Native Plant Finder Tools
Southeast:
- SCNPS Native Plant Directory
- Clemson Cooperative Extension’s Carolina Yards Plant Database – select “Yes” for “SC Native”
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox – select “Native Plant” Under “Whole Plant Traits / Plant Type”
- UGA EcoScapes: Build Your Native Plant List – select “Chatham County” for SC matches
North America:
Native Plant Identification Tools
Southeast:
- SCNPS Plant Identification Archive
- SCNPS Plant Identification Request
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox – select “Native Plant” Under “Whole Plant Traits / Plant Type”
- Southeastern Flora
North America:
- iNaturalist – Upload photos online or using an app
Species-specific Native Plant Information
Southeast:
- Name That Plant: Native Plants of the Carolinas and Georgia
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Roundstone Native Seed – species descriptions for native wildflowers and grasses
- South Carolina Plant Atlas – county-level distribution maps for 3,000 plants native to SC
- Southeastern Flora – well-curated photos of native plants
North America:
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Missouri Botanical Garden’s Plant Finder – not all natives
