Idaho Native Plants & Pollinators Guide

Knowing about native plants and some of their pollinators can also help you decide which plants you may want to include in your home, school, or office gardens. The information here is just a starting point for further exploration and learning!

Produced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Boise, Idaho, with the  help of Bureau of Land Management and the Idaho Native Plant Society’s Pahove Chapter. Karen Colson, USFWS botanist, and Holly Hovis, BLM botanist, wrote  his guide. Meggan Laxalt Mackey, retired USFWS public affairs specialist and owner of Studio M Publications & Design, designed the guide and assisted with writing and editing. Photographs are federal public domain. Illustrations by sisters Kathleen and Megan Hanson of Hanson Illustration. Printed in 2017.