Category Archives: Native Plants

Native Arkansas Plant Photos and Descriptions

Meet the Plant: Rue Anemone

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

Rue Anemone (Thalictrum (Anemonella) thalictroides) is a native perennial occurring throughout the woodlands of eastern US. The common name is based on the appearance of the leaves being similar to those of an anemone as well as meadow rue.  The … Continue reading →

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Meet the Tree: Toothache Tree

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

Toothache tree, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, is surely one of Arkansas’ most intriguing native plants. If you haven’t been introduced, chew on a twig or a piece of bark for a few minutes and feel your mouth and tongue start to tickle … Continue reading →

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Neat Plant Alert – Viola pedata

Posted on October 6, 2012 by

Eric Hunt, an ANPS member from Little Rock, captured this Viola pedata on September 30, 2012 near Cantrell/Highway 10.  The Showy Bird’s Foot Violet is usually a spring bloomer, but is not above trying its luck at fall reproduction. ANPS … Continue reading →

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