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This category contains the native flora of Nebraska as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included; taxa of higher ranks (e.g. genus) are only included if monotypic or endemic. Include taxa here that are endemic or have restricted distributions (e.g. only a few countries).
Iowa: Wild rose: Rosa arkansana: 1897 [22] [23] Kansas: Sunflower: Helianthus annuus: 1903 [24] Kentucky: Goldenrod: Solidago gigantea: 1926 [25] Louisiana: Magnolia (state flower) Magnolia: 1900 [26] Louisiana iris (state wildflower) Iris giganticaerulea: 1990 [27] Maine: White pine cone and tassel: Pinus strobus: 1895 [28] Maryland: Black ...
This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Indiana is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Nebraska [1] [2] [3] Name Image
The Earl G. Maxwell Arboretum is a 5-acre (2.0 ha) arboretum and botanical garden located on the East Campus of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln [1] in Lincoln, Nebraska. The arboretum began more than 50 years ago when Earl G. Maxwell began to plant trees on the campus.
In addition to prairie grasses, some of which including big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) can grow as tall as six feet, the site supports a range of prairie trees, including cottonwoods and honey locust. Invasive sumac plants and (in the absence of fire) eastern juniper trees require control to preserve the original prairie ecology. A total of ...
The trees and shrubs had been planted more than a decade earlier by the urban forestry nonprofit North East Trees, a project that included signage to identify the many native species added to the ...
The Norris Forest School Arboretum is an 160-acre (65 ha; 650,000 m 2) arboretum located four miles (6 km) south of Hickman, Nebraska, and extends all around the grade school, middle school and high school buildings of the Norris School District.
website, also known as Nebraska Nature & Visitor Center, offers guided trips to view sandhill cranes from observation blinds on the banks of the Platte River: Fontenelle Forest Nature Center: Bellevue: Sarpy: Eastern: 1,400-acre forest with 18 miles of trails Hummel Park Nature Center: Omaha: Douglas: Eastern: 202 acres, operated by the City ...