You’ll find these 31 amazing plants only in Alabama [PHOTOS]

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Fun fact: According to Dr. Brian Keener, University of West Alabama professor in Botany and Director of the Alabama Plant Atlas, the state of Alabama is the center of diversity in the U.S. for the following plant groups:

  • Sunflowers
  • Trees, including:
    • Native bamboo
    • Oaks
  • Woody vines

That’s right, we rank number one. 

And when you count up all the different kinds of flora in Alabama, we have more than 3100 plant species, which ranks us in the top 10 nationally for botanical diversity.

In this series, we are taking an in-depth look at flora and fauna that reside only in Alabama. Our first story focused on fish.

In this edition, we explore 31 one-of-a-kind plants you will not find anywhere else in the world.

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Check out our second story: You’ll find these 31 amazing plants only in Alabama.

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Pat Byington
Pat Byington

Longtime conservationist. Former Executive Director at the Alabama Environmental Council and Wild South. Publisher of the Bama Environmental News for more than 18 years. Career highlights include playing an active role in the creation of Alabama's Forever Wild program, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dugger Mountain Wilderness, preservation of special places throughout the East through the Wilderness Society and the strengthening (making more stringent) the state of Alabama's cancer risk and mercury standards.

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