Native Groundcover of Arkansas

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Northern Dewberry

Northern Dewberry

Rubus flagellaris

Family: Rosaceae

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Sand Violet

Sand Violet

Viola affinis

Family: Violaceae

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Virginia Strawberry

Virginia Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Family: Rosaceae

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Common Blue Violet

Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

Family: Violaceae

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Prairie Violet

Prairie Violet

Viola pedatifida

Family: Violaceae

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Arrowleaf Violet

Arrowleaf Violet

Viola sagittata

Family: Violaceae

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Marsh Blue Violet

Marsh Blue Violet

Viola cucullata

Family: Violaceae

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Birdfoot Violet

Birdfoot Violet

Viola pedata

Family: Violaceae

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Prostrate Blue Violet

Prostrate Blue Violet

Viola walteri

Family: Violaceae

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Viola primulifolia

Viola primulifolia

Viola primulifolia

Family: Violaceae

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Northern Bog Violet

Northern Bog Violet

Viola nephrophylla

Family: Violaceae

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Striped Cream Violet

Striped Cream Violet

Viola striata

Family: Violaceae

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Carolina Violet

Carolina Violet

Viola villosa

Family: Violaceae

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Viola pratincola

Viola pratincola

Viola pratincola

Family: Violaceae

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Viola eriocarpa

Viola eriocarpa

Viola eriocarpa

Family: Violaceae

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Early Blue Violet

Early Blue Violet

Viola palmata

Family: Violaceae

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Viola rafinesquei

Viola rafinesquei

Viola rafinesquei

Family: Violaceae

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Twoflower Violet

Twoflower Violet

Viola viarum

Family: Violaceae

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Bigfruit Evening Primrose

Bigfruit Evening Primrose

Oenothera macrocarpa

Family: Onagraceae

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Pinkladies

Pinkladies

Oenothera speciosa

Family: Onagraceae

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Virginia Creeper

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Family: Vitaceae

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Spotted Sandmat

Spotted Sandmat

Euphorbia maculata

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Matted Sandmat

Matted Sandmat

Euphorbia serpens

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Prostrate Sandmat

Prostrate Sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Spreading Sandmat

Spreading Sandmat

Euphorbia humistrata

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Dwarf Cinquefoil

Dwarf Cinquefoil

Potentilla canadensis

Family: Rosaceae

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Common Cinquefoil

Common Cinquefoil

Potentilla simplex

Family: Rosaceae

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Dwarf Crested Iris

Dwarf Crested Iris

Iris cristata

Family: Iridaceae

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Woolly Prairie Clover

Woolly Prairie Clover

Dalea lanata

Family: Fabaceae

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Running Buffalo Clover

Running Buffalo Clover

Trifolium stoloniferum

Family: Fabaceae

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Carolina Clover

Carolina Clover

Trifolium carolinianum

Family: Fabaceae

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Wild Blue Phlox

Wild Blue Phlox

Phlox divaricata

Family: Polemoniaceae

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Moss Phlox

Moss Phlox

Phlox subulata

Family: Polemoniaceae

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Cleft Phlox

Cleft Phlox

Phlox bifida

Family: Polemoniaceae

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Singlehead Pussytoes

Singlehead Pussytoes

Antennaria solitaria

Family: Asteraceae

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Field Pussytoes

Field Pussytoes

Antennaria neglecta

Family: Asteraceae

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Woman's Tobacco

Woman's Tobacco

Antennaria plantaginifolia

Family: Asteraceae

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Parlin's Pussytoes

Parlin's Pussytoes

Antennaria parlinii

Family: Asteraceae

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Poverty Rush

Poverty Rush

Juncus tenuis

Family: Juncaceae

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Lesser Creeping Rush

Lesser Creeping Rush

Juncus repens

Family: Juncaceae

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Eastern Hayscented Fern

Eastern Hayscented Fern

Dennstaedtia punctilobula

Family: Dennstaedtiaceae

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American Alumroot

American Alumroot

Heuchera americana

Family: Saxifragaceae

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Hairy Alumroot

Hairy Alumroot

Heuchera villosa

Family: Saxifragaceae

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Field Chickweed

Field Chickweed

Cerastium arvense

Family: Caryophyllaceae

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Trailing Krameria

Trailing Krameria

Krameria lanceolata

Family: Krameriaceae

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Lanceleaf Fogfruit

Lanceleaf Fogfruit

Phyla lanceolata

Family: Verbenaceae

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Turkey Tangle Fogfruit

Turkey Tangle Fogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

Family: Verbenaceae

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Bigbract Verbena

Bigbract Verbena

Verbena bracteata

Family: Verbenaceae

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Pitcher's Stitchwort

Pitcher's Stitchwort

Sabulina patula

Family: Caryophyllaceae

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Azure Bluet

Azure Bluet

Houstonia caerulea

Family: Rubiaceae

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Common Selfheal

Common Selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

Family: Lamiaceae

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Pink Mock Vervain

Pink Mock Vervain

Glandularia pumila

Family: Verbenaceae

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Purple Poppymallow

Purple Poppymallow

Callirhoe involucrata

Family: Malvaceae

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Rose Bluet

Rose Bluet

Houstonia rosea

Family: Rubiaceae

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Juniper Leaf

Juniper Leaf

Polypremum procumbens

Family: Tetrachondraceae

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Woodland Stonecrop

Woodland Stonecrop

Sedum ternatum

Family: Crassulaceae

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Tiny Bluet

Tiny Bluet

Houstonia pusilla

Family: Rubiaceae

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Twistspine Pricklypear

Twistspine Pricklypear

Opuntia macrorhiza

Family: Cactaceae

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Coastal Indigo

Coastal Indigo

Indigofera miniata

Family: Fabaceae

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Verrucose Seapurslane

Verrucose Seapurslane

Sesuvium revolutifolium

Family: Aizoaceae

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Native groundcover plants of Arkansas, USA — low, spreading species for shade, slopes, and lawn replacement. Refine by light, soil, or bloom time above.