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for news of plant happenings in the Greater Central New York Region.
Native Plant Books
- Native Plants of the Northeast: A Guide for Conservation and
Gardening by Don Leopold
- New England Wild Flower Society Guide to Growing and
Propagating Wildflowers by William Cullina
- Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: A Guide to Using, Growing, and
Propagating North American Woody Plants by William Cullina
- New York Flora Association -
an organization dedicated to the promotion of field botany and greater
understanding of the plants that grow in the wild in New York State. A
non-profit group administered by the New York State Museum Institute.
- New York Flora Atlas - a
joint effort between the New York Flora Association, the New York
Natural Heritage Program, the New York State Museum, the Brooklyn
Botanic Garden, and other partner herbaria with the goal to provide
users with a comprehensive searchable database of the vascular and
non-vascular plants of New York State. Lists native plants by
county!! CAUTION: Unless you go to the Advanced Search and
select "native," your list will also include non-native and invasive plants
i.e. anything that occurs in your county or in NYS.
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Finger
Lakes Native Plant Society
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower
Center
- ENature.com -
Field guides for wildflowers and trees (as well as birds and other
creatures) filtered by region (for us, the Mid-Atlantic). Although not
as specific to NYS as other guides, it's useful for some purposes
since it has a nice summary of each plant in a standard format and
shows a photo of each plant
- Native Plants
for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping
Chesapeake Bay Watershed (which reaches into NYS, but not quite to
Syracuse). Published by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. A
wonderfully organized guide - thorough, but compact.
- Close enough to be interesting
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Invaders of Texas: A Citizen Science Program - This is a project of
the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, and despite its name, it
represents a national project that hopes to expand in 2006. Early
detection of invasives is the key, and it's too big a job for
scientists. We all have to get involved!
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