Quick answer: 66 drought-tolerant native plants are native to Arkansas, 60 with a live listing as of 16 Sep 2026.
66 species
- American basswood Tilia americana · 32 states
- American beautyberry Callicarpa americana · 10 states
- American holly Ilex opaca · 24 states
- Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 25 states
- Black cherry Prunus serotina · 32 states
- Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta · 42 states
- Buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides · 9 states
- Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa · 24 states
- Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa · 37 states
- Common elderberry Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis · 16 states
- Common persimmon Diospyros virginiana · 17 states
- Common yarrow Achillea millefolium · 31 states
- Compass plant Silphium laciniatum · 11 states
- Coral bean Erythrina herbacea · 6 states
- Downy serviceberry Amelanchier arborea · 34 states
- Eastern hop-hornbeam Ostrya virginiana · 18 states
- Eastern purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea · 22 states
- Eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana · 36 states
- Eastern red columbine Aquilegia canadensis · 36 states
- Eastern redbud Cercis canadensis · 30 states
- Fall obedient plant Physostegia virginiana · 21 states
- Flowering dogwood Cornus florida · 22 states
- Foxglove beardtongue Penstemon digitalis · 31 states
- Fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica · 14 states
- Fringed winecup Callirhoe digitata · 1 states
- Grayhead coneflower Ratibida pinnata · 12 states
- Great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica · 32 states
- Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica · 23 states
- Hollow Joe-pye weed Eutrochium fistulosum · 14 states
- Honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos · 9 states
- Indian blanket Gaillardia pulchella · 18 states
- Kentucky coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus · 15 states
- Lanceleaf coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata · 28 states
- Leadplant Amorpha canescens · 10 states
- Leavenworth's eryngo Eryngium leavenworthii · 1 states
- Lemon beebalm Monarda citriodora · 15 states
- Maximilian sunflower Helianthus maximiliani · 3 states
- Maypop passionflower Passiflora incarnata · 13 states
- Mexican hat Ratibida columnifera · 17 states
- Narrow-leaf coneflower Echinacea angustifolia · 9 states
- New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus · 31 states
- Northern catalpa Catalpa speciosa · 9 states
- Pale purple coneflower Echinacea pallida · 9 states
- Pink evening primrose Oenothera speciosa · 8 states
- Prairie blazing star Liatris pycnostachya · 16 states
- Prairie redroot Ceanothus herbaceus · 1 states
- Purple prairie clover Dalea purpurea · 5 states
- Roughleaf dogwood Cornus drummondii · 3 states
- Roundhead lespedeza Lespedeza capitata · 7 states
- Royal catchfly Silene regia · 1 states
- Rusty blackhaw viburnum Viburnum rufidulum · 12 states
- Scaly blazing star Liatris squarrosa · 5 states
- Shagbark hickory Carya ovata · 22 states
- Shortleaf pine Pinus echinata · 9 states
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 25 states
- Smooth sumac Rhus glabra · 34 states
- Spotted beebalm Monarda punctata · 14 states
- Sugar maple Acer saccharum · 28 states
- Tall blazing star Liatris aspera · 11 states
- Trumpet vine Campsis radicans · 24 states
- Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia · 27 states
- Virginia pine Pinus virginiana · 13 states
- White ash Fraxinus americana · 31 states
- White oak Quercus alba · 33 states
- Witch-hazel Hamamelis virginiana · 28 states
- Yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria · 7 states