Subject Guides
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Tree & Plant Resources
- Simple tree IdentificationThis web site will lead you through qualities of leaves and fruits from the common trees
- Flora of North AmericaFNA presents for the first time, in one published reference source, information on the names, taxonomic relationships, continent-wide distributions, and morphological characteristics of all plants native and naturalized found in North America north of Mexico.
- Catalogue of New World GrassesOn-going project led by agrostologists from five institutions to database, using TROPICOS, and link all nomenclature, types, synonymy, current taxonomy, and distribution for grasses occurring from Alaska and Greenland to Tierra del Fuego. This is presented in the context of a new suprageneric classification. The taxonomy accepted by CNWG is derived from contributions by collaborating specialists, or from consultation of literature and specimens by the editors.
- Tropicosoriginally created for internal research but has since been made available to the world’s scientific community. All of the nomenclatural, bibliographic, and specimen data accumulated in MBG’s electronic databases during the past 25 years are publicly available here. This system has over 1.2 million scientific names and 4.0 million specimen records.
- New York Flora ProjectOur mission is to facilitate conservation of New York's biodiversity by providing comprehensive information and scientific expertise on rare species and natural ecosystems to resource managers and other conservation partners.
- Flora of ChinaFirst modern English-language account of the approximately 30,000 species of vascular plants of China. Includes browseable and searchable online versions of the printed volumes of Flora of China. Also provides access to related resources on Chinese botany.
- Native American EthnobiologyDatabase of references of food, drugs and fibers used by Native Americans, derived from plants.