Help Conservation in Your Yard or in Pots with ‘Keystone’ Native Plants – ryan – ryan

Help Conservation in Your Yard or in Pots with ‘Keystone’ Native Plants – ryan

University of Delaware Entomologist Doug Tallamy’s Research has identified “keystone” plant species that make up the foundation of many ecosystems by producing for native insects, Thus Supporting the ecological food web.

Event Planting JUST ONE KEYSTONE PLANT IN THE YARD OR IN A CONTAINER WILL HELP RESTORE BIODIVERSITY ON YOUR PROPERTY.

Here are eight of the Most Important Trees and Plants that Tallamy, Author of the New Book, “How Can I Help?”, Recommends (Find A Complete List for your ecoregion at https://homegrownnationalpark.org/Keystone-plant-guides/.)

Top Keystone Trees

OAKS (Quercus spp.): Best in the 84% of the US Counties in Which They Occur.

Native Willows (Salix): Best Farother North.

Native Cottonwood (Populus): Best in Driler Regions.

Native Cherries (Prunus): Very Important Nationwide.

__ Native Plums (Prunus): Very Important Nationwide.

Top Keystone Perennial Flowers

__ Goldenrod (Solidago)

__ Perennial Sunflower (Helianthus)

__ Aster (Symphyotrichum)

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