Oklahoma Wildflowers Photo Gallery by Richard Allen at pbase.com

Oklahoma Wildflowers

A collection of digital wildflower photographs taken in northern Oklahoma. Click on an images to enlarge it.

I wish to thank everyone for their kind remarks, your words are very much appreciated.

If you are having difficulty identifying a wildflower seen in the United States, may I suggest you first check the online Plant Database of the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service. http://plants.usda.gov/index.html

There are hundreds of useful resources for wildflower identification on the Internet, including:
http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/okwild/
http://www.noble.org/webapps/plantimagegallery/Forbs.aspx
http://www.lib.ksu.edu/wildflower/
http://www.texaswildflowerpictures.com/wf_index.htm

Prairie flowers	Baldwin ironweed	Big Bluestem	Bitterweed
Black-eyed Susans	Black-eyed Susan	Black-eyed Susan	Black-eyed Susan
Black-eyed Susan	Black-eyed Susan	Blue-eyed Grass	Blue-eyed Grass
Blue-eyed Grass	Blue Sage	Blue Sage	Blue Speedwell
Blue Wild Indigo	Broom Weed	Buffalo-bur	Buffalo-gourd
Buffalo grass	Buffalo grass	Buffalo Currant	Bull thistle
Button Bush	Camphor Weed	Cardinal Flower	Carolina Anemone
Carolina Anemone or Purple Wind Flower	Catclaw Sensitive Brier	Charlock	Chickasaw (Sand) Plum
Common ragweed	Common Sunflower	Common Dandelion	Common Dandelion
Crown Vetch	Crown Vetch	Desert Willow	Dotted gayfeather
Dotted gayfeather	Dotted gayfeather	Drummond's Aster	Eastern Redbud (State Tree)
Eastern Redbud (State Tree)	Eastern Redbud (State Tree)	False Garlic	False Garlic
Flower-of-an-hour	Flower-of-an-hour	Foxtail Barley	Fringed Puccoon
German Iris	German Iris	Giant ragweed	Golden Aster
Gordon's Bladderpod	Gordon's Bladderpod	Heath Aster	Henbit
Henbit	Hop Clover	Indian Grass (State Grass)	Indian Blanket (State Wildflower)
Indian Paintbrush	Indian Paintbrush	Indian Paintbrush	Johnny-jump-up
Least Bluet	Leavenworth Eryngo	Leavenworth Eryngo	Leavenworth Eryngo
Light Poppy Mallow	Lilac	Lilac	Long-bracted Wild Indigo
Maximilian sunflower	Maximilian sunflower	Maximilian sunflower	Maximilian Sunflower
Missouri goldenrod	Missouri goldenrod	Musk thistle	Musk thistle
Musk thistle	Partridge pea	Passion Flower	Prairie Ragwort
Prairie Sabatia	Prairie Sabatia	Prickly Poppy	Purple Ground Cherry
Purple Poppy Mallow or Wine Cup	Rayless Gallardia	Rocky Mountain Bee Plant	Rocky Mountain Bee Plant
Rose Purslane	Rose Verbena	Rose Verbena	Rose Verbena
Rough gerardia	Rough gerardia	Rough geradia	Sand Lily
Sand Lily	Sand Lily	Sand Lily	Sand Lily
Shepherd's Purse	Silver-leaf Nightshade	Slim aster	Slim Aster
Snow on the Mountain	Snow on the Mountain	Spectacle Pod	Spectacle Pod
Spider Milkweed	Spiny or Prickly Sow-thistle	Spiny or Prickly Sow-thistle	Stenosiphon & Maxmilian Sunflower
Stenosiphon	Stenosiphon	Tall thistle	Tall thistle
Tall thistle	Tickseed	Trailing Wildbean	Triangle-leaved Violet
Wavy-leaf thistle	Wavy-leaf thistle	Wavy-leaf thistle	Wavy-leaf thistle
Wavy-leaf thistle	Wax goldenweed	Wax goldenweed	Wax Goldendweed
Wild Rose	Wild Rose	Yarrow	Yellow gaillardia
Yellow wood sorrel	Unidentified	Unidentified	DSC07204.jpg

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Evans		17-May-2025 10:17
Thank you for this! My 7 year old daughter has requested to learn about the flowers and this gave me a perfect template!

Martha		07-May-2019 17:14
Thank you for posting all these wonderful wild flowers! We have some real beauties down in SouthWest Oklahoma, especially in the Wichita Mountain Wild Life Refuge. The Blue Bonnets have just faded away and the Coriopsis is coming on strong!

lisa		28-Apr-2018 21:03
where are good places to see wildflowers in northeast oklahoma? what month is best?

Janice		21-Jul-2017 22:18
Your DSCO7204.jpg is called Western Indigo (indigofera miniata)

Wally		11-Feb-2017 06:14
Thank you so much. You helped me identify a Passion Flower. These are so delicate looking that they seem they should be in a hothouse. Just glorious to quote the Savior, "King Solomon in all his glory was never arrayed as one of these."

Katt		24-Sep-2016 22:54
Need help identifying a flower that seemed like it just grew over night.

Guest		19-Apr-2016 03:04
Thank you your pictures are great new to ok .and found this site very helpful in getting the right name with pictures

windleharmon		15-Nov-2015 18:59
Windle Harmon

Tara		12-May-2015 21:01
I have a Picture of a flower I found here in Oklahoma. It is very fragrant but I have seen nothing like it before

collin		11-Apr-2015 22:42
~Windle Harmon!~ There are a wide variety of wildflowers at oologah lake, Its about 30 miles north of tulsa and there is a nature trail with many kinds of different flowers!

windle harmon		25-Dec-2014 16:11
I am looking for places near Tulsa to photograph wildflowers this spring. I just moved here from Nashville TN.and need help on finding the photographic hot spots.I find your photos great and will be very helpful in identifying Plants. Thanks.

David Giuseffi		02-Nov-2014 12:52
I seem to have a few flowers on my property near Clarita that I did not find in your gallery. They grow on a rock outcropping that is unusual. Still looking to find out what they are.

Theresa		02-Sep-2014 04:11
Are there different ironweeds? Or are there various shades of it? I have a photo of a flower that looks like the Baldwin ironweed (or very similar). However, the color is not so much reddish-purple as it is a beautiful vibrant violet purple color.

Robin		14-Aug-2014 19:18
I have a plant that produces yellow flowers that hang down the they close together and turn green into a pod like thing what are they

Marsha		05-Jun-2014 00:59
I have so many plants growing in my flower gardens that look like sunflowers but have rounded leaves. I know that I'm allergic to them because they used to grow up in my vegetable garden and I had rashes every time I picked vegetables. Finally I realized that it was those plants that were causing it. Now there are lots of them in my front flower garden. Help!

Virginia		24-May-2014 22:01
I have a purple flower shaped sort of like a morningglory, only smaller the stem has brackets, leaves one on each side, the next leaves are turned a quarter turn and look the same. the flower grows off the bracket. the leaves are narrow and pointed. the plant reminds me of a ragweed, only the leaves are smooth not with 3 points.

Renee		28-Jul-2013 01:48
I think it's a cow vetch. Found a picture on a website for Kansas wildflowers.

Renee		28-Jul-2013 01:39
I have a picture of a wildflower I'm not finding in your gallery. The picture I have was taken at Martin Park in OKC but they grow everywhere. It grows about a foot tall and has purple blooms like a locoweed, but the blooms slope downward instead of upward. Can I email you the picture? Maybe you can help me.

bluejewel24		13-Jul-2013 04:07
o i think i just found out what my plant is! (and the one you have here as camphor weed to) Cowpen Daisy, Verbesina encelioides. i cant of course be sure your plant is the same thing without a picture of the leaves, but the flower matches. :)

bluejewel24		13-Jul-2013 03:19
first of all, you have a wonderful gallery here! and i hate to tell you this, but the flower you identified as Camphor Weed, isnt correct. google camphor weed and you will see that the flowers look similar, but camphor weed has thin single point petals, and your flower has wide triple point petals. i think yours is the same plant i am trying to ID, but so far iv have had no luck.

Vee		27-Jun-2013 17:51
I'm also curious about the flower that Amanda described (26-May-2013 16:35). The closest I could find on it is the Blue Eyed Mary. Is that correct? They look almost like little iris', and they are in bloom during the day and close at night.

Evelyn		15-Jun-2013 09:44
See message below. Thank you.

Evelyn		15-Jun-2013 09:43
The weekend of June 8, we traveled to Edmond, OK to visit family. traveling along I-40, we saw lovely wildflowers. Of course, for safety reasons we couldn't just pull over and climb through the bushes for flower ID. There was one flower that intrigued me. it was low growing with what appeared (at 70 mph) to have a rounded shape. The color was Orangy-peachy. From this poor description can yu ID it for me? Thank you.

Amanda		26-May-2013 16:35
In my back yard, I have this beautiful purple flower but I can't find the name. It has 2 long leaves that hang down, with black spots at the top of the leaf. The flower itself has 3 petals with yellow in the middle and there are a lot of the buds all together. Any ideas?

carol		21-May-2013 12:56
I have found the prettiest little wildflower that I have never seen before. It's white, yellow and pink and looks like a starfish. I can't find it on anything I have looked in. Anyone have any idea what it would be called?

Rachel S		13-Jul-2012 21:37
Thank you SO MUCH for having this website and for posting other helpful links. I am a botanist who just moved to OK and am having the hardest time finding books/websites on our local flora... Thank you thank you!

Pat		02-Jun-2012 21:53
Great pictures! Very educational! Thanks for sharingyour knowledge and skill.

Ricki Willis		04-Apr-2012 20:41
There is a really pretty purple flower in southeastern oklahoma where i live a7 i cant seem to recognize it on this website its got small petals & little leaves that look prickly any suggestions on what it could be??????????? Please and Thank yhou!

Jane		02-Apr-2012 14:05
There is a blue/purple wildflower in bloom now in Northeastern Oklahoma that looks like a wild phlox. I am trying to identify the species. It's about 6"-8" high and has 5 petals per flower. There are clusters of flowers at the top of the stem. Long, narrow, pointed leaves located just below the flower cluster and near the base of the stem are positioned opposite each other. Any guesses?

Jane		01-Apr-2012 16:03
There is a blue/purple wildflower in bloom now in Northeastern Oklahoma that looks like a wild phlox. I am trying to identify the species. It's about 6"-8" high and has 5 petals per flower. There are clusters of flowers at the top of the stem. Long, narrow, pointed leaves located just below the flower cluster and near the base of the stem are positioned opposite each other. Any guesses?

Toni E Allen		12-Mar-2012 14:18
I grew up being told that Henbit was vetch! I never knew the difference 'til just the other day, when I stumbled onto this site at my mom's house. I do have a question that I hope you can help me with...there's a flower I didn't see on your list that I grew up picking when I was a kid living in Pink (west of Tecumseh) because it smelled so pretty. It was a tiny yellow flower, kinda slipper-shaped, and VERY fragrant...almost a fruity smell. I can't even remember if it grew tall or low to the ground or on a vine or what, but I've always wondered what it was called, and why I've never seen it outside of the woods I grew up playing in.

Guest		16-Jul-2011 21:26
Your pictures have helped me identify a lot of my wildflowers for a project.

Guest		15-May-2011 00:27
Love the photos now I know what wildflowers are in my area

Helen Weber		15-Jun-2010 22:39
Thank you. I was able to identify a roadside flower not in my guides.

Judy		15-Sep-2009 20:58
I want to thank Mr. Richard Allen!! I grew up in Oklahoma and have admired many wild flowers having no clue what they were called. Thank you for taking me into the fields and roadsides to learn what the beauty of our country side holds so dearly. Your pictures are so lovely. Thank you for the love and time you have given to this effort.

James		01-Jul-2009 09:27
Great Site! This has been a very good year for wildflowers in OK. While travelling, I have esp. enjoyed the gallardia in SW OK and Echinacea in SE OK. I believe the wild rose you posted is Rosa setigera, the pairie rose. It is one of seven native or naturalized species in OK. I was happy to see it busting out this June. I am looking forward to your future pics. Keep up the good work!

James		01-Jul-2009 09:27
Great Site! This has been a very good year for wildflowers in OK. While travelling, I have esp. enjoyed the gallardia in SW OK and Echinacea in SE OK. I believe the wild rose you posted is Rosa setigera, the pairie rose. It is one of seven native or naturalized species in OK. I was happy to see it busting out this June. I am looking forward to your future pics. Keep up the good work!

Cynthia		22-May-2009 08:01
Thank you for this guide. I have recently become enamored with Oklahoma's lush greenery -- this is helping to satisfy my curiosity about all of the beautiful flowers I've seen this spring and summer. Just a fun fact: I recently picked a purple poppy mallow, and it has stayed bright and full for three days in a vase. I am a bit disappointed, however, to see that my favorite wildflower, the Mexican evening primrose, missing from your photos. It is basically ubiquitous in central and southeastern Oklahoma and so it is odd for me not to see it here.

Amber Beasley		20-May-2009 21:51
As an employee in state parks, where we are constantly encountering unfamiliar wildflowers, We find your site very helpful. Thanks a bunch!!!

Katherine Hamilton		16-May-2009 19:30
Absolutely GLORIOUS!!! Thanks for sharing your photos.

Katherine Hamilton		16-May-2009 19:30
Absolutely GLORIOUS!!! Thanks for sharing your photos.

Isaiah		11-May-2009 23:36
thx a lot dude this helped me get an A+ in science!!!!

Isaiah		11-May-2009 23:36
thx a lot dude this helped me get an A+ in science!!!!

John		09-May-2009 13:04
The plant at the bottom of the 4th column [currently labeled DSC07204.jpg] is known as Indigofera miniata, or Western Indigo.

C.J/Campagna		27-Apr-2009 17:11
Hi, I am from Montana and living in Norman, Oklahomamost of the time.I walk many a mile seeking out wildflowers in Montana such as Bitteroot,lady slipper,and camas .I find your wildflowers of Oklahom site great,photos and information. Carman

Cly Boehs		23-Oct-2008 12:06
I was born and raised in Oklahoma, northern part of the state, settled in Norman before graduating from the University there and moving to New York. On long country walks I saw some of these flowers when I was younger and wondered what they were. What a great joy to find this site. I will refer to it again and again. Truly beautiful! Thanks, Cly

Tobey		27-Aug-2008 21:29
It's obvious a lot of work was done to produce such a great and useful web site.Many Thanks you for all that you have done.I am throughly enjoying it.

Angela C		27-Aug-2008 18:54
Hello... I am so excited to find this site. I really appreciate all the work you put into it! I do have a question. I am trying to identify a thistle we picked on our nature walk. It is either a Bull Thisle or a Tall Thisle. I really can not see the diference just looking at the picture. Also, I was under the understanding that "Milk Thisle" was it's common name... is this incorrect? Could some one be a little more descriptive please so we can correctly identify it for our nature journal? Thank you so much

Kathy		02-Aug-2008 20:45
I have taken some beautiful pictures of the Passion Flowers in my yard, but did not know what they were called. I am so glad that I found this sight. Did you know that after the Passion Flower has wilted and died, that a round green gourd-like ball is formed? That's what is there now, I'll let you know what comes up next

Sue		18-Jun-2008 16:58
We moved into the Tuttle area on a small spring fed pond and I love identifying the wildflowers and your site is so helpful. My new SLR is getting lots of use but finding a calm day to take the photos has been hard with all the spring winds.

Bruce McD		24-May-2008 22:20
Richard, Thanks so much for the outstanding work you have done creating this website. It’s helping me identify some of the many wildflowers I’ve shot in Oklahoma. Today while visiting Canadian county I came across what I believe to be cornflowers. Unfortunately it was too windy to capture images and my time was short as my wife was waiting for me in the car. I plan to return to capture some images in the next couple of days. Also I have some images of yellow goatsbeards that I capture in Lincoln county a couple of years ago. I’ll send you one of those if I can find your email address. Thanks again

C. Bolin		02-May-2008 01:22
Thank you for your contribution to Oklahoma. We love your wildflower website. It has been very beneficial in helping us identify some of the flowers that we've been finding around our new home. We have one that I didn't see on your page though that I've been trying to find the name for. It's much like the prairie sabatia only without the yellow center. I've been told the name of it is spring beauty by some of the locals. Would you happen to have any more photos that are not posted or on a different site?

nikole jessika &brittany		07-Nov-2007 15:08
this is very usefull... it helps me tell about the oklahoma flowers!!! yay!!!

jessika nikole &brittany.		07-Nov-2007 15:06
this helped us with our projeccttt. thanks.

Leslie Dotson		19-Sep-2007 19:24
Thanks for your photos and for your careful work in naming each one, including botanical names. I just got back from a trip to OK and wanted to identify the flowers I had seen. My relatives are not "plant people" and were not much help, but your website is a treat!

Susan in Dallas		16-Sep-2007 20:22
Thank you so much for your hard work documenting these wonderful plants. I just got back from a trip up there and driving through the Refuge we saw flowers and plants we haven't seen before. I have been going there for over 40 years, and I have never seen it so beautiful. I imagine it's all the rain this year, but the abundance and rich diverse colors blew my mind. And wouldn't you know I forgot my camera too! I could kicj my self!

JP Richard		12-Aug-2007 20:11
Richard-I love your pictures. Do you publish your work? I have a ranch in SW Oklahoma near ElDorado on the Red River. This year the rain provided us with an abundance of flowering plants that we've never seen before. I captured most of the images over a 30 day period from mid May to mid June and would like to learn more about each species. I burned the better images to a cd and can mail you a copy. Thanks for the references. JP Richard 2002 NW Cache Road Lawton, Ok 73507 580-355-7451

Georgia		02-Jul-2007 00:17
Richard, How do I begin to thank you for your hard work. With all the rain we have had I hav been mesmerized by the flowers popping up all over the place. With your hard work I have been able to identify and share this glory with my grandauther. Your pictures are wonderful and have helped us learn and apreciate our flora even more.

Lou Ann Grantham		13-Jun-2007 12:58
I searched your site to see if I could identify a wild flower I saw last night. I was amazing to look at. I don't see it here. It was lavender, with a canopy shape inside. It is so wonderful.

Guest		20-Sep-2006 20:00
The pictures are wonderful. They make the common weed look like something very special.

Phyllis		02-Sep-2006 18:44
These really are lovely but they don't include one that I am trying to find the name of. It came up in one of my flower beds and I had never seen it before and no one seems to know what it is. It has groupings of three leaves except on the stalk that the flower (which is lovely and delicate) grows on. These have single leaves clustered close all the way down, and the plant when wet or brushed against has a very pungent odor. It smells like over ripe Bell Pepper mixed with a little garlic. I have a couple of pictures that I took of it but don't know how to send them to you. Maybe you would be able to tell me what it is. Sincerely, Phyllis Ekberg.

Jean D		15-Aug-2006 03:08
Richard, truly enjoyed viewing your images, especially this Wildflower gallery. Thank you for sharing the fruit of your labour.As well, many thanks for visiting my site.

angel		05-Aug-2006 14:44
thank You Richard for such a beautifully done site..it was enjoyed very much..thank You for Your time and effort in sharing with all of us.. angel

Rich Westfall		11-Jul-2006 14:24
Wonderful wildflower gallery.

dave runyan		06-Jul-2006 01:55
richard - this is a diverse album in all respects. every color is represented here, there are panoramas and macros, and from my perspective, your photo of the Button Bush presents a curious plant in an artistic manner . . . great job! paste this address to your browser if you'd care to see my work: davidwrunyan.blogspot.com

mindy		15-Jun-2006 03:08
Thanks for taking the time to set up this website. I have all sorts of wildflowers on our new property and am planning on pressing one of each for a collection. Now I can identify them. MLT

Nestor Derkach		14-May-2006 22:49
You have a wonderful gallery of wildflowers. Enjoyed your gallery very much , liked the thistle images especially. Thank for visiting my gallery, glad you enjoyed the Goldfinches. They would love some of your Thistle seed in your gallery. Regards Nestor

Guest		01-Nov-2005 01:16
THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES.

Guest		25-Mar-2004 01:57
Great picks of these wild flowers..... http://www.pbase.com/shabookie

Cindy Mead		22-Feb-2004 20:12
what a delightful gallery Richard- after receiving your email I hopped right over here to take a peek :) I'm feeling a bit homesick since I spent all of my summers with my Grandparents in Heavener and most of my family lives in eastern OK. God's country :) I've bookmarked to return again soon.

Selvin Chance		29-Dec-2003 23:06
Richard, Loved your work especially the thistle shots. Thanks for sharing. http://www.pbase.com/selvin Aloha

Bob Dupree		29-Sep-2003 21:20
I enjoyed viewing your wildflowers. I was wondering where you photographed them. Coincidently, I have a photo collection at: http://www.pbase.com/hiker_photograph/wichitawildflowers I find the Wichita Mountains to be very colorful in May.

Clayton Esterson		26-Sep-2003 22:59
Beautiful flowers, loud background.

joe barrera		20-Aug-2003 07:04
Hi! I'm also a lensman from the Philippines. Iloved flowers and liked very much all your close-up shots of them in your gallery. Fantastic and very nice! Im still using a film-based camera in my pictorial with my old realiable Nikon FM 2.For macro photography, I just have a 60mm lens. I wish I have lenses sophisticated as yours. Thanks for sharing and regards.

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