| Alternative Crops - Small farmers and homeowners can learn more about crop culture and marketing or evaluate various crops for local use. Information is organized by state and crop type for easy access. |
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| Characteristics - Over 100 conservation plant characteristics such as appearance, use in conservation and restoration, growth requirements, and suitability for NRCS practices for 2,500 plant species and cultivars. |
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| State Search - Search for a plant or generate a list by name, symbol, genus, family, and/or state. |
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| Classification - View and download the taxonomic hierarchy for any plant, or the entire classification for North American non-vascular plants and lichens or U.S. vascular plants. Entries are linked to PLANTS profiles for easy access to more information. |
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| Culturally Significant - Information about culturally significant plants, including usage, management, and cultural importance. |
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| Distribution Update - Help us document plant distribution in the US by sharing your information about where plants grow in the U.S. Especially designed to update distributions of fast-moving invasive and weedy plants. |
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| Fact Sheets - Detailed conservation information about selected plants, including establishment and growth, suitable uses, and appearance. |
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| Invasive & Noxious - Lists of introduced, invasive, state-listed noxious, and federally-listed noxious plants, with thousands of links to species abstracts, identification guides, and control measures. |
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| Plant Materials Publications - Search Plant Materials Publications using bibliographic criteria and then view or print them. These publications deal with the selection, establishment, growth,management, and uses of the hundreds of plants - especially NRCS Improved Conservation Releases - that NRCS uses for land conservation activities. |
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| Threatened & Endangered - Access to state and federal protected plants in a new flexible search format, with links to more information about laws and protection efforts in each jurisdiction. |
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| Wetland Indicator Status -
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wetland indicator status,
available by family, genus, or inclusive for each wetland
region. |
