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Idaho Powerpoint Presentations
Idaho Native Plant Guides
- Native Garden Guide for Southwestern Idaho (search online)
- Landscaping with Native Plants
- Boise area native plants
- Bonner County guide
- Landscaping with native plants of the intermountain region
- Northern Idaho guide
In the Boise area (wildflower walks and trails)
Sources for Native Plants
This listing is a guide 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)
- Plants of the Wild (wholesale). PO Box 866, Tekoa WA. (509) 284-2848 www.plantsofthewild.com
- Prairie Bloom Nursery (retail). Moscow-Pullman Rd., Pullman WA
- University of Idaho Franklin H. Pitkin Research Nursery. College of Natural Resources, 1025 Plant Science Rd., Moscow, Idaho 83843.
https://www.uidaho.edu/cnr/center-for-forest-nursery-and-seedling-research/pitkin - Fancy Fronds. Mail order. PO Box 1090, Gold Bar WA 98251. (360) 793-1472. www.fancyfronds.com
- Plant Natives Nursery, 18386 Daffodil Lane, Lewiston, Idaho 83501. sallyatplantnatives@yahoo.com
- Wildlife Habitat Nursery,1025 E Hatter Creek Rd, Princeton, ID 83857. http://www.whn-online.com/
- Twin Peaks Nursery twinpeaksnursery@twinpeaksnursery.com. Jim Crawford, Margo Conits, (208) 634-3062, 51 E Lake Fork Rd, McCall ID 83638
- 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
- Xeric Gardening xericgardening@hotmail.com . Peggy Faith (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
Organizations/Agencies
In Idaho
- The Idaho Academy of Science
- US Forest Service — Intermountain Region
- Bureau of Land Management–Idaho
- Great Basin Native Plant Project
National
- The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- National Plant Conservation Alliance
- North American Native Plant Society
- Native Seed Network
Online videos/webinars/presentations
Apps
- Idaho Wildflowers App
- Wildflowers of Craters of the Moon
- My Garden Answers App
- iNaturalist
- Bee Smart Pollinator Gardener
- 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
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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