U.S. Department of AgricultureU.S. Department of AgricultureNatural Resources Conservation Natural Resources Conservation

ServiceService National Plant Data Team (NPDT)National Plant Data Team (NPDT)

NRCS: A repository NRCS: A repository of plant dataof plant data

Plant List of Accepted Nomenclature, Taxonomy & Symbols

Meeting NRCS field Meeting NRCS field office, customer, office, customer, cooperator, and public cooperator, and public plant information needsplant information needs

NRCS strategic databaseNRCS strategic database

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NRCS Integrating With Botanical NRCS Integrating With Botanical CommunityCommunity

Working with Flora of North America Working with Flora of North America participants, International Compositae participants, International Compositae Alliance, Global Gymnosperm Tree of Life Alliance, Global Gymnosperm Tree of Life Consortium, and others.Consortium, and others.

Assisting the community with small grants Assisting the community with small grants program for specialists.program for specialists.

PLANTS follows international plant PLANTS follows international plant nomenclature standards (ICBN).nomenclature standards (ICBN).

Linking occurrences with specimens, Linking occurrences with specimens, whenever possible.whenever possible.

PLANTS Web SitePLANTS Web Site

http://plants.usda.govhttp://plants.usda.gov– Focuses on U.S. and its territoriesFocuses on U.S. and its territories– Directly accessible to traditional & non-traditional Directly accessible to traditional & non-traditional

clients, cooperators, and the publicclients, cooperators, and the public– Data continuously updatedData continuously updated– plants@plants.usda.govplants@plants.usda.gov

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PLANTSPLANTS Includes:Includes:

Names, Checklists, and Names, Checklists, and ClassificationClassification

Distribution Distribution Legal StatusLegal Status

– WetlandWetland– T&ET&E– Noxious, InvasiveNoxious, Invasive

Plant guidesPlant guides Images & LinksImages & Links Culturally significant Culturally significant

plantsplants

State & State & County County

DistributionDistribution Complete state coverage for Complete state coverage for

vascular plantsvascular plants– PR/VI & DC includedPR/VI & DC included– Pacific Basin islands being Pacific Basin islands being

integratedintegrated– North America north of the North America north of the

U.S. includedU.S. included County level for vascular County level for vascular

plantsplants– Completeness varies by stateCompleteness varies by state– Gap filling underwayGap filling underway– MD being completedMD being completed

Distribution based primarily Distribution based primarily on specimens and literatureon specimens and literature

GallerGalleryy

Browse Browse photos, orphotos, or

Select Select using a using a query formquery form

View by View by name or name or thumbnailthumbnail

Links to Links to Plant ProfilePlant Profile

Nearly Nearly 50,000+50,000+ImagesImages

PLANTS: PLANTS: SearchesSearches

Name searchName search– Scientific nameScientific name– Common nameCommon name– SymbolSymbol

State searchState search– More specificMore specific

Advanced searchAdvanced search– Very specificVery specific– Access nearly all dataAccess nearly all data

Fact Sheets & Fact Sheets & Plant GuidesPlant Guides

Ca. 900 species Ca. 900 species available as doc or pdf available as doc or pdf filesfiles

Explains how to utilize, Explains how to utilize, establish, manage, & establish, manage, & maintainmaintain

Includes culturally Includes culturally significant informationsignificant information

Plant Materials & NPDT Plant Materials & NPDT partnershippartnership

Culturally Significant Plant Culturally Significant Plant InformationInformation

Assisting Native American ClientsAssisting Native American Clients

Cultural Uses

Documentation

Description

Adaptation

Establishment

Management

Sources

Referencesfrom CalPhotos

Technical Notes in progress:#1 Traditional Ecological Knowledge: An Important Facet of Natural Resources Conservation#2 Indigenous Uses, Management, and Restoration of Oaks in the Far Western United States#3 Prairies and Wetlands of Coastal Washington, Oregon, and California: Their Native American Uses and Management

Promoting Plant Materials Promoting Plant Materials InformationInformation

PLANTS and Plant Materials PLANTS and Plant Materials (PM) Integration(PM) Integration

– PM Web sitePM Web site

– Fact Sheets & Plant GuidesFact Sheets & Plant Guides

Plant IdentificationPlant Identification

When used on-line:When used on-line:– Links to PLANTS ProfileLinks to PLANTS Profile– Links to glossary Links to glossary

through Googlethrough Google

Can be downloaded and Can be downloaded and used in the fieldused in the field

Use any character to start Use any character to start identification processidentification process

Wildlife Habitat Wildlife Habitat ValuesValues

Integrated into Plant Integrated into Plant Profile where availableProfile where available

Provides wildlife habitat Provides wildlife habitat ratings by plant species ratings by plant species for animal groupsfor animal groups

About 1000 plant species About 1000 plant species covered.covered.

Plant CharacteristicsPlant Characteristics Compiled for 2,500+ Compiled for 2,500+

conservation plant conservation plant speciesspecies

100 characteristics100 characteristics Can be used as a filter Can be used as a filter

in the in the Advanced Advanced SearchSearch

These data support These data support other applicationsother applications

Agency Working ListsAgency Working Lists

NRCS State Grazing Lands & Spatial Analysis Tool NRCS State Grazing Lands & Spatial Analysis Tool (GSAT) List(GSAT) List– Can contain any plant symbol in PLANTSCan contain any plant symbol in PLANTS– Uses State common namesUses State common names– Input by State PLANTS CoordinatorInput by State PLANTS Coordinator

NRCS State Plants ListNRCS State Plants List– State plant list comparable to State PLANTS Checklist except State plant list comparable to State PLANTS Checklist except

with state common names.with state common names.– State common names input by State PLANTS Coordinator.State common names input by State PLANTS Coordinator.

Related Applications Accessible Through PLANTSRelated Applications Accessible Through PLANTS

Crop Nutrient ToolCrop Nutrient Tool– Augments Agricultural Waste Augments Agricultural Waste

Management Field HandbookManagement Field Handbook

Ecological Site Information Ecological Site Information SystemSystem– Plant & soil data for natural areas, Plant & soil data for natural areas,

providing a standard for planning.providing a standard for planning.

Future Improvements To PLANTSFuture Improvements To PLANTS

Web ServicesWeb Services Pollinator Conservation InformationPollinator Conservation Information Phytoremediation InformationPhytoremediation Information Cover Crop InformationCover Crop Information Gap Filling and Added Data & ImagesGap Filling and Added Data & Images Increased Distribution Linked to SpecimensIncreased Distribution Linked to Specimens Pacific Basin DistributionPacific Basin Distribution Notes fields with cultural info, nomenclatural Notes fields with cultural info, nomenclatural

issues.issues.

Visit the PLANTS Visit the PLANTS Web siteWeb site

USDAUSDANatural ResourcesNatural Resources Conservation Service Conservation ServiceNational Plant Data CenterNational Plant Data Center

http://plants.usda.govhttp://plants.usda.gov