Search for detailed information and links to a variety of resources online (in alphabetical order by subject name).
Apps
- Idaho Wildflowers App
- Wildflowers of Craters of the Moon
- My Garden Answers App
- iNaturalist
- Leafsnap
- Monarch/Milkweed Mapper
Botanical Databases
- Flora ID Northwest
- Flora of North America e-flora
- National PLANTS Database
- NatureServe
- Burke Museum
- Digital Atlas of Idaho
- Consortium of the Pacific Northwest
- Mid Snake River Watershed Vegetation Database
- BONAP — N. American Vascular Flora
Idaho Native Plant Guides
- Native Garden Guide for Southwestern Idaho (search online)
- Landscaping with Native Plants
- Boise area native plants
- Landscaping with native plants of the intermountain region
- Northern Idaho guide
Idaho Powerpoint Presentations
In the Boise Area (Wildflower Walks and Trails)
Jobs
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Native Plant Sellers & Landscaping Services
This listing is a suggestion and not meant to be an endorsement of any of the listed companies, nor is it meant to be a comprehensive list.
List of Sources for Idaho Native Seeds and Plants_Colson_041720
Non-local Native and Xeric Plant Nurseries, Intermountain Region (PDF)
- Cedar Mountain Perennials: (Native Plants for the Inland Northwest) www.cedarmountainperennials.com/home
Jill Wilson, 7875 E Highway 54, Athol, ID 83801, (208) 683-2387 - Draggin’ Wing High Desert Nursery: waterthriftyplants.com; dragginwing@gmail.com (plants, demo gardens and landscape design). Diane Jones, (208) 345-4199, 5300 Stinger St, Boise, ID 83703
- Fancy Fronds: Mail order. PO Box 1090, Gold Bar, WA 98251. (360) 793-1472. www.fancyfronds.com
- Flutterby Gardens: Boise, ID and surrounding areas. (208) 571-2170. https://www.goflutterby.com/about/
- Native Roots: 2475 3600 N, Twin Falls, ID 83301. (208) 944-2717. https://native-roots.net/
- Plants of the Wild (wholesale): PO Box 866, Tekoa, WA. (509) 284-2848 www.plantsofthewild.com
- Plant Natives Nursery: 18386 Daffodil Lane, Lewiston, ID 83501. sallyatplantnatives@yahoo.com
- Prairie Bloom Nursery (retail): Moscow-Pullman Rd., Pullman, WA
- Sego Lily Native Gardens: Boise, ID. Holly Hovis, owner. (208) 602-5592. https://segolilynativegardens.com/
- Twin Peaks Nursery: twinpeaksnursery@twinpeaksnursery.com. Jim Crawford, Margo Conits, (208) 634-3062, 51 E Lake Fork Rd, McCall, ID
- University of Idaho Franklin H. Pitkin Research Nursery, College of Natural Resources: 1025 Plant Science Rd., Moscow, ID 83843.
https://www.uidaho.edu/cnr/center-for-forest-nursery-and-seedling-research/pitkin - Wildlife Habitat Nursery:1025 E Hatter Creek Rd, Princeton, ID 83857. http://www.whn-online.com/
- Xeric Gardening (Native Plant Landscaping Service): Boise, ID. xericgardening@hotmail.com . Peggy Faith, owner. (208) 850-9981
Native Plant Societies of the Western United States
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Oregon
- Utah
- Washington
- Wyoming
- Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society
Online videos/webinars/presentations
- Buzzworthy Tips, Building the Ultimate Pollinator Habitat, Chinden Gardeners Club
- https://www.youtube.com/c/JepsonHerbarium/featured
Organizations/Agencies
In Idaho
- The Idaho Academy of Science
- US Forest Service — Intermountain Region
- Bureau of Land Management–Idaho
- Great Basin Native Plant Project
- Treasure Valley Native Plant Network
National
- The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- National Plant Conservation Alliance
- North American Native Plant Society
- Native Seed Network
Other Resources
Noxious Weeds
- Idaho Noxious Weed List — includes photos and descriptive information.
- USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine Noxious Weeds
- INVADERS Database
- Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds
- Weed Science Society of America
- Bureau of Land Management Invasive Weed Information
- Weeds Gone Wild — Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas
- Tamarisk in Idaho (.PPT)
Pollinators
Publications/Journals
Rare Plants
- Idaho Natural Heritage Program
- Field Guide to the Special Status Plants of the Bureau of Land Management Twin Falls District, Jarbidge Field Office Area
- Endangered Species Program, US Fish & Wildlife Service
- Rare Plants of Idaho publication
Regional Herbaria
- Ray J. Davis Herbarium, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
- Stillinger Herbarium, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
- Harold M. Tucker Herbarium, College of Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho
- Snake River Plains Herbarium, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
- The Lewis & Clark Herbarium
- The Intermountain Herbarium
- Rocky Mountain Herbarium
- Oregon State University Herbarium, Corvallis, Oregon
- University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley
- The Marion Ownbey Herbarium, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
- University of Washington Herbarium, Seattle
- Whitman College Herbarium, Walla Walla, WA
Student/Teacher Resources
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