Keystone Plants for Your Yard
Keystone Plants for Your Yard
High-Impact Natives You Can Find at Local Nurseries (BETA)
Not all natives are equal. Keystone plants feed the most caterpillars, which feed the most birds — find the ones most likely to be available at nurseries near you.
How to use the Keystone Plant Tool with Krista De Cooke
Bitternut Hickory
Carya cordiformis
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Buckbrush
Ceanothus cuneatus
Shore Pine
Pinus contorta
Bigleaf Maple
Acer macrophyllum
American Plum
Prunus americana
Texas Live Oak
Quercus fusiformis
White Fir
Abies concolor
Ponderosa Pine
Pinus ponderosa
Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata
Smooth Alder
Alnus serrulata
Post Oak
Quercus stellata
Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
American or Quaking Aspen
Populus tremuloides
Black Oak
Quercus velutina
White Oak
Quercus alba
Our keystone tool uses ecoregions rather than state-by-state native plant lists. Most plants shown are native to a large portion of the ecoregion — and all are highly beneficial to local insects, birds, and wildlife. Learn more about ecoregions here.