North American Keystone Plants - BETA
How to use the Keystone Tool with Krista De Cooke
Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera
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
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.
