Flower Guide at Buffalo River State Park
Being that it’s about a 30-minute drive away from the city, Buffalo River State Park gives you and your family easy access to learn and explore outside—and there’s a lot to see!
Prairie Rose (Rosa arkansana)
Found: Prairie View Trail, Riverview Trail, Bluestem Trail; Prairie Habitat
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia)
Found: Prairie View Trail, Riverview Trail, Bluestem Trail; Prairie Habitat
Meadow Anemone (Anemonastrum canadense)
Found: Prairie View Trail, Riverview Trail, Bluestem Trail; Prairie Habitat
Chickweed (Stellaria media)
Found: Bluestem Trail, River View Trail
Fleabane (Erigeron)
Found: Bluestem Trail, Prairie View Trail; Prairie Habitat
False Gromwell (Onosmodium bejariense)
Found: Prairie View Trail, Riverview Trail, Bluestem Trail, Wide Sky Trail; Prairie and Open Woods Habitats
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Found: Prairie View Trail, Riverview Trail, Bluestem Trail, Wide Sky Trail; Prairie and Open Woods Habitats
Yellow Sweetclover (Melilotus officinalis)
Found: Everywhere, invasive
False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides)
Found: Prairie View Trail, Riverview Trail, Bluestem Trail; Prairie Habitat
American Vetch (Vicia Americana)
Found: River View Trail, Bluestem Trail; Prairie Habitat, along river
Leadplant (Amorpha canescens)
Found: Prairie View Trail, Riverview Trail, Bluestem Trail; Prairie Habitat
Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)
Found: Prairie View Trail, Riverview Trail, Bluestem Trail; Prairie Habitat
Being that it’s about a 30-minute drive away from the city, Buffalo River State Park gives you and your family easy access to learn and explore outside—and there’s a lot to see! You can find guides and resources to help you make your way through the park and spot wildlife, just like this Flower Guide!
Venture throughout the State Park and see if you can spot this beautiful flora!
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Found: Everywhere
Blazing Star (Liatris pychnostachya)
Found: Prairie View Trail, Riverview Trail, Bluestem Trail; Prairie Habitat
Rough Blazing Star (Liatris aspera)
Found: Prairie View Trail, Riverview Trail, Bluestem Trail; Prairie Habitat
Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea)
Found: Prairie View Trail, Riverview Trail, Bluestem Trail; Prairie Habitat
Upright Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera)
Found: Prairie View Trail, Riverview Trail, Bluestem Trail; Prairie Habitat
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Published August 14, 2023
