California Native Plant Resource Guide

Organization dedicated to protecting California's native plant heritage and preserving it for future generations. Local chapters include:

East Bay Regional Parks District District-wide wild plant photo guides.
CalPhotos Photos of California native plants.
Calflora Information on wild California plants for conservation, education, and appreciation.
Calscape California's hub for California native plants and native plant gardening, created by the California Native Plant Society.
U.C. Jepson Manual Taxonomic treatments and identification keys for native and naturalized plants in California.
USDA Plants Database Provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.
Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) Online collection of reviews of the scientific literature about fire effects on plants and animals.

California Plant Link Exchange Helps you select local native plants for any location in the state, and find out who sells them.
SelecTree Helps you select California native trees.

Nurseries marked with * offer discounts to Friends members.

*Bay Natives Local native plants suited to SF Bay Area gardens and landscapes.
*Berkeley Horticultural Nursery Retail plants; one section devoted to natives.
*California Flora Nursery Retail native plants.
*Central Coast Wilds Native plant nursery and landscape contractor
Cactus Jungle Nursery and Garden Retail plants; selection of California native trees, shrubs, cacti, perennials, and grasses.
*East Bay Nursery Retail includes natives.
*East Bay Wilds Native Plants Nursery Retail natives.
Flowerland Nursery Retail includes natives.
*Larner Seeds Native seeds, plants, books and landscaping.
*Mostly Natives Nursery Retail nursery with native and drought tolerant plants.
Native Here Nursery Volunteer run by the East Bay CNPS; excellent source of locally native plants; restoration.
*Native Revival Nursery Retail and wholesale native plants.
*Oaktown Native Plant Nursery Tree, shrub, perennial, and grass species of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Regional Parks Botanic Garden Retail plants and seeds on Wed and first Sat mornings.
The Watershed Nursery Retail, wholesale, and contract-grown Bay Area native plants with a focus on site-specific gene stock; wild land restoration and habitat enhancement services.

Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour - Yearly live garden visits with native garden owners and talented designers of the Bay Area’s gardens.