Database providing native plant recommendations for California gardens. Currently, the database relies on zip codes to determine plant lists and only includes California zip codes.
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UW’s Plants of Western Washington Image Database
A database of nearly 600 images of plants commonly found in Western Washington which also provides ecological information about the plants featured.
Plants for a Future
Resource center for rare and unusual plants, particularly those with edible and medicinal uses.
Propagation Protocol Database
This database is maintained by the Native Plant Network; an organization devoted to the sharing of information on how to propagate native plants of North America (Canada, Mexico, and US).
ECOTOX Database System
The ECOTOXicology database is a source for locating single chemical toxicity data for aquatic life, terrestrial plants and wildlife. ECOTOX integrates three toxicology effects databases: AQIURE (aquatic life), PHYTOTOX (terrestrial plants), and TERRETOX (terrestrial wildlife). These databases were created by the U.S. EPA, Office of Research and Development, and the National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory.
National Agriculture Library: AGRICOLA Database
The NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA) provides citations to agricultural literature.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – Multisite Search
The data available from this page are extracted from the on-line “Living Collections” and conservation databases of multiple arboreta and botanic gardens. You can simultaneously search as many of these databases as you wish, or select only the North American sites.
USDA Plants Database
This USDA sponsored site is maintained by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Their mission is to provide: “a single source of standardized information about plants. This database focuses on vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. The PLANTS Database includes names, checklists, automated tools, identification information, species abstracts, distributional data,crop information, plant symbols, plant growth data, plant materials information, plant links,references, and other plant information.”
New Ornamentals Database
Reference source for the newest ornamental plants not typically referenced elsewhere. Basic subscription cost starts at $39.00 per year.
Biodiversity International’s New World Fruits Database
“The New World Fruits Database aims at providing easier access to some basic, but often difficult to obtain, information on fruits from the New World (North and South America). Key information provided includes data on nomenclature, taxonomic and vernacular, on fruit and plant uses and on distribution and origin. Links are provided to additional information, such as experts working on the different species, references and URLs, making the database a useful starting point in a search for more information on the selected species.”