Other Native Plants Resources

Native Plant WWW Sites

State Native Plant societies - locally maintained list
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (formerly the National Wildflower Research Center)
The North American Native Plant Society
Plant Conservation Alliance The PCA is a consortium of ten federal government Member agencies and over 145 non-federal Cooperators representing various disciplines within the conservation field (formerly known as the Native Plant Conservation Initiative).
Gardens with Displays of Regionally Native Plants, list on the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center web page
GardenWeb Native Plants Forum
GardenWeb Xeriscaping & Southwest Gardening Forum
Wild Ones -- Natural Landscapers, Ltd is a non-profit organization with a mission to educate and share information with members and community at the "plant-roots" level and to promote biodiversity and environmentally sound practices.
North American Native Orchid Alliance publishes the North American Native Orchid Journal
The New Mexico Rare Plant Technical Council has a website with information and illustrations of New Mexico's rare and endangered plant species. Several of the plants featured also occur in Arizona.

Habitats for Critters & People & Plants: Information on private properties worldwide that include habitats of endangered/threatened species.
Native Habitats: California organization with the mission "...to participate in and support efforts to restore and preserve Wilderness and ecosystems (urban, suburban & wild) ...for the sake of allowing native species, both flora and fauna, to survive and thrive."
USDA Plants Database The PLANTS Database is a single source of standardized information about plants. This database focuses on vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. The PLANTS Database includes names, checklists, automated tools, identification information, species abstracts, distributional data, crop information, plant symbols, plant growth data, plant materials information, plant links, references, and other plant information.
Center for Plant Conservation, The mission of the CPC is to prevent the extinction of plants native to the United States.
Grand Prairie Friends
Bee Biology and Systematics Laboratory (B.B.S.L.) On this site, follow the link to Bee & Gardens for an extensive list of garden plant genera for North America that provide suitable nectar or pollen to attract and feed our native bees.

Roadside Use of Native Plants: handbook published by the Federal Highway Administration. This glove-compartment size handbook is a reference for those who restore, design, or manage native plants. Its State by State organization of information is a beginning point in decision-making. To make site by site decisions within a State, local expertise will be necessary. This information is aimed at preserving the native remnants that still exist and restoring natural heritage where necessary. This site also has information on Invasive Species, Wildflowers, and other information related to roadside management.

Wildflowers, Ferns, and Trees of the Four Corners Area: This website has photographs and descriptions of wildflowers, ferns and trees of the San Juan Mountains, Mesa Verde National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Arches National Park, Canyon DeChelly National Park, Natural Bridges National Monument, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, and wild areas throughout the Four Corners region.
UC Berkeley Digital Library Project (CalPhotos) more than 20,000 images of California plants
Texas A&M University Vascular Plant Image Gallery
Calfornia Native Plant Society Photo Gallery
New Mexico Rare Plants Photo Gallery
John O'Neill's American Wildflowers

Arizona Native Plant Society is a non-profit organization, certified under IRS Code 501(c)(3) tax ID number.