Selected Links
General Information
- Celebrating Wildflowers - USFWS
- Center for Plant Conservation
- Flora of North America
- Lady Bird
Johnson Wildflower Center - good entry for many types of
information including links to state and regional native plant societies. - Plants of Iowa
- Tree of Life
- USDA Plants
Native Plant Societies
- Botanical Club of Wisconsin
- Great Plains Native Plant Society
- Illinois Native Plant Society
- Kansas Native Plant Society
- Michigan Botanical Club
- Minnesota Native Plant Society
- Missouri Native Plant Society
- Native Plant Societies and Organizations in the US
Herbaria
- Ada Hayden Herbarium - Iowa State University
- Consortia of Pacific Northwest Herbaria
- Consortium of North American Lichen Herbaria
- The Herbarium of Louisiana State University
- Herbarium - University of Michigan
- Herbarium - University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
- Rocky Mountain Herbarium
- Wisconsin State Herbarium
Prairie Focused
- A Collection of Interviews of Iowa's Prairie People
- Briar Cliff's Center for Prairie Studies
- CERA (Conard Environmental Research Area)
- Grassland Heritage Foundation
- Grinnell's Center for Prairie Studies
- Iowa Ecotype Project
- Iowa Prairie Network
- Iowa Prairie Plants by County and Iowa State Preserves Map
- Iowa Prairie Resource Center
- Loess Hills Prairie Seminar
- Missouri Prairie Foundation
- Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
- The Prairie Enthusiasts
- Prairie in Illinois
- Prairie Restoration
- Tallgrass Prairie Center
Trees
- Common Trees and Shrubs of Iowa
- Identify that Tree
- Iowa Tree Identification
- Trees Forever
- IDNR Forestry Tree Programs
Specialized Groups
- American Penstemon Society
- Carnivorous Plants - Botanical Society of America
- Grasses of Iowa
- Iowa's Threatened and Endangered Species
- Myko Web - The Fungi of California
- Ontario Ferns
- Ontario Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
- Tom Volk's Fungi
- Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin
Invasives/Weeds
- Common Iowa Roadside Invasives
- Invasive Plant Atlas
- Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin
- Invasive Species: The Nation's Invasive Species Information System
- National Invasive Species Information Center
Iowa Locations for Seeing Native Plants
- Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
- Iowa's County Conservation Board Parks and Areas
- Iowa State Forests
- Iowa State Parks and Recreation Areas
- Iowa State Preserves
- Midwest Wilderness Connection
- National Wildlife Refuges in Iowa
- The Nature Conservancy's Iowa Preserves
Botanical Gardens
- American Public Gardens Association
- The Brenton Arboretum
- Chicago Botanic Garden – Dixon National Tallgrass Prairie Seed Bank
- Denver Botanic Gardens
- Des Moines Botanical and Environmental Center
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical
- Dyck Arboretum of the Plains
- Iowa Arboretum
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Missouri Botanical Garden
- Monona County Conservation Center and Arboretum
- Reiman Gardens
Image Collections
- Ada Hayden Photo Collection
- BugGuide (to identify invertebrates)
- Colin's Virtual Herbarium
- Desert Wildflower Field Guide
- Illinois Wildflowers
- Iowa Plants
- Kansas Wildflowers & Grasses
- Minnesota Wildflowers
- Missouri Plants
- Montana Plant Life
- Native Plant Database
- Plant Guides - New York Natural Heritage Program
- Plant Image Gallery - Noble Foundation
- Plants of the Northeastern United States
- Wildflowers, Ferns, & Trees of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona & Utah
Gardening with Native Plants
- Backyard Conservation - NRCS - Raingardens and more in Iowa
- Gardening with Native Plants
- Grow Native (Missouri Prairie Foundation)
- Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management of Iowa
- Native Plant Facts - Michigan State University
- Plant.Grow.Fly.
- Plant Iowa Native
- Roadside Use of Native Plants
- Wild Ones
Land Management
Iowa Natural History, Habitat Advocate, and Environmental Groups
- Ducks Unlimited
- Herpetology of Iowa
- Iowa Audubon Chapters
- Iowa Birds and Birding
- Iowa Chapter - Sierra Club
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Iowa Division of Izaak Walton Leagues of America
- Iowa Living Roadway
- Iowa Environmental Council
- Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
- Iowa Prairie Network
- Bur Oak Land Trust
- Loess Hills Alliance
- The Nature Conservancy - Iowa
- Pheasants Forever–Iowa Chapter
- The Powershiek Skipper Project
- Trees Forever
Publications and References
Native Plant and Seed Sources in and near Iowa
- Allendan Seed
- Blooming Prairie Nursery
- Broadview Wildflower Seed
- Carl and Linda Kurtz
- Diversity Farms:
- 25494 320th St. Dedham, IA
- 712-683-5555
- diversityfarms@iowatelecom.net
- Hoksey Native Seeds
- Ion Exchange
- Iowa State Forest Nursery
- Osenbaugh’s Prairie Seed Farms
- Plant Iowa Native list of suppliers
- The Prairie Flower
- Prairie Landscapes of Iowa LLC
- Prairie Nursery
- Prairie Moon Nursery
Blogs
- Carl Kurtz' Wild Places
- The Prairie Ecologist
- A Prairie Haven - Native Habitat Restoration in Western Wisconsin
- The Roused Bear (insects and nature observations)
- 99 Wetlands
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