Oklahoma Recommended

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Scientific Name Common Name Duration Habit Sun Water
Acer saccharinum Silver Maple, Soft Maple, White Maple Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Acer saccharum Sugar Maple, Northern Sugar Maple Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Achillea millefolium Common Yarrow, Western Yarrow, Yarrow, Milfoil Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye, Texas Buckeye, Fetid Buckeye, Horse Chestnut Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Amelanchier arborea Common Serviceberry, Downy Serviceberry, Shadbush, Juneberry, Junebush, Shadblow, Sarvis Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Amsonia ciliata Fringed Bluestar, Bluestar, Texas Bluestar Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem, Tall Bluestem, Turkeyfoot Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Moist
Andropogon hallii Sand Bluestem Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun
Aquilegia canadensis Eastern Red Columbine, Wild Red Columbine Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerweed Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Baptisia australis Blue Wild Indigo, Wild Blue Indigo, Blue False Indigo Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Betula nigra River Birch, Red Birch, Black Birch, Water Birch Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats Grama, Banderilla, Banderita, Navajita Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Bouteloua dactyloides Buffalograss, Buffalo Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Bouteloua gracilis Blue Grama Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Callirhoe alcaeoides Light Poppymallow, Plains Poppy-mallow, Light Poppy-mallow, Pink Poppy-mallow, Light Poppy Mallow Perennial Herb Sun
Callirhoe involucrata Winecup, Purple Poppy Mallow Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Calylophus serrulatus Yellow Sundrops, Yellow Evening Primrose, Plains Evening Primrose Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Camassia scilloides Atlantic Camas, Wild Hyacinth Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Dry
Campanulastrum americanum American Bellflower, Tall Bellflower Annual Herb Part-shade Moist
Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory, Swamp Hickory, Bitternut, Pig Hickory, Pignut Hickory, Pignut, White Hickory, Red Hickory, Bitter Walnut, Bitter Pecan Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Carya illinoinensis Pecan Perennial Tree Sun Moist
Carya texana Black Hickory, Buckley Hickory, Pignut Hickory Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Castilleja indivisa Texas Indian Paintbrush, Entireleaf Indian Paintbrush, Texas Paintbrush, Indian Paintbrush, Scarlet Paintbrush Annual Herb Sun Dry
Celtis laevigata Sugar Hackberry, Texas Sugarberry, Sugarberry, Southern Hackberry, Lowland Hackberry, Hackberry, Palo Blanco Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Cephalanthus occidentalis Common Buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button Willow, Honey Bells, Honeybells, Honey Balls, Honeyballs, Button-bush Perennial Shrub Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud, Redbud Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist
Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata Partridge Pea, Showy Partridge-pea, Beeflower Annual Herb Sun
Conoclinium coelestinum Blue Mistflower, Wild Ageratum, Blue Boneset Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Coreopsis grandiflora Largeflower Tickseed, Large-flower Tickseed, Common Coreopsis Perennial Herb Part-shade
Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Lance-leaved Coreopsis, Lanceleaf Tickseed, Sand Coreopsis Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Coreopsis tinctoria Plains Coreopsis, Golden Tickseed, Goldenwave, Calliopsis Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Cornus drummondii Roughleaf Dogwood, Drummond's Dogwood, Rough-leaf Dogwood Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. virescens Carolina Larkspur, Prairie Larkspur, Plains Larkspur Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois Bundleflower, Bundleflower, Prairie Bundle Flower, Prickleweed, Illinois Desmanthus, Prairie Mimosa Perennial Shrub Sun Moist
Diospyros virginiana Eastern Persimmon, Common Persimmon, Possumwood, Date Plum, Winter Plum, Jove's Fruit Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Dodecatheon meadia Eastern Shooting Star, Shooting Star, Pride Of Ohio, Roosterheads, Prairie Pointers Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Dracopis amplexicaulis Clasping Coneflower, Clasping-leaf Coneflower Annual Herb Part-shade Moist
Echinacea angustifolia Black Samson, Black Samson Echinacea, Narrow-leaf Coneflower Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Echinacea purpurea Eastern Purple Coneflower, Purple Coneflower Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Elymus canadensis Canada Wild Rye, Canadian Wildrye, Prairie Wildrye, Nodding Wildrye Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Moist
Eragrostis trichodes Sand Lovegrass, Sand Love Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade
Fraxinus americana White Ash, American Ash, Cane Ash, Smallseed White Ash, Biltmore White Ash, Biltmore Ash Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash, Red Ash, Swamp Ash, River Ash, Water Ash, Darlington Ash Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Gaillardia pulchella Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Girasol Rojo Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Gaillardia suavis Pincushion Daisy, Fragrant Gaillardia, Rayless Gaillardia, Perfumeballs Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Glandularia bipinnatifida var. bipinnatifida Prairie Verbena, Purple Prairie Verbena, Dakota Mock Vervain, Dakota Vervain Annual, Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Glandularia canadensis Rose Vervain, Sweet William, Rose Mock Vervain Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust, Common Honey Locust, Thorny Common Honey Locust, Honey Shucks Locust, Sweet Locust, Thorny Locust, Honey Shucks, Sweet Bean Tree Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffeetree, Stump Tree Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian Sunflower, Max Sunflower Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Hilaria belangeri var. belangeri Curly-mesquite Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Ilex decidua Possumhaw, Possumhaw Holly, Deciduous Holly, Meadow Holly, Prairie Holly, Swamp Holly, Welk Holly, Deciduous Yaupon, Bearberry, Winterberry Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Moist
Ipomopsis rubra Standing Cypress, Texas Plume, Red Texas Star, Red Gilia Biennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Iris cristata Dwarf Crested Iris Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Juglans nigra Black Walnut, Eastern Black Walnut, American Black Walnut Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Juniperus monosperma Oneseed Juniper, One-seed Juniper, Cherrystone Juniper, New Mexico Juniper, West Texas Juniper Perennial Shrub Part-shade
Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar, Eastern Redcedar, Virginia Juniper, Red Juniper, Pencil Cedar, Carolina Cedar, Red Savin Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Lesquerella gracilis Spreading Bladderpod, Cloth-of-gold Annual Herb Sun
Liatris elegans Pink-scale Blazing Star, Pink-scale Gayfeather, Pink-scale Liatris Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Liatris punctata Dotted Blazing Star, Dotted Gayfeather, Dotted Liatris, Purples Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Liatris pycnostachya Prairie Blazing Star, Prairie Gayfeather, Prairie Liatris, Kansas Blazing Star, Kansas Gayfeather, Kansas Liatris, Cat-tail Blazing Star, Cat-tail Gayfeather, Cat-tail Liatris, Hairy Button-snakeroot Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Lupinus texensis Texas Bluebonnet, Bluebonnet, Texas Lupine, Buffalo Clover, Wolf Flower Annual Herb Sun Dry
Melica nitens Three-flower Melic, Tall Melicgrass, Threeflower Melicgrass, Melicgrass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Moist, Dry
Monarda citriodora Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Plains Horsemint, Lemon Horsemint, Horsemint, Purple Lemon Mint Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot, Beebalm Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Monarda punctata Spotted Beebalm, Spotted Horsemint, Horsemint Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. macrocarpa Bigfruit Evening-primrose, Fluttermill, Missouri Evening Primrose Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Oenothera rhombipetala Fourpoint Evening-primrose, Four-point Evening Primrose, Diamond Petal Primrose, Greater Four-point Evening-primrose Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Oenothera speciosa Pink Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose, Mexican Evening Primrose, Showy Primrose, Pink Ladies, Buttercups, Pink Buttercups Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Opuntia macrorhiza Bigroot Prickly Pear, Twist-spine Prickly Pear, Common Prickly Pear, Plains Prickly Pear Perennial Cactus/Succulent Sun Dry
Oxalis stricta Common Yellow Oxalis, Yellow Wood-sorrel, Upright Yellow Wood-sorrel, Yellow Woodsorrel Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Packera plattensis Prairie Groundsel, Prairie Ragwort Biennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass, Wand Panic Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Pascopyrum smithii Western Wheatgrass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Moist
Penstemon buckleyi Buckley's Penstemon, Buckley's Beardtongue Perennial Herb Sun
Penstemon cobaea Prairie Penstemon, Prairie Beardtongue, Foxglove Penstemon, Foxglove Beardtongue, False Foxglove, Large-flowered Penstemon, Large-flowered Beardtongue, Cobaea Penstemon, Cobaea Beardtongue, Wild Foxglove Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Penstemon grandiflorus Large Penstemon, Large Beardtongue, Large-flower Penstemon, Large-flower Beardtongue, Large-flowered Penstemon, Large-flowered Beardtongue Perennial Herb Sun
Peritoma serrulata Rocky Mountain Bee-plant, Stinking-clover, Bee Spiderflower, Navajo Spinach, Pink Cleome, Toothed Spiderflower, Skunkweed Annual Herb Sun, Shade Moist, Dry
Phlox divaricata Wild Blue Phlox, Louisiana Phlox, Blue Woodland Phlox, Sweet William, Wild Sweet William Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Phlox pilosa Downy Phlox, Prairie Phlox, Fragrant Phlox Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine, Shortleaf Yellow Pine, Southern Yellow Pine, Yellow Pine, Shortstraw Pine, Arkansas Pine, Longtag Pine, Spruce Pine, Oldfield Pine, Arkansas Soft Pine Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Pinus edulis Colorado Pinyon Pine, Colorado Pinyon, Pinyon Pine, Pinyon, Two-needle Pine, Two-needle Pinyon, Two-leaf Pinyon, Nut Pine, Pino Dulce Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Pinus taeda Loblolly Pine, Oldfield Pine, Bull Pine, Rosemary Pine Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Platanus occidentalis American Sycamore, Eastern Sycamore, American Plane Tree, Plane Tree, Buttonwood, Buttonball Tree Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Potentilla simplex Common Cinquefoil, Oldfield Cinquefoil Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Dry
Proboscidea louisianica Louisiana Devil's-claw, Devil's claw, Ram's-horn, Unicorn Plant, Proboscis Flower Annual Herb Sun Dry
Prunella vulgaris Common Selfheal Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Prunus angustifolia Chickasaw Plum, Sandhill Plum Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Dry
Prunus mexicana Mexican Plum, Bigtree Plum, Inch Plum Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Ptelea trifoliata Wafer Ash, Common Hoptree, Hop Tree Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak, Burr Oak, Savanna Oak, Overcup Oak, Prairie Oak, Mossy-cup Oak, Mossy-overcup Oak, Blue Oak Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Quercus marilandica Blackjack Oak, Barren Oak, Black Oak, Jack Oak Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin Oak, Chinquapin Oak, Chestnut Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak, Rock Chestnut Oak, Yellow Oak, Rock Oak Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Dry
Quercus stellata Post Oak, Iron Oak, Cross Oak Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Quercus velutina Black Oak, Quercitron Oak, Yellow Oak, Smoothbark Oak, Yellowbark Oak Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Dry
Ratibida columnifera Mexican Hat, Red-spike Mexican Hat, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Prairie Coneflower, Long-headed Coneflower, Thimbleflower Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Rhus copallinum Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Mountain Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, Wing-rib Sumac, Black Sumac, Upland Sumac Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Rudbeckia fulgida Orange Coneflower, Orange Rudbeckia, Perennial Black-eyed Susan, Goldstrum Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Rudbeckia grandiflora Rough Coneflower, Tall Coneflower, Largeflower Coneflower Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan Annual, Biennial, Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Sabatia campestris Texas Star, Rose Gentian, Meadow Pink, Prairie Rose-gentian, Prairie Sabatia Annual Herb Part-shade Dry
Salvia azurea var. grandiflora Pitcher Sage, Blue Sage Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Salvia coccinea Scarlet Sage, Tropical Sage, Blood Sage, Red Sage, Indian Fire Annual, Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii Western Soapberry, Soapberry, Wild China Tree, Wild Chinaberry, Indian Soap Plant, Jaboncillo Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Sassafras albidum Sassafras, White Sassafras, Ague Tree, Cinnamon Wood, Mitten Tree, Saloop, Smelling Stick Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem, Popotillo Azul Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Dry
Sideroxylon lanuginosum ssp. lanuginosum Gum Bully, Gum Elastic, Chittamwood, Gum Bumelia Perennial Tree
Silene virginica Fire Pink, Scarlet Catchfly Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist, Dry
Silphium laciniatum Compassplant, Compass Plant Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass, Yellow Indiangrass, Indian Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Spartina pectinata Prairie Cordgrass, Freshwater Cordgrass, Sloughgrass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Wet
Stenaria nigricans var. nigricans Diamondflowers, Narrowleaf Bluets, Baby's Breath, Bluets, Fine-leaf Bluets Perennial Herb Sun
Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress, Baldcypress, Common Bald Cypress, Southern Bald Cypress, Deciduous Cypress, Southern Cypress, Swamp Cypress, Red Cypress, White Cypress, Yellow Cypress, Gulf Cypress, Tidewater Red Cypress Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Thelesperma filifolium Stiff Greenthread, Greenthread Annual Herb Sun Dry
Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio Spiderwort, Bluejacket Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Ulmus alata Winged Elm, Wahoo Elm, Cork Elm, Witch Elm Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Ulmus americana American Elm, White Elm, Soft Elm, Water Elm, Common Elm Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm, Red Elm, Gray Elm, Soft Elm Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Vernonia baldwinii Western Ironweed, Baldwin's Ironweed, Ironweed Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Viburnum rufidulum Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum, Rusty Blackhaw, Southern Blackhaw, Blackhaw, Bluehaw, Downy Viburnum, Southern Nannyberry, Rusty Nannyberry, Nannyberry Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Viola pedata Birdfoot Violet, Bird's-foot Violet, Bird-foot Violet Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Dry
Viola sororia Missouri Violet, Common Blue Violet, Hooded Blue Violet, Florida Violet, Meadow Violet, Confederate Violet, Dooryard Violet, Purple Violet, Woolly Blue Violet, Wood Violet, Hooded Violet Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist