Native plants · Oklahoma
Native plants of Haskell County
157 plant species are recorded as native to Oklahoma in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Haskell County by USDA PLANTS. 77 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Haskell County, Oklahoma
- Native species
- 157 Typical Oklahoma county: 203 (median of 77 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 77 Typical Oklahoma county: 80
- Share by type (all 157 native species)
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Percent of the 157 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (58%), followed by trees (25%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 77
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 |
| American water-willow Justicia americana | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| 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 |
| Chickasaw plum Prunus angustifolia | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| chinquapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| climbing rose Rosa setigera | Vine | 16 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | 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 |
| eastern redbud Cercis canadensis | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| false daisy Eclipta prostrata | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 10b |
| flowering dogwood Cornus florida | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| fowl mannagrass Glyceria striata | Grass or grass-like | 5.7 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| 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 ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| halberdleaf rosemallow Hibiscus laevis | Wildflower (forb) | 8 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 6a |
| honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Indian woodoats Chasmanthium latifolium | Grass or grass-like | 4.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| inland rush Juncus interior | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| longspike tridens Tridens strictus | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 2a |
| 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 |
| pale purple coneflower Echinacea pallida | Wildflower (forb) | 1.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| pin oak Quercus palustris | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | 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 |
| purple lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis | Grass or grass-like | 11 in | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| purple prairie clover Dalea purpurea | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| red maple Acer rubrum | Tree | 68 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| scarlet Indian paintbrush Castilleja coccinea | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | 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 |
| 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 |
| stalkless yellowcress Rorippa sessiliflora | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12b |
| 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 |
| swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| trumpet creeper Campsis radicans | Vine | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| Virginia threeseed mercury Acalypha virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 10b |
| water oak Quercus nigra | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | 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 |
| 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 80
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.
- ashy sunflower Helianthus mollis
- azure blue sage Salvia azurea
- Baldwin's ironweed Vernonia baldwinii
- birdfoot violet Viola pedata
- camphorweed Heterotheca subaxillaris
- Carolina coralbead Cocculus carolinus
- Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense
- Carolina woollywhite Hymenopappus scabiosaeus
- clasping milkweed Asclepias amplexicaulis
- common boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum
- compassplant Silphium laciniatum
- creeping lespedeza Lespedeza repens
- crowpoison Nothoscordum bivalve
- cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera laciniata
- diamond-flowers Stenaria nigricans
- downy phlox Phlox pilosa
- dwarf chinquapin oak Quercus prinoides
- dwarf hackberry Celtis pumila
- early buttercup Ranunculus fascicularis
- floating primrose-willow Ludwigia peploides
- Florida paspalum Paspalum floridanum
- fringed nutrush Scleria ciliata
- globe flatsedge Cyperus echinatus
- gravelweed Verbesina helianthoides
- green antelopehorn Asclepias viridis
- green fringed orchid Platanthera lacera
- green milkweed Asclepias hirtella
- grooved flax Linum sulcatum
- groovestem Indian plantain Arnoglossum plantagineum
- gum bully Sideroxylon lanuginosum
- hairy fimbry Fimbristylis puberula
- hairyseed paspalum Paspalum pubiflorum
- hogwort Croton capitatus
- Indian-tobacco Lobelia inflata
- lanceleaf blanketflower Gaillardia aestivalis
- lateflowering thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum
- light poppymallow Callirhoe alcaeoides
- little lady's tresses Spiranthes tuberosa
- longflower beeblossom Oenothera filiformis
- marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora
- meadow garlic Allium canadense
- Michaux's croton Croton michauxii
- narrowleaf gumweed Grindelia lanceolata
- narrowleaf mountainmint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
- narrowleaf pinweed Lechea tenuifolia
- narrowleaf stoneseed Lithospermum incisum
- northern slender lady's tresses Spiranthes lacera
- Nuttall's prairie parsley Polytaenia nuttallii
- obedient plant Physostegia virginiana
- Oklahoma grasspink Calopogon oklahomensis
- palespike lobelia Lobelia spicata
- poorjoe Diodia teres
- poverty dropseed Sporobolus vaginiflorus
- procession flower Polygala incarnata
- prostrate sandmat Chamaesyce prostrata
- purple milkwort Polygala sanguinea
- purple passionflower Passiflora incarnata
- rabbit-tobacco Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
- rose mock vervain Glandularia canadensis
- rough barnyardgrass Echinochloa muricata
- rusty blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum
- sessileleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium sessilifolium
- sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
- silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium
- sleepy silene Silene antirrhina
- slimflower scurfpea Psoralidium tenuiflorum
- slimpod rush Juncus diffusissimus
- sneezeweed Helenium amarum
- soft goldenaster Chrysopsis pilosa
- southeastern wildrye Elymus glabriflorus
- spotted water hemlock Cicuta maculata
- spring lady's tresses Spiranthes vernalis
- tall blazing star Liatris aspera
- Texas toadflax Nuttallanthus texanus
- threadleaf evening primrose Oenothera linifolia
- Virginia springbeauty Claytonia virginica
- Virginia strawberry Fragaria virginiana
- Virginia tephrosia Tephrosia virginiana
- white heath aster Symphyotrichum ericoides
- willowleaf aster Symphyotrichum praealtum
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 | Haskell County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 157 | 203 | 1,513 |
| Garden-ready natives | 77 | 80 | 535 |
| Tree | 39 | — | 130 |
| Shrub | 3 | — | 63 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 91 | — | 849 |
| Grass or grass-like | 18 | — | 341 |
| Vine | 6 | — | 85 |
| Fern | 0 | — | 45 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Haskell County.
- Le Flore County, OK 162 garden-ready
- Pittsburg County, OK 83 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
- Haskell County (county FIPS 40061), Oklahoma. 157 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