1. What is a Native Plant?
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| View of upland area in
the Shiawassee Basin, Springfield Township |
Native plants are those that grew in a particular area before the
arrival of the first Europeans. They are plants which are adapted to the
specific environments in which they evolved, and which are part of a
complex community of interdependent plants and animals.
In southeast Michigan, these communities range from prairie fens, to
conifer swamps, to oak-and-hickory forests.
Our native plants are
wonderfully diverse; they include huge shade trees, tiny woodland flowers,
tough prairie grasses, and flowering shrubs.
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