Native plants · Oklahoma
Native plants of Okmulgee County
65 plant species are recorded as native to Oklahoma in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Okmulgee County by USDA PLANTS. 32 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 1 more species is listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Okmulgee County, Oklahoma
- Native species
- 65 Typical Oklahoma county: 203 (median of 77 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 32 Typical Oklahoma county: 80
- Share by type (all 65 native species)
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Percent of the 65 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (42%), followed by trees (40%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 32
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 |
| bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 2b |
| black oak Quercus velutina | Tree | 80 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| blackgum Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | 95 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| 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 |
| Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Carolina rose Rosa carolina | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| chinquapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| coastal plain willow Salix caroliniana | Tree | 33 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7b |
| common hackberry Celtis occidentalis | Tree | 60 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 2b |
| flowering dogwood Cornus florida | Tree | 30 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 |
| pecan Carya illinoinensis | Tree | 120 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| redtop panicgrass Panicum rigidulum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| roundhead lespedeza Lespedeza capitata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun | Low | 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 |
| sugarberry Celtis laevigata | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| Virginia wildrye Elymus virginicus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| water oak Quercus nigra | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| winged elm Ulmus alata | Tree | 65 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 33
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
- camphorweed Heterotheca subaxillaris
- dwarf chinquapin oak Quercus prinoides
- dwarf hackberry Celtis pumila
- globe flatsedge Cyperus echinatus
- grassy arrowhead Sagittaria graminea
- green dragon Arisaema dracontium
- Guadeloupe cucumber Melothria pendula
- heartwing sorrel Rumex hastatulus
- heavy sedge Carex gravida
- inflated narrow-leaf sedge Carex grisea
- lateflowering thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum
- light poppymallow Callirhoe alcaeoides
- meadow garlic Allium canadense
- northern slender lady's tresses Spiranthes lacera
- Nuttall's sensitive-briar Mimosa nuttallii
- oneseed bur cucumber Sicyos angulatus
- Parlin's pussytoes Antennaria parlinii
- rose mock vervain Glandularia canadensis
- rusty blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum
- shortpod draba Draba brachycarpa
- sneezeweed Helenium amarum
- soft goldenaster Chrysopsis pilosa
- spring lady's tresses Spiranthes vernalis
- swamp verbena Verbena hastata
- tall thistle Cirsium altissimum
- Texas toadflax Nuttallanthus texanus
- tiny bluet Houstonia pusilla
- tufted lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea
- Virginia plantain Plantago virginica
- Virginia springbeauty Claytonia virginica
- Virginia winged rockcress Sibara virginica
- western horsenettle Solanum dimidiatum
Also listed as native and introduced here 1
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.
- common reedPhragmites australis
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 | Okmulgee County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 65 | 203 | 1,513 |
| Garden-ready natives | 32 | 80 | 535 |
| Tree | 26 | — | 130 |
| Shrub | 1 | — | 63 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 27 | — | 849 |
| Grass or grass-like | 7 | — | 341 |
| Vine | 4 | — | 85 |
| Fern | 0 | — | 45 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Okmulgee County.
- Creek County, OK 80 garden-ready
- McIntosh County, OK 47 garden-ready
- Muskogee County, OK 216 garden-ready
- Okfuskee County, OK 41 garden-ready
- Tulsa County, OK 152 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
- Okmulgee County (county FIPS 40111), Oklahoma. 65 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