if you are interested in reading more about plants, check out these very interested resources!
please note, I live in the midwest and a lot of the native plant things i talk about are specific to my area. websites marked with * are specific to a particular state/province.
saveplants.org - find rare or endangered plants in your area
* minnesotawildflowers.info - AMAZING database of plants found in minnesota. doesnt include just flowers!!! (this is my personal fav)
* illinoiswildflowers.info - another really great database, more specific to illinois.
davesgarden.com - plant identification database!!! if you go back to the homepage you can find tools to identify birds and bugs, along with an overwhelming amount of gardening information.
efloras.org - database of plants from a very diverse range of places.
pfaf.org - EDIBLE PLANTS DATABASE!!!! you can search for plants and see an overwhelming amount of information about them.