Native plants for Wagoner County, Oklahoma
119 native plants recorded in Wagoner County, Oklahoma
USDA has only 149 plant records of any kind for Wagoner County, against 2,420 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 119 below as a floor.
By type: 47 wildflowers and herbs, 39 grasses and sedges, 3 shrubs, 6 low woody plants, 22 trees, 2 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 43 of them (36%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Lambsquarters (Chenopodium album) and Silver beardgrass (Bothriochloa laguroides) are also recorded as introduced.
What fits each kind of spot in Wagoner County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 43 | 0 | 76 |
| Half shade | 30 | 13 | 76 |
| Under trees | 16 | 27 | 76 |
| Heavy clay | 29 | 14 | 76 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 32 | 11 | 76 |
| Never watered | 19 | 24 | 76 |
| Stays soggy | 22 | 21 | 76 |
Sun all day in Wagoner County: 43 rated natives
18 trees, 18 grasses and sedges, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Fringeleaf wild petunia (Ruellia humilis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Pale purple coneflower (Echinacea pallida) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Grassleaf rush (Juncus marginatus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Inland rush (Juncus interior) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Half shade in Wagoner County: 30 rated natives
13 grasses and sedges, 11 trees, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Pale purple coneflower (Echinacea pallida) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Slender spikerush (Eleocharis tenuis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Green bulrush (Scirpus atrovirens) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 5.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Rufous bulrush (Scirpus pendulus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Torrey's rush (Juncus torreyi) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
Under trees in Wagoner County: 16 rated natives
6 grasses and sedges, 6 trees, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Pale purple coneflower (Echinacea pallida) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Slender spikerush (Eleocharis tenuis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Green bulrush (Scirpus atrovirens) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 5.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Rufous bulrush (Scirpus pendulus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Torrey's rush (Juncus torreyi) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Little barley (Hordeum pusillum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.2 ft mature · rapid growth
Heavy clay in Wagoner County: 29 rated natives
13 grasses and sedges, 12 trees, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Fringeleaf wild petunia (Ruellia humilis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Pale purple coneflower (Echinacea pallida) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Inland rush (Juncus interior) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Slender spikerush (Eleocharis tenuis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Virginia wildrye (Elymus virginicus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Wagoner County: 32 rated natives
15 trees, 11 grasses and sedges, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Fringeleaf wild petunia (Ruellia humilis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Pale purple coneflower (Echinacea pallida) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Grassleaf rush (Juncus marginatus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Inland rush (Juncus interior) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Nodding fescue (Festuca subverticillata) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Never watered in Wagoner County: 19 rated natives
11 trees, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 3 grasses and sedges, 2 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Fringeleaf wild petunia (Ruellia humilis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Pale purple coneflower (Echinacea pallida) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Prairie Junegrass (Koeleria macrantha) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Virginia wildrye (Elymus virginicus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Boxelder (Acer negundo) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Chinquapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
Stays soggy in Wagoner County: 22 rated natives
15 grasses and sedges, 5 trees, 1 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Roundhead rush (Juncus validus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Rufous bulrush (Scirpus pendulus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Silver maple (Acer saccharinum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Winter bentgrass (Agrostis hyemalis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Grassleaf rush (Juncus marginatus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Inland rush (Juncus interior) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Slender spikerush (Eleocharis tenuis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Virginia wildrye (Elymus virginicus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Where to start in Wagoner County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Wagoner County gives you the most rated choice (43 plants), and Fringeleaf wild petunia (Ruellia humilis) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 16 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 76 unrated natives too.