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Arkansas has many rare and fascinating plant life. Geobotanically, Arkansas belongs to the North American Atlantic Region. Here is a list of just some of its unique plant life diversity.
[edit] Rare Species
- Amorpha quachitensis - Ouachita leadplant
- Amorpha paniculata - Panicled indigobush
- Amsonia hubrichtii - Ouachita blue star
- Aster furcatus - An aster
- Astragalus soxmaniorum - Soxmans' milk-vetch
- Calamagrostis porterissp insperata - Ofer hollow reed grass
- Calamovilfa arcuata - A sandgrass
- Carex decomposita - Epiphytic sedge
- Carex latebracteata - Waterfall's sedge
- Carex shinnersii - Shinner's sedge
- Carex timida - A sedge
- Castanea pumila var. ozarkensis - Ozark chinquapin
- Chelone obliqua var. speciosa - Rose turtlehead
- Cyperus grayoides - Umbrella sedge
- Cypripedium kentuckiense - Southern lady's-slipper
- Delphinium newtonianum - Moore's larkspur
- Delphinium treleasei - Trelease's larkspur
- Dodecatheon frenchii - French's shootingstar
- Draba aprica - Open-ground whitlow-grass
- Echinacea paradoxa - Bush's yellow coneflower
- Echinacea sanguinea - A coneflower
- Eriocaulon kornickianum - Small-headed pipewort
- Fothergilla major - Witch-alder
- Galium arkansanum - A bedstraw
- Helianthus occidentalis ssp. plantagineus - Shinner's sunflower
- Heuchera villosa var. arkansana - Arkansas alumroot
- Houstonia ouachitana - Ouachita bluet
- Hydrophyllum brownei - Browne's waterleaf
- Oenothera heterophylla ssp. orientalis - An evening primrose
- Oenothera pilosella ssp. sessilis - Prairie evening primrose
- Polymnia cossatotensis - Cossatot leafcup
- Sagittaria ambigua - Kansas arrowhead
- Schisandra glabra - Climbing magnolia
- Schoenolirion wrightii - Texas sunnybell
- Scutellaria bushii - Bush's skullcap
- Silene ovata - Ovate-leaf catchfly
- Silene regia - Royal catchfly
- Solidago quachitensis - A goldenrod
- Streptanthus maculatus ssp. obtusifolius - A twistflower
- Streptanthus squamiformis - A twistflower
- Thalictrum arkansanum - Arkansas meadow-rue
- Tradescantia longipes - Dwarf spiderwort
- Tradescantia ozarkana - Ozark spiderwort
- Trillium pusillum var. ozarkanum - Ozark least trillium
- Valerianella nuttallii - Nuttall corn-salad
- Valerianella palmeri - Palmer's corn-salad
- Valerianella ozarkana - Ozark corn-salad
- Vernonia lettermannii - Narrowleaf ironweed
[edit] Common Trees
[edit] Common Shrubs
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