native-plants

That pretty pink-flowered plant spreading along your local riverbank or woodland edge could be qu...

The wildflowers you're encouraging along your fence line or garden edge may already be carrying p...

Invasive plants showing up earlier each spring in your garden or local nature trail aren't just a...

If you track the first blooms of spring wildflowers on your regular hikes, you may already be wit...

The spotted trout lilies carpeting your spring woodland floor are wearing camouflage refined by d...

Every time you pull a native plant from a restoration bed only to watch an invasive refill the ga...

Every garlic mustard plant you pull from your woodland edge before it sets seed stops hundreds of...

The meadow grasses and wildflowers in nature reserves near you depend on birds arriving at exactl...

Pink lady's slippers growing in your local woods take 10–15 years to first bloom and can't surviv...

Large white trillium blooms for only a few fleeting weeks each spring in eastern woodlands — and ...

Wild strawberry patches threading through your lawn or meadow edge aren't weeds — they're a groun...

That rotting log you've been meaning to haul out of your yard corner may be quietly seeding your ...

As summers get hotter and droughts more frequent, the wildflowers and native plants in your backy...

Every wildflower you leave standing at the edge of your garden is a vote for the gut health of na...

That overgrown lot down the street — full of weeds and cracked concrete — is quietly losing its n...

Wild geranium blooming along your woodland trail edge right now is a reliable nectar stop for que...

The hooded bloom emerging in your local forest right now is a marvel of deception: it mimics a fu...

If you walk any eastern hardwood forest this week, you're in the middle of peak trillium season —...

Chokecherry thickets along roadsides and forest edges are ripening right now, and the dark astrin...

Berry patches you stumble across in open, scrubby terrain aren't accidental — generations of Indi...

Next spring when saucer magnolias explode into bloom, those outsized flowers are running a sophis...

Dame's rocket blooming along your neighborhood trail right now looks just like native phlox — kno...

Solomon's plume arching through a shaded woodland edge tells you the understory is intact — and p...

Chokecherry thickets lining roadsides and forest edges right now are loaded with clusters of tart...

Cornflower and Chamomile — plants your grandparents likely knew by name from roadsides and field ...

If you're seeding native grasses into a restoration patch or fire-adapted meadow, waiting at leas...

The mosaic of dead logs, open patches, and scorched ground that forest managers create mirrors th...

Netted pawpaw is a Florida-endemic shrub that supports native zebra swallowtail and Pawpaw sphinx...

Knowing what poison ivy looks like in its current spring growth form — before leaves fully unfurl...

Dame's rocket lines roadsides and woodland edges every May looking nearly identical to native phl...

Red trillium blooming in your local forest is one of spring's most precise ecological clocks — if...

Yellow trout lily carpets forest floors for just a few weeks each spring before vanishing entirel...

Every acorn you see forming on an oak this summer may actually be the result of a pollination eve...

Witchweed and broomrape, the vampires of the plant world, already devastate staple crops across A...

If you're planting oaks for urban restoration or windbreaks in areas with road salt or alkaline s...

If you've ever grown a rare island plant or visited botanical gardens showcasing Macaronesian flo...

Abandoned quarries near your region could be quietly becoming some of the best wildlife habitat a...

Cork oak forests covering Portugal's rolling hillsides — the source of every natural wine cork — ...

Pink lady's slippers take up to 15 years to bloom from seed and can only germinate with the help ...

Tuckeroo has established itself in South Florida natural areas like The Hammocks, where it can ou...

Wild geranium blooming in your local woodland right now is a reliable phenology signal that sprin...

Poison ivy is hitting peak urushiol potency right now — the same week crowds are heading onto tra...

Red trillium blooming in your local woods is one of spring's most reliable phenological clocks — ...

Jack-in-the-Pulpit unfurling in your local woods right now marks one of spring's most reliable ph...

Invasive plants spreading into natural areas near you may be dragging along foreign fungi that di...

If you've ever hiked a Hawaiian rainforest trail canopied by 'ōhi'a lehua blossoms — the scarlet ...

Native shrubs you plant to save water in a dry climate may quietly lose their drought-tolerance w...

Common blue violets blooming in your lawn or garden are one of the only early-spring food sources...

Yellow trout lily carpets woodland floors in early spring before tree canopies close, and if you ...

Red osier dogwood thrives in wet, soggy corners of yards where most shrubs struggle — planting on...

Osoberry is a bellwether of spring — if you live in the Pacific Northwest, seeing it bloom means ...

Tracking when and where salmonberry blooms and fruits each year helps gardeners, foragers, and co...

Wild sarsaparilla carpeting a shaded woodland floor is a reliable sign you're walking through a h...

Clasping milkweed is one of the rarer native milkweeds — spotting it in an Atlanta neighborhood m...

Eastern Skunk Cabbage is one of the first plants to push through frozen ground each spring — if y...

Wild flax flowers blooming in dry Mediterranean scrub have quietly evolved two different strategi...

Next time you spot a crossbill working through a pine cone in a mountain forest, you're watching ...

The black alder trees lining your nearest contaminated creek or roadside detention pond may alrea...

Surge in sightings tells gardeners and nature lovers that spring ephemerals are peaking right now...

Mayapple's spring bloom is a reliable sign that your local forest is waking up, and tracking its ...

Burst of community sightings helps scientists track exactly when and where salmonberry is floweri...

Rocky hillsides being reforested after overgrazing or erosion have a tipping point where soil deg...

Degraded salt flats and coastal marshes — the kind slowly swallowing low-lying shorelines — may b...

Mayapple carpets the forest floor of nearly every eastern North American woodland in spring, and ...

Bloodroot is one of the earliest spring ephemerals to bloom in eastern woodlands, and tracking it...

Large white trillium is Ontario's provincial flower and a reliable signal of old-growth forest he...

Green dragon growing along a Chicago street corridor signals that native woodland understory plan...

Red trillium emerging in the boreal-transition forests of northern Ontario signals the brief wind...

Next time you walk the trails at McKinney Falls, the gnarled little trees with papery charcoal-gr...

Florida Indian Plantain is a native wildflower that supports specialist native bees and belongs i...

Every time a gardener notices that bees have stopped visiting a plant that once buzzed with them,...

Mayapple is likely carpeting the forest floor of any wooded park or trail near you right now — an...

Salmonberries ripen earlier than almost any other wild berry in spring, and tracking when and whe...

Common blue violet is a native wildflower that supports early-season pollinators and serves as th...

Tracking when and where salmonberry blooms and fruits each year helps gardeners, foragers, and co...

Wild geranium is blooming right now in woodland gardens and forest edges near you — spotting one ...

Mayapple carpets the forest floor of parks and woodlands you may already walk through each spring...

Every wildflower, tree, and shrub in your local nature reserve only gets legal protection, seed-b...

Weedy roadside plants you walk past every day — like black-jack and fleabane — may be quietly pul...

Fruit-bearing trees in dry forests depend on butterflies to signal ecosystem health — when canopy...

The trilliums blooming right now in forests near you are an early-warning signal for spring timin...

Black-eyed Susans blooming along roadsides in the DFW area are a cue that your summer pollinator ...

Violet woodsorrel thriving in Kentucky meadows and open woodlands signals healthy native ground c...

Sweet scabious blooming along a North Texas nature trail signals this drought-tolerant Mediterran...

Large white trillium takes over a decade to bloom from seed, so spotting one in a local nature ce...

Blackroot thrives in the fire-maintained flatwoods and sandhills of Florida — spotting it in Hobe...

Confirmed sightings of rare native plants like Curlyheads help conservationists and local gardene...

Virginia creeper climbing your fence or brick wall is a powerhouse for local wildlife — its dark ...

Stripped quarry land can be coaxed back to life using the same principles behind successful nativ...

Pokeweed pushing up in a Conroe yard is a signal that disturbed soil nearby is recovering — it's ...

Field madder creeps through lawns and garden edges so inconspicuously that most people never lear...

River cane is one of the few bamboos native to North America and was once a cornerstone of Indige...

Every tomato, apple, and wildflower in your garden depends on pollen carrying just the right surf...

Licorice fern grows on mossy rocks and tree trunks in forests and parks many people walk through ...

Virginia creeper is climbing the fence in your backyard right now — and knowing it from poison iv...

Pigeonberry's small coral-red berries light up shaded native gardens and are a magnet for songbir...

Box elder is one of the few native trees that colonizes disturbed urban edges and floodplains whe...

Upright prairie coneflower thrives in the dry, rocky soils most gardeners curse — spotting it nat...

Netted pawpaw produces small edible fruits related to the common pawpaw, and knowing where it sur...

Common blue violets popping up along Raleigh streets are a sign that native wildflowers can persi...

Partridgeberry carpets shaded woodland floors and its bright red berries feed birds and small mam...

Tracking where native wildflowers like bloodroot still grow helps gardeners, conservationists, an...

Coral honeysuckle is a native alternative to the invasive Japanese honeysuckle, and knowing where...

Bristle thistle is a native wildflower that supports specialist bees, goldfinches, and monarch bu...

Tracking where native wildflowers like Virginia bluebells are blooming helps gardeners and conser...

Virginia bluebells are a beloved native spring wildflower that supports early pollinators like bu...

Citizen science observations like this help track where native woodland plants like partridgeberr...

Purple Phacelia is a valuable native wildflower that attracts early-season pollinators like nativ...

Tracking where native wildflowers like Dakota mock vervain are actually growing helps gardeners, ...

Community-recorded sightings like this help scientists and conservationists track where native wi...

Roughleaf dogwood is a tough, drought-tolerant native shrub that supports local wildlife with its...

White clover spreading through your lawn is quietly fixing nitrogen from the air into the soil, d...

Finding a native woodland plant like mayapple thriving in a busy city park shows that urban green...

Research-grade community sightings like this help build a real-time map of where native wildflowe...

Giant white fawn lilies are native wildflowers that support early-season pollinators, and knowing...

Arrowleaf balsamroot is a keystone native plant that supports pollinators like native bees and bu...

Mountain laurel puts on one of the most spectacular late-spring flower shows of any native shrub ...

Mayapple carpets woodland floors and produces a fruit edible when fully ripe — spotting it thrivi...

Partridgeberry is a charming native groundcover that thrives in shady woodland gardens, stays gre...

Every confirmed sighting of a native wildflower like bloodroot helps scientists and gardeners tra...

Stiff Dogwood is a Florida-native shrub that supports local wildlife with its berry clusters, mak...

Pinxter Flower is a native wild azalea that supports early pollinators like queen bumblebees just...

Red-flowering Currant is a beloved native shrub you can grow in your own Pacific Northwest garden...

Bluebead lily is a reliable indicator of healthy, undisturbed forest understory — spotting it in ...

Golden Alexanders is one of the earliest spring bloomers for native bees and is a host plant for ...

Eastern Skunk Cabbage is one of the first plants to emerge each late winter, and spotting it in y...

Canadian wild ginger growing in Cincinnati neighborhoods signals that patches of healthy, shaded ...

Common milkweed is the only plant monarch butterflies can lay their eggs on, so knowing where it ...

Mayapple patches like this one can quietly spread through your shaded garden beds each spring, of...

Research-grade iNaturalist observations like this one collectively help scientists track whether ...

Knowing where native wildflowers like Celandine Poppy are naturally growing helps gardeners and c...

Mayapple is a native woodland wildflower that can signal the health of local ecosystems — spottin...

Tracking where native wildflowers like twoleaf miterwort grow helps gardeners and conservationist...

Tracking where native woodland plants like white baneberry are thriving helps conservationists an...

Citizen-science sightings like this one build the long-term dataset that helps gardeners and cons...

Community observations like this one help scientists track where native wildflowers are thriving ...

American pokeweed can sprout uninvited in your backyard or garden beds, and every part of it is t...

Carolina snailseed is a tough, native vine that can fill a shady corner of your yard with lush fo...

Nuttall's Thistle attracts native bees, butterflies, and goldfinches to Florida yards and roadsid...

Northern spicebush is a keystone native shrub that supports spicebush swallowtail butterflies and...

Virginia sweetspire is a tough, deer-resistant native shrub with fragrant summer blooms and brill...

Oakleaf fleabane is a pollinator-friendly native wildflower that can thrive in your yard or garde...

Carolina Vetch quietly enriches the soil in yards and wild edges near you by fixing nitrogen — ac...

Sweetbay magnolia is a beautiful native tree you can actually grow in your own yard — it tolerate...

Jack-in-the-Pulpit growing along the Grand River means native woodland wildflowers are holding on...

Woodland stonecrop thrives in the shaded, rocky spots many gardeners overlook, making it a low-ma...

Mayapple patches in Midwest woodlands and shaded gardens signal a healthy, intact forest understo...

Mealy Blue Sage is a drought-tolerant native perennial that pollinators love, making it a smart, ...

American pokeweed is a striking but highly toxic native plant that can appear in backyards, parks...

Flowering dogwood is a beloved backyard tree whose spring bloom times are shifting with warming t...

Slender vetch is a native wildflower that fixes nitrogen in the soil, meaning its presence in urb...

Vanilla leaf carpets shaded forest floors in the Pacific Northwest and its presence signals a hea...

Eastern redbuds are one of the first trees to bloom each spring, and tracking where and when they...

Jack-in-the-Pulpit thrives in the shaded, moist woodland edges many gardeners overlook, making it...

Verified citizen science sightings of native plants like fringe cups help conservationists and ga...

Christmas fern is one of the toughest native evergreen ferns you can plant under trees in a shady...

Tracking where Virginia creeper grows helps gardeners and land managers understand its spread — i...

Virginia creeper growing on your fence or up a tree trunk provides critical late-season berries f...