FLORA
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| Purple milkweed vine (Matelea biflora) |
* BRIT Digital Herbarium Developed by the Botanical Research Institute of Texas to manage plant data, images, and other associated data from the BRIT-SMU-VDB Herbarium and the BRIT Press.
* Central Texas Invasive Plants
* Common Poison Plants and Plant Parts
* Field Identification of the 50 most common plant families in temperate regions, by Lena Struwe (PDF).
* Host Plants by Butterfly Species
* Image Archive Central Texas Plants This site is administered as a part of the course website for BIO 406D (Native Plants of Central Texas), a course given every semester at the University of Texas at Austin
* Know Your Grasses Species checklist for Edwards Plateau Region. Run by the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M System.
* Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Search for more than 7,000 native plants via the center's online database.
* Native Plants of Texas search engine This search engine hosted by NPSOT is designed to aid with native plant selection for garden planning.
* Native Plant Finder Plug in your zip code to find the best native plants suited for your area. Hosted by the National Wildlife Federation.
* Plants of Texas Rangelands
* Recommended Native Plants for Landscaping in the Texas Hill Country Compiled by the Native Plant Society of Texas–Kerrville Chapter.
* Shinners' and Mahler's Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Keys, descriptions, and illustrations for more than 2,200 species (nearly 46 percent of Texas plants) are available in Adobe Pdf format.
* Texas Invasives
* Texas Native Shrubs
* Texas Plant Information Database Maintained by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.
* Trees of Texas Great site run by the Texas Forest Service.
* USDA Plants Database Site includes "Interactive ID Keys."
FAUNA
Harmonia axyridis, (nonnative) multicolored Asian ladybug.
* All Abut Birds Maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
* Ant Identification Guide From a "pest" perspective but great resource.
* Bumble Bee Identification
* Bugguide.net An online community of naturalists who enjoy learning about and sharing observations of insects, spiders and other related creatures.
* Butterflies and Moths of North America Search species here. Also a collaborative effort to collect, store, and share species information and occurrence data.
* Collection of Ornithology Resources Website geared for adults and kids.
* Dallas County Lepidopterists' Society Maintains a species catalog for Dallas County with images. Caterpillar images, too.
* Digital Dragonflies, AgriLIFE Research, Texas A&M System.
* Field Guide to Common Texas Insects An online guide published AgriLife Extension–Texas A&M System.
* Herps of Texas Texas is home to more 225 species of reptiles and amphibians.
* How to identify flies.
* OdonataCentral, dragonflies and damselflies.
* Silhouette key to major moth families.
* Catalogue of Texas Spiders by D. Allen Dean.
* Texas Breeding Bird Atlas/Species Accounts Initiated in 1987 as a means to inventory avian breeding ranges in Texas.
* Texas turtles Information compiled and maintained by Carl J. Franklin.
* The Mammals of Texas–Online Edition Based on the 1994 book written by David J. Schmidly.
WILDSCAPE PUBLICATIONS
* Texas Wildscapes: Gardening for Wildlife, Kelly Conrad Bender, Texas A&M University Press (book).
* Texas Wildscapes: Gardening for Wildlife, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (brochure).
* Providing for Backyard Wildlife, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (online booklet).
OTHER
* Texas Beyond History The virtual museum of Texas' cultural heritage.
* Texas Natural Resources An information database for individuals interested in natural resource management of Texas rangelands.
CONSERVATION
* Highland Lakes Master Naturalists – Burnet chapter (My people!)
* Native Plant Society of Texas
* Texas Master Naturalists State Master Naturalist site.
FOR FUN
* Make Your Own Plastic Bottle Bird Feeder. Thanks to the Lyndhurst STEM Club for Girls in New Jersey for sharing this link.
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