Here you will find plant lists for wildlife including birds, butterflies pollinators and even mammals. They mostly all come from universities, extension services, cities or other organizations and they are plant lists for wildlife, not just native plant lists. If you have a list or resource that’s not listed, please send it to me by using the contact form (also found in the pages drop down menu) and I’ll be happy to add it.
You can find regional landscaping for wildlife guides and documents, many which accompany these documents under the ‘Pages’ menu under ‘Landscape for Wildlife‘.
All Midwest
- Top Ten Native Plants for the Midwest:: National Wildlife Federation
- Upper Midwest Plants for Native Bees (PDF):: The Xerces Society
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A Regional Guide for Farmers, Land Managers and Gardeners in the Eastern Broadleaf Forest (PDF):: Pollinator Partnership
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A Regional Guide for Farmers, Land Managers and Gardeners in the Prairie Parkland (PDF):: Pollinator Partnership
Illinois
- Landscaping for Wildlife:: Lake County Forest Preserves
- Top Butterfly Nectar Flowers for West Central Illinois (PDF):: North American Butterfly Association
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A Regional Guide for Farmers, Land Managers and Gardeners in the Lower Mississippi Riverine (PDF):: Pollinator Partnership
Indiana
- Landscaping with Plants Native to Indiana:: Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society
- Native Indiana Plants:: Indiana Wildlife Federation
- Top Butterfly Nectar Flowers for West Central Indiana (PDF):: North American Butterfly Association
Iowa
- It’s for the Birds:: Iowa State University Extension
- Attracting Hummingbirds to Your Garden:: Iowa State University Extension
- Iowa Butterfly and Caterpillar Food Preference (PDF):: Iowa State University Extension
- Recommended Plants for a Butterfly Garden:: Iowa State University Extension
- Iowa Job Sheet: Pollinator Habitat (PDF):: Iowa NRCS
Kansas
- Trees and Shrubs That Attract Songbirds & Wildlife (PDF):: Kansas Forest Service, Kansas State University
- Top Butterfly Nectar Flowers for Greater Kansas City, Kansas/Missouri (PDF):: North American Butterfly Association
- Top Butterfly Nectar Flowers for Eastern Kansas/Western Missouri (PDF):: North American Butterfly Association
Michigan
- Managing Michigan’s Wildlife: A Landowner’s Guide: Wildflowers:: Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Managing Michigan’s Wildlife: A Landowner’s Guide: Trees and Shrubs:: Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Managing Michigan’s Wildlife: A Landowner’s Guide: Grasses and Groundcovers:: Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Landscaping for Migratory Birds (PDF):: Rouge River Bird Observatory
- Top Butterfly Nectar Flowers for Southwest Michigan (PDF):: North American Butterfly Association
- Top Butterfly Nectar Flowers for South Central Michigan (PDF):: North American Butterfly Association
- Top Butterfly Nectar Flowers for Southeast Michigan (Detroit Area) (PDF):: North American Butterfly Association
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A Regional Guide for Farmers, Land Managers and Gardeners in the Laurentian Mixed Forest (PDF):: Pollinator Partnership
Minnesota
- Native Plant List (PDF):: University of Minnesota Extension
- Butterfly and Moth Garden Plants:: University of Minnesota Extension
- Butterfly Gardens:: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Top Butterfly Nectar Flowers for Twin Cities (PDF):: North American Butterfly Association
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A Regional Guide for Farmers, Land Managers and Gardeners in the Laurentian Mixed Forest (PDF):: Pollinator Partnership
Missouri
- Native Plants for Your Landscape (PDF):: Missouri Department of Conservation
- Landscaping for Backyard Wildlife:: Missouri Department of Conservation
- Butterfly Gardening:: The Butterfly House, Missouri Botanical Garden
- Top Butterfly Nectar Flowers for Greater Kansas City, Kansas/Missouri (PDF):: North American Butterfly Association
- Top Butterfly Nectar Flowers for Eastern Kansas/Western Missouri (PDF):: North American Butterfly Association
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A Regional Guide for Farmers, Land Managers and Gardeners in the Lower Mississippi Riverine (PDF):: Pollinator Partnership
Nebraska
- Landscape Plants for Wildlife (PDF):: University of Nebraska Extension
- Butterfly Gardening (PDF):: University of Nebraska Extension
Ohio
- Native Landscaping for Birds, Bees, Butterflies and Other Wildlife:: Ohio State University Extension
- Backyard Enhancement for Wildlife (PDF):: Ohio State University Extension
- Butterfly Gardens (PDF):: Ohio State University Extension
- Birdscaping: Using Plants to Attract Birds in Your Landscape:: Ohio Landscape Association
- Top Butterfly Nectar Flowers for Central Ohio (PDF):: North American Butterfly Association
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A Regional Guide for Farmers, Land Managers and Gardeners in the Eastern Broadleaf Forest (Oceanic Province) (PDF):: Pollinator Partnership
Wisconsin
- Landscape Plants That Attract Birds (PDF):: University of Wisconsin Extension
- Top Butterfly Nectar Flowers for West Central Wisconsin (PDF):: North American Butterfly Association
- Top Butterfly Nectar Flowers for Southwestern Wisconsin (PDF):: North American Butterfly Association
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A Regional Guide for Farmers, Land Managers and Gardeners in the Laurentian Mixed Forest (PDF):: Pollinator Partnership