North American Keystone Plants - BETA
How to use the Keystone Tool with Krista De Cooke
Coast Phacelia
Phacelia californica
Silvery Lupine
Lupinus argenteus
Lacy Phacelia or Fiddleneck
Phacelia tanacetifolia
Common Evening Primrose
Oenothera biennis
Tahoka Daisy
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Hairy False Goldenaster
Heterotheca villosa
Nuttall’s Sunflower
Helianthus nuttallii
Ashy Sunflower
Helianthus mollis
Woodland Sunflower
Helianthus strumosus
Common Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Swamp Sunflower
Helianthus angustifolius
Bigelow’s Sneezeweed
Helenium bigelovii
Autumnale Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
Great Valley Gumplant
Grindelia camporum
Blanketflower or Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
Grass-Leaved Goldenrod
Euthamia graminifolia
Cutleaf Daisy
Erigeron compositus
Purple Prairie Clover
Dalea purpurea
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 โ and all are highly beneficial to local insects, birds, and wildlife. Learn more about ecoregions here.
