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Library & Archive

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

Roadside Flowers of Texas
by: Wills, M.M. & H.S. Irwin
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Cactus Handbook
by: Haustein, E.
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Wildflowers of the Guadalupe Mountains and the Sand Dune Country, Texas
by: Warnock, B. H.
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Armitage's Native Plants for North American Gardens
by: Armitage, A. M.
Notes: From Amazon.com The popularity of native North American plants has soared in recent years, for many good reasons. Whatever draws you to native plants, you'll find no better or more authoritative guid...
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Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers 2: A Field Guide to Common Wildflowers and Plants of the Prairie Midwest
by: Ladd, D.
Notes: Helps identify plants commonly found in tall grass prairies. "Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers is the ultimate field guide to wildflowers of the midwestern tallgrass prairie. This valuable reference enab...
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Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants
by: Burrell, C. C.
Notes: The biggest enemy of any garden is not a pest, disease, or poison—it’s any plant with tougher survival skills than the plants it competes with. The best way to weed out the invaders is with this fiend...
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