Be PlantWise

Tools

These tools are designed to help homeowners and landowners manage invasive plants in their homes and communities by preventing introductions, managing their landscapes in the presence of introductions, and using native plants or non-invasive plants as alternatives.

Invasive to Native Translator
Use this tool to find native alternatives for common invasive plants.

Native Plant Landscape Designs
The Landscape Design tool illustrates three different design styles that you can apply to your own landscape using native plants.

Invasive Species Landscape Assessment
The Invasive Species Landscape Assessment tool (In development) allows you to assess your landscape regarding its possible impact on nearby natural areas.

Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States
Use this tool to learn more about the plants that invade natural areas in the U.S.

Explore Plants
The Wildflower Center's Native Plant Information Network allows you to search for native plant information by plant traits or names, browse through a collection of 23,000 native plant images, or pose plant questions to a resident horticulturalist.