TPSS 634/ARCH 634-Landscape Plants-Identification and Use

Searchable database of accepted names, synonyms, misapplied names, and common names for plants grown in the Hawaiian Islands.

(Agricultural Research Service, USDA) A searchable database of taxonomic information based on the accessions of the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System. The collection emphasizes economic plants.

(Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA) This 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, plant links, references, crop information, and automated tools.

(Missouri Botanical Garden) This site provides access to the VAST (VAScular Tropicos) nomenclatural database and associated authority files. Data includes current information on the name, its place of publication, type, and other information about the plant. Select "References" from the top menu to obtain complete references for author/date information.

(Royal Horticultural Society) Helpful database for finding cultivated plant names.

EOL brings together trusted information from resources across the world such as museums, learned societies, expert scientists, and others into one massive database and a single, easy-to-use online portal. Includes images.

Taxonomic information on animals, plants, fungi, and microbes created in collaboration with several international agencies. A partner of Species2000 and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

(National Center for Biotechnology Information) The NCBI taxonomy database contains the names of all organisms that are represented in the genetic databases with at least one nucleotide or protein sequence. This database is searchable by both common and scientific names and provides lineages for many taxa as well as links to gene and protein data and other external Internet resources. The "Taxonomy Resources" link in the left hand column provides an extensive list of other Internet taxonomy guides and databases.

Community-contributed database that features more than two million high resolution plant type specimen images and other foundational materials from the collections of hundreds of herbaria around the world. Through Global Plants, herbaria can share specimens, experts can determine and update naming structures, students can discover and learn about plants in context, and a record of plant life can be preserved for future generations.