Know Which Plants Will Survive Tomorrow's Climate
Flora combines 30-year climate baselines with CMIP5 projections to tell you which species are viable today, at risk by 2050, and newly possible as zones shift.
Current (2024)
Cuyahoga County, OH
Projected (2050s)
RCP 4.5 Scenario
Hardiness Zones Are Shifting. Planting Guides Haven't Caught Up.
Traditional planting recommendations are based on static hardiness zones — average annual extreme minimum winter temperatures. But climate change means zones are already shifting northward, and heat stress (not just cold tolerance) is becoming the primary constraint.
Parks departments, conservation orgs, and landscapers are planting trees today that need to survive for 30-50 years. If you're only looking at today's zone, you might be planting species that won't survive.
Flora's climate data helps answer: "What should I plant today that will still thrive in 2050?"
What Climate Data Flora Provides
A comprehensive stack from historical baselines to future viability analysis.
Climate Data Use Cases
How organizations are using Flora to build climate resilience.
Municipal Parks & Urban Forestry
A parks department planting street trees needs species that survive the next 40 years. Flora's resilient recommendations endpoint returns species that are native to the county, viable under both RCP 4.5 and 8.5, and scored for drought and heat tolerance.
Conservation & Ecological Restoration
A land trust restoring a riparian corridor needs to know which native species will remain viable as zones shift. Flora's at-risk species endpoint flags species currently present that may not survive, and the new-opportunities endpoint suggests climate-adapted alternatives.
Nurseries & Commercial Growers
A regional nursery wants to plan what to grow in 5-10 years. Flora's migration analysis shows which species are moving into their region, helping them get ahead of demand for climate-adapted plants.
App Developers
A gardening app wants to give users personalized planting recommendations that factor in climate change. Flora's API provides the data layer — just pass a ZIP code and get back viable, at-risk, and newly available species.
Clean, Predictable Climate Endpoints
Integrate climate resilience directly into your planting tools.
{
"hardiness_zone": "6b",
"avg_temp_min_f": 42.3,
"avg_temp_max_f": 59.13,
"monthly_climate": [
{
"month": 1,
"precip": 77.63,
"vpdmax": 2.56
},
{
"month": 2,
"precip": 77.63,
"vpdmax": 2.56
},
...
],
"county_name": "Cuyahoga",
"state_code": "OH",
"county_fips": "39035"
}
Historical 30-year normals (1991-2020) from PRISM.
{
"scenario": "rcp45",
"timeframe": "2050s",
"climate_projections": {
"temp_max": "63.62",
"temp_min": "46.19",
"precip": "2.95",
"temp_max_change": "4.49",
"temp_min_change": "3.89",
"precip_change": "0.34"
},
"summary": {
"unviable": 8,
"viable": 989,
"newly_viable": 0
}
}
Downscaled CMIP5 projections with species-specific viability analysis.
Transparent Data. Rigorous Methodology.
Government agencies and researchers need to cite sources. Flora's data is built on peer-reviewed science and defensible methodology.
PRISM Baselines
Oregon State University normals — the gold standard for US climate data.
MACA/CMIP5
Peer-reviewed projections used in federal climate assessments.
Empirical Ranges
Hardiness ranges derived from actual county distribution data.
Outlier Detection
Rigorous cleaning to remove edge-of-range artifacts from calculations.
Defensible Science
Flora's approach to combining PRISM normals with downscaled CMIP5 projections provides the level of geographic precision necessary for municipal-level climate adaptation planning.
Ready to Build for the Future?
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