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Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
  • If a picture is a thousand words, this site gives the Encyclopedia Brittanica a run for its money! Thousands of photographs representing plant species are found here, accompanied by maps indicating that plant's distribution. It's not just for Floridians either a quick scan shows bunches of plants found as far North as Manitoba!
CalPhotos: California Plants & Habitats
  • Looking for information about a plant growing in your California backyard? Or maybe you're in the Midwest or on the East Coast with some heat-tolerant plants outside your window. Either way, you can probably find a photograph of it in this enormous database. More than 20,000 images were drawn from both public and private collections to illustrate foliar, floral, and fruiting characteristics. You can even search for plants by type, color, or photographer!
Get Out of Town -- An Online Guide to Hoosier Natural Areas
  • Eric Thiel has done a phenomenal job putting together a list of natural resources in Indiana. Each of the 100+ listings includes directions and plants of interest (sometimes with photographs!). Also available for order online is a specialized book focusing on West Central Indiana.
Grand Prairie Friends
  • Grand Prairie Friends is an organization of volunteers from all walks of life who share a commitment to preserving and restoring tallgrass prairie in east-central Illinois.
Iowa Prairie Network Homepage
  • An 800 member organization, the Iowa Prairie Network is dedicated to creating awareness of and preservation of tallgrass prairies.
Kenneth R. Robertson's Homepage
  • An excellent resource by Ken Robertson, a Botanist and Curator of the University of Illinois Natural History Survey Herbarium. Includes lists of tallgrass prairie species, Web links, and publications.
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Living Prairie Museum
  • Inside Winnipeg, the Living Prairie Museum is a 30 acre tallgrass prairie preserve with over 160 species of prairie plants.
Making of America
  • A Journey Through Texas", written by Frederick Law Olmsted chronicles a saddle-trip on the southwestern frontier. There are some wonderful passages about the Blackland Prairie in Texas, starting around page 92.
Mt. Pelion Nature Link
  • An exploration of the landscapes, wildlife and flowers of Mt. Pelion, Greece, through a series of original photographs and sketches.
Plains and Prairies
  • This site, run by the Nature Conservancy of Texas, presents information about Texas "plains and prairies" ecoregions.
Prairie Enthusiasts
  • A good set of links, up to date news, and recommended reading for Illinois prairiegoers (of course, this is worth visiting if you're from anywhere else too).
Prairie Mailing List Archives
Prairie Nursery
  • This mail order nursery specializes in quality wildflowers and native grasses. They have a wonderful planning guide that outlines the steps in prairie establishment.
Reflective Images Nature Photography
  • Dedicated to the preservation of our environment through photography and education." Photographer Gary D. Tonhouse presents some beautiful pictures of our natural environment at this site.
The Prairie is my Garden, Seed Company
  • Our mission is to create an awareness and appreciation for prairie ecosystems and all they represent and support, and to further the conservation and restoration of these systems, recognizing their benefit to individuals, communities and wildlife." This seed company provides seed mixes for prairie restorations.