Resources
Barnyards and Backyards Articles
- Do You Know These Native, Water-Wise Plants
- Edible and Poisonous Berries of Shrubs in Wyoming
- Full Foraging Facts and Forays with Foresight Will Keep You Healthy
- How to Identify Trees in Wyoming
- Use Your Smartphone for Plant Identification With These Six Apps
Plant Walk Picture Guides
- Area East of Laramie (East of UW Golf Course)May 2018
- Fen in the Snowy Range, July 2023
- Libby Flats Observation Area Snowy Range-Selected Plants
- Plant Walk McGuire Ranch, June 2023
- Pelton Creek Area in the Snowy Range, 2022 (18MB)
- Blooming Plants of Carbon County, 2018
Websites
- (Wyoming State Forestry Division)
- (lots of pics and info of plant which are also in WY)
- (USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service)
- (Awesome resource - See which plants which have been collected by botanists in your area. Some have high res scans of the pressed plants.)
- (Teton Chapter, Wyoming Native Plant Society)
- (Teton Conservation District Page)
- (University of Wyoming, WYNDD, Rocky Mountain Herbarium)
Publications/Keys/Guides
- Common 5 Plant Families in WY- Family Characteristics Guide (Rocky Mountain Herbarium & UW Biodiversity Institute)
- (UW Extension Pub B-1288.3, 2018)
- (UW Biodiversity Institute)
- (UW Extension Pub B-1265, 2014)
- (UW Extension Pub B-1316, 2022)
Videos
Barnyards and Backyards Articles
Plant walk picture guides
Websites
(answer a series of questions to determine what type of native tree it is)
(Lots of pics and info for many plants which are also in Wyoming)
(Awesome resource - See which plants which have been collected by botanists in your
area. Some have high res scans of the pressed plants.)
(Great for plants in the NW corner of the state)
(Links to species list, pocket ID guide and more)
(University of WY, WYNDD, Rocky Mtn Herbarium)
Publications/Keys/Guides
Common 5 Plant Families in WY - Family Characteristics Guide (Rocky Mountain Herbarium & UW Biodiversity Institute)
(UW Extension, March 2018)
- UW Biodiversity Institute
(UW Extension, March 2014)
(2022)
Videos
( Barnyards & Backyards Live! show)
Barnyards and Backyards Articles
- Add Plucky, Pollinator-Friendly Penstemons to Your Garden
- Indian Paintbrush State Wildflower and Challenge to Cultivate!
- Some Native Wildflower Seeds Need Cold Stratification to Sprout
- Starting Plants From Seed Indoors: The Basics
- Ten Rocky Mountain Natives You Can Grow
- The Right Plants in the Right Place: Water-wise Landscaping
- Wild for Wildflowers
UW Extension Publications
- (companion website with the book pdf and additional resources on plant information) (UW Biodiversity Institute, 2014)
- Tips for Wildflower Seedings and Seed Mixes (from Promoting Pollinators on Your Place)
How To Germinate Seed Info Web Pages
- (Germination tips page)
- (Ontario Rock Garden & Hardy Plants Society)
- (Missouri Botanical Garden Info)
- (has link to spreadsheet with info on germinating various species of Penstemon)
Other Websites
Videos
- , (UWyo Extension)
- (Barnyards & Backyards Wyoming)
Barnyards and Backyards Articles
The right plants in the right place. Water-wise landscaping (B&B Wyoming Rural Living Resources guide section)
UW Extension Publications
Plants with Altitude: Regionally Native Plants for Wyoming Gardens (March 2014)
How to Germinate Seed Info Web pages (also see B&B articles above)
Germination tips page
(natives & non-natives)
(has link to spreadsheet with info on germinating various species of Penstemon)
Other Websites
Videos
A Few Native Plants for Gardens |
( Barnyards & Backyards Live! show)
- (Whitefish, MT; retail, wholesale)
- (Fort Collins, CO; retail)
- (Fort Collins, CO; wholesale only)
- (Hamilton, MT; restoration, wholesale)
- (New Mexico; retail online)
- (Rexburg, ID; wholesale)
- (Loveland, CO; reforestation, wholesale)
- (Lander, WY)
- (Casper, WY)
- (Sheridan WY; wholesale and retail through custom orders)
- (Tekoa, WA; retail online, wholesale)
- (Loveland, CO)
- (Fort Lupton, CO; wholesale)
Disclaimer- Business or plant variety names used in this publication are used only for the purpose of educational information. The information given herein is supplied with the understanding that no discrimination is intended, and no endorsement of businesses by the University of Wyoming Extension is implied. Nor does it imply approval of businesses to the exclusion of others, which may also be suitable.
- (CO)
- (Must be a member!)
- (Boulder, CO)
- (Utah and Colorado)
- (Belen, NM)
- (Must be a member!)
- (Greeley, CO)
- (Winona, MN)
- (Coaldale, CO)
- (Manderson, WY)
Disclaimer- Business or plant variety names used in this publication are used only for the purpose
of educational information. The information given herein is supplied with the understanding
that no discrimination is intended, and no endorsement of businesses by the University
of Wyoming Extension is implied. Nor does it imply approval of businesses to the exclusion
of others, which may also be suitable.
