Native Plants
National Organizations Directory
As a service to the public, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center collects information on native plant societies, conservation groups, governmental agencies, botanical gardens, arboreta, and other plant-related organizations throughout North America. Click here to add your organization to the directory. Affiliates are organizations that partner with the Wildflower Center to encourage the preservation and use of native plants in different regions of the country.
The University of Montana Plant Ecology Lab
Address: Division of Biological Sciences
Health Sciences room 104
Missoula, MT 59812
Region: Rocky Mountain
Phone: 40.243.5935
Web: www.plantecology.org
Organization Scope: International
Organization Type: Horticultural Society
Services this organization provides
- Work on restoration projects
- Wildflower or native habitat display on property
- Conducts research
- Publish research
- Provide educational programming
Native Plant Focus: We work on how to preserve our native plant ecosystems from the devastation that exotic plants wreak on them. We also are determining which native plants are resistant to invasive plants, which may shed light on how to remediate our prairies.
Publications: We publish the results of our research frequently. See www.plantecology.org for a complete list.
Description: Currently our lab is focused on the question of plant invasability. Understanding the strategies of noxious plants will help us preserve our native plant communities
Last Update: 2004-12-02
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