NPDC Publications

Below are several Publications related to the NPDC and PLANTS.  The following documents require Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft PowerPoint.

Flyers

National Plant Data Center Brochure (PDF; 1,672KB)

Plant Fact Sheets and Plant Guides

Plant Fact Sheets and Plant Guides - Link to Fact Sheets and Plant Guides in the PLANTS Database

PLANTS Database Prints for Download

PLANTS Database Prints - Download seven different prints in PDF format featuring images from the PLANTS Database

Technical Reports

Indigenous Uses, Management, and Restoration of Oaks in the Far Western United States (PDF; 2,283KB) – second in a series of reports on Traditional Ecological Knowledge – TEK
Eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides): A plant for forage, conservation, and bioenergy (PDF; 1,471KB) – detailed agronomic summary of this highly useful native grass
Traditional Ecological Knowledge: An Important Facet of Natural Resources Conservation (PDF; 2,521KB) – first in a series of reports on Traditional Ecological Knowledge -TEK

Presentations

Introduction to PLANTS ( PDF; 5,331KB)
Introduction to PLANTS (PPT; 15,537KB)
Introduction to the PLANTS Distribution Update Tool (PDF; 1,297KB)
Introduction to the PLANTS Distribution Update Tool (PPT; 1,897KB)
Introduction to the VegSpec Tool (PDF; 679KB)
Introduction to the VegSpec Tool  (PPT; 261KB)
 

Tutorials

PLANTS Tutorial (PDF; 656KB)
VegSpec Tutorial (PDF; 71KB)

Other Publications

Leithead et al. 1971. 100 native forage grasses in 11 southern states. USDA SCS Ag. Hndbk. 389. (PDF; 11,790KB) Courtesy of the NRCS Agricultural Wildlife Conservation Center and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.