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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Aster novae-angliae 'Alma Potchke' - New England aster
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Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' (syn. Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome') - New England aster
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Aster novae-angliae 'Vibrant Dome' - vibrant dome New England aster
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Aster novae-angliae - New England aster
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Aster novi-belgii (syn. Symphyotrichum novi-belgii) - New York Aster
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Aster oblongifolius 'October Skies' - aromatic aster
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Aster oblongifolius 'Raydon's Favorite' - aromatic aster
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Aster oblongifolius 'Twilight Sky' - aromatic aster
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Aster oblongifolius (syn. Symphyotrichum oblongifolium) - aromatic aster
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Aster umbellatus syn. Doellingeria umbellata - parasol whitetop aster
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Betula alleghaniensis - yellow birch
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Betula lenta - sweet birch
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Betula nigra 'Heritage' - river birch
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Betula nigra - river birch
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Betula papyrifera - paper birch
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Carya ovata - shagbark hickory
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Castanea dentata - American chestnut
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Ceanothus americanus - New Jersey tea
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Cornus alternifolia - pagoda dogwood