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One more plant taxonomic database:
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Rock Gardeners' Last Resort
(When the search engines fail, find your answer here.)
http://www.rockgardener.com/last/resort.cfm

Sites Describing Plants

Calflora <JavaScript: openWin( 'http://www.calflora.org/' ); void(0)>
Collaboration of US Government and California organizations Plants of
California
Photos, Plant Descriptions, Habitats, Taxonomy Comprehensive collection
of California species, both native and alien. Remarkable achievement.
Extensive photo collection. Links to other California resources.  More
about this <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.calflora.org/calflora/about.html' ); void(0)>. Typical
results: Castilleja affinis <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/calflora_query?orderby=taxon&rel-namesoup=contains&where-namesoup=Castilleja+affinis&where-prettyreglist=any&rel-upper_elev_ft=gt&where-upper_elev_ft=&rel-lower_elev_ft=lt&where-lower_elev_ft=&where-caltranslifeform=any&whe'
); void(0)>

Clematis on the Web <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/clemlistsearch.cfm' ); void(0)>
University of Hull Clematis
Photos, Culture, Plant Descriptions Need we say more.  More about this
<JavaScript: openWin( 'http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/about.cfm' );
void(0)>.

Flora of China <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://hua.huh.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/Flora/flora.pl?FLORA_ID=11746&RANK_ID=125'
); void(0)>
Several Chinese and Western Institutions Plants of China, SE Asia
Plant Descriptions, Habitats, Distributions, Taxonomy Magnificent and
incomplete. If the species you are looking for is in one of the 49
families written up, then this link gives everything. If not, use the
checklist below.  More about this <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://herbaria.harvard.edu/china/home.htm' ); void(0)>. Typical
results: Primula algida <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://hua.huh.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/Flora/taxon_desc.pl?FLORA_ID=11746&TAXON_ID=200017139'
); void(0)>

Flora of North America <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://hua.huh.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/Flora/flora.pl?FLORA_ID=12395' );
void(0)>
Flora of North America Association Plants of North America
Photos, Plant Descriptions, Habitats, Taxonomy The ultimate source for
North American plants, but so far including only the ferns, conifers, a
few monocots, and the dicot orders Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. These
latter are heavily populated with trees and shrubs, but rock gardeners
will find the Ranunulaceae and Papaveraceae of interest.  More about
this <JavaScript: openWin( 'http://www.fna.org/FNA/' ); void(0)>.

Harkness Seedlist Handbook <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://listserv.rifm.org/harkness/seedlist.cfm' ); void(0)>
North American Rock Garden Society Rock Garden Plants
Plant Descriptions Brief descriptions and origins of 20,000 plants.
Typical results: Dodecatheon <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://listserv.rifm.org/harkness/seedlist.cfm?genus=dodecatheon' );
void(0)>

National PLANTS Database <JavaScript: openWin( 'http://plants.usda.gov/'
); void(0)>
United States Department of Agriculture Plants of the USA
Photos, Culture, Plant Descriptions, Habitats, Taxonomy The PLANTS
Database is a single source of standardized information about plants.
This database focuses on vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts,
and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. The PLANTS Database
includes names, checklists, automated tools, identification information,
species abstracts, distributional data, crop information, plant symbols,
plant growth data,plant materials information. Slow site. Typical
results: Mimulus primuloides <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://plants.usda.gov/plants/cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=MIPR' );
void(0)>

Plants for a Future <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/D_search.html' ); void(0)>
Plants for a Future Herbals and Others
Culture, Plant Descriptions, Habitats, Taxonomy "Plants For A Future is
a resource center for rare and unusual plants, particularly those which
have edible, medicinal or other uses." Not all or even most are rare and
unusual but there are 7000 entries with extensive data, notably
propagation, on each.  More about this <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/D_intro.html' ); void(0)>. Typical
results: Anemone <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.metalab.unc.edu/pfaf/cgi-bin/find_lat?LAT=Anemone&COM=&FAM='
); void(0)>

Rock Garden Plants Database <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://web.kadel.cz/flora/' ); void(0)>
Dr. Pavel Slabý Rock Plants, Alpines
Photos, Culture, Plant Descriptions, Taxonomy Splendid list of rock
garden plants with description, cultivation, propagation, and often
photos too. Omits all monocots, ferns. Typical results: Saxifraga
marginata <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://web.kadel.cz/flora/c/kvCard.asp?Id=2433' ); void(0)>
Mainly about Culture

Alpine-L Discussion Archives <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://listserv.surfnet.nl/scripts/wa.exe?S1=alpine-l' ); void(0)>
Harry Dewey and others Rock Garden Plants
Culture, Plant Descriptions Seven years and 1000 participants must have
said something about your favorite plant.  More about this <JavaScript:
openWin( 'http://web.ukonline.co.uk/alpines/alpine-l.htm' ); void(0)>.
Typical results: Spigelia marilandica <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://listserv.surfnet.nl/scripts/wa.exe?S2=alpine-l&q=Spigelia+marilandica&s=&f=&a=&b='
); void(0)>

Arisaema-L Discussion Archives <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://listserv.surfnet.nl/scripts/wa.exe?S1=arisaema-l' ); void(0)>
George R Stilwell, Jr. and others Arisaema
Culture, Plant Descriptions, Taxonomy Friendly to Arisaema.  More about
this <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://genesis.ne.mediaone.net/~rrh/arisaema.html' ); void(0)>. Typical
results: Arisaema candidissimum <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://listserv.surfnet.nl/scripts/wa.exe?S2=arisaema-l&q=Arisaema+candidissimum&s=&f=&a=&b='
); void(0)>

Penstemon-L Discussion Archives <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://listserv.surfnet.nl/scripts/wa.exe?S1=penstemon-l&D=0&H=0&O=D&T=1'
); void(0)>
Louise Parsons and others Penstemon
Culture How to germinate and grow on Penstemon species and cultivars.
 More about this <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?SL1=PENSTEMON-L&H=NIC.SURFNET.NL'
); void(0)>. Typical results: Penstemon whippleanus <JavaScript:
openWin(
'http://listserv.surfnet.nl/scripts/wa.exe?S2=penstemon-l&D=0&H=0&O=D&T=1&q=Penstemon+whippleanus&s=&f=&a=&b='
); void(0)>

Plant Facts <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://plantfacts.ohio-state.edu/text.html' ); void(0)>
Ohio State University Cooperative Extension Ornamental Plants
Photos, Culture Photos and cultural info from many Cooperative Extension
databases. Typical results:

Rooting Database <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.growit.com/Know/Rooting.htm' ); void(0)>
U. of California, Davis, Environmental Horticulture Department Woody Plants
Culture This database is a compilation of published experiments in
rooting woody plants. Typical results: Chamaecyparis obtusa <JavaScript:
openWin(
'http://www.growit.com/bin/Rooting.exe?MyKnow=Chamaecyparis+obtusa&MyType=GetKey'
); void(0)>

Shadegardens Discussion Archives <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.mallorn.com/lists/shadegardens/search.cgi' ); void(0)>
List Owners: no response Woodland Plants
Culture Shadegardens list exists to discuss the cultivation and
propagation of shade plants. Less technical than Trillium-L and spreads
beyond the bounds of rock gardening. The search interface is awkward.
Typical results: corydalis AND flexuosa <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.mallorn.com/lists/shadegardens/search.cgi?text=corydalis+AND+flexuosa'
); void(0)>

Trillium-L Discussion Archives <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://listserv.surfnet.nl/scripts/wa.exe?S1=trillium-l' ); void(0)>
Jim McClements and others Trillium and Woodland Plants
Culture Mostly Trillium, but other plants welcome.  More about this
<JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?SL1=TRILLIUM-L&H=NIC.SURFNET.NL' );
void(0)>. Typical results: Trillium ovatum <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://listserv.surfnet.nl/scripts/wa.exe?S2=trillium-l&q=Trillium+ovatum&s=&f=&a=&b='
); void(0)>
Photos

Carnivorous Plants <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.labs.agilent.com/bot/cp_home' ); void(0)>
Rick Walker Photos and Nomenclature
Photos, Taxonomy Sarracenia and 3000 relatives (counting cultivars).
Typical results: Sarracenia flava <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.labs.agilent.com/bot/cp_home?name=Sarracenia+flava&submit=Submit+Query&search=accepted'
); void(0)>

Vascular Plant Image Gallery <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/gallery/gallery_query.htm' ); void(0)>
Texas A&M Department of Biology Vascular Plants
Photos There are lots of photos here:. flowers, fruit, habit, plant
parts. Typical results: Lupinus texensis <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/cgi/gallery_query?q=lupinus+texensis' );
void(0)>
Nomenclature

A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States
<JavaScript: openWin( 'http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/b98/c98query.htm'
); void(0)>
Texas A & M University United States, Puerto Rico, V.I.
Distributions, Taxonomy A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of
the United States colloquially known as Kartesz. A primary source for
nomennclature and synonymy.  More about this <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/b98/check98.htm' ); void(0)>. Typical
results: Saxifraga flagellaris <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/cgi/ruled_html_query?colldir=kartesz%2Fmgdata&collname=bonap98&query=Saxifraga+flagellaris'
); void(0)>

Flora Europaea <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.rbge.org.uk/forms/fe.html' ); void(0)>
RBG Edinburgh Plants of Europe
Taxonomy Just taxonomic and distribution data. The database seems to be
comprehensive as to species, but there is no statement relating to the
number of entries or completeness. The user interface is primitive.
 More about this <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.rbge.org.uk/forms/fe.html#instructions' ); void(0)>. Typical
results: Hepatica <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout/maxvals=10/firstval=1?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Hepatica&SPECIES_XREF=&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK='
); void(0)>

Flora of China Checklist <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://mobot.mobot.org/Pick/Search/foc.html' ); void(0)>
Missouri Botanical Garden Plants of China
Taxonomy The checklist has 30,000 entries, i.e., a complete list,
whereas the Flora itself is considerably smaller in scope but provides
more descriptive material. Typical results:

Global Plant Checklist <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.bgbm.fu-berlin.de/IOPI/GPC/query.htm' ); void(0)>
International Organization for Plant Information Valid Names
Taxonomy A source for verification of plant names, as of January 2000
including 200,000 vascular plants with extensions planned.  More about
this <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.bgbm.fu-berlin.de/IOPI/GPC/about.htm' ); void(0)>. Typical
results:

GRIN Taxonomic Database <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/tax/index.html' ); void(0)>
USDA National Plant Germplasm System Plants of the World
Taxonomy Extensive taxonomic and distributional data - 37,000 taxa.
Economic plants are a priority but there is much more. Amazing slew of
bureaucratic acronyms.  More about this <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/aboutgrin.html' ); void(0)>. Typical
results: Sedum spathulifolium <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/tax_search.pl?sedum+spathulifolium'
); void(0)>

Intermountain Flora <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.nybg.org/bsci/hcol/intf/' ); void(0)>
New York Botanical Garden Plants of the Great Basin
Photos, Taxonomy Taxonomic info and images of the type specimens from
the NYBG Herbarium. As of January, 2000 the images of interest to rock
gardeners are in the Ericaceae. Shame it's not Intermountain Flora itself.

International Plant Name Index <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.ipni.org/searches/query_ipni.shtml' ); void(0)>
RBG Kew, Harvard University Herbaria, and the Australian National
Herbarium. Valid Names
Taxonomy Valid names from three institutions.  More about this
<JavaScript: openWin( 'http://www.ipni.org/' ); void(0)>. Typical
results: Gentianella <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://tc.huh.harvard.edu:8181/servlet/org.ipni.plantname.servlet.IpniServlet?family=&infrafamily=&genus=Gentianella&infragenus=&is_apni_record=on&species=&infraspecies=&is_gci_record=on&author_abbrev=&publication_title=&is_ik_record=on&include_authors=on&include_basionym_authors=on&query_type=by_query'
); void(0)>

L'Index Synonymique de la Flore de France <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.inra.fr/Internet/Centres/Dijon/malherbo/fdf/interrohtdig.htm'
); void(0)>
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique France
Distributions, Taxonomy Synonomy for the flora of France, 62,000 names.
Search interface is primitive.  More about this <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.inra.fr/Internet/Centres/Dijon/malherbo/fdf/accueil1.htm' );
void(0)>. Typical results: Ramonda <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.inra.fr/Internet/Centres/Dijon/malherbo/fdf/ra-rg.htm#Radiola
linoides' ); void(0)>

Plant Name Finder <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.nationalgardening.com/special/dictionary.taf' ); void(0)>
National Gardening Association, USA Common/Botanical Names
If you know the common name and want the scientific (or vice versa) this
is the place. Common names are English only.

RBG Kew Plant Families <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/data/vascplnt.html' ); void(0)>
RBG Kew Vascular Plants
Taxonomy Families, Genera, Authors. Synonomy for genera, but not
families. Typical results: Polemoniaceae <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/cgi-bin/web.dbs/genlist.pl?POLEMONIACEAE' );
void(0)>

w3Tropicos <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/vast.html' ); void(0)>
Missouri Botanical Garden Plants of the World
Taxonomy w3Tropicos provides access to the Missouri Botanical Garden's
nomenclatural database and associated authority files. Information is
available for over 750,000 scientific plant names. The records
frequently have links to other associated names, types, synonymy, and
bibliographic references. Typical results:
Directories

Database of Plant Databases <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://iopi.csu.edu.au/iopi/dpd/iopi-dpdsearch.html' ); void(0)>
International Organization for Plant Information Databases
Taxonomy A collection of taxonomic databases and herbarium collections,
some on the net and some not. If you are searching for a family or genus
or geographical area, this can be a good starting point.  More about
this <JavaScript: openWin( 'http://iopi.csu.edu.au/iopi/iopidpd1.html'
); void(0)>. Typical results:

Glossary of Botanical Terms <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.gardenweb.com/glossary/' ); void(0)>
GardenWeb Botanical Terms
3700 definitions, comprehensive and cross-linked, from abaxial to
zygote. Typical results: filiform <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.gardenweb.com/glossary/nph-ind.cgi?scrug=16677&k=filiform&b=and&r=root&s=both'
); void(0)>

Horticultural Dictionary <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.nationalgardening.com/special/dictionary.taf' ); void(0)>
National Gardening Association, USA Gardening Terms
Has dibble and 15,000 other terms. Typical results:

HortiPlex Plant Database <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://hortiplex.gardenweb.com/plants/' ); void(0)>
GardenWeb Information Sources, Vendors
Photos Links to many databases, vendors, and a collection of their own
images. This is a meta search engine.  More about this <JavaScript:
openWin( 'http://hortiplex.gardenweb.com/plants/help.html' ); void(0)>.
Typical results: Lobelia cardinalis <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://hortiplex.gardenweb.com/plants/p1/gw1023736.html' ); void(0)>

RHS Plantfinder <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantfinder/plantfinder.asp' ); void(0)>
Royal Horticultural Society UK Sources/Nomenclature
Taxonomy Sources for plants, but only in the UK. Also a check for valid
names, especially cultivars, listed even when there are no sellers.
Typical results: Hosta venusta <JavaScript: openWin(
'http://www.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantfinder/plantfinder2.asp?txtName=Hosta+venusta&submit1.x=31&submit1.y=11'
); void(0)>

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