https://nativeyardatlas.com/tags/wildlife-garden/ Recent content in Wildlife-Garden on NativeYardAtlas.com Hugo en-US Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nativeyardatlas.com/regional-guides/pennsylvania-keystone-shrubs-by-ecoregion/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nativeyardatlas.com/regional-guides/pennsylvania-keystone-shrubs-by-ecoregion/ <h1 id="pennsylvania-keystone-shrubs-by-ecoregion">Pennsylvania Keystone Shrubs by Ecoregion</h1> <p><img src="https://nativeyardatlas.com/regional-guides/pennsylvania-keystone-shrubs-by-ecoregion/pennsylvania-keystone-shrub-path.svg" alt="Find the current Level II ecoregion, use its keystone-shrub column to shortlist, then check local range and garden conditions." loading="lazy" decoding="async"></p> <p>Penn State Extension’s keystone-shrub table groups selected shrubs by Pennsylvania’s five EPA Level II ecoregions: 5.3, 8.1, 8.3, 8.4, and 8.5. Use the current <a href="https://www.epa.gov/eco-research/ecoregions-north-america">EPA ecoregion map</a> to identify the unit for your place, then compare that code with the <a href="https://extension.psu.edu/keystone-shrubs-of-pennsylvania">Penn State table</a>.</p> <p>These are wildlife-priority selections, not a complete list of native shrubs, a county occurrence map, or a guarantee that a plant fits a particular yard. Examples from the table include:</p>