About ONPS

Oklahoma’s amazingly diverse flora has long been of interest to state residents.  In 1987, individuals from throughout the state founded the Oklahoma Native Plant Society to encourage the study, protection, propagation, appreciation, and use of the state’s native plants.  The society’s varied activities (field trips, lectures, workshops, displays, inventories, and roadside plantings) promote an awareness and understanding of some of the state’s most valued treasures.  
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Botanically, Oklahoma is a remarkable state!  Located at the juncture of several physiographic provinces, it is indeed an ecological crossroad. Within its borders are found ~175 families, ~870 genera, and approximately 2,600 species of vascular plants—flowering plants, conifers, ferns, horsetails, and clubmosses.  This flora is a complex assemblage of plants representative of different phytogeographic regions. Species characteristic of the eastern deciduous forest and central grasslands are the most common; however, species from the Rocky Mountains, the Chihuahuan and Sonoran Deserts, the Gulf Coastal Plain, and the Ozark Mountains also occur in the state.  Fourteen different vegetation types are traditionally recognized. This tremendous diversity of plant species and communities reflects the considerable variation in the state’s climatic, physiographic, geological, and edaphic features. A plethora of different habitats for plants are present.  More information about the flora of our great state can be found at the Flora of Oklahoma Project page.

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ONPS News & Events

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2021 ONPS Annual Meeting
The 2021 ONPS Annual Meeting and field trip in Pawnee were big successes. During our Zoom Annual Meeting we elected Officers and Directors who will transition into their positions between now and the first of January 2022.

Please welcome the new Officers:
President: Patrick Bell
Vice President: Shalini Chitturi
Secretary: Debbie Drinko
Treasurer: Mary Korthase
Director-at Large: Dennis Martin, Rick Brown, and Janet Thomas
Upcoming Events and Activities

Nov. 11 - Central Chapter meeting featuring Kyle Johnson, staff biologist, Oklahoma Department Wildlife Conservation.  Kyle will give a presentation on a couple of award winning private lands native plant/ prairie restoration projects that merited ‘best of the year’ recognition by the ODWC.
NEW Resource Is Here!!
"Lichen Field Guide for Oklahoma and Surrounding States is in press. Released is June 2021, just in time for the 2021 field season. This is a companion book to Lichen Study Guide for Oklahoma and Surrounding States. You can contact Sheila Strawn at sastrawn@hotmail.com for lichen workshops, presentations, or field trips. Sheila is the author. Sarah Hearn is the illustrator. It will sell for $30. Both guides can be purchased at shop.brit.org"
The 2020 Volume of the Oklahoma Native Plant Record is now available. Order your 2020 volume TODAY. Click here for details.
We have now rescheduled the native gardening author Doug Tallamy for  presentations February 4 & 5, 2022 in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
Watch for additional information to be announced. Check out the video of him speaking about his new book "Nature's Best Hope."
Central Chapter Meetings (Oklahoma City area)
Typically the 1st Thursday of every month on the OSU-OKC campus, Room 196, Kirkpatrick Horticulture Building, 400 North Portland Ave, OKC. Doors open at 6:30 for socializing and seed swap (if you’ve got ‘em); presentations begin at 7:00. For those that can’t attend in person, this year we will offer a virtual option.

NE Chapter Meetings (Tulsa and NE Oklahoma area)
1st Monday in December, March, May, and 2nd Monday in September.  6:30pm Social and 7:00pm Meeting at the Tulsa Garden Center, Ballroom, 2435 S Peoria Ave, Tulsa

Fabulous Wildflower Fridays
Join the Northeast Chapter for Fabulous Wildflower Fridays, every third Friday of each month at 5:30pm at Panera Bread at 41st Street and Hudson Avenue.

Mycology  Chapter (NE to Central Oklahoma area)
Watch for impromptu field trips when the weather is just right.

Cross-Timbers Chapter Meetings (Stillwater area)
Watch for our next meeting.