Native Plant Essential Resources
for Anne Arundel County MGs
Handout Draft Date 3/19/14
Organizations/Online Resources
 Biota of North America Program (a multitude of useful maps, including species distribution
by county for the entire US) (www.BONAP.org).
 Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council (http://www.chesapeakelandscape.org)
 Maryland Native Plant Society (www.mdflora.org), see especially plant hike lists
 The Maryland Biodiversity Project
(http://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/viewSpecies.php?species=1726)
 Maryland Department of Natural Resources (2007). Rare, Threatened and Endangered Plants
of Maryland. www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/espaa.asp
 Maryland Geological Survey. Geologic Map of Anne Arundel County
(http://www.mgs.md.gov/esic/geo/ann.html).
 Maryland Geological Society (http://www.ecphora.net/mgs/). Monthly field trips.
 Metzger, J. 1995. Maryland Native Plants: A Master Checklist.
www.mdflora.org/publications/mdchecklist.pdf
 Check your local park, government campus, etc., for published plant lists.
 The state herbarium online: The Norton Brown Herbarium, Dept. of Plant Sciences &
Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland (http://www.nbh.psla.umd.edu).
 The national herbarium online: Dept. of Botany, National Museum of Natural History,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. (http://botany.si.edu/dcflora/) - search for
specimens of any plant species in the digital collection.
 USGS The Chesapeake Bolide: Modern Consequences of an Ancient Cataclysm
(http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/epubs/bolide/). About the impact crater.
 University of Maryland Extension, Bay-Wise Program website includes list of nurseries that
sell natives and many other resources (https://extension.umd.edu/mg/locations/bay-wiselandscape-management)
Books
 Brown, M.L. & R.G. Brown (1984). Herbaceous Plants of Maryland. Port City Press, Inc.,
Baltimore, Maryland. 1127pp.
 Brown, M.L. & R.G. Brown (1972). Woody Plants of Maryland. Port City Press, Inc.,
Baltimore, Maryland. 347pp.
 Bureau of Land Management (2008). Technical Protocol for the Collection, Study, and
Conservation of Seeds from Native Plant Species for Seeds of Success.
(www.cbgseedbank.org/forms/CBG%20Collection%20Protocol.pdf) – in case you decide to
grow some of your own plants.
 Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council. The Eight Essential Elements of
Conservation Landscaping. (http://chesapeakelandscape.org/eight-essential-elements). See
also info on their annual conference.
 Harrison, Jason W. 2011. The Natural Communities of Maryland: 2011 Working list of
Ecological Community Groups and Community Types. Maryland Department of Natural
Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service, Natural Heritage Program, Annapolis, Maryland.
Unpublished report. 33 pages.
(http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/nhpnatcomm.asp)
 Jordan, William III. 2003. The Sunflower Forest: Ecological Restoration & the New
Communion with Nature.
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Schmidt, Martin Jr. 2010. Maryland’s Geology. Schiffer Publishing Ltd. Atglen PA.
Shetler, S. and S. Orli. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the BaltimoreWashington Area, two parts (http://botany.si.edu/dcflora/ - look for the links in the text
marked “Part I” and “Part II”). National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
Slattery, B.E., K. Reshetiloff & S.M. Zwicker (2003). Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat
and Conservation Landscaping: Chesapeake Bay Watershed. U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service, Chesapeake Bay Field Office, Annapolis, Maryland. 82 pp. (warning: includes
species that are rare in MD without noting that fact)
Stein, Sara. 1993. Noah's Garden: Restoring the Ecology of Our Own Backyards.
Tallamy, D.W. (2007). Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in
Our Gardens. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon. 288 pp.
Walker, Timothy. 2013. Plant Conservation: Why It Matters, How It Works.
Articles
 Beck, K.G, K. Zimmerman, J.D. Schardt, J. Stone, R.R. Lukens, S. Reichard, J. Randall, A.A.
Cangelosi, D. Cooper & J.P. Thompson (2008). Invasive Species Defined in a Policy
Context: Recommendations from the Federal Invasive Species Advisory Committee. Invasive
Plant Science and Management. 1: 414–421.
 Brush, Grace, C. Lenk and J. Smith. 1976, rev. 1980. The Vegetation Map of Maryland: The
Existing Natural Forests
 Brush, Grace, C. Lenk and J. Smith. 1980. The Natural Forests of Maryland: An Explanation
of the Vegetation Map of Maryland. Ecological Monographs, 50:1 77-92.
 Chowdhury, Shahrina. 11/18/2002. Introduced Species Summary Project: Hemlock Woolly
Adelgid (Adelges tsugae). Center for Environmental Research and Conservation, Columbia
University. http://www.columbia.edu/itc/cerc/danoffburg/invasion_bio/inv_spp_summ/Adelges_tsugae.html
 Grabowski, Janet, B. Baldwin and P. Meints. (2004). Selecting for Improved Seedling
Establishment in Beaked Panicum. Jamie L. Whitten Plant Materials Center 2004 Annual
Technical Report. p.16-17. (example of modification of seed dormancy for cultivar
development)
 Gustafson, D.J., D.J. Gibson and D.L. Nickrent (2005). Using Local Seeds in Prairie
Restoration: Data Support the Paradigm. Native Plants Journal 6(1): 25-28.
 Maryland Native Plant Society (2002). Guidelines for Collecting Seeds From Native Plants.
www.mdflora.org/publications/gguidelines02.pdf. Printable brochure.
 Norcini, Jeffrey. 2008. Native Plants: An Overview. University of Florida IFAS Extension
technical paper ENH1045, 7pp.
 Norcini, J.G., J.H. Aldrich, L.A. Halsey & J.G. Lilly (1998). Seed Source Affects
Performance of Six Wildflower Species. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural
Society 111: 4-9.
 Rhymer, J. and D. Simberloff. 1996. Extinction by Hybridization and Introgression. Annual
Review of Ecology & Systematics. 27:83-109
 Rogers, D. (2004). Genetic Erosion. Native Plants Journal 5(2): 113-122.
 Woods, A., J. Omernik, and D. Brown. 1999. LEVEL III AND IV ECOREGIONS OF
DELAWARE, MARYLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects Research
Laboratory, 200 SW 35th Street, Corvallis, Oregon 97333 (maps at
http://www.epa.gov/wed/pages/ecoregions/reg3_eco.htm)
 Young, S.A., B. Schrumpf, and E. Amberson. (2003). The AOSCA Native Plant Connection:
The Need for Native Plant Genetic Information. Bulletin of the Association of Official Seed
Certifying Agencies. Meridian, Idaho.
(http://www.aosca.org/SiteContent/Documents///aoscanativeplantbrochure.pdf)