https://nativeyardatlas.com/tags/provenance-checklist/ Recent content in Provenance-Checklist on NativeYardAtlas.com Hugo en-US Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nativeyardatlas.com/native-status-and-provenance/native-plant-provenance-checklist/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nativeyardatlas.com/native-status-and-provenance/native-plant-provenance-checklist/ <h1 id="native-plant-provenance-checklist-what-to-ask-before-you-buy">Native Plant Provenance Checklist: What to Ask Before You Buy</h1> <p>Use this checklist to compare what two plant or seed offers actually say. It is a decision aid, not a vendor score or a list of records every seller must provide.</p> <p><img src="https://nativeyardatlas.com/native-status-and-provenance/native-plant-provenance-checklist/provenance-comparison-fields.svg" alt="A side-by-side comparison card with separate fields for identity, range, source, production, quality, and unknowns." loading="lazy" decoding="async"></p> <h2 id="record-each-offer-separately">Record each offer separately</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Question</th> <th>What to write down</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>What is it?</td> <td>Scientific name, any cultivar or hybrid name, and the plant or seed form.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Where is it native?</td> <td>The range source, its geographic scale, and the date or status wording it gives.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Where did this lot come from?</td> <td>Collection or source area, if stated, plus the lot or accession identifier that ties the claim to the offer.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Where was it grown?</td> <td>Production location and any propagation history the seller provides. Keep these separate from collection origin.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>What else is documented?</td> <td>Release or certification wording, seed-quality test and date, and any limits attached to those records.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>What is unknown?</td> <td>Missing, unclear, not applicable, or seller-described details that are not linked to a record.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Ask neutral, specific questions: “Which place does this origin statement refer to?” “Is it linked to this lot?” “What does this certification name mean in its program?” A named location can describe a source without proving permission to collect, long-term sustainability, native status at your property, or garden performance. Quality tests answer quality questions; they do not establish provenance.</p>