Plant data and P Guide - Resources and Review

Catalogue of gymnosperms from North America north of Mexico. Searches return name of species, location, collectors name and date of collection, description, information about habitats and specimen ID.
 
Details of a flora picture library containing thousands of photographic transparencies of European wild flora. Only a few pictures are available online, but there is a detailed list of common and Latin names for thousands of wild plants, divided into trees and shrubs, grasses, sedges and rushes, water plants, ferns and fern allies, flowers, and habitats.
 
Taxonomic information and photographs about the plants of the family Ericaceae found in Ecuador. Covers the genera Agarista, Anthopterus, Bejaria, Cavendishia, Ceratostema, Diogenesia, Disterigma, Gaultheria, Gaylussacia, Macleania, Oreanthes, Orthaea, Pernettya, Plutarchia, Psammisia, Satyria, Semiramisia, Sphyrospermum, Themistoclesia, Thibaudia, and Vaccinium.
 
Official international system of rules of nomenclature used by botanists in all countries, dealing with the terms which denote the ranks of taxonomic groups or units and the scientific names which are applied to the individual taxonomic groups of plants. Includes subject and scientific name indexes.
 
Provided by GardenWeb, an Internet magazine covering gardening, this extensive resource provides links to material such as horticultural resources, plant databases, botanic gardens and museums, and general, international, and US gardening information, as well as various related publications, societies, and associations.
 
Searchable databases of North American Bryophytes, a group of plants comprising the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. Information returned includes scientific name, location, collector, description, habitat and specimen number.
 
Index of botanical information on the Internet. Resources tend to concentrate on the Texas area with material presented in a variety of formats, and covering a number of topics including specimen, distribution, flowering plants and related species, as well as an extensive vascular plant image gallery.
 
The PLANTS database provides a single source of standardized information about plants in the US. PLANTS provides standardized plant names, symbols and other plant attribute information.
 
Learning and teaching resource on the taxonomy of flowering plants, providing illustrated lecture and laboratory notes covering basic classification, nomenclature and family studies. Includes a set of links to local and global online data sources in the field.
 
The Missouri Botanical Garden is home to over 30 different gardens, the Climatron Botanical Research Center and an active education division. Its mission is to discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life. Online displays include an arboretum, horticulture, image galleries and plants in bloom, as well as access to the VAST (VAScular Tropicos) nomenclatural database and associated authority files (W3TROPICOS).
 
Searchable database holding descriptions and occurrences of extinct plants. Provides information about genera, taxonomy, and species location. Occurrence data can be plotted onto palaeogeographic maps.
 
Searchable database of toxic plants which provides information about species' common name, botanic name, plant family, description, habitat, and toxic principle, and gives details of which animals are likely to be affected by toxins and any subsequent hazards posed to their gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, congenital, cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, renal, and reproductive systems. A glossary of definitions is included.
 
A guide to creating urban landscapes, covering elements of design and plant selection according to type, width, height, texture, colour, seasonal interest, growth, light and soil. Also describes the implementation process which involves preparation, planting, installation, construction and maintenance, providing tips to reduce the need for fertilisers and pest control.
 
Provides online access to the Kew Record of Taxonomic Literature relating to Vascular Plants, supplied by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Contains references to all publications relating to the taxonomy of flowering plants, gymnosperms and ferns. Subscription required.
 
Over one million records for land, freshwater and marine plants and animals in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
 
Information about the 534 tree genera of the island of Borneo. Includes descriptions of the taxa and images of most of the genera.
 
Offers details of taxa including accepted name, locality information, and notes about the physical condition of the specimen.
 
A series of publications containing information on individual fruits, including botanical identification, plant description and culture notes, and characteristics of cultivars. The information is derived from growers experience based largely on California research, as well as various published sources.
 
The mission of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is to enable better management of the earth's environment by increasing knowledge and understanding of the plant kingdom. Online information includes details of collections, scientific research, conservation, education, heritage and publications, as well as access to the Kew plant databases.
 
A hypertext version of A Modern Herbal by Mrs M Grieve, originally published in 1931. Contains information on over 800 varieties of medicinal, culinary, and cosmetic herbs, including economic properties, cultivation and folklore, with a recipe index and poison index, as well as a plant and herb index.
 
Directory of links on plants and plant pathology, with general areas such as horticulture, agriculture, and irrigation, and more specialised areas such as bonsai, turfgrass, and irises. Information is available in Spanish and English.
 
Gardening resource providing information about cultivation, propagation, varieties and hybrids. Features material on annuals, bulbs, succulents, fruit, grass, water plants, herbs, spices, houseplants, perennials, shrubs, bushes, trees, vegetables, vines, crawlers and wild flowers. Also includes a dictionary of botanical words, links to botanical gardens, associations, and societies.
 
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