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PLANTS Citation and Acknowledgements
Conditions of Image and Data Use
Images
All images at PLANTS are free for non-commercial scientific and educational uses. Conditions of use vary as follows, and acknowledgement is required:
Non-copyrighted images: Use of these public domain PLANTS images is unrestricted (i.e., free for any use) and you do not have to notify the photographer or the PLANTS Database. You must acknowledge the source of the image as shown below no matter how or where you use it.
Copyrighted images: Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder, though they may be freely used for any non-commercial purpose after notification of the copyright holder. Commercial use must be disclosed to and conditions of use negotiated with the copyright holder. Use by non-profit organizations in connection with fund-raising or product sales is considered commercial use. Please see the Usage Requirements displayed with each picture for the copyright holder's contact information, and use it to contact them directly regarding any use of copyrighted images. Regardless of how you use the image—commercially or not—you must acknowledge the source of the image as shown below.
Acknowledgement: Any use of any PLANTS image requires proper credit to the photographer or illustrator, copyright holder, institution, and the PLANTS Database. Here are two examples of appropriate acknowledgment:
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©J.S. Peterson
NPDC @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database |
Robert Mohlenbrock
USDA, NRCS, 1997 - Northeastern Wetlands Flora @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database |
Plant Information
Our plant information, including the distribution maps,
lists, and text, is not copyrighted and is free for any use. Please
cite the PLANTS Database as:
USDA, NRCS.
2008.
The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov,
15 September 2008).
National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
Linking to PLANTS
Please feel free to link to the PLANTS database, its individual
pages, and its images. Here's how.
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