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

Ecoregions Level II

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An ecoregion is an area that shares common ecosystem characteristics such as weather, seasons, wildlife, soil, etc.

Since States often contain multiple habitat types, EPA Level II ecoregions are particularly useful for determining the native keystone plants for your location’s growing conditions and climate.


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.

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