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Finding native plants

  • Supplier Directory – Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center site

Learn about native plants

  • Benny Simpson’s Texas Native Shrubs website
  • Benny Simpson’s Texas Native Trees website
  • Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – Native Plant Information Network
  • Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept. – Texas Plant Information Database
  • Wildscaping – Gardening for Wildlife

For help with plant identification and other questions

  • Ask Mr. Smarty Plants (LBJWC website)
  • NPSOT-NPAT Discussion Group

Book lists

  • NPSOT State Library
  • Recommended Books on Native Texas Plants
  • Getting Started (A short list of books for beginners)

Other Texas organizations with similar or related missions

  • Botanical Research Institute of Texas
  • Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute
  • Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
  • Native Plant Project (Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas)
  • Native Prairies Association of Texas
  • Pineywoods Native Plant Center

Scholarships and research grants for students

  • Benny J. Simpson Endowed Scholarship at Texas Tech
  • Ann Miller Gonzalez Research Grants for Students

Photography sites featuring native plants

  • Portraits of Wildflowers
  • Promoting research, conservation and utilization of native plants and plant habitats of Texas through education, outreach and example.

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    State Board Meeting
    July 20
    Brenham

    Fall Symposium
    October 17-20
    Corpus Christi





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