Native plants · Oklahoma
Native plants of Choctaw County
234 plant species are recorded as native to Oklahoma in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Choctaw County by USDA PLANTS. 96 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Choctaw County, Oklahoma
- Native species
- 234 Typical Oklahoma county: 203 (median of 77 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 96 Typical Oklahoma county: 80
- Share by type (all 234 native species)
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Percent of the 234 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (60%), followed by trees (22%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 96
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 elm Ulmus americana | Tree | 120 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 2b |
| 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 |
| bur oak Quercus macrocarpa | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | 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 |
| calico aster Symphyotrichum lateriflorum | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Canadian lousewort Pedicularis canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 1.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Carolina elephantsfoot Elephantopus carolinianus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.7 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| cedar elm Ulmus crassifolia | Tree | 90 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6a |
| 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 rose Rosa setigera | Vine | 16 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| cockspur hawthorn Crataegus crus-galli | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| common goldstar Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| common hackberry Celtis occidentalis | Tree | 60 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 2b |
| common selfheal Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| dotted smartweed Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| 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 |
| flowering dogwood Cornus florida | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| foxglove beardtongue Penstemon digitalis | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| fringeleaf wild petunia Ruellia humilis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| frost grape Vitis vulpina | Vine | 83 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| giant cane Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | 25 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea | Wildflower (forb) | 8.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| golden tickseed Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12b |
| graybark grape Vitis cinerea | Vine | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6b |
| green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| green hawthorn Crataegus viridis | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| Illinois bundleflower Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| Indian woodoats Chasmanthium latifolium | Grass or grass-like | 4.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| inland rush Juncus interior | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| marsh flatsedge Cyperus pseudovegetus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8a |
| Maryland senna Senna marilandica | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5b |
| Missouri goldenrod Solidago missouriensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa | Tree | 85 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| nodding lady's tresses Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| northern red oak Quercus rubra | Tree | 81 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| nutmeg hickory Carya myristiciformis | Tree | 95 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| overcup oak Quercus lyrata | Tree | 80 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| pin oak Quercus palustris | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| pinnate prairie coneflower Ratibida pinnata | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| 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 crab apple Malus ioensis | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| 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 rush Juncus validus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7a |
| saw greenbrier Smilax bona-nox | Vine | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| scarlet Indian paintbrush Castilleja coccinea | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| shoreline sedge Carex hyalinolepis | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| shortleaf pine Pinus echinata | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| 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 |
| smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| spotted St. Johnswort Hypericum punctatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| strawcolored flatsedge Cyperus strigosus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| sugar maple Acer saccharum | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| sugarberry Celtis laevigata | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| summer grape Vitis aestivalis | Vine | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| tiny mousetail Myosurus minimus | Wildflower (forb) | 5 in | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 12b |
| toad rush Juncus bufonius | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12a |
| trumpet creeper Campsis radicans | Vine | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| 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 oak Quercus nigra | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| white oak Quercus alba | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| white prairie clover Dalea candida | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| 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 138
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.
- amberique-bean Strophostyles helvola
- American star-thistle Centaurea americana
- American wild carrot Daucus pusillus
- annual marsh elder Iva annua
- arrowhead rattlebox Crotalaria sagittalis
- Baldwin's ironweed Vernonia baldwinii
- beaked cornsalad Valerianella radiata
- beaked panicgrass Panicum anceps
- bigseed alfalfa dodder Cuscuta indecora
- bluejacket Tradescantia ohiensis
- button eryngo Eryngium yuccifolium
- camphorweed Heterotheca subaxillaris
- Canadian blacksnakeroot Sanicula canadensis
- Carolina anemone Anemone caroliniana
- Carolina coralbead Cocculus carolinus
- Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense
- clasping milkweed Asclepias amplexicaulis
- clasping Venus' looking-glass Triodanis perfoliata
- common yellow oxalis Oxalis stricta
- crippled cranefly Tipularia discolor
- crowpoison Nothoscordum bivalve
- Culver's root Veronicastrum virginicum
- Cuman ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya
- curlytop knotweed Polygonum lapathifolium
- cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera laciniata
- Dakota mock vervain Glandularia bipinnatifida
- downy hawthorn Crataegus mollis
- Dudley's rush Juncus dudleyi
- dwarf chinquapin oak Quercus prinoides
- dwarf hackberry Celtis pumila
- early buttercup Ranunculus fascicularis
- elmleaf goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia
- Engelmann's daisy Engelmannia peristenia
- Florida paspalum Paspalum floridanum
- flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata
- fourpoint evening primrose Oenothera rhombipetala
- globe flatsedge Cyperus echinatus
- gravelweed Verbesina helianthoides
- Great Plains lady's tresses Spiranthes magnicamporum
- great ragweed Ambrosia trifida
- green adder's-mouth orchid Malaxis unifolia
- green antelopehorn Asclepias viridis
- green fringed orchid Platanthera lacera
- greenvein lady's tresses Spiranthes praecox
- groovestem Indian plantain Arnoglossum plantagineum
- groundplum milkvetch Astragalus crassicarpus
- hairy bedstraw Galium pilosum
- hairy pinweed Lechea mucronata
- hairy sunflower Helianthus hirsutus
- hairyfruit chervil Chaerophyllum tainturieri
- hairyseed paspalum Paspalum pubiflorum
- heartleaf skullcap Scutellaria ovata
- largebracted plantain Plantago aristata
- lateflowering thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum
- lemon beebalm Monarda citriodora
- lesser yellow lady's slipper Cypripedium parviflorum
- limestone adderstongue Ophioglossum engelmannii
- little lady's tresses Spiranthes tuberosa
- man of the earth Ipomoea pandurata
- marsh lady's tresses Spiranthes odorata
- mayapple Podophyllum peltatum
- meadow garlic Allium canadense
- Mexican plum Prunus mexicana
- Missouri violet Viola missouriensis
- narrowleaf gumweed Grindelia lanceolata
- narrowleaf mountainmint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
- narrowleaf pinweed Lechea tenuifolia
- narrowleaf stoneseed Lithospermum incisum
- narrowleaf vervain Verbena simplex
- neckweed Veronica peregrina
- nits and lice Hypericum drummondii
- northern dewberry Rubus flagellaris
- northern slender lady's tresses Spiranthes lacera
- Nuttall's sensitive-briar Mimosa nuttallii
- obedient plant Physostegia virginiana
- October lady's tresses Spiranthes ovalis
- pale dock Rumex altissimus
- palegreen orchid Platanthera flava
- pasture heliotrope Heliotropium tenellum
- pinkladies Oenothera speciosa
- prairie blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium campestre
- prairie ironweed Vernonia fasciculata
- prairie tea Croton monanthogynus
- procession flower Polygala incarnata
- purple passionflower Passiflora incarnata
- redseed plantain Plantago rhodosperma
- rose mock vervain Glandularia canadensis
- rough false pennyroyal Hedeoma hispida
- roundleaf ragwort Packera obovata
- roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
- rue anemone Thalictrum thalictroides
- rusty blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum
- seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia
- sessileleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium sessilifolium
- shaggy dwarf morning-glory Evolvulus nuttallianus
- shortstalk chickweed Cerastium brachypodum
- sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
- silvery everlasting Gamochaeta argyrinea
- sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora
- slickseed fuzzybean Strophostyles leiosperma
- slimflower scurfpea Psoralidium tenuiflorum
- slimpod rush Juncus diffusissimus
- slimspike threeawn Aristida longespica
- small green wood orchid Platanthera clavellata
- snakemouth orchid Pogonia ophioglossoides
- sneezeweed Helenium amarum
- southeastern wildrye Elymus glabriflorus
- southern twayblade Listera australis
- spiked crested coralroot Hexalectris spicata
- spoonleaf purple everlasting Gamochaeta purpurea
- spotted beebalm Monarda punctata
- spring coralroot Corallorhiza wisteriana
- spring forget-me-not Myosotis verna
- spring lady's tresses Spiranthes vernalis
- St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
- stemless evening primrose Oenothera triloba
- tall blazing star Liatris aspera
- tall thoroughwort Eupatorium altissimum
- Texas goldentop Euthamia gymnospermoides
- Texas star Sabatia campestris
- thin paspalum Paspalum setaceum
- tiny bluet Houstonia pusilla
- toothed spurge Euphorbia dentata
- trailing lespedeza Lespedeza procumbens
- tuberous grasspink Calopogon tuberosus
- twining screwstem Bartonia paniculata
- violet woodsorrel Oxalis violacea
- Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum
- Virginia plantain Plantago virginica
- Virginia winged rockcress Sibara virginica
- western horsenettle Solanum dimidiatum
- western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata
- white vervain Verbena urticifolia
- whitemouth dayflower Commelina erecta
- whitetinge sedge Carex albicans
- whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata
- willowleaf aster Symphyotrichum praealtum
- yellow fringed orchid Platanthera ciliaris
Compared with Oklahoma
The typical county is the median of the 77 Oklahoma 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 | Choctaw County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 234 | 203 | 1,513 |
| Garden-ready natives | 96 | 80 | 535 |
| Tree | 51 | — | 130 |
| Shrub | 3 | — | 63 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 141 | — | 849 |
| Grass or grass-like | 22 | — | 341 |
| Vine | 16 | — | 85 |
| Fern | 1 | — | 45 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Choctaw County.
- Atoka County, OK 86 garden-ready
- Bryan County, OK 228 garden-ready
- McCurtain County, OK 214 garden-ready
- Pushmataha County, OK 104 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
- Choctaw County (county FIPS 40023), Oklahoma. 234 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