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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
National Plant Data Team
(NPDT)
NRCS: A repository of
plant data
Plant L ist of A ccepted Nomenclature, Taxonomy & Symbo
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Meeting NRCS field
office, customer,
cooperator, and public
plant information needs
NRCS strategic database
© Mark Skinner
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NRCS Integrating With Botanical Community
Working with Flora of North America
participants, International Compositae
Alliance, Global Gymnosperm Tree of Life
Consortium, and others.
Assisting the community with small grantsprogram for specialists.
PLANTS follows international plant
nomenclature standards (ICBN).
Linking occurrences with specimens,
whenever possible.
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PLANTS Web Site
http://plants.usda.gov
– Focuses on U.S. and its territories
– Directly accessible to traditional & non-
traditional clients, cooperators, and the public
– Data continuously updated
Top 50
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PLANTS Includes:
Names, Checklists,
and Classification
Distribution
Legal Status
– Wetland
– T&E
– Noxious, Invasive
Plant guides Images & Links
Culturally significant
plants
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State & CountyDistribution
Complete state coverage vascular plants – PR/VI & DC included
– Pacific Basin islands beingintegrated
– North America north of theU.S. included
County level for vascularplants – Completeness varies by sta
– Gap filling underway
– MD being completed
Distribution based primarion specimens and literatu
http://arcmapper.sc.egov.usda.gov/PlantMapper.asp?h=1500&w=1500&cmd=newmap&state=37&county=37023_37063_37115_37135_37183&symbol=MAPO&countyname=yes
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Gallery
Browse
photos, or
Select
using aquery form
View by
name or
thumbnail
Links toPlant Profile Nearly 50,000+Images
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PLANTS: Searches
Name search – Scientific name
– Common name
– Symbol
State search
– More specific
Advanced search – Very specific
– Access nearly all data
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Fact Sheets &Plant Guides
Ca. 900 species
available as doc or pdf
files
Explains how to utilize,establish, manage, &
maintain
Includes culturally
significant information Plant Materials & NPDT
partnership
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Culturally Significant Plant Information
Assisting Native American Clients
Cultural Uses
Documentation
Description
Adaptation
Establishment
ManagementSources
Referencesfrom CalPhotos
Technical Notes in progress:
#1 Traditional Ecological Know ledge: A
Important Facet of Natural Resources
Conservation
#2 Indigenous Uses, Management, and
Restoration of Oaks in the Far WesternUnited States
#3 Prairies and Wetlands of Coastal
Washington, Oregon, and California: Th
Native American Uses and Managemen
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Promoting Plant Materials Information
PLANTS and Plant Materia
(PM) Integration
– PM Web site
– Fact Sheets & Plant Guides
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Plant Identification
When used on-line:
– Links to PLANTS Profile
– Links to glossary
through Google
Can be downloaded and
used in the field
Use any character to startidentification process
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Wildlife Habitat Values
Integrated into Plant
Profile where available
Provides wildlife habitat
ratings by plant species
for animal groups
About 1000 plant species
covered.
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Plant Characteristics
Compiled for 2,500+
conservation plant
species
100 characteristics
Can be used as a filter
in the Advanced
Search
These data supportother applications
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Agency Working Lists
NRCS State Grazing Lands & Spatial Analysis Tool
(GSAT) List
– Can contain any plant symbol in PLANTS
– Uses State common names – Input by State PLANTS Coordinator
NRCS State Plants List
– State plant list comparable to State PLANTS Checklist exceptwith state common names.
– State common names input by State PLANTS Coordinator.
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Related Applications Accessible Through PLANTS
Crop Nutrient Tool
– Augments Agricultural Waste
Management Field Handbook
Ecological Site Information
System
– Plant & soil data for natural
areas, providing a standard forplanning.
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Future Improvements To PLANTS
Web Services
Pollinator Conservation Information
Phytoremediation Information
Cover Crop Information Gap Filling and Added Data & Images
Increased Distribution Linked to Specimens
Pacific Basin Distribution
Notes fields with cultural info, nomenclaturalissues.
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Visit the PLANTS
Web site
USDA
Natural ResourcesConservation ServiceNational Plant Data Cente
http://plants.usda.gov
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