Plants native to Oklahoma

Every plant in the encyclopedia with a native range covering Oklahoma, rated for how badly deer damage it. Native range comes from the USDA PLANTS database; most ratings come from Rutgers NJAES E271 and each plant page names its own source. Nothing here is native by assumption.

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Rarely Damaged24

American Holly
Ilex opaca
Rarely damaged
Type
Tree
Hardiness
Zones 5–9
Height
480–720 in
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Rarely damaged
Type
Fern
Hardiness
Zones 3–9
Height
12–36 in
Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda cinnamomea
Rarely damaged
Type
Fern
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Height
24–72 in
Devil's Walking Stick
Aralia spinosa
Rarely damaged
Type
Shrub
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Height
120–420 in
False Indigo
Baptisia australis
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 3–9
Height
36–48 in
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Rarely damaged
Type
Shrub
Hardiness
Zones 3–9
Height
24–72 in
Hard Rush
Juncus effusus
Rarely damaged
Type
Ornamental grass
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Indian Grass
Sorghastrum nutans
Rarely damaged
Type
Ornamental grass
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Height
60–84 in
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Height
12–30 in
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Rarely damaged
Type
Ornamental grass
Hardiness
Zones 3–9
Height
24–48 in
May Apple
Podophyllum peltatum
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 3–8
Height
12–18 in
Moonglow Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum 'Moonglow'
Rarely damaged
Type
Shrub
Hardiness
Zones 3–7
Height
360–480 in
New York Fern
Thelypteris noveboracensis
Rarely damaged
Type
Fern
Hardiness
Zones 3–8
Height
12–24 in
Northern Sea Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
Rarely damaged
Type
Ornamental grass
Hardiness
Zones 5–9
Height
24–60 in
Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Rarely damaged
Type
Tree
Hardiness
Zones 5–9
Height
180–360 in
Prickly Pear Cactus
Opuntia humifusa
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Height
6–12 in
River Birch
Betula nigra
Rarely damaged
Type
Tree
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Height
360–840 in
Royal Fern
Osmunda regalis
Rarely damaged
Type
Fern
Hardiness
Zones 3–10
Height
60–72 in
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Rarely damaged
Type
Fern
Hardiness
Zones 2–10
Height
12–24 in
Snow-on-the-Mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Rarely damaged
Type
Annual
Hardiness
Grown as an annual, any zone
Height
12–36 in
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Rarely damaged
Type
Ornamental grass
Hardiness
Zones 5–9
Height
36–84 in
Tarragon
Artemisia dracunculus
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 3–8
Height
12–36 in
Wild Ginger
Asarum canadense
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 4–6
Height
6–12 in
Wood Fern
Dryopteris marginalis
Rarely damaged
Type
Fern
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Height
18–36 in

Seldom Severely Damaged36