Plant ID websites

PlantIDwebsites

http://plants.usda.gov/

AnessentialwebsiteistheUSDANaturalResourcesConservationService

PlantsDatabase.Thishugedatabaseincludesasearchfunctionutilizinga

commonnameorscientificname,photosandillustrations,geographic

distributionmaps,andlinkstootherresourceswithevenmoreinformation

aboutaspecificplant.

http://www.ppws.vt.edu/weedindex.htm

Althoughdesignatedasa“weedidentificationguide”specificallyforthe

southeasternU.S.,thiswebsitebyVirginiaTechincludesdetailedinformation

withexcellentsupportingphotos.Theguidecarefullynotessimilarlooking

plantsandprovidesalinktothesimilarplant’sdescription.The“weeds”

foundinthesoutheasternU.S.canalsobefoundinotherpartsoftheU.S.

andtheworld(e.g.,dandelion,whiteclover,St.Johnswort,plantain).

http://www.wildflower.org/plants/

TheLadyBirdJohnsonWildflowerCenter,locatedattheUniversityofTexas

atAustin,hasawonderfulNativePlantDatabase.Byselectingsometypical

plantcharacteristics,youcanobtainhelpfulsearchresults—whichreduces

thenumberofplantstoconsiderasyouidentifyanunknownplant.

http://www.southeasternflora.com

Southeasternflora.comutilizesasimpleonlinekeytoidentifyplantsinthe

southeasternportionoftheU.S.Keycharacteristicsincludeflowercolor,

plantform,leaftypeandleafarrangement.Youcanalsosearchonaplant’s

commonorscientific(speciesorfamily)name.Eachfeaturedplantincludes

numerousexcellentphotosalongwithbasicinformation.

http://www.missouriplants.com/index.html

Missouriplants.comisanexcellentresourcewhensearchingbythescientific

nameofaplant.Thesiteincludesdetailedphotographswithnotesonstems,

leaves,flowers,inflorescence,habitat,etc.—withanemphasisonplants

foundinMissouri(althoughtheplantphotosweretakenthroughoutthe

U.S.).

http://npdc.usda.gov/technical/plantid_wetland_mono.html

TheUSDANaturalResourcesConservationService“NationalPlantData

Center”includesinteractivekeys(polyclavekey)andplantcharacterdatasets

forsomegroupsofplants.Thedataisavailableforgrasses(Poaceaefamily)

andlegumes(Fabaceaefamily)—amongotherplantfamilies—foreachstate

intheU.S.

http://www.colby.edu/info.tech/BI211/PlantFamilyID.html

Thispolyclavekeyhelpsidentifyaplant’s“WorldWideFloweringPlant

Family.”

http://www.khake.com/page78.html

ForanextensivelistofInternetresources,visittheVocationalInformation

Center–HorticultureBasicsandPlantIdentification.Icontinuetoreview

thislistandwillgraduallyhighlightsomeofmyfavoriteshere.The

descriptiononthiswebpagenotesthatthelearningresourceslinkto:

“classificationofplants,plantglossaries,plantcellbasics,plantpropagation,

photosynthesis,biomes,habitats,hardinesszones,plantidentification,plant

images,endangeredplants,andhistoryofhorticulture.”Thelinksand

informationareglobal.

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/

Dave’sGardenclaimstobe“thelargestplantdatabaseintheworld”and

focusesonplantsfavoredbygardeners.It’sagreatresourceforphotosto

confirmaplant’sidentification.

http://www.mountainnature.com/plants/PlantID.htm

MountainNature.comfeaturesplantsgrowingintheCanadianRockies.

http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/index.htm

SouthwestColoradoWildflowersfocussesonwildflowers,fernsandtreesin

theFourCornersarea(Colorado,NewMexico,ArizonaandUtah).Atthis

welldesignedwebsite,youcanlearnbasicplantidentificationskills,pickup

greattipsfortakingphotographsofplants,andidentifyplants.

http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/weedguid/weedguid.htm

TheFieldGuidetoNoxiousandOtherSelectedWeedsofBritishColumbia

includesexcellentplantphotosanddescriptionsforweedsinBritish

Columbia.

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http://www.virtualherbarium.org/keylink.html

TheVirtualHerbariumutilizesaninteractivekeytoidentifythefamilyfora

plant.Twosetsofdataareincludedonthesite:(1)248speciesoftreesin

Miami,Floridaand(2)floweringplantsofJamaica.Inaddition,thereare

linkstootherinteractivekeysavailableontheinternet.

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