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Native Plant & Botany Links


California Native Plants  

Jepson On-line Interchange of CA Plants



Identification keys for selected California taxa -

 
California Native Plant Link Exchange - http://www.cnplx.info/

California Native Plant Society - http://www.cnps.org/

 Calphotos – photos of native plants, landscapes/plant communities, animals

Other photos  - http://jaysullivan.org/
  
California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/index2.html
  

Local Native Plants
Plants of the Santa Monica Mtns - http://www.smmflowers.org/

Native plant identification key for the Palos Verdes Peninsula - http://www.csulb.edu/depts/geography/PV/  

Plants of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Suitable for Gardening - http://www.sccnps.org/plants-of-local-interest
List of CA regional floras - http://naturalhistorywanderings.com/2011/03/02/california-plant-floras-and-wildflower-field-guides/  

 
Native Plants – U.S. and World
USDA Plants Database (taxonomy, photos, restoration, links & more

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) - http://www.itis.gov/

World list of plant names, including current taxonomic status

 

Plant Terms – general plant dictionaries & glossaries
Calflora terms - http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/botanicalterms.html

Glossary of common terms (good pictures) - http://www.herbarium.lsu.edu/keys/gloss/glossary.html

Missouri Botanic Garden glossary (extensive) - http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossarya_h.html
http://www.anbg.gov.au/glossary/croft.html

http://www.ibiblio.org/botnet/glossary/  - good drawings, pictures

http://www.vplants.org/plants/glossary/index.html

 

Plant anatomy/morphology – descriptions
Basics of plant anatomy - http://generalhorticulture.tamu.edu/HORT604/LectureSupplMex07/AnatomyMorphology.pdf

Glossary with illustrations (for gardeners) - http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/live/ec1259/build/ec1259.pdf
Good glossaries with illustrations of common terms - http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/plants/econbot/PlMorph.pdf

http://www.clemson.edu/extfor/publications/bul117/characteristics.htm

http://plantontology.org/db/glossary/glossary  (plant anatomy)

 
Plant ID – common families
http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/plants/plantsystematics/Identifying_50_major_plant_families.pdf

 
Seeds and seed germination
http://www.rtbg.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=236

 
Life-friendly pest management /Integrated pest management (IPM)
Statewide Integrated Pest Management System http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/menu.homegarden.html



Toxic/poisonous plants & plant parts
FDA Poisonous Plants Database: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/plantox/

 
Weeds and Invasive Plants
CA Invasive Plant Council (Cal IPC) - http://www.cal-ipc.org/resources/outreach/plantid.php

USDA List of CA Invasive & Noxious plants - http://plants.usda.gov/java/noxious?rptType=State&statefips=06



 

Environmental Sciences

Environmental Science.org - http://www.environmentalscience.org/  


 

1 comment:

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