Keystone Native Plants

Keystone Plants are the native plant superstars of the landscape. They are the native plants that are the backbone of a region’s ecosystem hosting the most species and feeding the most caterpillars. They also feed and shelter the most bird species since caterpillars are vital to the lifecycle of birds. While all native plants are important and provide hosting and food for pollinators, Keystone Plants provide much more relative to other native species and are essential to keep the local ecosystem in balance and healthy.

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Acer rubrum 'Autumn Flame' - red maple
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Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset' - red maple
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Acer rubrum - red maple
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Acer saccharum - sugar maple
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Acer saccharum 'Super Sweet' - sugar maple
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Alnus serrulata - tag alder
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Amelanchier alnifolia - western serviceberry
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Amelanchier canadensis - shadblow
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Massachusetts' - common bearberry
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Aster azureus (syn. Symphyotrichum oolentangiense) - sky blue aster
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Aster cordifolius 'Avondale' (Symphyotrichum cordifolium 'Avondale') - blue wood aster
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Aster cordifolius (syn. Symphyotrichum cordifolium) - common blue wood aster
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Aster divaricatus 'Eastern Star' (syn.Eurybia divaricata 'Eastern Star') - white wood aster
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Aster divaricatus (syn. Eurybia divaricata) - woodland aster
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Aster ericoides 'Snow Flurry' (Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry') - heath aster
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Aster laevis 'Bluebird' (syn. Symphyotrichum laeve 'Blue Bird') - smooth aster
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Aster laevis (syn. Symphyotrichum laeve) - smooth aster
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Aster lateriflorus 'Lady in Black' (syn. Symphyotrichum lateriflorum 'Lady in Black') - calico aster
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Aster macrophyllus (syn. Eurybia macrophylla) - bigleaf aster