<div style="white-space:pre-wrap">Just tested for zip code covering Napa Valley CA and selected contiguous valleys.  The 45 species listed included 44 natives common in the area and 1 from elsewhere.  The 44 are currently used in wildlife/bee, native and drought tolerant gardens here.  No cultivars were included. Several of the recommended were recently planted in my garden when we transitioned to a low water demand yard. They were recommended by the designer and readily available in the trade.  The tool works here.<br><br>Stephen P. Rae, Ph.D.<br>Botanist-Bryologist<br>Napa Valley CA</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 6:22 AM Randall, John L <<a href="mailto:jrandall@email.unc.edu">jrandall@email.unc.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">





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<b class="gmail_msg">On Behalf Of </b>Haidet, Margaret (Megan)<br class="gmail_msg">
<b class="gmail_msg">Sent:</b> Monday, November 28, 2016 4:17 PM<br class="gmail_msg">
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<b class="gmail_msg">Subject:</b> [PCA] NEWS: NatiVeg Plant Selection Tool<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p></div></div><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" class="gmail_msg"><div class="m_-4591928660779313512WordSection1 gmail_msg">
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 is a remote, Internet-based tool that works on desktops, laptops, tablets and mobile phones. Developed by NBCI and University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Information Technology Service and beta-tested by a variety of outside reviewers, NatiVeg is
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