Quick answer: 81 native plants for shade are native to Arkansas, 71 with a live listing as of 16 Sep 2026.
81 species
- American basswood Tilia americana · 32 states
- American beautyberry Callicarpa americana · 10 states
- American holly Ilex opaca · 24 states
- American plum Prunus americana · 25 states
- American sycamore Platanus occidentalis · 24 states
- Bald cypress Taxodium distichum · 16 states
- Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 25 states
- Bigleaf magnolia Magnolia macrophylla · 5 states
- Bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis · 12 states
- Black ash Fraxinus nigra · 10 states
- Black cherry Prunus serotina · 32 states
- Black maple Acer nigrum · 3 states
- Black walnut Juglans nigra · 33 states
- Blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium · 12 states
- Blue mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum · 26 states
- Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa · 24 states
- Canada wild rye Elymus canadensis · 18 states
- Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis · 37 states
- Common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis · 23 states
- Common elderberry Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis · 16 states
- Common persimmon Diospyros virginiana · 17 states
- Common yarrow Achillea millefolium · 31 states
- Coral bean Erythrina herbacea · 6 states
- Coral honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens · 16 states
- Crimson-eyed rose-mallow Hibiscus moscheutos · 14 states
- Crossvine Bignonia capreolata · 5 states
- Cucumbertree Magnolia acuminata · 12 states
- Devil's walking stick Aralia spinosa · 14 states
- Downy serviceberry Amelanchier arborea · 34 states
- Early azalea Rhododendron prinophyllum · 5 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
- Grayhead coneflower Ratibida pinnata · 12 states
- Great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica · 32 states
- Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica · 23 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
- Largeflower tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora · 2 states
- Leadplant Amorpha canescens · 10 states
- Leavenworth's eryngo Eryngium leavenworthii · 1 states
- Lemon beebalm Monarda citriodora · 15 states
- Maypop passionflower Passiflora incarnata · 13 states
- Narrow-leaf coneflower Echinacea angustifolia · 9 states
- New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus · 31 states
- Northern catalpa Catalpa speciosa · 9 states
- Ohio buckeye Aesculus glabra · 12 states
- Ozark witch-hazel Hamamelis vernalis · 1 states
- Pin oak Quercus palustris · 18 states
- Plains coreopsis Coreopsis tinctoria · 16 states
- Possumhaw Ilex decidua · 7 states
- Red maple Acer rubrum · 30 states
- River birch Betula nigra · 23 states
- Roughleaf dogwood Cornus drummondii · 3 states
- Royal catchfly Silene regia · 1 states
- Rusty blackhaw viburnum Viburnum rufidulum · 12 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
- Sugar maple Acer saccharum · 28 states
- Swamp sunflower Helianthus angustifolius · 15 states
- Swamp white oak Quercus bicolor · 9 states
- Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua · 22 states
- Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia · 27 states
- Virginia springbeauty Claytonia virginica · 10 states
- White ash Fraxinus americana · 31 states
- White oak Quercus alba · 33 states
- Wild blue Phlox divaricata · 32 states
- Willow oak Quercus phellos · 16 states
- Witch-hazel Hamamelis virginiana · 28 states
- Yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria · 7 states
- Yellow (Bush's) coneflower Echinacea paradoxa · 1 states