California Native Plant Society (CNPS)
California Native Plant Society Website
Organization dedicated to protecting California’s native plant heritage and preserving it for future generations.
Local chapters
Books on Gardening with Native Plants
- California Native Plants for the Garden, Bornstein, Fross, O’Brien
- Designing California Native Gardens, Keator, Middlebrook
- Growing California Native Plants, Second Edition, Schmidt, Greenberg
- Native Treasures, Smith
Local Nurseries that Sell California Native Plants
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.
- *California 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.
- *Larner Seeds Native seeds, plants, books and landscaping.
- *Mostly Native Nursery Retail nursery with native and drought tolerant plants.
- Native Here Nursery Volunteer run by 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.
Websites about California Native Plants
- East Bay Regional Parks District District-wide wild plant photo guides.
- Calphoto Photos of California native plants.
- Calflora Information on wild California plants for conservation, education, and appreciation.
- California Plant Link Exchange Helps you select local native plants for any location in the state, and find out who sells them.
- U.C. Jepson Manual online 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.
Gardens with California Native Plants
Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour – Yearly live garden visits with native garden owners and talented designers of the Bay Area’s gardens.
Gardens with only California Native Plants
- California Botanic Garden, Claremont, CA
- Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara, CA
Gardens with a Section of California Native Plants
- UC Berkeley Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA
- UC Davis Arboretum, Davis, CA
- UC Santa Cruz Arboretum, Santa Cruz, CA
- San Francisco Botanical Garden, San Francisco, CA
- Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, Fort Bragg, CA
- San Diego Botanic Garden, San Diego, CA
- Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, CA
Groups that Offer Classes and Field Trips about California Native Plants
- California Center for Natural History
- California Lichen Society
- California Mycological Societies
- California Native Plant Society
- Chico State Herbarium
- East Bay Regional Park Activities
- Golden Gate Bird Alliance
- Jepson Herbarium workshops
- Jepson Herbarium videos
- Point Reyes Field Institute
- S.F. State Sierra Nevada Field Campus
- Siskiyou Field Institute
- Yosemite Conservancy
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