Here’s another link to Wild Ones explaining why to choose native plants over non natives.

What natives do you have growing?

  • The_Terrible_Humbaba@slrpnk.net
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    A while ago I was trying to look up what plants were native to my area; I tried searching several different ways, even in my own language, but somehow every result ended up being about the USA or a specific state in the USA. Eventually I found one, but it took a while.

    So if you’re reading this, and you’re a botanist (or just someone who knows a lot about plants), and not an American, I’d encourage you to maybe create some kind of site that lets the people in your area know which plants there are native. It could be extremely useful for someone one day!

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      Does your area have an ag extension office? Or a master gardener program? They should be good resources!

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      Yeah, in our sources I’ve been trying to add stuff for other countries but it’s a lot harder when you don’t live there. I’m not sure what to search, what organizations might exist, or even what places have demand for it.

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        Oh, if you want to add it, the one I found for Portugal was this one.

        It’s apparently developed by the Portuguese botanical society as a volunteer project, and it seems great! I can even pinpoint an area on a map, and it will order all the plants by how likely they are to be found near there. It will also tag some plants saying if they are “nearly threatened”, “vulnerable”, or “in danger”.

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      This. I’d love to plant native species, but I have no idea what they are. Whenever I look, I can’t find any useful links.

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    Just got my hands on a swamp milkweed this week. Very excited to see what ends up on it next year.

    Also bee balm, phlox, western sunflowers, a variety of coneflowers, eastern Prickly pear, and an ostrich fern all hidden in my tiny backyard.

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    I’m replacing my whole backyard with drought tolerant native plants. It’s a work in progress and a constant battle against the weeds at the moment because it’s about 5,000 square feet of area.

    So far I have echinacea, mock orange, golden currant, several species of penstemon (cut-leaf, grandiflora, Rocky Mountain), a juniper tree, yarrow, sagebrush, chokecherries, showy milkweed, orange globemallow, and elderberries.

    The milkweed is probably my favorite right now while things are growing in. I swear it is bigger every time I look at it.

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    Prairie Blazing star is my favorite. They are so fluffy when not flowering and then a majestic when they are. I think I’m going to get more of them this fall

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    Going to try to compile a master list. I know I am forgetting some. I am only including things I planted and not natives that volunteer themselves.

    Grasses

    Elymus canadensis - Nodding Wild Rye

    Elymus virginicus - Virginia Wild Rye

    Bouteloua curtipendula - Side-oats Grama

    Chasmanthium latifolium - River Oats

    Panicum (Dichanthelium) clandestinum - Deer-tongue Grass

    Wildflowers

    Arisaema triphyllum -Jack in the Pulpit

    Hydrophyllum virginianum - Virginia Waterleaf

    Echinacea purpurea - Purple Coneflower

    Podophyllum peltatum - May Apple

    Erythronium albidum - White Trout Lily

    Heliopsis helianthoides - Ox Eye Sunflower

    Asarum canadense - Wild Ginger

    Rudbeckia triloba - Brown-eyed Susan

    Geranium maculatum - Wild Geranium

    Liatris spicata - Dense Blazingstar

    Trillium grandiflorum - White Trillium

    Asclepias syriaca - Common Milkweed

    Monarda fistulosa - Wild Bergamot

    Bidens aristosa - Tickseed Sunflower

    Packera aurea - Golden Ragwort

    Vernonia altissima - Tall Ironweed

    Thalictrum dasycarpum - Purple Meadow Rue

    Aquilegia canadensis - Wild Red Columbine

    Solidago caesia - Blue Stemmed Goldenrod

    Verbena hastata - Blue Vervain

    Asclepias incarnata - Swamp Milkweed

    Eupatorium maculatum - Spotted Joe Pye

    Campanula americana - American Bellflower

    Penstemon digitalis - Foxglove Beardtongue

    Polygonatum biflorum canaliculatum - Smooth Solomon’s Seal

    Lobelia siphilitica - Great Lobelia

    Agastache foeniculum - Anise Hyssop

    Aster divaricatus - White Wood Aster

    Aster novae-angliae - New England Aster

    Aster cordifolius - Symphyotrichum cordifolius - Heart Leaved Aster

    Mentensia virginica - Virginia Bluebells

    Trees/Shrubs

    Asimina triloba - Pawpaw

    Hypericum prolificum - Shrubby St Johns Wort

    Amelanchier laevis - Allegheny Serviceberry

    Viburnum lentago - Nannyberry Viburnum

    Lindera benzoin - Spicebush

    Sambucus racemosa - Red Elderberry

    Sambucus nigra - Black Elderberry

    Euonymus atropurpureus - Eastern Wahoo

    Rosa palustris - Swamp Rose

    Cornus sericea - Red Osier Dogwood

    Platanus occidentalis - American Sycamore

    Quercus rubra - Red Oak

    Acer rubrum - Red Maple

    Cephalanthus occidentalis - Buttonbush