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Answer for the clue "Nativeness by virtue or originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place) ", 8 letters:
endemism

Word definitions for endemism in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Endemism is the ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation, country or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state of being endemic

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. nativeness by virtue or originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place) [syn: indigenousness , autochthony ]