Plant & Nature Links

Florida Native Plant Society Resources

More Native Plant Resources

Plant Real Florida (by Florida Association of Native Nurseries) - use this to find current information on native nurseries in our area a the plants they sell, and a MAP of retail nurseries for native plants.

Here are a few area nurseries where you can purchase native plants:

          Sweet Bay Nursery, Parrish
          Florida Native Plants Nursery, Sarasota
          All Native Garden Center, Fort Myers

More related resources:

Audubon Plants for Birds: www.audubon.org/native-plants

Florida Wildflower Foundation: www.flawildflowers.org

Florida Wildflower Cooperative: www.floridawildflowers.com

Atlas of Florida Plants: www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu

Florida Association of Native Nurseries: www.fann.org

Florida Invasive Species Council: https://floridainvasivespecies.org/index.cfm

Florida Native Garden: floridanativegarden.wordpress.com

Florida Natural Areas Inventory: www.fnai.org/

Green Gardening Matters by Ginny Stibolt
https://greengardeningmatters.blogspot.com/

Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Lists:
https://www.fleppc.org/list/list.htm

Plant Real Florida: Landscaping With Native Plants:
https://www.plantrealflorida.org/

The Institute for Regional Conservation: https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantlist.asp

USDA Plant Database: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=MELU

Xerces Society: https://xerces.org/

Local Organizations Supporting Native Plants & Wildlife

Barrier Islands Park Society: www.barrierislandparkssociety.org

Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center (CHEC): www.checflorida.org

Climate Council, Sarasota & Manatee www.scienceandenvironment.org/project/climatecouncil/

Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership (CHNEP): www.chnep.org

Coastal Wildlife Club: www.coastalwildlifeclub.org/

Conservancy of Southwest Florida: www.conservancy.org

Crowley Museum and Nature Center: www.crowleyfl.org/ FB

Environmental Confederation of Southwest Florida (ECOSWF): www.ecoswf.org

Friends of Myakka River State Park: www.facebook.com/FriendsOfMyakka/

Friends of the Carlton Reserve: www.carltonreserve.org

Friends of Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve: www.sloughpreserve.org

Lemon Bay Conservancy: www.lemonbayconservancy.org

Manatee-Sarasota Chapter Sierra Club: www.sierraclub.org/florida/manatee-sarasota

Mangrove Chapter, FNPS: https://mangrove.fnpschapters.org/

Greater Charlotte Harbor Group Sierra Club:
www.florida.sierraclub.org/charlotteharbor

North Port Friends of Wildlife: www.northportfriendsofwildlife.org

Peace River Audubon Society: www.peaceriveraudubon.org

Peace River Butterfly Society:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/142125756468715/

People for Trees: www.peoplefortrees.com

Sarasota Audubon: www.sarasotaaudubon.org/

Sarasota County Butterfly Club: www.sarasotabutterfly.com/

The Environmental Conservancy of North Port: https://ecnorthport.com

Venice Area Audubon Society: www.veniceaudubon.org

Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida: www.wildlifeswfl.org/ FB

Sarasota Bay Estuary Program: sarasotabay.org

Around the Bend Nature & Discovery Tours: www.aroundbend.com

People Protecting the Peace River: www.protectpeaceriver.org

UF/IFAS County Extension Office: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasota/