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The Wildflower Center's Native Plant Information Network's assembles and disseminates information to encourage the cultivation, conservation, and preservation of wildflowers and other native flora throughout North America.

Native Plant Database  - Searchable database with images featuring botanical and horticultural information on over 6,700 native plants.

Image Gallery - View our collection of 17,000 plant images.

National Suppliers Directory  - Search over 2,700 Nurseries, Landscape Professionals, and Seed Companies in North America.

National Organizations Directory - Find a plant-related organization in your area.

Native Plant Bibliography - Find floras, field guides, gardening, and other native plant publications appropriate for your area.Clearinghouse Publications - Download articles, propagation sheets, and regional factpacks for your geographic area.

Ask Mr. Smarty Plants - Searchable database of Native Plant Q&As submitted by the public.

PlantWise - Guidelines for protecting natural areas from invasive plant species.

PlantWise: Native Alternatives To Invasive Plants
A list of some of the least wanted landscape plants in Central Texas..

TREES
1. Ailanthus altissima
2. Albizia julibrissin
3. Firmiana simplex
4. Melia azedarach
5. Pistacia chinensis
6. Triadica sebifera

SHRUBS
7. Elaeagnus angustifolia
8. Ligustrum japonicum
9. Nandina domestica
10. Pyracantha coccinea
11. Vitex agnus-castus


GRASS/GRASSLIKE
12. Cortaderia selloana
13. Miscanthus sinensis
14. Phyllostachys aurea


HERBACEOUS FORBS
15. Cyrtomium falcatum
16. Glandularia pulchella
17. Lantana montevidensis
18. Leucanthemum vulgare
19. Ruellia caerulea

VINES
20. Hedera helix
21. Lonicera japonica
22. Vinca major
23. Vinca minor
24. Wisteria sinensis


AQUATICS
25. Colocasia esculenta
26. Eichhornia crassipes
27. Hydrilla verticillata
28. Iris pseudacorus
29. Pistia stratiotes

   
   

 



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