https://nativeyardatlas.com/tags/native-range/ Recent content in Native-Range on NativeYardAtlas.com Hugo en-US Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nativeyardatlas.com/native-status-and-provenance/what-native-to-your-county-means/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nativeyardatlas.com/native-status-and-provenance/what-native-to-your-county-means/ <h1 id="what-does-native-to-your-county-mean">What does native to your county mean?</h1> <p>“Native to this county” is a claim about a species and a place. It does not identify the source of a nursery plant, predict whether it will thrive in your garden, or mean that every map uses the same definition.</p> <p><img src="https://nativeyardatlas.com/native-status-and-provenance/what-native-to-your-county-means/range-evidence-layers.svg" alt="A sequence for checking a native-range claim: name and place, range authority, occurrence records, then separate site-fit and lot-origin questions." loading="lazy" decoding="async"></p> <h2 id="name-the-place-and-the-claim">Name the place and the claim</h2> <p>Start with the plant’s scientific name, the geographic unit, and what “native” means in the source. A county map may describe historical range; another reference may report current observations or a status at the state, provincial, or national level. Keep the source date and any taxonomic or coverage limits with the result.</p> https://nativeyardatlas.com/regional-guides/which-regional-plant-source-should-i-use/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nativeyardatlas.com/regional-guides/which-regional-plant-source-should-i-use/ <h1 id="which-regional-plant-source-should-i-use">Which Regional Plant Source Should I Use?</h1> <p><img src="https://nativeyardatlas.com/regional-guides/which-regional-plant-source-should-i-use/regional-source-choice.svg" alt="Choose a source by the question, then check the source’s geography and result type before using its answer." loading="lazy" decoding="async"></p> <p><img src="https://nativeyardatlas.com/regional-guides/which-regional-plant-source-should-i-use/regional-source-questions.svg" alt="Match plant status, occurrence, ecological, and garden questions with the source type that can answer them." loading="lazy" decoding="async"></p> <p>Choose the source after naming the question. A tool that helps select plants for a garden may not be an occurrence atlas, and a map that shows occurrences may not say whether those plants are native.</p>