Sources & data

Bedfellow's catalog of 1782 native plants blends sourced data with editorial detail. Scientific names, native range (state and county), biomes, light, soil moisture, bloom time and color, a popularity ranking, and photographs come from the public databases below. Height, spread, soil pH, and USDA hardiness zone are sourced where our horticultural databases cover the species and editorial otherwise; soil type, deer resistance, and descriptions are editorially written with AI assistance and may contain errors.

• USDA PLANTS Database — scientific names, symbols, regional native status, county-level distribution (range maps), and soil pH
• World Checklist of Vascular Plants (Kew), via GBIF — authoritative native-vs-introduced status by state
• EPA / CEC North America Level I Ecoregions — the native-biome classification
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (NPIN) — light, soil moisture, bloom time and color for most species
• Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder — height, spread, and USDA hardiness zone for the garden-worthy species it covers
• GBIF — US observation counts for the "most observed" popularity ranking, and a native-range fallback
• US Census Bureau (TIGER) — county and state boundaries for the range maps
• 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