Is this plant native here?
Native here means a flora or atlas for your state lists it as native. A plant can be native to the United States and still not native to your state.
- Check the verdict for your state, not a "US native" tag.
- A county record shows where it was found growing, not that it is native there.
- Some verdicts are estimated from combined sources. The plant page says when.
Examples from Arkansas
Native here
Slender Mountain-mint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
- Native to Arkansas (state-specific source). Recorded in 64 Arkansas counties.
Source: Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Arkansas (2013). Scope: AR.
- Sold by native-plant nurseries (dated listing).
Source: Nursery listing, observed 2026-10 re. Scope: Official product and dated 2026 nursery catalog evidence. This is not a claim of current stock or availability at every local garden center. Species and cultivar evidence remain distinct..
- Native to Arkansas (state-specific source). Recorded in 64 Arkansas counties.
Native nearby, not here
Common Yucca Yucca filamentosa
- Not native to Arkansas, though recorded growing wild in 3 Arkansas counties.
Source: Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Arkansas (2013). Scope: AR.
- Native in North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, West Virginia.
Source: Quercus native status by state. Scope: NC, TN, GA, SC, KY, AL, FL, LA, MS, VA, WV.
- Not native to Arkansas, though recorded growing wild in 3 Arkansas counties.
More detail
How Quercus decides
Each state uses its own sources. North Carolina uses the state flora. Tennessee uses a state source when there is one, else the atlas with other evidence. Georgia, South Carolina and Kentucky combine regional sources, and those verdicts are marked estimated.
Growing wild is not the same as native
Floras record plants that escaped from gardens or farms. Those records count where a plant grows, so a plant can be in your county and still be introduced.
“State occurrence alone does not establish nativity; combined regional evidence is labeled estimated.”
Source: Quercus native-status rule (southeast-native-synthesis-1). Scope: Georgia, South Carolina and Kentucky verdicts.
Natives sold by nurseries
- Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis
- New Jersey Tea Ceanothus americanus
- Virginia Spring-beauty Claytonia virginica
- Northern Spicebush Lindera benzoin
Reviewed 2026-10-16. Examples chosen by rule from Arkansas data.