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Native plants of Oklahoma

1,513 species are recorded as native to Oklahoma in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS and recorded in the state by USDA PLANTS, 535 of them with growing traits. County lists cover 77 of the state’s 77 counties; the typical county has 203.

State summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Oklahoma at a glance

Native species statewide
1,513 Of 2,340 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Oklahoma (before this site’s scope)
Garden-ready natives
535 With PLANTS growing records
Typical county
203 Median native species per county; 80 garden-ready
Share by type (all 1,513 native species)
Percent of the 1,513 native species in each growth type
Tree 9% (130)
Shrub 4% (63)
Wildflower (forb) 56% (849)
Grass or grass-like 23% (341)
Vine 6% (85)
Fern 3% (45)

Wildflowers: 849 · grasses and grass-like: 341 · trees: 130 · shrubs: 63 · vines: 85 · ferns: 45.

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.

Native plants by county

77 Oklahoma counties with PLANTS county records
CountyNative speciesGarden-readyHardiness zones
Adair County 299 114 7a–7b
Alfalfa County 250 108 7a
Atoka County 175 86 7b–8a
Beaver County 173 75 6b–7a
Beckham County 124 44 7a–7b
Blaine County 203 67 7a–7b
Bryan County 550 228 8a
Caddo County 298 112 7b
Canadian County 258 104 7b
Carter County 232 90 8a
Cherokee County 447 179 7b
Choctaw County 234 96 8a
Cimarron County 258 117 6b
Cleveland County 575 219 7b
Coal County 80 41 7b
Comanche County 446 163 7b–8a
Cotton County 83 39 8a
Craig County 141 67 7a
Creek County 210 80 7a–7b
Custer County 236 93 7a–7b
Delaware County 394 162 7a
Dewey County 101 41 7a
Ellis County 96 44 7a
Garfield County 137 53 7a
Garvin County 103 49 7b
Grady County 320 134 7b
Grant County 161 61 7a
Greer County 215 82 7b
Harmon County 118 48 7b
Harper County 177 75 7a
Haskell County 157 77 7b
Hughes County 133 48 7b
Jackson County 119 43 7b
Jefferson County 75 35 8a
Johnston County 340 134 7b–8a
Kay County 208 88 7a
Kingfisher County 203 73 7a–7b
Kiowa County 168 69 7b
Latimer County 302 139 7b
Le Flore County 393 162 7b–8a
Lincoln County 111 43 7b
Logan County 278 101 7a–7b
Love County 147 67 8a
Major County 161 67 7a
Marshall County 398 156 8a
Mayes County 342 124 7a–7b
McClain County 243 96 7b
McCurtain County 500 214 7b–8a
McIntosh County 88 47 7b
Murray County 457 172 7b–8a
Muskogee County 576 216 7b
Noble County 87 38 7a
Nowata County 92 46 7a
Okfuskee County 82 41 7b
Oklahoma County 471 174 7b
Okmulgee County 65 32 7b
Osage County 343 126 7a–7b
Ottawa County 418 179 7a
Pawnee County 99 45 7a
Payne County 436 180 7a–7b
Pittsburg County 213 83 7b
Pontotoc County 304 118 7b
Pottawatomie County 264 93 7b
Pushmataha County 229 104 7b–8a
Roger Mills County 171 74 7a–7b
Rogers County 147 56 7a–7b
Seminole County 97 41 7b
Sequoyah County 325 140 7b–8a
Stephens County 94 41 7b–8a
Texas County 140 60 6b
Tillman County 63 23 7b–8a
Tulsa County 381 152 7a–7b
Wagoner County 104 47 7b
Washington County 128 62 7a
Washita County 90 34 7b
Woods County 292 109 7a
Woodward County 161 70 7a

Garden-ready natives of Oklahoma

Statewide list. A species native somewhere in Oklahoma may not be native in your county: use the county lists above to narrow it.

Tree 111

Shrub 36

Wildflower (forb) 190

Grass or grass-like 164

Vine 27

Fern 7

Also listed as native and introduced here 4

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.

Look up a Oklahoma ZIP

Matches your ZIP to the county it mostly lies in, then lists the plants recorded as native to your state (Kew’s World Checklist and USDA PLANTS) and recorded in that county by USDA PLANTS.

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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
Oklahoma: 1,513 native species in this site’s scope; county lists for 77 counties.
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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