Native plants · Oklahoma

Native plants of Lincoln County

111 plant species are recorded as native to Oklahoma in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Lincoln County by USDA PLANTS. 43 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness.

County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Lincoln County, Oklahoma

Native species: 111 Typical Oklahoma county: 203 (median of 77 counties)
Garden-ready natives: 43 Typical Oklahoma county: 80
Share by type (all 111 native species): Percent of the 111 native species in each growth type

Tree 19% (21)
Wildflower (forb) 61% (68)
Grass or grass-like 16% (18)
Vine 3% (3)
Fern <1% (1)

Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (61%), followed by trees (19%).

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 zone 7b (2023 map).

The native plant list

Garden-ready natives 43

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

Garden-ready native plants of Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Plant	Type	Height	Light	Water use	Hardy to
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
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
Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis	Grass or grass-like	3 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 3a
chinquapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii	Tree	70 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 4a
clasping coneflower Dracopis amplexicaulis	Wildflower (forb)	2 ft	Sun	High	Zone 10b
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
cylinder jointtail grass Coelorachis cylindrica	Grass or grass-like	3.2 ft	Sun–part shade	Low	Zone 5a
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
fringeleaf wild petunia Ruellia humilis	Wildflower (forb)	2.6 ft	Shade-tolerant	Low	Zone 4a
golden tickseed Coreopsis tinctoria	Wildflower (forb)	3 ft	Sun–part shade	High	Zone 12b
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
Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum	Wildflower (forb)	3.3 ft	Sun–part shade	High	Zone 3a
Missouri goldenrod Solidago missouriensis	Wildflower (forb)	3 ft	Sun–part shade	Low	Zone 3b
narrowleaf blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium	Wildflower (forb)	2 ft	Sun–part shade	Medium	Zone 7a
nodding lady's tresses Spiranthes cernua	Wildflower (forb)	1.5 ft	Sun	High	Zone 3b
Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus	Wildflower (forb)	2.8 ft	Sun–part shade	Medium	Zone 4b
possumhaw Ilex decidua	Tree	33 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 5b
post oak Quercus stellata	Tree	60 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 4a
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
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
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
sugarberry Celtis laevigata	Tree	80 ft	Shade-tolerant	High	Zone 5a
trumpet creeper Campsis radicans	Vine	2 ft	Sun	Low	Zone 6a
vine mesquite Panicum obtusum	Grass or grass-like	2 ft	Sun–part shade	High	Zone 5a
Virginia wildrye Elymus virginicus	Grass or grass-like	2.5 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 4b
white avens Geum canadense	Wildflower (forb)	3.9 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 4a
winter bentgrass Agrostis hyemalis	Grass or grass-like	3.5 ft	Sun–part shade	High	Zone 4a

Other native species recorded here 68

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.

ashy sunflower Helianthus mollis
blue wild indigo Baptisia australis
bristly scaleseed Spermolepis echinata
Canadian blacksnakeroot Sanicula canadensis
Carolina anemone Anemone caroliniana
Carolina coralbead Cocculus carolinus
Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense
common pricklyash Zanthoxylum americanum
desert biscuitroot Lomatium foeniculaceum
dwarf chinquapin oak Quercus prinoides
elmleaf goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia
fire on the mountain Euphorbia cyathophora
Florida paspalum Paspalum floridanum
globe flatsedge Cyperus echinatus
green dragon Arisaema dracontium
groundplum milkvetch Astragalus crassicarpus
hairy bedstraw Galium pilosum
hairy forked nailwort Paronychia fastigiata
hairy pinweed Lechea mucronata
hairyfruit chervil Chaerophyllum tainturieri
lanceleaf blanketflower Gaillardia aestivalis
licorice bedstraw Galium circaezans
limestone adderstongue Ophioglossum engelmannii
man of the earth Ipomoea pandurata
mat sandbur Cenchrus longispinus
Mead's sedge Carex meadii
Mexican plum Prunus mexicana
Missouri violet Viola missouriensis
narrowleaf pinweed Lechea tenuifolia
narrowleaf purple coneflower Echinacea angustifolia
narrowleaf stoneseed Lithospermum incisum
neckweed Veronica peregrina
nits and lice Hypericum drummondii
northern bog violet Viola nephrophylla
northern slender lady's tresses Spiranthes lacera
Nuttall's sensitive-briar Mimosa nuttallii
Parlin's pussytoes Antennaria parlinii
pasture heliotrope Heliotropium tenellum
Philadelphia panicgrass Panicum philadelphicum
pinkladies Oenothera speciosa
potato dwarfdandelion Krigia dandelion
prairie blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium campestre
prairie broomweed Amphiachyris dracunculoides
prairie groundsel Packera plattensis
prairie threeawn Aristida oligantha
red lovegrass Eragrostis secundiflora
rose mock vervain Glandularia canadensis
rusty blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum
shortstalk chickweed Cerastium brachypodum
sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium
slender lespedeza Lespedeza virginica
soft goldenaster Chrysopsis pilosa
Spanish gold Grindelia papposa
spotted water hemlock Cicuta maculata
spring lady's tresses Spiranthes vernalis
threadleaf evening primrose Oenothera linifolia
tumble windmill grass Chloris verticillata
tumblegrass Schedonnardus paniculatus
Virginia plantain Plantago virginica
Virginia springbeauty Claytonia virginica
warty spurge Euphorbia spathulata
wavyleaf thistle Cirsium undulatum
wedgeleaf draba Draba cuneifolia
western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata
white four o'clock Mirabilis albida
whitehair rosette grass Dichanthelium villosissimum
yellowseed false pimpernel Lindernia dubia

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, Lincoln County and Oklahoma
Measure	Lincoln County	Typical county	Statewide
Native species	111	203	1,513
Garden-ready natives	43	80	535
Tree	21	—	130
Shrub	0	—	63
Wildflower (forb)	68	—	849
Grass or grass-like	18	—	341
Vine	3	—	85
Fern	1	—	45

Neighboring counties

Counties that share a ZIP code with Lincoln County.

Creek County, OK 80 garden-ready
Logan County, OK 101 garden-ready
Okfuskee County, OK 41 garden-ready
Oklahoma County, OK 174 garden-ready
Payne County, OK 180 garden-ready
Pottawatomie County, OK 93 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: Lincoln County (county FIPS 40081), Oklahoma. 111 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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