The PLANTS Database
The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about
the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens
of the U.S. and its territories. It includes names, plant symbols,
checklists, distributional data, species abstracts, characteristics,
images, crop information, automated tools, onward Web links,
and references. This information primarily promotes land conservation
in the United States and its territories, but academic, educational,
and general use is encouraged. PLANTS reduces government spending
by minimizing duplication and making information exchange possible
across agencies and disciplines.
PLANTS is a collaborative effort of the USDA
NRCS National Plant Data Team (NPDT), the USDA
NRCS Information Technology Center (ITC), The USDA
National Information Technology Center (NITC), and many
other partners. Much of the PLANTS data and design is developed
at NPDT, and the Web application is programmed at ITC and
NITC and served through the USDA Web Farm. Here’s
more information about who does what on the PLANTS
Team, our
Partners, and our Data
Contributors.
Need more information? Please check our PLANTS
Help topics.
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