Plants by Region

Where to See Wildflowers in Nebraska
AUD = Audubon Society
NGPC = Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
PPRI = Prairie Plains Resource Institute
TNC = The Nature Conservancy
WAC = Wachiska

Upland Deciduous Forest—Natural Areas
Fontenelle Forest in Bellevue, 1111 N. Bellevue Blvd. in Bellevue
Indian Cave State Park in Richardson County (NGPC), 4 miles east of Barada in SE Nebraska
Mahoney State Park (NGPC), 3 miles east of Ashland in SE Nebraska
Platte River State Park (NGPC), 2.5 miles east of Louisville in SE Nebraska
Ponca State Park near Ponca (NGPC), 2 miles north of Ponca in NE Nebraska
Rulo Bluffs Preserve (TNC) in Richardson County
Schramm Park State Recreation Area (NGPC), 9 miles south of Gretna in SE Nebraska
Smith Falls State Park (NGPC), 12 miles east of Valentine in the Sandhills
Native Plant Displays/Gardens
Governor Furnas Arboretum in Brownville
Itha T. Krumme Memorial Arboretum in Falls City
Lauritzen Gardens in Omaha

Tallgrass Prairie—Natural Areas
Bader Park Natural Area in Merrick County (PPRI)
Crane Meadows Nature Center along the Platte River near Grand Island
Dieken Prairie near Unadilla (WAC)
Griffith Prairie (PPRI)
Lincoln Creek Prairie and Trail near Aurora (PPRI) near Aurora
Marie Ratzlaff Prairie Preserve in Hamilton County (PPRI)
Nine Mile Prairie northwest of Lincoln
Rowe Sanctuary (AUD) 1 mile west of I-80 Gibbon exit
Spring Creek Prairie near Lincoln (WAC)
Native Plant Displays/Gardens
Folsom Children's Zoo and Botanical Garden in Lincoln
Franklin-Cotterell Greens Arboretum in North Bend
Lauritzen Gardens in Omaha
Lower Platte South NRD Arboretum in Lincoln
Pioneers Park Nature Center in Lincoln
State Fair Park Arboretum in Lincoln
UNL Botanical Garden & Arboretum in Lincoln

Central Mixed Grass Prairie—Natural Areas
Chalk Mine Wayside Area (#23) near Scotia
Gallagher Canyon State Recreation Area (NGPC), 8 miles south of Cozad in south-central Nebraska
Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area near Imperial (NGPC), 5 miles east and 4.5 south of Imperial in SW Nebraska
Olson Nature Preserve near Albion (PPRI)
Pearl Harbor Survivors Preserve north of Riverdale(PPRI)
Willa Cather Memorial Prairie south of Red Cloud (TNC)
Native Plant Displays/Gardens
Gilman Park Arboretum

Western Mixed Grass Prairie—Natural Areas
Agate Fossil Beds (#10) National Monument near Harrison (National Park Service)
Ash Hollow State Historical Park in Antelope County (NGPC), .5 miles east and 3 south of Lewellen in the Panhandle
Lake McConaughy near Ogallala
Ogallala National Grassland in Sioux County (U.S. Forest Service)
Scotts Bluff National Monument (National Park Service)
Toadstool Park in Sioux County (NGPC)
Native Plant Displays/Gardens
D.A. Murphy Panhandle Arboretum
Northfield Park Arboretum

Sandhills Prairie—Natural Areas
Calamus Reservior State Recreation Area near Burwell (NGPC)
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) near North Platte
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) near Valentine
Nebraska National Forest near Halsey (U.S. Forest Service)
Olson Nature Preserve near Albion (PPRI)
Sandoz Ranch north of Ellsworth in the Sandhills
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) around Valentine

Ponderosa Pine Forests and Savannas—Natural Areas
Chadron State Park near Chadron (NGPC)
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) near Valentine
Fort Robinson State Park near Crawford (NGPC)
Long Pine State Recreation Area (NGPC)
Scotts Bluff National Monument (National Park Service)
Smith Falls State Park near Valentine (NGPC)
Soldier Creek Wilderness Management Area (NGPC)
Wildcat Hills Visitor Center near Scottsbluff (NGPC)
Native Plant Displays/Gardens
D.A. Murphy Panhandle Arboretum
Northfield Park Arboretum