New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae)

Native Plants of Pennsylvania

iConserve
iConservePA is a web site managed by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, whose vision is to inspire citizens to value their natural resources, engage in conservation practices and experience the outdoors.
http://iconservepa.org/plantnatives.html

Plant Communities of Pennsylvania (PA Plant communities -pdf)
A downloadable booklet explaining the plant communities of forest, herbaceous openings and wetlands of Pennsylvania.

http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/plants/plantcommunities/index.htm

Native Plants of Philadelphia (pdf)
Two downloadable pdfs of Philadelphia native trees, shrubs, wildflowers, ferns, grasses, sedges and rushes. These are the booklets I hand out in my presentations.
http://www.fairmountpark.org/NativeandInvasivePlants.asp

Parts, types and positions of tree leaves – diagram
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/commontr/parts.aspx

Functions of different parts of a tree – diagram
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/commontr/treeparts.aspx

Common Trees of Pa
Facts sheets on 57 native, and 5 introduced trees of Pennsylvania.
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/commontr/

Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve – New Hope, PA
http://www.bhwp.org/

USDA Plants Database
A comprehensive database which provides information and photos of over 400,000 native, non-native and invasive plants.
http://plants.usda.gov/

Gardening and Landscaping with Native Plants

Landscaping with Native Plants in PA
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/plants/nativeplants/index.htm

Places to Buy Native Plants in PA
http://www.iconservepa.org/buynatives.html

RedBud Native Plant Nursery, Glen Mills, PA
This nursery carries only plants that are native to the  mid-atlantic region.
redbudnativeplantnursery.com

Recommended Street Tree List from Fairmount Park Department
There are several native trees on this list. I have reworked the list and removed the non-natives.
http://www.fairmountpark.org/streettree.asp

Caring for a Newly Planted Tree – Fairmount Park
http://www.fairmountpark.org/TreeCare.asp

Search for Pennsylvania Native Plants
Create a custom list of plants for your garden conditions
http://iconservepa.org/nativeplants/nativeplantssearch.aspx

Pennsylvania Native Plant Society
http://www.pawildflower.org/

Native Plant Society of New Jersey
http://www.npsnj.org

Delaware Native Plant Society
www.delawarenativeplants.org

Maryland Native Plant Society
www.mdflora.org

Plant-Bird Database – Pennsylvania Audubon
Which plant naturally attracts which bird? Choose a plant or a bird and receive a list of bird and plant interactions.
http://www.pabirdplants.org/

Society for Ecological Restoration International – Mid-Atlantic Chapter
http://www.ser.org/midatl/

Invasive Plants

Invasive Plants in Philadelphia County
http://www.eddmaps.org/tools/countyplants.cfm?id=us_pa_42101

Invasive plants of Pa
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/conservationscience/invasivespecies/index.htm

Invasive Species Info – USDA
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/