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Native plants of Creek County

210 plant species are recorded as native to Oklahoma in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Creek County by USDA PLANTS. 80 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

Creek County, Oklahoma

Native species
210 Typical Oklahoma county: 203 (median of 77 counties)
Garden-ready natives
80 Typical Oklahoma county: 80
Share by type (all 210 native species)
Percent of the 210 native species in each growth type
Tree 13% (27)
Shrub 1% (3)
Wildflower (forb) 64% (135)
Grass or grass-like 14% (30)
Vine 4% (9)
Fern 3% (6)

Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (64%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (14%).

Recorded native ranges can include long-established populations that spread from gardens; check your state’s native plant society list for local guidance. How native status is decided.

ZIP codes mainly in this county fall in USDA hardiness zones 7a to 7b (2023 map).

The native plant list

Cold hardiness is estimated from each plant’s PLANTS minimum temperature. How we estimate it.

Garden-ready natives 80

Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.

Garden-ready native plants of Creek County, Oklahoma
PlantType HeightLight Water useHardy to
American elm Ulmus americana Tree 120 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 2b
big bluestem Andropogon gerardii Grass or grass-like 6 ft Sun Low 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
blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Wildflower (forb) 1 ft Sun Medium Zone 5a
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
buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides Grass or grass-like 6 in Sun Medium Zone 3b
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
Canada germander Teucrium canadense Wildflower (forb) 3.3 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3a
Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis Grass or grass-like 3 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 3a
cardinalflower Lobelia cardinalis Wildflower (forb) 5.9 ft Shade-tolerant Low Zone 4a
Carolina elephantsfoot Elephantopus carolinianus Wildflower (forb) 2.7 ft Sun Medium Zone 6a
chinquapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii Tree 70 ft Sun Medium Zone 4a
climbing rose Rosa setigera Vine 16 ft Sun Low Zone 6a
common blue violet Viola sororia Wildflower (forb) 4 in Sun–part shade High Zone 4b
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
coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Shrub 2 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 5a
cylinder jointtail grass Coelorachis cylindrica Grass or grass-like 3.2 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 5a
dotted blazing star Liatris punctata Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun Medium Zone 3a
dotted smartweed Polygonum punctatum Wildflower (forb) 3.2 ft Sun Medium Zone 10b
eastern redbud Cercis canadensis Tree 30 ft Shade-tolerant Low Zone 4b
field pussytoes Antennaria neglecta Wildflower (forb) 1 ft Sun Low Zone 3b
flowering dogwood Cornus florida Tree 30 ft Shade-tolerant Low Zone 4b
giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea Wildflower (forb) 8.2 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 4a
gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun Medium Zone 4a
green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Tree 80 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 2b
green hawthorn Crataegus viridis Tree 30 ft Sun High Zone 5a
hairawn muhly Muhlenbergia capillaris Grass or grass-like 3 ft Sun High Zone 8a
hairy grama Bouteloua hirsuta Grass or grass-like 6 in Sun Low Zone 3b
hop sedge Carex lupulina Grass or grass-like 4.3 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3b
Indian woodoats Chasmanthium latifolium Grass or grass-like 4.6 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans Grass or grass-like 6 ft Sun Medium Zone 3b
Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum Wildflower (forb) 1.5 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 5b
little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium Grass or grass-like 3 ft Sun Low Zone 3b
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
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
narrowleaf blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 7a
New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus Shrub 3 ft Shade-tolerant Low Zone 4b
northern red oak Quercus rubra Tree 81 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3b
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
partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata Wildflower (forb) 2.4 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 7a
pecan Carya illinoinensis Tree 120 ft Sun High Zone 5a
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
pride of Ohio Dodecatheon meadia Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 3b
purple lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis Grass or grass-like 11 in Sun Low Zone 3a
purple poppymallow Callirhoe involucrata Wildflower (forb) 1 ft Sun Medium Zone 3b
purple prairie clover Dalea purpurea Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Sun Medium Zone 3b
purpletop tridens Tridens flavus Grass or grass-like 2.5 ft Sun Low Zone 5a
redroot flatsedge Cyperus erythrorhizos Grass or grass-like 2.5 ft Sun Medium Zone 11a
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 lespedeza Lespedeza capitata Wildflower (forb) 2.6 ft Sun Low Zone 4b
roundhead rush Juncus validus Grass or grass-like 3.2 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 7a
sand lovegrass Eragrostis trichodes Grass or grass-like 3.5 ft Sun Medium Zone 5a
saw greenbrier Smilax bona-nox Vine 4 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 5b
sawtooth sunflower Helianthus grosseserratus Wildflower (forb) 5 ft Sun Medium Zone 3a
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
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
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
stiff goldenrod Oligoneuron rigidum Wildflower (forb) 3.6 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3a
sugarberry Celtis laevigata Tree 80 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 5a
swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides Wildflower (forb) — Sun Medium Zone 10b
Virginia wildrye Elymus virginicus Grass or grass-like 2.5 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4b
white doll's daisy Boltonia asteroides Wildflower (forb) 8 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3b
white prairie clover Dalea candida Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3b
white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Sun Low Zone 4a
winged elm Ulmus alata Tree 65 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 5b
winged sumac Rhus copallinum Tree 8 ft Sun Low Zone 4b
woolly plantain Plantago patagonica Wildflower (forb) 6 in Sun Low Zone 12b

Other native species recorded here 130

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.

  • amberique-bean Strophostyles helvola
  • American star-thistle Centaurea americana
  • annual marsh elder Iva annua
  • aromatic aster Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
  • ashy sunflower Helianthus mollis
  • Atlantic pigeonwings Clitoria mariana
  • Aunt Lucy Ellisia nyctelea
  • azure blue sage Salvia azurea
  • Baldwin's ironweed Vernonia baldwinii
  • bearded skeletongrass Gymnopogon ambiguus
  • bigtop lovegrass Eragrostis hirsuta
  • blue skullcap Scutellaria lateriflora
  • bluejacket Tradescantia ohiensis
  • bluntlobe cliff fern Woodsia obtusa
  • bog yellowcress Rorippa palustris
  • branched foldwing Dicliptera brachiata
  • buffalobur nightshade Solanum rostratum
  • camphor pluchea Pluchea camphorata
  • camphorweed Heterotheca subaxillaris
  • Canada lettuce Lactuca canadensis
  • Carolina anemone Anemone caroliniana
  • Carolina coralbead Cocculus carolinus
  • Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense
  • Carolina larkspur Delphinium carolinianum
  • Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
  • clasping milkweed Asclepias amplexicaulis
  • common boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum
  • common cinquefoil Potentilla simplex
  • common yellow oxalis Oxalis stricta
  • creeping primrose-willow Ludwigia repens
  • crowpoison Nothoscordum bivalve
  • Cuman ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya
  • cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera laciniata
  • densetuft hairsedge Bulbostylis capillaris
  • desert biscuitroot Lomatium foeniculaceum
  • diamond-flowers Stenaria nigricans
  • downy milkpea Galactia volubilis
  • downy phlox Phlox pilosa
  • downy ragged goldenrod Solidago petiolaris
  • dwarf chinquapin oak Quercus prinoides
  • elmleaf goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia
  • field pansy Viola bicolor
  • fire on the mountain Euphorbia cyathophora
  • Geyer's sandmat Chamaesyce geyeri
  • globe beaksedge Rhynchospora recognita
  • great ragweed Ambrosia trifida
  • green antelopehorn Asclepias viridis
  • green comet milkweed Asclepias viridiflora
  • groundplum milkvetch Astragalus crassicarpus
  • gum bully Sideroxylon lanuginosum
  • hairy forked nailwort Paronychia fastigiata
  • hairy hawkweed Hieracium longipilum
  • hairy lipfern Cheilanthes lanosa
  • heartwing sorrel Rumex hastatulus
  • hogwort Croton capitatus
  • Juda's bush Iresine rhizomatosa
  • lanceleaf ragweed Ambrosia bidentata
  • largeflower tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora
  • licorice bedstraw Galium circaezans
  • longflower beeblossom Oenothera filiformis
  • maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
  • marginal woodfern Dryopteris marginalis
  • meadow garlic Allium canadense
  • narrowleaf four o'clock Mirabilis linearis
  • narrowleaf pinweed Lechea tenuifolia
  • nits and lice Hypericum drummondii
  • northern selaginella Selaginella rupestris
  • northern slender lady's tresses Spiranthes lacera
  • Nuttall's sensitive-briar Mimosa nuttallii
  • Philadelphia panicgrass Panicum philadelphicum
  • poorjoe Diodia teres
  • prairie blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium campestre
  • prairie broomweed Amphiachyris dracunculoides
  • prairie tea Croton monanthogynus
  • prairie threeawn Aristida oligantha
  • purple passionflower Passiflora incarnata
  • rabbit-tobacco Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
  • rose mock vervain Glandularia canadensis
  • rough rattlesnakeroot Prenanthes aspera
  • roundseed St. Johnswort Hypericum sphaerocarpum
  • scaldweed Cuscuta gronovii
  • seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia
  • sensitive partridge pea Chamaecrista nictitans
  • sessileleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium sessilifolium
  • shortstalk chickweed Cerastium brachypodum
  • sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
  • silkcotton purslane Portulaca halimoides
  • silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium
  • skyblue aster Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
  • slender fimbry Fimbristylis autumnalis
  • slender lespedeza Lespedeza virginica
  • slickseed fuzzybean Strophostyles leiosperma
  • slimflower scurfpea Psoralidium tenuiflorum
  • slimleaf milkweed Asclepias stenophylla
  • small skullcap Scutellaria parvula
  • smallflower fumewort Corydalis micrantha
  • smooth Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum
  • sneezeweed Helenium amarum
  • soft goldenaster Chrysopsis pilosa
  • southeastern wildrye Elymus glabriflorus
  • southern annual saltmarsh aster Symphyotrichum divaricatum
  • Spanish gold Grindelia papposa
  • Spanish needles Bidens bipinnata
  • spotted beebalm Monarda punctata
  • spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata
  • spreading chervil Chaerophyllum procumbens
  • spring lady's tresses Spiranthes vernalis
  • St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
  • stout rush Juncus nodatus
  • tall horned beaksedge Rhynchospora macrostachya
  • tall lespedeza Lespedeza stuevei
  • tall thistle Cirsium altissimum
  • Texas star Sabatia campestris
  • threadleaf evening primrose Oenothera linifolia
  • toothed spurge Euphorbia dentata
  • trailing lespedeza Lespedeza procumbens
  • tumblegrass Schedonnardus paniculatus
  • Vahl's fimbry Fimbristylis vahlii
  • Virginia plantain Plantago virginica
  • Virginia springbeauty Claytonia virginica
  • Virginia winged rockcress Sibara virginica
  • wavyleaf thistle Cirsium undulatum
  • western rockjasmine Androsace occidentalis
  • western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata
  • white four o'clock Mirabilis albida
  • whitemouth dayflower Commelina erecta
  • whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata
  • widowsfrill Silene stellata
  • wild comfrey Cynoglossum virginianum
  • yellow giant hyssop Agastache nepetoides
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.

  • annual ragweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia
  • Mexican teaDysphania ambrosioides

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.

Native species counts, Creek County and Oklahoma
MeasureCreek CountyTypical countyStatewide
Native species 210 203 1,513
Garden-ready natives 80 80 535
Tree 27 — 130
Shrub 3 — 63
Wildflower (forb) 135 — 849
Grass or grass-like 30 — 341
Vine 9 — 85
Fern 6 — 45

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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
Creek County (county FIPS 40037), Oklahoma. 210 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

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