Native Plants for Arkansas Wildlife
Wildlife are adapted particularly to native plants that meet their habitat needs. Different plant parts are consumed seasonally - leaves, stems, seeds, buds, berries, or flowers. Trees, shrubs, and native grasses afford cover when wildlife are resting, nesting, brooding young, escaping from predators,and surviving cold winter temperatures.
Search Arkansas Forage Grass Photos Grasses - University of Arkansas …
Grasses make up the forage base in hay fields and pastures across Arkansas and include common species such as tall fescue, bermudagrass, and ryegrass. Use our search feature below to browse our image database for all grasses.
Arkansas Pasture and Forages - University of Arkansas System …
Native warm-season grasses include big bluestem, indiangrass, little bluestem, eastern gamagrass, and switchgrass. Proper identification of forages and weeds is important for good pasture and hay management. Photographs of plants and key ID features are listed to help users learn how to ID pasture plants.
The following plants are native to large portions of Arkansas and should do well on sites with the appropriate amount of sun and moisture. Other native plants that are difficult to grow, not showy, or may spread too aggressively have not been included in this list, but interested gardeners are encouraged to research additional options.
We preserve, conserve, and study the native plants of Arkansas
The Society promotes the preservation, conservation, study, and enjoyment of the native plants of Arkansas, the education of the public regarding the value of native plants and their habitats, and the publication of related information.
Typical native grasses grown as forage in Arkansas include big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans), switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), and eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides).
Arkansas Native Plants - Gardenia
In the grassland regions, native grasses like Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) and Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) thrive, while the beautiful Prairie Rose (Rosa setigera) adds color to these landscapes. These native plants play a crucial role in Arkansas’s ecosystems, offering food and shelter for local wildlife and maintaining soil health.
Grasses - pineridgegardens.com
Elymus churchii (Church's wild rye) is a beautiful native grass endemic to the Interior Highlands (Ozarks, Ouachitas, and uplands of the Arkansas Valley.) that was first described in 2006. It is known in the wild only from Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri and occurs in dry, rocky soils of glades, open woodlands, on ridgetops, bluffs, and river ...
Arkansas Wild Spaces - Arkansas Master Naturalists
But research by Tallamy and others has shown that we can enjoy and sustain wildlife in our own yards by planting the “right kind” of native plants—native trees, shrubs, vines and herbaceous plants (flowering plants, grasses, sedges, and ferns).
Native Gardening Guide - DAH Site
ANHC's GUIDE TO NATIVE PLANTS FOR ARKANSAS GARDENS. Our botanists have put together a list of plants native to large portions of Arkansas that should do well on sites with the appropriate amount of sun and moisture. To learn more about using native plants, download our Native Plants for Arkansas Gardens guide.