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Helpful Sites

ResourceTypeRegion
Hill Country NaturalistBooks and information about nature in the the Texas Hill CountryHill Country, Kerrville
Plants of the Cajun Prairie and their Medicinal PurposesHouston, Clear Lake
Plants of the Cajun Prairie and their Medicinal PurposesHouston, Clear Lake
Coastal Prairie Plant Growers' HandbookHouston, Clear Lake
Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic LabTexas
Central Texas Conservation Partnership
Trees Are GoodInternational Society of Arboriculture Educational SiteTexas
Texas Oak WiltInformation & ResourcesTexas
Oak WiltTAMUTexas
Landowner Incentive ProgramTexas
Inviting Nature Back Home by North Texas Chapter of Texas Master NaturalistTexas
Raingardens Texas
Grey Water Action
Texas
Web Soil Survey. National Resource Conservation Survey
Texas
City of Irving Native Plant Guide (PDF)
Dallas
Texas SmartScape
Dallas
Texas Wildscapes: A Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program
Dallas
DFW Green Source: A Dallas/Ft. Worth Environmental News & Community Resource
Dallas
The Biota of North America Program
Texas Tree Planting Guide, Texas A&M Forest Service
Planting GuideTexas
Native Plants for Birds
Clear Lake, Houston
5 Tips to Love Your Native Plants from the Start
Planting GuideClear Lake
Flowers in Ultraviolet
Arranged by Plant Family
Plant Database
Louie Schwartzberg TEDx talk – The Hidden Beauty of Pollination
VideoBoerne
Powerpoint from Mia McCraw, Central Texas Native Seeds, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Presentation PowerpointBoerne
USFWS Pollinator Page
Texas
Honey, I’ve Got the Bees (Bee blog)
BlogBoerne
Alamo Area Master NaturalistsOrganizationSan Antonio
Bexar County Master GardenersOrganizationSan Antonio
Friends of San Antonio Natural AreasOrganizationSan Antonio
Green Spaces AllianceOrganizationSan Antonio
Hill Country AllianceOrganizationSan Antonio, Boerne, Austin
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterOrganization, Plant DatabaseSan Antonio, Boerne, Austin, New Braunfels
National Wildlife FederationOrganizationUnited States
Native American SeedOrganizationTexas
Native Prairie Association of TexasOrganizationTexas
San Antonio Botanical GardenOrganizationSan Antonio
San Antonio Herb SocietyOrganizationSan Antonio
San Antonio ReportMediaSan Antonio
San Antonio River AuthorityGovernmentSan Antonio
San Antonio River FoundationOrganizationSan Antonio
Texas Butterfly RanchOrganizationSan Antonio
Butterfly Gardening-Medina Garden NurseryInformationSan Antonio
Grow Green in AustinInformationSan Antonio, Boerne, Austin, New Braunfels
Harry T. Cliffe HerbariumPlant DatabaseTexas
Landscaping with Texas Native Plants Facebook GroupSocial MediaTexas
Mayors’ Monarch PledgeGovernmentSan Antonio
Milkweeds in Texas IDGovernmentTexas
Native BackyardsInformationUnited States
Native Plant Jelly Recipes and TipsInformationTexas
Native Plants eBooksInformationSan Antonio, Boerne
Non-native invasive plants in TexasInformationTexas
PollinativesNurserySan Antonio
Pollinator PartnershipInformationUnited States
Pollinator Habitat in Right of Way WebinarsInformationUnited States
Plant Propagation - Medina Garden NurseryInformationTexas
Starting Out WildTrainingSan Antonio
Texas Parks and Wildlife WildscapesGovernmentTexas
Texas Tree ID DatabasePlant DatabaseTexas
Trees for the San Antonio RegionInformationSan Antonio
Why Native PlantsInformationUnited States
Wild OnesOrganizationUnited States
Supplier Directory - Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center site
Benny Simpson's Texas Native Shrubs websitePlant guides and databasesTexas
Benny Simpson's Texas Native Trees websitePlant guides and databasesTexas
City of Austin Grow Green GuidePlant guides and databasesTexas
Foraging TexasPlant guides and databasesTexas
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Native Plant Information NetworkPlant guides and databasesTexas
Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept. - Texas Plant Information DatabasePlant guides and databasesTexas
Wildscaping - Gardening for WildlifePlant identification and other questionsTexas
Ask Mr. Smarty Plants (LBJWC website)Plant identification and other questionsTexas
iNaturalistPlant identification and other questionsTexas
Texas Flora group on FacebookPlant identification and other questionsTexas
Botanical Research Institute of TexasTexas organizations with related missionsTexas
Chihuahuan Desert Research InstituteTexas organizations with related missionsTexas
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterTexas organizations with related missionsTexas
Native Plant Project (Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas)Texas organizations with related missionsTexas
Native Prairies Association of TexasTexas organizations with related missionsTexas
Pineywoods Native Plant CenterTexas organizations with related missionsTexas
Texas Society of Ecological RestorationTexas organizations with related missionsTexas
Center for Plant ConservationTexas organizations with related missionsTexas
Texas AudubonTexas organizations with related missionsTexas
Texas Conservation AllianceTexas organizations with related missionsTexas
Big Thicket AssociationTexas organizations with related missionsTexas
Portraits of WildflowersPhotography sites featuring native plantsTexas
Texas WildbudsPhotography sites featuring native plantsTexas
The Noble Foundation Plant Image GalleryPhotography sites featuring native plantsTexas
Texas Master NaturalistTexas organizations with related missionsTexas
Texas Discovery GardensTexas organizations with related missionsTexas
Texas A&M searchable data basePlant guides and databasesTexas
Sustainable SitesTexas organizations with related missionsTexas
Native American Seed CompanyNative plant seedsTexas
Keep Denton BeautifulTexas organizations with related missionsTexas
Fort Worth Botanical GardensTexas organizations with related missionsTexas
Denton Parks and RecreationTexas organizations with related missionsTexas
BRIT Digital HerbariumPlant guides and databasesTexas
Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT)Texas organizations with related missionsTexas
Grass Manual
Image archive of Central TX plants
Mike Quinn's Plant & Insect List and Links
Native & Adopted Plants of the Coastal Bend
Native Plant Project
Native Plants of South Texas
Plants of Texas Rangelands
South Texas Natives - Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research
Texas Plant Index
Texas Wildflower ID by color
USDA Plants Database
Vascular Plant Image Gallery Search
Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
Global Invasives Species Database
Nature Conservancy's Global Invasive Species Initiative
Texas Invaders Database
Weeds Gone Wild - Plant Invaders of Natural Areas
Glossary of Botanical Terms
Pronunciation guide
Plant pronounciation with sound
Cornell Labs Bird Identification
Identifying Critters in Native Garden
Dragonflies and DamselfliesIdentifying Critters in Native Garden
ID insects, spiders, & kinIdentifying Critters in Native Garden
ID Texas native beesIdentifying Critters in Native Garden
Texas beetles by familyIdentifying Critters in Native Garden
Shinners & Mahler’s Illustrated Flora of North Central TexasPlant guides and databasesAustin
Illustrated Flora of East TexasPlant guides and databasesAustin
Illustrated Flora of North Central TexasPlant guides and databasesAustin
Plant Guidance by Ecoregion (TPWD)Plant guides and databasesTexas
Grow Green Searchable InterfacePlant guides and databasesTexas
Texas Flora Facebook GroupCommunity, Plant IDTexas
Ecoscapes: Native Plant Predictor Tool (BRIT)
Fort Worth Chapter - Native Prairies Association
Xerces Society
Homegrown National Park
Bug Guide
National Wildlife Federation
Native Plant Finder
Texas Invasives
Pollinator Partnership
Ecologists Have this Simple Request to Homeowners—Plant Native
Why Native Plants (NPSOT YouTube)
Blooms Time Table
Road Trip! Wildflower Drives Across Texas
Great Stems
Texas Agrilife Herbarium
Grow Green Fact Sheets
North American Vascular Flora
EarthFit
Reforestation, Nurseries, & Genetic Resources
Back Garden
Native Plants to Go
Milkweeds: A Conservation Practitioner's Guide
Trees of Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TexasSul Ross State University campus is an oasis in the Chihuahuan Desert region. Over 40 species of native and nonnative trees can be found there. Download this list and go on a tree treasure hunt.Big Bend
Bluebonnet FAQ
Climate Change Symposium, January 18, 2020, Speaker 1Dr. John Nielson-Gammon, Texas A&M UniversityBig Bend
Climate Change Symposium, January 18, 2020, Speaker 2Dr. Nick Smith, Texas Tech UniversityBig Bend
Climate Change Symposium, January 18, 2020, Speaker 3Dr. Dylan Schwilk, Texas Tech UniversityBig Bend