Native Plants

Southern Bald-Cypress

Taxodium distichum
Location

Native to

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Type
Trees
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Seeds

Sometimes called Red, Yellow, Swamp, or Gulf Cypress, this is a large, slow-growing, long-lived tree that typically grows 50 to 75 feet tall in full sun and moist to wet soils. It produces round, purplish-green cones that become brown when mature, and its soft, feathery, yellowish-green foliage turns a beautiful orange or cinnamon-brown in the fall. Though native to swamp habitats, where it is recognizable by its multiple wooden "knees," the Bald-Cypress also grows surprisingly well in drier conditions.

May Attract

Southern Bald-Cypress is thought to attract these families of birds
Family
Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Buntings
Family
Chickadees and Titmice
Family
Crows, Magpies, Jays
Family
Finches
Family
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Family
Nuthatches
Family
Blackbirds and Orioles
Family
New World Sparrows
Family
Thrushes
Family
Vireos
Family
Waxwings
Family
Wood Warblers
Family
Woodpeckers
Family
Wrens

Audubon Centers, State Offices & Chapters

These Audubon locations near you offer native plant services

In some parts of the country you may not have a "local" Audubon that is able to provide help with native plants for birds, but we will still show you the closest Audubon that can help.

Audubon Great Lakes

200 W. Madison Street, CHICAGO, IL 60606

nicole.minadeo@audubon.org

Services

  • Education programs & presentations
  • Habitat Ambassador volunteer training
  • Habitat installation/restoration projects
  • Municipal & corporate habitat planning & consultation
  • Native plant sales
  • Residential habitat improvement consultation

Online Nurseries

Shop trusted online vendors for your home or wholesale project. Many offer shipping across regions, so check availability and delivery timelines before ordering.

Riverview Native Nursery

5635 County Road 72, Spencerville, IN 46788

(1260) 704-5092

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TREES

American Basswood

Tilia americana

Thrushes
Orioles
Finches
+11

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Thrushes
Orioles
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Provides

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American Beech

TREES

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

Waxwings
Vireos
Wrens
+11

May attract

Waxwings
Vireos
Wrens
Nuthatches
Orioles

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Elm

TREES

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Woodpeckers
Waxwings
Crows & Jays
+11

May attract

Woodpeckers
Waxwings
Crows & Jays
Sparrows
Finches

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

Local resources
Your local Audubon offering native plant services is Evansville Audubon Society.
551 N. Boeke Road, Evansville, IN 47711
| info@evvaudubon.org
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American Hazelnut

SHRUBS

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

Chickadees & Titmice
Waxwings
Sparrows
+11

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice
Waxwings
Sparrows
Crows & Jays
Thrushes

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Holly

EVERGREEN / SHRUBS / TREES

American Holly

Ilex opaca

Sparrows
Thrushes
Vireos
+10

May attract

Sparrows
Thrushes
Vireos
Wrens
Wood Warblers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
American Hornbeam

TREES

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Chickadees & Titmice
Wrens
+11

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Chickadees & Titmice
Wrens
Woodpeckers
Orioles

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Plum

SHRUBS / TREES

American Plum

Prunus americana

Wood Warblers
Waxwings
Orioles
+10

May attract

Wood Warblers
Waxwings
Orioles
Wrens
Crows & Jays

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
American Pokeweed

ANNUALS/PER.

American Pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Sparrows
Woodpeckers
Waxwings
+7

May attract

Sparrows
Woodpeckers
Waxwings
Chickadees & Titmice
Cardinals & Grosbeaks

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Sycamore

TREES

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Wood Warblers
Sparrows
+11

May attract

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Wood Warblers
Sparrows
Finches
Woodpeckers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Aquatic Milkweed

ANNUALS/PER.

Aquatic Milkweed

Asclepias perennis

Vireos
Sparrows
Waxwings
+3

May attract

Vireos
Sparrows
Waxwings
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles

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