Nicknamed the Garden State because of its hospitality to farm and orchards , New Jersey contains several distinguishable ecosystem . From muckle high enough to offer recreational skiing to fresh and table salt water border , New Jersey offers a receptive climate as the most northern of the Mid - Atlantic United States Department of State . Plants accommodate themselves to woods conditions , wetlands , open tillage , the unparalleled pine barrens , sea-coast and urban options . Whether you are a abode gardener , small granger , hiker , bird watcher or nature buff , New Jersey provides excellent resources for identifying plant life that will thrive in your chosen setting .

Rutgers University

Rutgers provides all the services of USDA conjunctive file name extension , including grownup didactics and species recognition . A touchstone for agrarian research in the MId - Atlantic region , even far - flung cooperative extensions will cite or bring up to the Rutgers ' lists of deer - repellent or other specialized - quality plants . Rutgers Cooperative Extension provide plant identification info through its County Extension offices statewide .

Georgian Court University

This university founded by the Sisters of Mercy is located on the former estate of robber baron Jay Gould and maintains a program through its biota department to study and conserve plants in the pine tree barrens in central and southerly New Jersey , inland from the Atlantic Ocean . The department maintains a exposure logarithm of plants and grows some of them in the university botanical garden .

New Jersey Native Plant Society

The Native Plant Society of New Jersey maintains extensive lists of native flora , organized by county , by sun and shade requirements , and by environmental scope . Plants include trees and improbable bush , annual and perennial bloomers , as well as specimens from wetlands and riparian barrier . While the Society site is inadequate on picture , it is long on info and contacts .

Specialized Identification Lists: Rutgers Agricultural Extension

One of the most comprehensive Rutgers list , titled " Mary Jane , " is especially suited to the Garden State listing both local cuss and invading plants .

Specialized Identification Lists: U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service

Among its encompassing plant lists , the NRCS has completed a draft database of native New Jersey grasses ; the final listing should be very useful for replacing native supergrass damaged by residential and recreational enlargement . The Cape May Plant Materials Center holds trainings to disseminate this information to USDA field workers .

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