Links
Natives
Identification
North Carolina Natives
- Flowering Plants of Western NC
http://main.nc.us/naturenotebook/plantindex.html - Wildflowers of the Southern Appalachian Mountains
http://www.pbase.com/waterfallrich/southern_appalachian_wildflowers&page=all - Common Wetland Plants of Piedmont and Coastal Plain, NC
http://harvest.cals.ncsu.edu/applications/plant_biology/wetland/library/PrefaceNEW.cfm - Coastal NC Plants, Plants for Backyard Wetlands
http://www.nhcgov.com/Arboretum/Documents/Plants%20for%20Wetlands.pdf (PDF*) - Poisonous Plants of NC
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/poison.htm - Wild Flowers and Plants of NC
http://ncnatural.com/wildflwr/flowrpg.html - NC Wildflowers
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/ wildflowers/wildflowerindex.html - NCDOT Wildflower Program - find out what is planted in those highway beautification beds!
http://www.ncdot.org/doh/operations/dp_chief_eng/roadside/wildflowerbook/ - The University of North Carolina Herbarium
http://herbarium.unc.edu/ - The Virtual Herbarium, at the Plant Information Center
View specimen images for NC trees and SE gymnosperms
http://www.ibiblio.org/pic/herbarium.htm
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Identify Natives of Other States
- Delaware Wildflower page
http://www.delawarewildflowers.org/ - Native Plants of Georgia
http://www.caes.uga.edu/Publications/pubDetail.cfm?pk_id=7984 - Kansas Native Plant Society
http://www.kansasnativeplantsociety.org/ - Kentucky Native Plants
http://knps.org/links.html - Virginia Native Plants
http://vnps.org/ - Wildflowers of Texas
http://www.wildflowersoftexas.com - The Missouri Flora Website - more than 700 plants to date.
http://www.missouriplants.com/index.html - Online Rare Plant Guide for Utah
http://www.utahrareplants.org
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Comprehensive Identification Resources
- Native Plant Database, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/ (cookies) - Flora of North America online
Presented for the first time, in one published reference source, information on the names, taxonomic relationships, continent-wide distributions, and morphological characteristics of all plants native and naturalized found in North America north of Mexico.
http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=1 - Plants Database
http://plants.usda.gov/ - HortiPlex, at GardenWeb
http://hortiplex.gardenweb.com/plants/ - NatureServe Explorer
http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/ (needs javascript) - A National List of plants that occur in Wetlands from US Fish and Wildlife
http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/
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Conservation
May 27, 2007 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rachel Carson (PDF*), one of the world's foremost leaders in conservation.
Find out what it means to be a conservation garden (NC Botanical Gardens, University of NC at Chapel Hill).
NC Conservation Programs
- Friends of Plant Conservation
http://www.ncplantfriends.org - NC Natural Heritage Program - NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
http://www.ncnhp.org/ - NC Department of Agriculture Plant conservation program
http://www.ncagr.com/plantindustry/plant/plantconserve/index.htm - The North Carolina Coastal Federation
promotes and educates homeowners on planting Native Plants in their landscape
http://www.nccoast.org/ - North Carolina Conservation Network
http://www.ncconnet.org (cookies)(javascript) - The Nature Conservancy (North Carolina)
http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/northcarolina/
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NC Land Conservancies
- Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy: preserving the world's oldest mountains
http://www.appalachian.org/ - Catawba Lands Conservancy
http://www.catawbalands.org/ - Piedmont Land Conservancy
http://www.piedmontland.org/ - Pacolet Lands Conservancy: covering Spartanburg & Greenville SC, Polk County NC
http://www.pacolet.org/ (I have trouble loading this site, it crashes my computer) - Triangle Lands Conservancy
http://www.tlc-nc.org/ - The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust
http://www.coastallandtrust.org/index.jsp
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Other Conservation Resources
- Center for Plant Conservation
http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/ - One of our affiliates, the Native Plant Conservation Campaign
http://www.cnps.org/NPCC/ - The Federal Native Plant Conservation Alliance
http://www.nps.gov/plants/ - The Garden Conservancy: saving America's garden masterpieces
http://www.gardenconservancy.org/ (wants javascript but functions without) - National Audubon Society
http://www.audubon.org/ - Meadowview Biological Research Station, Woodford, VA
http://www.pitcherplant.org/ - Chestnut Trees
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5418829
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Growing Natives
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center has a nice listing of NC Native Plant Recommendations.
Gardening for Butterflies
- A guide to some great plants for attracting butterflies in Central NC
http://www.carolinanature.com/plants4leps.html - Butterflies in Your Backyard, NC State Univ
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/forest/pdf/ag/ag636_02.pdf (PDF*) - Florida Butterfly Gardening with native plants includes information on butterfly habitat necessities.
http://www.nsis.org/butterfly/butterfly.html - Smithsonian Institute's excellent website on butterfly gardening.
http://www.gardens.si.edu/horticulture/gardens/nmnh/butterfly.html
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Gardening for Wildlife
- Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants, NC State Univ
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/forest/pdf/ag/ag636_03.pdf (PDF*) - Managing Backyards and Other Urban Habitats for Birds, NC State Univ
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/forest/pdf/ag/ag636_01.pdf (PDF*) - Hummingbird Habitats, at Operation Rubythroat: The Hummingbird Project
http://www.rubythroat.org/GardensHummerMain.html - Make your backyard a haven! Audubon At Home can help:
http://www.audubon.org/bird/at_home/ - Pollinators in trouble! Fewer birds and bees mean trouble for crops. Killer parasite, destruction of bat caves affecting nature's pollinators.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15316711/
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Miscellaneous Native Resources
- Persimmonpudding.com: dedicated to growing, education, and use of Diospyros virginiana L., the common, or American persimmon
http://www.persimmonpudding.com - Join the free Native Orchid Conference list (It's not just about the conferences!)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeorchidconference/ - Celebrating Wildflowers, USDA Forest Service
http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/ - Wildflower links offered by GardenWeb
http://www.wild-flowers.com/
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