Native Plant Lists

Use these links to learn more about the plants native to your region,

then go to the Resources page to find local native plant nurseries

• Find out if the plant is native to Michigan and your county, ID key for plants: 
  • Search – Michigan Flora
• Natural Community Plant Lists – Michigan Natural Features Inventory (msu.edu)
  • See what vegetation was present circa 1800  with this map
• Keystone plants for wildlife by zipcode  (Doug Tallamy & NWF):
  • Home – Native Plants Finder (nwf.org)
    • Top Plants for SE Michigan
• Plants for Birds : Native Plants | Audubon

• Find recommendations by size, conditions, bloom color, bloom time, etc:

  • Michigan Native Plants Database Search
    • Be sure to select All Michigan plants, not just NPN plants (upper right corner)
  • Plants | Prairie Moon Nursery  
  • (note this site is for reference, please purchase plants as local as possible)
  • Native Plants | Prairie Nursery
  • (note this site is for reference, please purchase plants as local as possible)