Sources & data

Bedfellow's catalog of 1596 native plants is built in two layers. Native range, scientific names, and photographs come from public databases; growing conditions, bloom times, wildlife value, deer resistance, and descriptions are editorially written with AI assistance from the horticultural references below, and may contain errors.

• USDA PLANTS Database — scientific names, symbols, and native status by region
• GBIF — per-state occurrence records used as a presence proxy
• Wikimedia Commons and iNaturalist — photographs, under their individual licenses
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Xerces Society, Calscape, Oregon Flora, and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum — species selection and horticulture
• Doug Tallamy / NWF Native Plant Finder — caterpillar host counts and keystone designations