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‘.
Pacific Northwest
- Top Ten Native Plants for the Pacific Northwest:: National Wildlife Federation
- Pacific Northwest Plants for Native Bees (PDF):: Xerces Society
- Plant Species for Pollinator Habitat in the Inland Pacific Northwest (PDF):: NRCS, Washington State University
- Create a Butterfly Garden (PDF):: Oregon State University Extension Service
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A regional guide for farmers, land managers and gardeners in the Cascade Mixed Forest (PDF):: Pollinator Partnership
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A regional guide for farmers, land managers and gardeners in the Pacific Lowland (PDF):: Pollinator Partnership
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A regional guide for farmers, land managers and gardeners in the Middle Rocky Mountains (PDF):: Pollinator Partnership
Alaska
- Top Ten Native Plants for Alaska:: National Wildlife Federation
- Native Alaskan and Exotic Plants Used by Wildlife:: Alaska Department of Fish and Game
California
- Fire Resistant Native Plants with High Wildlife Value:: Theodore Payne Foundation
BIRDS
- Berries for Birds:: Santa Clara Valley Chapter of California Native Plant Society
- California Native Hummingbird Plants (PDF):: California Native Plant Society Santa Clara Valley Chapter
- Native Plants are for the Birds:: Marin Chapter California Native Plant Society
- Native Plants that Attract Birds to Your Garden (PDF):: Regional Parks Botanic Garden
- Plants that Attract Birds and Small Mammals:: Sea and Sage Audubon Society (Orange County)
- Native Garden Design: Birds:: Theodore Payne Foundation
- Native Garden Design: Hummingbirds:: Theodore Payne Foundation
BUTTERFLIES
- California Native Plants that Attract Butterflies (PDF):: Regional Parks Botanic Garden
- Butterflies and Their Larval Foodplants:: University of California, Irvine
- Native Garden Design: Butterflies:: Theodore Payne Foundation
- Top Butterfly Nectar Flowers: Bay Area (PDF):: North American Butterfly Association
- Top Butterfly Nectar Flowers: Santa Barbara Foothills (PDF):: North American Butterfly Association
- Top Butterfly Nectar Flowers: Malibu/Santa Monica Mountains (PDF):: North American Butterfly Association
- Top Butterfly Nectar Flowers: West Los Angeles (PDF):: North American Butterfly Association
- Top Butterfly Nectar Flowers: Los Angeles Basin Coastal Strip (PDF):: North American Butterfly Association
POLLINATORS
- Gardening for Bees: Seasonal Recommended Plant Lists:: Urban Bee Garden
- Native Garden Design: Pollinators:: Theodore Payne Foundation
- California Plants for Native Bees (PDF):: The Xerces Society
- Central Coast Pollinator Plant List (PDF):: The Xerces Society
- Central Valley Pollinator Plant List (PDF):: The Xerces Society
- Native Forbes for Pollinators: Northern Sierra Foothill Region (PDF):: The Xerces Society
- Pollinator Plants for Southern California: coastal and foothill regions (PDF):: The Xerces Society
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A regional guide for farmers, land managers and gardeners in the Sierran Steppe Mixed Forest (PDF):: Pollinator Partnership
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A regional guide for farmers, land managers and gardeners in the Intermountain Semidesert (PDF):: Pollinator Partnership
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A regional guide for farmers, land managers and gardeners in the CA Dry Steppe (PDF):: Pollinator Partnership
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A regional guide for farmers, land managers and gardeners in the CA Coastal Chaparral (PDF):: Pollinator Partnership
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A regional guide for farmers, land managers and gardeners in the CA Coastal Woodlands (PDF):: Pollinator Partnership
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A regional guide for farmers, land managers and gardeners in the CA Coastal Steppe (PDF):: Pollinator Partnership
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A regional guide for farmers, land managers and gardeners in the American SemiDesert (PDF):: Pollinator Partnership.
Oregon
- Plants for Pollinators in Oregon (PDF):: USDA, NRCS
- Gardening with Oregon Natives West of the Cascades:: Oregon State University Extension Service
- Top Butterfly Nectar Flowers for Southwest Oregon (PDF):: North American Butterfly Association
- Attract Hummingbirds to Your Garden (PDF):: Oregon State University Extension Service
- Attract Reptiles and Amphibians to Your Yard (PDF):: Oregon State University Extension Service
- Create a Butterfly Garden (PDF):: Oregon State University Extension Service
Washington
- Flowering Plants that Attract Hummingbirds:: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Butterfly Plants:: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Common Butterflies of the Puget Sound Region and Their Food Plants (PDF):: Washington Butterfly Association
- Top Butterfly Flowers of Western Washington (PDF):: North American Butterfly Association
- Native Plants for the Lively Garden in Puget Sound Country (PDF):: Seattle Audubon
- Native Plants for Western Washington Gardens:: Washington Native Plant Society
- Sample Plants for Salmon Friendly Gardens (PDF):: City of Seattle
- Planting is for the Birds! (PDF):: Snohomish Conservation District
- Increase Your Backyard Bounty with Native Bees:: Snohomish Conservation District
- Native Plants for the Lively Garden in Puget Sound Country (PDF):: Seattle Audubon Society
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A regional guide for farmers, land managers and gardeners in the Rocky Mountain Forest-Steppe (PDF):: Pollinator Partnership
- Backyard Habitat: Snohomish Conservation District