What are Native vs Invasive plants:

Native plants consist of endemic and indigenous species. In biogeography, a native species is indigenous to a given region or ecosystem if its presence in that region is the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention. When a species is indigenous, it's found in a particular location and surrounding areas and contributes to it’s ecosystem. An endemic species, however, is a native species found only in a particular area, large or small(from a continent to a square inch).

An "invasive species" is defined as a species that is Non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration; and, whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. (Executive Order 13112).

Video References:
How-to plant native pollinator wildflowers - our tips and tricks
Where can I get native seeds?
Where do you get your seeds?
Is it legal to spread native wildflower seeds?
The dangers of spreading germinating birdseed

Online Resources:

(If you have additional resources to add please contact us.)
US: National Wildlife Federation’s Plant Finder[BETA]
California: California Native Plant Society.
National Invasive Species Counci:l http://invasivespecies.gov
National Invasive Species Information Center: http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/
Native plant database http://wildflower.org/plants/
Native plants for birds https://www.audubon.org/native-plants
ASPCA Poisonos plant search for dogs and cats etc.

New Zealand: Native Plants of New Zealand Flowers, Shrubs, and Trees

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