County
271 plant species are recorded as native to Arkansas in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Monroe County by USDA PLANTS. 147 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 2 more species are listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Monroe County, Arkansas
- Native species
- 271 Typical Arkansas county: 456 (median of 75 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 147 Typical Arkansas county: 200
- Share by type (all 271 native species)
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Percent of the 271 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (53%), followed by trees (25%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 147
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 bellflower Campanulastrum americanum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 12b |
| 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 pokeweed Phytolacca americana | Wildflower (forb) | 7.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American sycamore Platanus occidentalis | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| American wisteria Wisteria frutescens | Vine | 50 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| 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 |
| bigleaf snowbell Styrax grandifolius | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 4b |
| 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 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 |
| boxelder Acer negundo | Tree | 60 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| butterweed Packera glabella | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 10b |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| catchfly grass Leersia lenticularis | Grass or grass-like | 2.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| cedar elm Ulmus crassifolia | Tree | 90 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6a |
| cherrybark oak Quercus pagoda | Tree | 120 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6b |
| chinquapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| climbing hempvine Mikania scandens | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | 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 selfheal Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common serviceberry Amelanchier arborea | Tree | 36 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| cypress swamp sedge Carex joorii | Grass or grass-like | 4.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 7a |
| ditch stonecrop Penthorum sedoides | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| 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 gamagrass Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| foxglove beardtongue Penstemon digitalis | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| giant cane Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | 25 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| golden tickseed Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12b |
| gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| green arrow arum Peltandra virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| green hawthorn Crataegus viridis | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| groundnut Apios americana | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| hairy white oldfield aster Symphyotrichum pilosum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| halberdleaf rosemallow Hibiscus laevis | Wildflower (forb) | 8 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 6a |
| honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana | Tree | 45 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| lanceleaf loosestrife Lysimachia lanceolata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| lanceleaf tickseed Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6b |
| late purple aster Symphyotrichum patens | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| loblolly pine Pinus taeda | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6b |
| longspike tridens Tridens strictus | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 2a |
| marsh flatsedge Cyperus pseudovegetus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8a |
| marsh seedbox Ludwigia palustris | Wildflower (forb) | 2 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| Mississippi buttercup Ranunculus laxicaulis | Wildflower (forb) | 1.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 6b |
| Missouri ironweed Vernonia missurica | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa | Tree | 85 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| muscadine Vitis rotundifolia | Vine | 30 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
| northern red oak Quercus rubra | Tree | 81 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| northern spicebush Lindera benzoin | Tree | 12 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| Nuttall oak Quercus texana | Tree | 110 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| overcup oak Quercus lyrata | Tree | 80 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| panicledleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium paniculatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 6a |
| 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 bittercress Cardamine pensylvanica | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| pignut hickory Carya glabra | Tree | 80 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| planertree Planera aquatica | Tree | 50 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| possumhaw Ilex decidua | Tree | 33 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| post oak Quercus stellata | Tree | 60 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| prairie blazing star Liatris pycnostachya | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| prairie willow Salix humilis | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| purple lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis | Grass or grass-like | 11 in | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| purplehead sneezeweed Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| rattlesnake fern Botrychium virginianum | Fern | 1.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| redroot flatsedge Cyperus erythrorhizos | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11a |
| redtop panicgrass Panicum rigidulum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| river birch Betula nigra | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| roughfruit amaranth Amaranthus tuberculatus | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| roughleaf dogwood Cornus drummondii | Tree | 20 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| roundhead lespedeza Lespedeza capitata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| shagbark hickory Carya ovata | Tree | 75 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| shellbark hickory Carya laciniosa | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| shortbristle horned beaksedge Rhynchospora corniculata | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| Shumard's oak Quercus shumardii | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| silver maple Acer saccharinum | Tree | 90 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 2b |
| 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 |
| southern sugar maple Acer floridanum | Tree | 50 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| strawcolored flatsedge Cyperus strigosus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| sugarberry Celtis laevigata | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| swamp cottonwood Populus heterophylla | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| swamp rose Rosa palustris | Shrub | 8.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| 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 |
| switchgrass Panicum virgatum | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| teal lovegrass Eragrostis hypnoides | Grass or grass-like | 4 in | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| trumpet creeper Campsis radicans | Vine | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| velvet panicum Dichanthelium scoparium | Grass or grass-like | 4.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| Virginia threeseed mercury Acalypha virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 10b |
| Virginia wildrye Elymus virginicus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| water tupelo Nyssa aquatica | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| white ash Fraxinus americana | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| white avens Geum canadense | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| white doll's daisy Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower (forb) | 8 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 124
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 ipecac Gillenia stipulata
- annual marsh elder Iva annua
- aquatic milkweed Asclepias perennis
- ashy sunflower Helianthus mollis
- Baldwin's ironweed Vernonia baldwinii
- beaked cornsalad Valerianella radiata
- bigbract verbena Verbena bracteata
- blackfoot quillwort Isoetes melanopoda
- Bosc's mille graines Oldenlandia boscii
- button eryngo Eryngium yuccifolium
- camphor pluchea Pluchea camphorata
- camphorweed Heterotheca subaxillaris
- Canada toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis
- Carolina desert-chicory Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
- Carolina geranium Geranium carolinianum
- Carolina sedge Carex caroliniana
- Cherokee sedge Carex cherokeensis
- clammy groundcherry Physalis heterophylla
- climbing dogbane Trachelospermum difforme
- clustered mountainmint Pycnanthemum muticum
- common boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum
- common cinquefoil Potentilla simplex
- common threeseed mercury Acalypha rhomboidea
- common yellow oxalis Oxalis stricta
- compassplant Silphium laciniatum
- creeping burhead Echinodorus cordifolius
- cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera laciniata
- cutleaf watermilfoil Myriophyllum pinnatum
- cylindricfruit primrose-willow Ludwigia glandulosa
- downy phlox Phlox pilosa
- downy ragged goldenrod Solidago petiolaris
- dwarf horseweed Conyza ramosissima
- eastern bluestar Amsonia tabernaemontana
- eastern daisy fleabane Erigeron annuus
- eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans
- ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
- erect spiderling Boerhavia erecta
- false hop sedge Carex lupuliformis
- false spotted St. Johnswort Hypericum pseudomaculatum
- fiveangled dodder Cuscuta pentagona
- floating mannagrass Glyceria septentrionalis
- floating primrose-willow Ludwigia peploides
- flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata
- gaping grass Steinchisma hians
- giant ironweed Vernonia gigantea
- globe flatsedge Cyperus echinatus
- great ragweed Ambrosia trifida
- green antelopehorn Asclepias viridis
- green carpetweed Mollugo verticillata
- groovestem Indian plantain Arnoglossum plantagineum
- Guadeloupe cucumber Melothria pendula
- hairy fimbry Fimbristylis puberula
- heartleaf nettle Urtica chamaedryoides
- heartwing sorrel Rumex hastatulus
- hoary puccoon Lithospermum canescens
- hogwort Croton capitatus
- kidneyshape sedge Carex reniformis
- lakecress Neobeckia aquatica
- lanceleaf blanketflower Gaillardia aestivalis
- lanceleaf fogfruit Phyla lanceolata
- largebracted plantain Plantago aristata
- lateflowering thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum
- lizard's tail Saururus cernuus
- longflower beeblossom Oenothera filiformis
- lowland rotala Rotala ramosior
- man of the earth Ipomoea pandurata
- marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora
- Maryland meadowbeauty Rhexia mariana
- Mexican Mosquito Fern Azolla microphylla
- Mexican plum Prunus mexicana
- narrow plumegrass Saccharum baldwinii
- narrowleaf mountainmint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
- netted chainfern Woodwardia areolata
- nits and lice Hypericum drummondii
- Nuttall's prairie parsley Polytaenia nuttallii
- Nuttall's sensitive-briar Mimosa nuttallii
- oak mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum
- oldfield milkvine Matelea decipiens
- pinkladies Oenothera speciosa
- poorjoe Diodia teres
- potato dwarfdandelion Krigia dandelion
- prairie threeawn Aristida oligantha
- purple passionflower Passiflora incarnata
- seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia
- sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
- sessileleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium sessilifolium
- Skinner's false foxglove Agalinis skinneriana
- slender snakecotton Froelichia gracilis
- smooth false buttonweed Spermacoce glabra
- smooth white oldfield aster Symphyotrichum racemosum
- sneezeweed Helenium amarum
- soft goldenaster Chrysopsis pilosa
- southern annual saltmarsh aster Symphyotrichum divaricatum
- sparselobe grapefern Botrychium biternatum
- spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata
- spreading sandmat Chamaesyce humistrata
- spring forget-me-not Myosotis verna
- St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
- stout rush Juncus nodatus
- swollen bladderwort Utricularia inflata
- tall blazing star Liatris aspera
- tall thistle Cirsium altissimum
- Texas goldentop Euthamia gymnospermoides
- threadleaf evening primrose Oenothera linifolia
- tiny bluet Houstonia pusilla
- violet woodsorrel Oxalis violacea
- Virginia buttonweed Diodia virginiana
- Virginia plantain Plantago virginica
- Virginia springbeauty Claytonia virginica
- Virginia winged rockcress Sibara virginica
- warty spurge Euphorbia spathulata
- white blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium albidum
- white crownbeard Verbesina virginica
- white fawnlily Erythronium albidum
- wholeleaf rosinweed Silphium integrifolium
- widowsfrill Silene stellata
- wild yam Dioscorea villosa
- willowleaf aster Symphyotrichum praealtum
- woodland pinkroot Spigelia marilandica
- woolly ragwort Packera tomentosa
- yellowseed false pimpernel Lindernia dubia
Also listed as native and introduced here 2
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.
- Mexican teaDysphania ambrosioides
- white sagebrushArtemisia ludoviciana
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 | Monroe County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 271 | 456 | 1,576 |
| Garden-ready natives | 147 | 200 | 531 |
| Tree | 69 | — | 159 |
| Shrub | 7 | — | 52 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 143 | — | 852 |
| Grass or grass-like | 28 | — | 370 |
| Vine | 17 | — | 81 |
| Fern | 7 | — | 62 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Monroe County.
- Arkansas County, AR 236 garden-ready
- Lee County, AR 195 garden-ready
- Phillips County, AR 172 garden-ready
- Prairie County, AR 183 garden-ready
- St. Francis County, AR 274 garden-ready
- Woodruff County, AR 119 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
- Monroe County (county FIPS 05095), Arkansas. 271 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