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What is a Native Plant?
What is a Native Plant?
Native plants are the plants that were found in the local area before European colonization. Over many thousands of years, such plants have adapted to local climate and conditions and co-evolved with local wildlife, microbes, fungi, and other plants to form a complex network of relationships and the entire ecosystem's foundation.
It is best to seek out native plants that have been sourced from as close as possible to their planted location.
How to determine which plants are native
How to determine which plants are native
We rely on various sources with information about which plants are native to the St. Louis region.
bplant.org has become a trusted plant information source with a "focus on ecology, a dynamic user interface, and emphasis on rigorous plant ID"
This searchable database of 300+ plants native to the lower Midwest includes trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, sedges, rushes, and wildflowers suitable for landscaping as well as species for creating wildlife habitat, stabilizing streams, and for other ecological purposes.
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