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The Tennessee Native Plant Society (TNPS), founded 1977, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in Nashville for preservation and education about the native flora of Tennessee including the Great Smoky Mountains. [2] TNPS supports the Tennessee-Kentucky Plant Atlas, an online database of plant distribution records, maps, and images.
The Native Plant Society of Texas aims to educate both its members and the general public and to foster a greater awareness of the Texas native flora; to encourage landscaping with appropriate native plants; to protect, conserve and restore native plants threatened by development; to encourage the responsible propagation of native plants; and to promote appreciation and understanding of ...
The Tennessee Invasive Plant Council has identified the following invasive plants in Tennessee. The plants are all widely established across the state and have been reported in more than 10 counties.
Accurately predicting the impacts of non-native plants can be an especially effective management option because most introductions of non-native plant species are intentional. [ 181 ] [ 182 ] [ 183 ] Weed risk assessments attempt to predict the chances that a specific plant will have negative effects in a new environment, often using a ...
Pages in category "Native plant societies based in the United States" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Salvia pentstemonoides (Big red sage) is a herbaceous perennial that is rare in nature and native to only a few locations in Texas, including the Edwards Plateau. The plant remains endangered due to destruction of habitat and browsing by deer. The severe Texas drought of the 1950s may have contributed to its decline. [1]
Bertha Mendoza made a final call to her husband of 38 years as raging Hurricane Helene floodwaters trapped her and others at a Tennessee plastics plant.
Blephilia, the pagoda plant or wood mint, is a genus of four species of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. They are all herbaceous plants native to eastern North America. [1] [2] Blephilia are most often found in open areas, glades, and mesic forests. All species of Blephilia are considered threatened or endangered in some states. [3] [4 ...