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| + | =Native Plants of Indiana= | ||
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| + | Gardening with plants native to your area has many advantages. Native plants and wildflowers have adapted to the local environment and therefore thrive without a lot of care. This means that they require less work on your part and less chemical fertilizers. Additionally, if there are sudden changes in the weather (which if often the case in the midwest), native plants are more apt to handle these changes and survive whereas many nonnative plants would die out. Using native plants in your garden can also attract wildlife such as birds, butterflies and small mammals. By gardening with native plants, you are making a positive impact on the environment by keeping out non-native invasives, reducing chemical use, and helping natives thrive. The following list is a selection of plants native to Indiana and surrounding areas that are just as beautiful and enjoyable as the traditionally used non-natives. | ||
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==Viburnums== | ==Viburnums== | ||
| − | American Highbush Cranberry | + | American Highbush Cranberry<br> |
| − | Viburnum trilobum | + | ''Viburnum trilobum''<br> |
| − | http://www. | + | http://www.painetworks.com/photos/fa/fa2256.JPG |
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| + | Black Haw<br> | ||
| + | ''V. prunifolium''<br> | ||
| + | http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/forest/images/V-prunifolium.jpg | ||
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| + | Nannyberry<br> | ||
| + | ''V. lentage''<br> | ||
| + | http://www.fortparksandrec.com/images/Viburnum%20Lentago%20Nannyberry%20Tree.jpg | ||
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| + | Rusty Blackhaw<br> | ||
| + | ''V. rufidulum''<br> | ||
| + | http://www.noble.org/imagegallery/Woodhtml/wood1-66/W241.JPG | ||
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| + | Mapleleaf Viburnum<br> | ||
| + | ''V. acerifolium''<br> | ||
| + | 5-6 ft.<br> | ||
| + | http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/viburnum_acerifolium.jpg | ||
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| + | Withe-rod<br> | ||
| + | ''V. cassinoides''<br> | ||
| + | http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/viburnum_cassinoides.jpg | ||
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| + | Arrowwood<br> | ||
| + | ''V. dentatum''<br> | ||
| + | http://www.iowadnr.com/forestry/images/arrowwood.jpg | ||
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| + | Hobble Bush<br> | ||
| + | ''V. alnifolium''<br> | ||
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| + | ==Shrubs== | ||
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| + | Pussy Willow<br> | ||
| + | ''Salix discolor''<br> | ||
| + | http://www.lookoutnow.com/animal/images/2003_pw1.jpg | ||
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| + | Elderberry<br> | ||
| + | ''Sambucus canadensis''<br> | ||
| + | http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/fruits/images/large/elderberry.jpg | ||
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| + | Sand Cherry<br> | ||
| + | ''Prunus pumila''<br> | ||
| + | http://ci.golden.co.us/images/imagemanager/sandcherry.jpg | ||
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| + | Bladdernut<br> | ||
| + | ''Staphylea trifolia''<br> | ||
| + | http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/trees/statri_flowers01.jpg | ||
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| + | Purple Flowering Raspberry<br> | ||
| + | ''Rubus odoratus''<br> | ||
| + | http://www.hwcn.org/link/hmm/pflrasp.JPG | ||
| − | + | Virginia Rose<br> | |
| − | + | ''Rosa virginiana''<br> | |
| + | http://www.nps.gov/acad/flow/pix/plots/six/6-40.jpg | ||
| − | + | Wild Hydrangea<br> | |
| − | + | ''Hydrangea arborescens''<br> | |
| + | http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/hydrangea_arborescens.jpg | ||
| − | + | Mountain Laurel<br> | |
| − | + | ''Kalmia latifolia''<br> | |
| + | http://www.riverspirits.net/photo_images/mountain_laurel_cluster_v.jpg | ||
| − | + | Winterberry Holly<br> | |
| − | + | ''Ilex verticillata''<br> | |
| − | + | http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/holly_winterberry.jpg | |
| − | + | Silverbell<br> | |
| − | + | ''Halesia tetraptera, carolina''<br> | |
| + | http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/silverbell_carolina/flower.jpg | ||
| − | + | Witch Hazel<br> | |
| − | + | ''Hamamelis virginiana, vernalis''<br> | |
| + | http://www.newsday.com/media/photo/2003-04/7361619.jpg | ||
| − | + | Red Chokeberry<br> | |
| − | + | ''Aronia arbutifolia''<br> | |
| + | http://www.invasive.org/eastern/midatlantic/img/arar1b.jpg | ||
==Vines== | ==Vines== | ||
| − | Virginis Bower | + | Virginis Bower<br> |
| − | Clematis virginiana | + | ''Clematis virginiana''<br> |
| + | http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/clvi3467.jpg | ||
| − | Kentucky Wisteria | + | Kentucky Wisteria<br> |
| − | Wisteria macrostachya | + | ''Wisteria macrostachya''<br> |
| + | http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/vines/images/wist-mac-clapmack.jpg | ||
| − | Dutchman's Pipe | + | Dutchman's Pipe<br> |
| − | Aristolochia tomentosa | + | ''Aristolochia tomentosa''<br> |
| + | http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/native/images/aristolochia_durior2.jpg | ||
| − | Maypops | + | Maypops<br> |
| − | Passiflora incarnata | + | ''Passiflora incarnata''<br> |
| + | http://www.msstate.edu/Entomology/4-H/bugcamp2000/Images/maypops_200.jpg | ||
| − | Virginia Creeper | + | Virginia Creeper<br> |
| − | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | + | ''Parthenocissus quinquefolia''<br> |
| + | http://www.usi.edu/science/biology/TwinSwamps/jpeg%20pix/virginia%20creeper.jpg | ||
| − | Trumpet Creeper | + | Trumpet Creeper<br> |
| − | Campsis radicans | + | ''Campsis radicans''<br> |
| + | http://biology.clc.uc.edu/graphics/taxonomy/plants/spermatophyta/angiosperms/dicotyledonae/Bignoniaceae/Trumpet%20Creeper/JSC%20980814%20Zoo%20Trumpet%20Creeper.JPG | ||
| − | American Bittersweet | + | American Bittersweet<br> |
| − | Celastrus scandens | + | ''Celastrus scandens''<br> |
| + | http://www.seemegarden.com/images/plants/celastrus_scandens.jpg | ||
| − | Yellow Passionflower | + | Yellow Passionflower<br> |
| − | Passiflora lutea | + | ''Passiflora lutea''<br> |
| + | http://www.usi.edu/science/biology/TwinSwamps/jpeg%20pix/yellow%20passionflower%20copy.jpg | ||
| − | Crossvine | + | Crossvine<br> |
| − | Bignonia capreolata | + | ''Bignonia capreolata''<br> |
| + | http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/vines/images/crossvine.jpg | ||
==Ground Cover== | ==Ground Cover== | ||
| − | Common Cinquefoil | + | Common Cinquefoil<br> |
| − | Potentilla simplex | + | ''Potentilla simplex''<br> |
| + | http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/images/image_1189.jpg | ||
| − | Barren Strawberry | + | Barren Strawberry<br> |
| − | Waldsteinia fragarioides | + | ''Waldsteinia fragarioides''<br> |
| + | http://www.greenmountainaccess.net/~hkarlson/oca/Barren%20strawberry%201.jpg | ||
| − | Wild Strawberry | + | Wild Strawberry<br> |
| − | Fragaria virginiana | + | ''Fragaria virginiana''<br> |
| + | http://www.siskiyous.edu/beartrail/strawberry3.JPG | ||
| − | Wine Cups/Poppy | + | Wine Cups/Poppy Mallow<br> |
| − | Callirhoe involucrata | + | ''Callirhoe involucrata''<br> |
| + | http://www.northcreeknurseries.com/Plants/Images/CallirInvo.jpg | ||
| − | Creeping Phlox | + | Creeping Phlox<br> |
| − | Phlox stolonifera | + | ''Phlox stolonifera''<br> |
| + | http://www.trotting-horse.com/garden/creeping_Phlox.jpg | ||
| − | Moss Phlox | + | Moss Phlox<br> |
| − | Phlox subulata | + | ''Phlox subulata''<br> |
| + | http://www.suite101.com/files/topics/19613/files/moss%20phlox.jpg | ||
| − | Pussytoes | + | Pussytoes<br> |
| − | Antennaria plantaginifolia | + | ''Antennaria plantaginifolia''<br> |
| + | http://www.mailbag.com/users/mnofsing/antennariaspecies.jpg | ||
| − | Dwarf Crested Iris | + | Dwarf Crested Iris<br> |
| − | Iris cristata | + | ''Iris cristata''<br> |
| + | http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/iris_cristata.jpg | ||
| − | Sand/Cleft Phlox | + | Sand/Cleft Phlox<br> |
| − | Phlox bifida | + | ''Phlox bifida''<br> |
| + | http://plants.usda.gov/gallery/standard/phbi3_002_shp.jpg | ||
| − | Fragrant Sumac | + | Fragrant Sumac<br> |
| − | Rhus aromatica | + | ''Rhus aromatica''<br> |
| − | 2-6 ft. tall | + | 2-6 ft. tall<br> |
| + | http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/rhus_aromatica.jpg | ||
| − | Prairie Cordgrass | + | Prairie Cordgrass<br> |
| − | Spartina pectinata | + | ''Spartina pectinata<br> |
| + | http://www.prairienursery.com/images/Species/SPP1.jpg'' | ||
| − | Switchgrass | + | Switchgrass<br> |
| − | Panicum virgatum | + | ''Panicum virgatum''<br> |
| + | http://www.nps.gov/miss/restoration/images/sedges/switchgrass.jpg | ||
| − | Sweetgrass | + | Sweetgrass<br> |
| − | Hierochloe odorata | + | ''Hierochloe odorata''<br> |
| + | http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/sweetgrass.jpg | ||
| − | Big Bluestem | + | Big Bluestem<br> |
| − | Andropogon gerardii | + | ''Andropogon gerardii''<br> |
| + | http://www.marion.ohio-state.edu/prairie/cBig%20Bluestem.jpg | ||
| − | Trailing Arbutus | + | Trailing Arbutus<br> |
| − | Epigaea repens | + | ''Epigaea repens''<br> |
| − | acidic soil | + | acidic soil<br> |
| + | http://www.lynnbenevento.com/images/FLOW-Trailing-Arbutus.jpg | ||
| − | Bunchberry | + | Bunchberry<br> |
| − | Cornus canadensis | + | ''Cornus canadensis''<br> |
| − | acidic soil | + | acidic soil<br> |
| + | http://www.cycop.org/images/bunchberry.jpg | ||
| − | Wintergreen | + | Wintergreen<br> |
| − | Gaultheria procumbens | + | ''Gaultheria procumbens''<br> |
| − | acidic soil | + | acidic soil<br> |
| + | http://www.phytochemicals.info/pictures/plants/wintergreen.jpg | ||
| − | Goldthread | + | Goldthread<br> |
| − | Coptis groenlandica | + | ''Coptis groenlandica''<br> |
| − | acidic soil | + | acidic soil<br> |
| + | http://www.herbsnhoney.com/Images/goldthread.gif | ||
| − | Green and Gold | + | Green and Gold<br> |
| − | Chrysogonum virginianum | + | ''Chrysogonum virginianum''<br> |
| + | http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/groundcover/images/common%20names/green-and-gold-2.jpg | ||
| − | Wild Ginger | + | Wild Ginger<br> |
| − | Asarum canadense | + | ''Asarum canadense''<br> |
| + | http://www.sunfarm.com/images/med/asarumcanadense-m.jpg | ||
| − | Canada Anemone | + | Canada Anemone<br> |
| − | Anemone canadensis | + | ''Anemone canadensis''<br> |
| + | http://www.wiseacre-gardens.com/plants/wildflower/anemone.jpg | ||
| − | Allegheny Spurge | + | Allegheny Spurge<br> |
| − | Pachysandra procumbens | + | ''Pachysandra procumbens''<br> |
| + | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/groundcovers/directory/images/images/slide26.jpg | ||
| − | Foam Flower | + | Foam Flower<br> |
| − | Tiarella cordifolia | + | ''Tiarella cordifolia''<br> |
| + | http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/pubs/midatlantic/img/tico1a.jpg | ||
| − | Partridge Berry | + | Partridge Berry<br> |
| − | Mitchella repens | + | ''Mitchella repens''<br> |
| + | http://www.asergeev.com/pictures/archives/compress/2004/413/jpeg/17.jpg | ||
==Ferns== | ==Ferns== | ||
| − | Leatherwood Fern | + | Leatherwood Fern<br> |
| − | Dryopteris marginalis | + | ''Dryopteris marginalis''<br> |
| + | http://www.greatlakeslandscaping.net/images/leatherwood_fern.gif | ||
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| + | Intermediate Shield Fern<br> | ||
| + | ''Dryopteris intermedia''<br> | ||
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| + | Spinulose Shield Fern<br> | ||
| + | ''D. spinulosa''<br> | ||
| + | http://www.borealforest.org/ferns/spinulose_wood_fern.jpg' | ||
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| + | Royal Fern<br> | ||
| + | ''Osmunda regalis''<br> | ||
| + | http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/pteridophytes/osmreg_aspect01.jpg | ||
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| + | Interrupted Fern<br> | ||
| + | ''Osmunda claytoniana''<br> | ||
| + | http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/pteridophytes/osmcla_fetile-pinnae01.jpg | ||
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| + | Hayscented Fern<br> | ||
| + | ''Dennstaedtia punctilobula''<br> | ||
| + | http://www.naturehills.com/Product_images/otherimages/hayscented_fern_2.jpg | ||
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| + | Sensitive Fern<br> | ||
| + | ''Onoclea sensibilus''<br> | ||
| + | http://www.seemegarden.com/images/plants/onoclea_sensibilis.jpg | ||
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| + | New York Fern<br> | ||
| + | ''Thelypteris noveboracensis''<br> | ||
| + | http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/img/Ferns/Thelypteris-noveboracensis-.jpg | ||
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| + | Ebony Spleenwort<br> | ||
| + | ''Asplenium platyneuron''<br> | ||
| + | small<br> | ||
| + | http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/img/Ferns/Asplenium-playtneuron-RHW.jpg | ||
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| + | Walking Fern<br> | ||
| + | ''Camptosorus rhizophyllus''<br> | ||
| + | small<br> | ||
| + | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/images/veg/Cliffs_Dunes/Walking_fern_VK_c.low.jpg | ||
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| + | Christmas Fern<br> | ||
| + | ''Polystichum acrostienoides''<br> | ||
| + | http://www.k12.de.us/warner/fern.jpg | ||
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| + | Maidenhair Fern<br> | ||
| + | ''Adiantum pedatom''<br> | ||
| + | http://www.southerntropicals.com/galleries/Ferns/images/Southern%20Maidenhair%20Fern%20'Adiantum%20capillus-veneris'_jpg.jpg | ||
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| + | Goldie's Fern<br> | ||
| + | ''Dryopteris goldiana''<br> | ||
| + | http://www.grownative.org/image/plantlib/DETA-247.jpg | ||
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| + | Lady Fern<br> | ||
| + | ''Athyrium filix-femina''<br> | ||
| + | http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/ferns/athyrium%20filix-femina-1sm.jpg | ||
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| + | Ostrich Fern<br> | ||
| + | ''Matleuccia struthiopteris''<br> | ||
| + | http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/ostrichfern2.jpg | ||
| − | + | Cinnamon Fern<br> | |
| − | + | ''Osmunda cinnamomea''<br> | |
| + | http://www.bergenswamp.org/images/cinnamon-fern.jpg | ||
| − | + | ==Plants that thrive in sand & gravel beds== | |
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| − | + | Partridge Pea<br> | |
| − | + | ''Cassia fasciculata''<br> | |
| + | http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/wildflowers/images/common%20names/partridge_pea_cassia.jpg | ||
| − | + | Lupine<br> | |
| − | + | ''Lupinus perennis''<br> | |
| + | http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/wilderness/wildflowers/lupine.jpg | ||
| − | + | Rough Blazing Star<br> | |
| − | + | ''Liatrisaspera''<br> | |
| + | http://www.grownative.org/image/plantlib/DETA-4.jpg | ||
| − | + | Wild Bergamot<br> | |
| − | + | ''Monarda fistulosa''<br> | |
| + | http://www.rowesanctuary.org/wild%20bergamot%20stand%203.JPG | ||
| − | + | Stiff Goldenrod<br> | |
| − | + | ''Solidago rigida''<br> | |
| + | http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/Vascular_plants/solidago/solrig_aspect_01.jpg | ||
| − | + | Smooth Aster<br> | |
| − | + | ''Aster laevis''<br> | |
| − | + | http://www.dyckarboretum.org/image/lib/plants/DETA-163.jpg | |
| − | + | Side Oats Grama<br> | |
| − | + | ''Bouteloua curtipendula''<br> | |
| − | + | http://people.uis.edu/braeb1/uisprairieproject/images/sideoats.jpg | |
| − | + | Prairie Smoke<br> | |
| − | + | ''Geum triflorum''<br> | |
| + | http://www.littlered.ecasd.k12.wi.us/naturearea/naturehome/plantpage/forbs/psmoke.jpg | ||
| − | + | Blue-eyed Grass<br> | |
| − | + | ''Sisyrinchium albidum''<br> | |
| + | http://www.gardencrossings.com/_ccLib/image/plants/DETA-191.jpg | ||
| − | + | Coneflowers<br> | |
| − | + | ''Echinacea spp.''<br> | |
| + | http://www.aaps.k12.mi.us/aaps.news/2003-04_aaps_gardens/da.data/13437/Photo/coneflowers.jpg | ||
| − | + | Lead Plant<br> | |
| − | + | ''Amorpha canescens''<br> | |
| + | http://www.co.washburn.wi.us/images/landwatercons/shrubs/lead-plant.jpg | ||
| − | + | Blackeyed Susan<br> | |
| − | + | ''Rudbeckia hirta''<br> | |
| + | http://www.signaturelandscapes.com/plants/plant_images/perennials_gc/blackeyed%20susan.jpg | ||
| − | + | Showy Goldenrod<br> | |
| − | + | ''Solidago speciosa''<br> | |
| + | http://www.chicagowilderness.org/images/photos/Showy-goldenrod.jpg | ||
| − | + | Prickly Pear<br> | |
| + | ''Opuntia humifusa''<br> | ||
| − | + | ==Plants that attract wildlife== | |
| − | |||
| − | + | Indian Pink<br> | |
| − | + | ''Spigelia marilandica''<br> | |
| + | humming birds<br> | ||
| + | http://www.rubythroat.org/images/PinkIndian01.jpg | ||
| − | + | Purple Milkweed<br> | |
| − | + | ''Asclepias purpurascens''<br> | |
| + | butterflies<br> | ||
| + | http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/milkweedf4.jpg | ||
| − | + | Golden Alexanders<br> | |
| − | + | ''Zizia aurea''<br> | |
| + | larvae<br> | ||
| + | http://savetheprairiesociety.org/virtual/images/goldalexcluster.jpg | ||
| − | + | Rattlesnake Master<br> | |
| − | + | ''Eryngium yuccifolium''<br> | |
| + | http://www.michiganaudubon.org/bakersanctuary/images/rattlesnake_master.jpg | ||
| − | + | Sweet Cicely<br> | |
| − | + | ''Osmorhiza claytoni''<br> | |
| + | http://www.etsu.edu/biology/friendsofnature/Species/Wildflowers/Pictures/sweet%20cicely%20usda.jpg | ||
| − | + | Black Snakeroot<br> | |
| − | + | ''Sanicula spp.''<br> | |
| + | http://john.walker.name/photoblog/archives/flowers/BlackSnakeroot.jpg | ||
| − | + | Red Osier Dogwood<br> | |
| − | + | ''Cornus sericea''<br> | |
| + | http://bwca.cc/wildflowers/flowerimages/lorrainespictures/redosierdogwood.jpg | ||
| − | + | Downy Serviceberry<br> | |
| − | + | ''Amelanchier arborea''<br> | |
| + | http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/serviceberrytree.jpg | ||
| − | + | Coralberry<br> | |
| − | + | ''Symphoricarpos orbiculatus''<br> | |
| + | http://www.theeagle.com/homegarden/photos/021105coralberry.jpg | ||
| − | + | ===Nectar Providing Plants=== | |
| − | |||
| − | + | Royal Catchfly<br> | |
| − | + | ''Silene regia''<br> | |
| + | http://biology4.wustl.edu/tyson/flora/catchfly1.jpg | ||
| − | + | New England Aster<br> | |
| − | + | ''Aster novae-angliae''<br> | |
| + | http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/aster_novae-angliae.jpg | ||
| − | + | Wild Columbine<br> | |
| − | + | ''Aquilegia canadensis''<br> | |
| + | http://www.suhsd.k12.ca.us/mvm/netlinks/1cather/wild%20columbine.jpg | ||
| − | + | Bergamot<br> | |
| + | ''Monarda fistulosa''<br> | ||
| + | http://www.wiseacre-gardens.com/plants/wildflower/bergamot.jpg | ||
| − | + | False Sunflower<br> | |
| − | + | ''Heliopsis helianthoides''<br> | |
| − | + | http://personalpages.tds.net/~savanasp/image3ET.JPG | |
| − | + | ===Plants that provide for larvae=== | |
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| − | + | Hackberry<br> | |
| − | + | ''Celtis occidentalis''<br> | |
| − | + | http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/ceoc5242.jpg | |
| − | + | Highbush Blueberry<br> | |
| − | + | ''Vaccinium corymbosum''<br> | |
| + | http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/Plants/Highbush%20Blueberry/TS0223_1l.jpg | ||
| − | + | Swamp Milkweed<br> | |
| − | + | ''Asclepias incarnata''<br> | |
| + | http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/milkweedswampfl.jpg | ||
| − | + | Spicebush<br> | |
| − | + | ''Lindera benzoin''<br> | |
| + | http://indianspringherbs.com/Images/Spicebush2.jpg | ||
| − | + | New Jersey Tea<br> | |
| − | + | ''Ceanothus americanus''<br> | |
| + | http://www.co.washburn.wi.us/images/landwatercons/shrubs/new-jersey-tea.jpg | ||
| − | + | Pawpaw<br> | |
| − | + | ''Asimina triloba''<br> | |
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Native Plants of Indiana
Gardening with plants native to your area has many advantages. Native plants and wildflowers have adapted to the local environment and therefore thrive without a lot of care. This means that they require less work on your part and less chemical fertilizers. Additionally, if there are sudden changes in the weather (which if often the case in the midwest), native plants are more apt to handle these changes and survive whereas many nonnative plants would die out. Using native plants in your garden can also attract wildlife such as birds, butterflies and small mammals. By gardening with native plants, you are making a positive impact on the environment by keeping out non-native invasives, reducing chemical use, and helping natives thrive. The following list is a selection of plants native to Indiana and surrounding areas that are just as beautiful and enjoyable as the traditionally used non-natives.
Viburnums
American Highbush Cranberry
Viburnum trilobum
http://www.painetworks.com/photos/fa/fa2256.JPG
Black Haw
V. prunifolium
http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/forest/images/V-prunifolium.jpg
Nannyberry
V. lentage
http://www.fortparksandrec.com/images/Viburnum%20Lentago%20Nannyberry%20Tree.jpg
Rusty Blackhaw
V. rufidulum
http://www.noble.org/imagegallery/Woodhtml/wood1-66/W241.JPG
Mapleleaf Viburnum
V. acerifolium
5-6 ft.
http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/viburnum_acerifolium.jpg
Withe-rod
V. cassinoides
http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/viburnum_cassinoides.jpg
Arrowwood
V. dentatum
http://www.iowadnr.com/forestry/images/arrowwood.jpg
Hobble Bush
V. alnifolium
Shrubs
Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
http://www.lookoutnow.com/animal/images/2003_pw1.jpg
Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/fruits/images/large/elderberry.jpg
Sand Cherry
Prunus pumila
http://ci.golden.co.us/images/imagemanager/sandcherry.jpg
Bladdernut
Staphylea trifolia
http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/trees/statri_flowers01.jpg
Purple Flowering Raspberry
Rubus odoratus
http://www.hwcn.org/link/hmm/pflrasp.JPG
Virginia Rose
Rosa virginiana
http://www.nps.gov/acad/flow/pix/plots/six/6-40.jpg
Wild Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/hydrangea_arborescens.jpg
Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
http://www.riverspirits.net/photo_images/mountain_laurel_cluster_v.jpg
Winterberry Holly
Ilex verticillata
http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/holly_winterberry.jpg
Silverbell
Halesia tetraptera, carolina
http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/silverbell_carolina/flower.jpg
Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana, vernalis
http://www.newsday.com/media/photo/2003-04/7361619.jpg
Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
http://www.invasive.org/eastern/midatlantic/img/arar1b.jpg
Vines
Virginis Bower
Clematis virginiana
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/clvi3467.jpg
Kentucky Wisteria
Wisteria macrostachya
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/vines/images/wist-mac-clapmack.jpg
Dutchman's Pipe
Aristolochia tomentosa
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/native/images/aristolochia_durior2.jpg
Maypops
Passiflora incarnata
http://www.msstate.edu/Entomology/4-H/bugcamp2000/Images/maypops_200.jpg
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
http://www.usi.edu/science/biology/TwinSwamps/jpeg%20pix/virginia%20creeper.jpg
Trumpet Creeper
Campsis radicans
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/graphics/taxonomy/plants/spermatophyta/angiosperms/dicotyledonae/Bignoniaceae/Trumpet%20Creeper/JSC%20980814%20Zoo%20Trumpet%20Creeper.JPG
American Bittersweet
Celastrus scandens
http://www.seemegarden.com/images/plants/celastrus_scandens.jpg
Yellow Passionflower
Passiflora lutea
http://www.usi.edu/science/biology/TwinSwamps/jpeg%20pix/yellow%20passionflower%20copy.jpg
Crossvine
Bignonia capreolata
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/vines/images/crossvine.jpg
Ground Cover
Common Cinquefoil
Potentilla simplex
http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/images/image_1189.jpg
Barren Strawberry
Waldsteinia fragarioides
http://www.greenmountainaccess.net/~hkarlson/oca/Barren%20strawberry%201.jpg
Wild Strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
http://www.siskiyous.edu/beartrail/strawberry3.JPG
Wine Cups/Poppy Mallow
Callirhoe involucrata
http://www.northcreeknurseries.com/Plants/Images/CallirInvo.jpg
Creeping Phlox
Phlox stolonifera
http://www.trotting-horse.com/garden/creeping_Phlox.jpg
Moss Phlox
Phlox subulata
http://www.suite101.com/files/topics/19613/files/moss%20phlox.jpg
Pussytoes
Antennaria plantaginifolia
http://www.mailbag.com/users/mnofsing/antennariaspecies.jpg
Dwarf Crested Iris
Iris cristata
http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/iris_cristata.jpg
Sand/Cleft Phlox
Phlox bifida
http://plants.usda.gov/gallery/standard/phbi3_002_shp.jpg
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
2-6 ft. tall
http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/rhus_aromatica.jpg
Prairie Cordgrass
Spartina pectinata
http://www.prairienursery.com/images/Species/SPP1.jpg
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
http://www.nps.gov/miss/restoration/images/sedges/switchgrass.jpg
Sweetgrass
Hierochloe odorata
http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/sweetgrass.jpg
Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
http://www.marion.ohio-state.edu/prairie/cBig%20Bluestem.jpg
Trailing Arbutus
Epigaea repens
acidic soil
http://www.lynnbenevento.com/images/FLOW-Trailing-Arbutus.jpg
Bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
acidic soil
http://www.cycop.org/images/bunchberry.jpg
Wintergreen
Gaultheria procumbens
acidic soil
http://www.phytochemicals.info/pictures/plants/wintergreen.jpg
Goldthread
Coptis groenlandica
acidic soil
http://www.herbsnhoney.com/Images/goldthread.gif
Green and Gold
Chrysogonum virginianum
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/groundcover/images/common%20names/green-and-gold-2.jpg
Wild Ginger
Asarum canadense
http://www.sunfarm.com/images/med/asarumcanadense-m.jpg
Canada Anemone
Anemone canadensis
http://www.wiseacre-gardens.com/plants/wildflower/anemone.jpg
Allegheny Spurge
Pachysandra procumbens
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/groundcovers/directory/images/images/slide26.jpg
Foam Flower
Tiarella cordifolia
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/pubs/midatlantic/img/tico1a.jpg
Partridge Berry
Mitchella repens
http://www.asergeev.com/pictures/archives/compress/2004/413/jpeg/17.jpg
Ferns
Leatherwood Fern
Dryopteris marginalis
http://www.greatlakeslandscaping.net/images/leatherwood_fern.gif
Intermediate Shield Fern
Dryopteris intermedia
Spinulose Shield Fern
D. spinulosa
http://www.borealforest.org/ferns/spinulose_wood_fern.jpg'
Royal Fern
Osmunda regalis
http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/pteridophytes/osmreg_aspect01.jpg
Interrupted Fern
Osmunda claytoniana
http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/pteridophytes/osmcla_fetile-pinnae01.jpg
Hayscented Fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
http://www.naturehills.com/Product_images/otherimages/hayscented_fern_2.jpg
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilus
http://www.seemegarden.com/images/plants/onoclea_sensibilis.jpg
New York Fern
Thelypteris noveboracensis
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/img/Ferns/Thelypteris-noveboracensis-.jpg
Ebony Spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
small
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/img/Ferns/Asplenium-playtneuron-RHW.jpg
Walking Fern
Camptosorus rhizophyllus
small
http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/images/veg/Cliffs_Dunes/Walking_fern_VK_c.low.jpg
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostienoides
http://www.k12.de.us/warner/fern.jpg
Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum pedatom
http://www.southerntropicals.com/galleries/Ferns/images/Southern%20Maidenhair%20Fern%20'Adiantum%20capillus-veneris'_jpg.jpg
Goldie's Fern
Dryopteris goldiana
http://www.grownative.org/image/plantlib/DETA-247.jpg
Lady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/ferns/athyrium%20filix-femina-1sm.jpg
Ostrich Fern
Matleuccia struthiopteris
http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/ostrichfern2.jpg
Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda cinnamomea
http://www.bergenswamp.org/images/cinnamon-fern.jpg
Plants that thrive in sand & gravel beds
Partridge Pea
Cassia fasciculata
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/wildflowers/images/common%20names/partridge_pea_cassia.jpg
Lupine
Lupinus perennis
http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/wilderness/wildflowers/lupine.jpg
Rough Blazing Star
Liatrisaspera
http://www.grownative.org/image/plantlib/DETA-4.jpg
Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
http://www.rowesanctuary.org/wild%20bergamot%20stand%203.JPG
Stiff Goldenrod
Solidago rigida
http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/Vascular_plants/solidago/solrig_aspect_01.jpg
Smooth Aster
Aster laevis
http://www.dyckarboretum.org/image/lib/plants/DETA-163.jpg
Side Oats Grama
Bouteloua curtipendula
http://people.uis.edu/braeb1/uisprairieproject/images/sideoats.jpg
Prairie Smoke
Geum triflorum
http://www.littlered.ecasd.k12.wi.us/naturearea/naturehome/plantpage/forbs/psmoke.jpg
Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium albidum
http://www.gardencrossings.com/_ccLib/image/plants/DETA-191.jpg
Coneflowers
Echinacea spp.
http://www.aaps.k12.mi.us/aaps.news/2003-04_aaps_gardens/da.data/13437/Photo/coneflowers.jpg
Lead Plant
Amorpha canescens
http://www.co.washburn.wi.us/images/landwatercons/shrubs/lead-plant.jpg
Blackeyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
http://www.signaturelandscapes.com/plants/plant_images/perennials_gc/blackeyed%20susan.jpg
Showy Goldenrod
Solidago speciosa
http://www.chicagowilderness.org/images/photos/Showy-goldenrod.jpg
Prickly Pear
Opuntia humifusa
Plants that attract wildlife
Indian Pink
Spigelia marilandica
humming birds
http://www.rubythroat.org/images/PinkIndian01.jpg
Purple Milkweed
Asclepias purpurascens
butterflies
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/milkweedf4.jpg
Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea
larvae
http://savetheprairiesociety.org/virtual/images/goldalexcluster.jpg
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
http://www.michiganaudubon.org/bakersanctuary/images/rattlesnake_master.jpg
Sweet Cicely
Osmorhiza claytoni
http://www.etsu.edu/biology/friendsofnature/Species/Wildflowers/Pictures/sweet%20cicely%20usda.jpg
Black Snakeroot
Sanicula spp.
http://john.walker.name/photoblog/archives/flowers/BlackSnakeroot.jpg
Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus sericea
http://bwca.cc/wildflowers/flowerimages/lorrainespictures/redosierdogwood.jpg
Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/serviceberrytree.jpg
Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
http://www.theeagle.com/homegarden/photos/021105coralberry.jpg
Nectar Providing Plants
Royal Catchfly
Silene regia
http://biology4.wustl.edu/tyson/flora/catchfly1.jpg
New England Aster
Aster novae-angliae
http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/aster_novae-angliae.jpg
Wild Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
http://www.suhsd.k12.ca.us/mvm/netlinks/1cather/wild%20columbine.jpg
Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
http://www.wiseacre-gardens.com/plants/wildflower/bergamot.jpg
False Sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides
http://personalpages.tds.net/~savanasp/image3ET.JPG
Plants that provide for larvae
Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/ceoc5242.jpg
Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/Plants/Highbush%20Blueberry/TS0223_1l.jpg
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/milkweedswampfl.jpg
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
http://indianspringherbs.com/Images/Spicebush2.jpg
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
http://www.co.washburn.wi.us/images/landwatercons/shrubs/new-jersey-tea.jpg
Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
http://gypsymoth.ento.vt.edu/vagm/Treeimages/pawpaw_leaves.jpeg
