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The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Library & Archive assembles and disseminates information that will encourage the cultivation, conservation, and preservation of wildflowers and other native flora throughout North America.

Our collection of over 1600 volumes is searchable through the University of Texas Library Catalog and available by appointment.

In addition, the Library & Archive maintains a National Native Plant Bibliography. This Bibliography was compiled to make it easier to find floras, field guides, and other native plant publications appropriate for your area. Use the search bar below to locate a specific reference.

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Sample Selections

Native Plants in the Coastal Garden: A Guide for Gardeners in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest
by: Pettinger, A.; B. Costanzo
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Street Trees for Metropolitan New York
by: Berrang, P. & D. F. Karnosky
Notes: Out of Print--Limited Availability
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Wildflowers of North America : A Guide to Field Identification
by: Venning, F. D.; M. C. Saito
Notes: From Amazon.com: Identify the red splash of an Indian Paintbrush. Recognize the odor of burning Sage. Find the graceful Jack-in-the-Pulpit, hidden in shady swamplands-and realize that wildflowers are...
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Wildflowers across Texas
by: Parent, L.; P. C. Parent
Notes: Photography by Laurence Parent, with an introductory essay by Patricia Caperton Parent and a forward by First Lady Laura Bush. The simple, stunning beauty of Texas wildflowers has never been more evid...
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Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
by: Turner, M.; P. Gustafson
Notes: Featuring more than 1240 stunning color photographs, this comprehensive field guide will remain a trusted, authoritative trailside reference for years to come. It describes and illustrates 1220 common...
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Remarkable Plants of Texas: Uncommon Accounts of Our Common Natives
by: Matt Warnock Turner
Notes: In this intriguing book, Matt Warnock Turner explores the little-known facts—be they archaeological, historical, material, medicinal, culinary, or cultural—behind our familiar botanical landscape. In ...
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