Plant Identification - Illinois Native Plant Society

Recommended resources for plant identification in Illinois and surrounding regions.

Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary by James G. Harris and Melinda Woolf Harris. 2001. Spring Lake Pub.
Newcombs Wildflower Guide by Lawrence Newcomb. 1977. Little, Brown and Company. (great for beginners)
iNaturalist.org website and apps (iPhone/Android)
Flora of North America project
Sedges of North America from Louisiana State University
Carex (sedge) books by Linda W. Curtis

Flora of the Chicago Region by Gerould Wilhelm and Laura Rericha. 2017. Indiana Academy of Sciences.
Vascular Flora of Illinois by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. 2013 (Fourth Edition). Southern Illinois Press.
Illustrated Flora of Illinois series by Robert Mohlenbrock. Southern Illinois Press.
Field Guides, numerous authors, hosted at The Field Museum
Illinois Plants database by the Illinois Natural History Survey: Wild Plants of the Prairie State
IllinoisWildflowers.info by John Hilty
Illinois Wildflowers app (iPhone/Android)
Forest Trees of Illinois by Robert Mohlenbrock. 2006. Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
Trees of Illinois by Linda Kershaw. 2007. Lone Pine.
Plant Communities of Southern Illinois by John Voigt and Robert Mohlenbrock. 1964. Southern Illinois Press.
Flora of Southern Illinois by Robert Mohlenbrock and John Voigt. 1959. Southern Illinois Press.
Rapid Color Field Guide: Spring Flora of Southern Illinois and Guide to Spring Wildflower Hikes in Southern Illinois

Shrubs and Woody Vines of Indiana and the Midwest: Identification, Wildlife Values, and Landscaping Use by Salley S. Weeks and Harmon P. Weeks, Jr. Purdue University Press. 2012.
Sedges of Indiana and the Adjacent States: The Non-Carex Species by Paul E. Rothrock. Indiana University Press. 2012.
Indiana Wildflowers by Kay Yatskievych. Indiana University Press. 2000.

Field Manual of Michigan Flora by Edward G. Voss and Anton A. Reznicek. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor. 2012 and online database: MichiganFlora.net, with online dichotomous keys

The Flora of Missouri series by George Yatskievych. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. 1999–2014.
Trees of Missouri by Don Kurz. Missouri Department of Conservation. 2003.
Shrubs and Woody Vines of Missouri by Don Kurz. Missouri Department of Conservation. 1997.
A Key to Missouri Trees in Winter by Jerry Cliburn & Ginny Wallace. Missouri Department of Conservation. 1990.
Missouri Wildflowers by Edgar Denison, 6th. Missouri Department of Conservation. 2008 edition.
MissouriPlants.com by Dan Tenaglia

Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region: A Comprehensive Field Guide by Merel R. Black and Emmet J. Judziewicz. 2009. University of Wisconsin Press.
Field Guide to Wisconsin Sedges: An Introduction to the Genus Carex (Cyperaceae) by Andrew L. Hipp. 2008. University of Wisconsin Press.
Online Virtual Flora of Wisconsin by the Wisconsin State Herbarium, UW–Madison
Spring Flora of Wisconsin: A Manual of Plants Growing without Cultivation and Flowering Before June 15 by Norman Fassett. 1976. University of Wisconsin Press.

Plant Life of Kentucky by Ronald Jones. 2005. The University Press of Kentucky.
Wildflowers and Ferns of Kentucky by Thomas Barnes and S. Wilson Francis. 2004. The University Press of Kentucky.
Kentucky Wildflowers

Canadensys data explorer and Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN)
GoBotany website by the Native Plant Trust (New England) https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/
Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians by Dennis Horn and Tavia Cathcart. 2005. Lone Pine Publishing.
Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States by Alan Weakley