Provides county-level distribution maps, images, and other plant data for all North American species.
Gives information on taxonomy, identification, distribution, habitat, and life history for more than 8,300 species of butterflies in America. Includes color images of live adults, specimens, caterpillars, food plants, and habitats.
Offers a searchable database of more than eight thousand California native plants that provides images and information on range, bloom time, and other species characteristics.
Lets users search for plants by name, specific characteristics, or bloom season. Hosted by the Colorado State University Extension and sponsored by the Colorado Native Plant Master Program.
wra.udel.edu/de-flora/Introduction
Provides information on the status, habitat, and distribution of Delaware natives and offers special search categories for gardeners. Hosted by the University of Delaware.
Native plant database with detailed profiles including photos, habitat preferences, and cultural information.
Source of propagation guidelines, native plant news, and educational materials.
A program of the Missouri Prairie Foundation, offers a native plant database, native plant lists, and gardening guidelines.
Provides detailed profiles, including photos and insect associations, of Illinois native trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, sedges, and rushes.
Database of Kansas native forbs, grasses, sedges, rushes, and woody plants with image galleries and the option of searching by flower color and bloom time.
Based in Texas, features native plant gardens, meadows, nature trails, and an arboretum, seed bank, and herbarium. The Center offers events including garden tours, nature nights, seminars, and indoor and outdoor art exhibits. The website hosts the Native Plant Information Network, a database with images and profiles of more than eight thousand native plant species, and provides how-to articles on native plant gardening. Via the Special Collections webpage, users can create customized plant lists based on species range, wildlife value, and other characteristics. Main source of information for plants native to the Southern Plains.
Provides detailed profiles, with photos, of Minnesota native trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, sedges, and rushes.
Offers a variety of ways to get involved with conserving monarch butterflies, from creating monarch habitat to studying the butterflies. More than two dozen conservation, education, and research partners from across the United States are behind this venture.
Through its KidsGardening.org project, provides grants and free materials for educators and families that promote garden-based learning.
nwf.org/how-to-help/garden-for-wildlife.aspx
Provides guidance on creating gardens that attract and support wildlife in commercial and residential areas. Your garden may qualify to become an official Certified Wildlife Habitat®.
Provides technical and practical information on growing and planting North American native plants. Features a searchable propagation protocol database with the option of uploading and sharing your own protocols.
Headquartered in Massachusetts, offers educational programs and volunteer opportunities throughout New England. Its native plant botanic garden, called Garden in the Woods, is open to the public. Its online Go Botany database (gobotany.newenglandwild.org/) provides extensive native plant information for New England.
Provides images, detailed species descriptions, and cultivation information. Hosted by the Washington State University Clark County Extension.
dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/plants/nativeplants/
Provides native plant publications, a plant database, and garden design templates.
This initiative of the Tallgrass Prairie Center at the University of Northern Iowa connects people with native plant resources for horticultural, conservation, and habitat improvement purposes.
swbiodiversity.org/portal/index.php
Lets users search for plant images, species descriptions, and occurrence information from multiple herbaria in the southwestern United States. Plant games, including flash card quizzes, are also offered.
Provides county-level distribution maps, an image gallery, fact sheets, and plant guides, and offers the option of conducting advanced database searches for detailed plant data.
Provides information on landscaping with native plants and promotes the preservation, restoration, and establishment of native plant communities.
xerces.org/pollinator-resource-center/
By region, provides lists of recommended native plants for pollinators, lists of native plant nurseries, habitat conservation guides, and guidance on establishing pollinator habitat.