Native plants · Oklahoma

Native plants of Seminole County

97 plant species are recorded as native to Oklahoma in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Seminole County by USDA PLANTS. 41 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness.

County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Seminole County, Oklahoma

Native species: 97 Typical Oklahoma county: 203 (median of 77 counties)
Garden-ready natives: 41 Typical Oklahoma county: 80
Share by type (all 97 native species): Percent of the 97 native species in each growth type

Tree 22% (21)
Shrub 2% (2)
Wildflower (forb) 58% (56)
Grass or grass-like 13% (13)
Vine 4% (4)
Fern 1% (1)

Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (58%), followed by trees (22%).

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 41

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

Garden-ready native plants of Seminole County, Oklahoma
Plant	Type	Height	Light	Water use	Hardy to
American elm Ulmus americana	Tree	120 ft	Sun–part shade	High	Zone 2b
American pokeweed Phytolacca americana	Wildflower (forb)	7.3 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 4a
American sycamore Platanus occidentalis	Tree	100 ft	Sun–part shade	High	Zone 4a
bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis	Tree	75 ft	Sun	Medium	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
blackjack oak Quercus marilandica	Tree	25 ft	Sun	Low	Zone 6a
boxelder Acer negundo	Tree	60 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 2b
broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia	Wildflower (forb)	5 ft	Sun–part shade	High	Zone 3b
butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa	Wildflower (forb)	2 ft	Sun	Low	Zone 4a
chinquapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii	Tree	70 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 4a
climbing rose Rosa setigera	Vine	16 ft	Sun	Low	Zone 6a
common persimmon Diospyros virginiana	Tree	55 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 5a
common serviceberry Amelanchier arborea	Tree	36 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 2b
fall panicgrass Panicum dichotomiflorum	Grass or grass-like	3.3 ft	Sun	High	Zone 3a
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
grassleaf rush Juncus marginatus	Grass or grass-like	2 ft	Sun–part shade	Medium	Zone 5a
leadplant Amorpha canescens	Shrub	4 ft	Shade-tolerant	Low	Zone 3b
Missouri goldenrod Solidago missouriensis	Wildflower (forb)	3 ft	Sun–part shade	Low	Zone 3b
nodding lady's tresses Spiranthes cernua	Wildflower (forb)	1.5 ft	Sun	High	Zone 3b
pale purple coneflower Echinacea pallida	Wildflower (forb)	1.2 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 4a
partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata	Wildflower (forb)	2.4 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 7a
pecan Carya illinoinensis	Tree	120 ft	Sun	High	Zone 5a
peppervine Nekemias arborea	Vine	1 in	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 6a
post oak Quercus stellata	Tree	60 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 4a
prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus	Wildflower (forb)	3 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 4b
prairie wedgescale Sphenopholis obtusata	Grass or grass-like	3.2 ft	Sun–part shade	Medium	Zone 3a
roundhead lespedeza Lespedeza capitata	Wildflower (forb)	2.6 ft	Sun	Low	Zone 4b
scarlet Indian paintbrush Castilleja coccinea	Wildflower (forb)	1.6 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 4b
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
smooth sumac Rhus glabra	Tree	12 ft	Sun	Low	Zone 4a
splitbeard bluestem Andropogon ternarius	Grass or grass-like	3.9 ft	Shade-tolerant	Low	Zone 5b
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
summer grape Vitis aestivalis	Vine	30 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 5a
trumpet creeper Campsis radicans	Vine	2 ft	Sun	Low	Zone 6a
winged elm Ulmus alata	Tree	65 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 5b

Other native species recorded here 56

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
azure blue sage Salvia azurea
blue wild indigo Baptisia australis
bluntlobe cliff fern Woodsia obtusa
Carolina larkspur Delphinium carolinianum
diamond-flowers Stenaria nigricans
downy ragged goldenrod Solidago petiolaris
dwarf chinquapin oak Quercus prinoides
field pansy Viola bicolor
Florida paspalum Paspalum floridanum
flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata
fourpoint evening primrose Oenothera rhombipetala
fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica
globe flatsedge Cyperus echinatus
hairy small-leaf ticktrefoil Desmodium ciliare
hairyfruit chervil Chaerophyllum tainturieri
largebracted plantain Plantago aristata
largeflower tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora
light poppymallow Callirhoe alcaeoides
longflower beeblossom Oenothera filiformis
marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora
Muhlenberg's sedge Carex muehlenbergii
narrowleaf pinweed Lechea tenuifolia
narrowleaf purple coneflower Echinacea angustifolia
narrowleaf stoneseed Lithospermum incisum
northern slender lady's tresses Spiranthes lacera
Parlin's pussytoes Antennaria parlinii
pleatleaf knotweed Polygonum tenue
procession flower Polygala incarnata
rose mock vervain Glandularia canadensis
rough barnyardgrass Echinochloa muricata
roundleaf ragwort Packera obovata
rusty blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum
sensitive partridge pea Chamaecrista nictitans
sessileleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium sessilifolium
sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
slender lespedeza Lespedeza virginica
slimflower scurfpea Psoralidium tenuiflorum
slimleaf milkweed Asclepias stenophylla
slimpod Venus' looking-glass Triodanis leptocarpa
sneezeweed Helenium amarum
soft goldenaster Chrysopsis pilosa
southeastern wildrye Elymus glabriflorus
spring lady's tresses Spiranthes vernalis
tiny bluet Houstonia pusilla
trailing lespedeza Lespedeza procumbens
tufted lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea
tumblegrass Schedonnardus paniculatus
violet woodsorrel Oxalis violacea
Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum
Virginia springbeauty Claytonia virginica
Virginia tephrosia Tephrosia virginiana
western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata
white four o'clock Mirabilis albida
whitemouth dayflower Commelina erecta
whorled milkwort Polygala verticillata

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, Seminole County and Oklahoma
Measure	Seminole County	Typical county	Statewide
Native species	97	203	1,513
Garden-ready natives	41	80	535
Tree	21	—	130
Shrub	2	—	63
Wildflower (forb)	56	—	849
Grass or grass-like	13	—	341
Vine	4	—	85
Fern	1	—	45

Neighboring counties

Counties that share a ZIP code with Seminole County.

Hughes County, OK 48 garden-ready
Okfuskee County, OK 41 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: Seminole County (county FIPS 40133), Oklahoma. 97 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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