Keystone Native Plants Eastern Temperate Forests: Ecoregion 8 - NWF

National Wildlife Federation: Keystone plants are native plants critical to the food web and necessary for many wildlife species to complete their life
cycle. Without keystone plants in the landscape, butterflies, native bees, and birds will not thrive. 96% of our terrestrial
birds rely on insects supported by keystone plants. National Wildlife Federation (NWF)