Florida Native Plant Resources

David and I recommend the following online resources for native plant identification:

• A Photographic Atlas for Botany (Morrow) - Fantastic, full color online atlas.
• Florida Wildflower Foundation - I use this as a reference for my blog frequently
• This is the specific page that I showed in class, but please explore the whole site, it is wonderfully done.
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center  - A concise, easy to use resource that I also use frequently as a reference for my blog.
• iNaturalist.org: This is a good resource to narrow you down to at least a family. BUT - this is SO important - NEVER eat a plant based on a photo ID. Unless you have taken a science-based course on botany and plant identification, or are with someone who has,  do NOT eat any plant in the wild. Remember - all plants are edible ONCE.

Offline (old fashioned "books") that are handy to have:

• Florida Wildflowers in Their Natural Communities by Walter Kingley Taylor - Considered the classic Florida ID book, but can be difficult to find. 
• A Falcon Guide: Central Florida. Wildflowers - I like this book because it's organized by color, which is the first think I notice about a flower, although it is not always the most definitive identification key. 
• The Wildflower Book: East of the Rockies - A Complete Guide to Growing and Identifying Wildflowers - My mom in law just gave me this, so I have only had a chance to scan it, but it looks like a great resource, and the phots are awesome.
• Guide to the vascular plants of central Florida by Richard P. Wunderlin - If you decide that you want to get seriously into botany, this is considered the bible of plant ID in Florida. This is a free edition.