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American Society of Plant Taxonomists

The American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT) "promotes research and teaching in the taxonomy, systematics, and phylogeny of vascular and nonvascular plants." One particularly useful online service from ASPT is a Current News section which provides information about a variety of relevant post-docs, internships, and fellowships; awards and other funding opportunities; upcoming meetings and...

https://www.aspt.net/
Dendrology at Virginia Tech

This home page for the Dendrology program at Virginia Tech is a great resource for those interested in woody plants. In addition to the set of fact sheets on over 450 tree species and fall color photos for many species, the site hosts two useful identification keys. The Leaf Key and Twig Key allow users to identify a tree by viewing online photos and statements, and clicking on the choice that...

http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/
Dendrology at Virginia Tech: ID It

The dendrology Web pages at Virginia Tech offer "tree identification fact sheets on approximately 800 species of trees, as well as lots of other tree information." The Web site featured here includes two resources that dendrology students should find especially useful. This Web site contains two easy-to-use dichotomous keys (a leaf key and a twig key) with photographs, while also linking to...

http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/
Desert Plants and Wildflowers

For those interested in the types of plants found in the desert ecosystem, this Web page from the online magazine DesertUSA.com will be a useful guide. Photos and descriptive features of several desert plants are provided in an alphabetical index or can be found through the online field guide organized by flower color. An interesting section also focuses on the types of adaptations that allow...

https://www.desertusa.com/flora.html
E-Flora Florida: Illustrated Atlas of Florida Plants

E-Flora Florida is edited and maintained by Leigh Fulghum of Florida Plants Online, and offers illustrations and links to the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants' distribution maps for roughly 40 species of mostly marshy/aquatic plants. Though limited by species coverage, several online glossaries, bibliographies, and other reference materials fill out the E-Flora site.

https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Default.aspx
Fermilab Life Science Data

Best known for research on high-energy physics, the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, or "Fermilab," hosts a surprising amount of data on flora and fauna. For example, bird lists (for the 6,800 acre Fermilab site) are posted regularly, with links to additional information on each of the 270 species seen on site. Located 40 miles west of Chicago, the Fermilab also records presence of insect...

https://ed.fnal.gov/data/life_science.html
Field Guide to the Mangroves of Queensland

This resource from the Australian Institute of Marine Science is an online field guide to the mangroves of Queensland, Australia. The online guide features several dozen species accounts offering distinguishing characteristics, color photographs, and contextual information (e.g., habitat type, flowering and fruiting phenology).

https://apps.aims.gov.au/metadata/view/a3f19ccd-0a2c-430b-a7...
Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana

The Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana is "the first full scientific account of a botanically rich and geologically ancient part of South America." Comprised of several volumes, the publication includes Vegetation and Topographical maps, color plates, black-and-white photos, line drawings, and detailed accounts for thousands of species--a few of which are offered on-site. The Flora is based in part...

http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/ven-guayana/
iNaturalist

The natural world contains a variety of plants, animals, fungi, and more, but it can be difficult for non-experts to identify or access information on many species. The online community of iNaturalist, a joint initiative of the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society, enables users to explore and share observations of the natural world. Through the iNaturalist app...

https://www.inaturalist.org/
International Plant Names Index (IPNI)

A collaborative initiative of The Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew), The Harvard University Herbaria, and the Australian National Herbarium, the International Plant Names Index (IPNI) is a comprehensive, literature-based database of the scientific names and associated basic bibliographical details of all vascular (seed) plants. A dynamic resource intended for use by all members of the botanical...

http://www.ipni.org/
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