Publications
Some useful resources for learning about native plants in Alaska.
Field guides/references
Explore an extensive bibliography maintained by the Alaska Native Plant Society, including hard-copy references and free/online materials
Flora of Alaska Provisional Checklist (UA) A searchable database of accepted scientific names for Alaska native plants, including synonyms and misapplied names.
Gardening with Alaska native plants
Alaska Native Plants in Your Garden (Alaska Native Plant Society, 2023)
Summary Information on Growing Alaska Native Plants From Seeds (Alaska Native Plant Seed Library, 2022)
Wildflowers for Northern Gardens (Book by Patricia Holloway & Virginia Gauss, 2021; available via Amazon and other retailers)
Alaska Pollinator Garden Planting Guide (National Park Service)
Public Land Sources for Native Plant Materials in the Southcentral Alaska Region for Personal Landscaping (AKNPS, rev. 2022)
Guidelines for Planting Seeds of Alaska Native Plants (Alaska Plant Materials Center, 2004)
Respectful harvesting
Respectful Harvesting Guidelines by Kayaani Sisters Council (2022)
Alaska Non-Timber Forest Products Manual (Alaska Dept. of Natural Resources, 2008)
RurAL CAP: Respectful Foraging (YouTube)
Edible and medicinal plants
UAF - Alaska Berry Futures: Alaska Berry Booklets (Cloudberry, Blueberry, etc.)
RurAL CAP: Roots of Indigenous Gardens (YouTube)
UAF-CES Webinar Series: Cooking Alaska Gathered and Grown with with Yup'ik Traditional Healer Molly Cerridwen (YouTube)
UAF-Museum of the North: Ethnobotany Series (YouTube)
Frontiers (KTVA News): Alaska Plants: From Sour Dock to Stinkweed
Pollinators
Alaska Pollinator Conservation Status
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Alaska articles on pollinators:
Bird habitat
Invasive plants
List of Non-Native Plants of Alaska The full list of Alaskan invasive plant species maintained by the Alaska Center for Conservation Science.
Alaska Exotic Plant Information Clearinghouse An interactive map of places where non-native plants are documented.
Selected Invasive Plants of Alaska A handy pocket guide for identifying common invasive plants in Alaska.
Invasive Plants of Alaska Information on invasive plant identification, biology, distribution, ecological impact and management.
Introduction to Common Native and Potential Invasive Freshwater Plants in Alaska Excellent field guide to freshwater aquatic plants in Alaska.
Videos
Alaska Native Plant Society: St. Isidore Farm: an Alaska wildflower seed company (YouTube)
RurAL CAP: Respectful Foraging (YouTube)
RurAL CAP: Roots of Indigenous Gardens (YouTube)
UAF-CES Webinar Series: Cooking Alaska Gathered and Grown with with Yup'ik Traditional Healer Molly Cerridwen (YouTube)
UAF-Museum of the North: Ethnobotany Series (YouTube)
Frontiers (KTVA News): Alaska Plants: From Sour Dock to Stinkweed