Plants

This area of the NRCS New York Technical Resources Web site provides information to assist with the identification plants by characteristics; find plants beneficial for wildlife, erosion control, stream bank stabilization, windbreaks and urban conservation. Print out planting guidelines and fact sheets. Discover new plant releases from NRCS Plant Materials Centers.

Big Flats Plant Materials Center

For over 70 years, Plant Material Centers and Specialists have provide essential and effective plant solutions for critical habitats, environmental concerns, management practices, and key farm and ranch programs.

At the USDA NRCS' Big Flats Plant Materials Center, Corning New York, scientists are excavating eastern gamagrass roots for study.

Photo: Left to right
Agronomist, Paul Salon, NRCS
Technician, Richard Lychalk, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Research Scientist, Jason Bull, Queensland, Australia
Plant Geneticist, Rich Zobel, Ithaca, New York
 

Culturally Significant Plants

The National Plant Data Center (NPDC), in collaboration with Native American plant authorities, NRCS plant material centers, and university specialists, is assembling a series of Culturally Significant Plant Guides and technical notes for each NRCS region. These guides can help Native American tribes and NRCS field offices to establish and manage culturally significant plants and restore traditional gathering sites.

Photo: Cleaning elderberry (Sambucus mexicana) fruits by the Sierra Miwok family, which will be used in the making of jams, jellies, and pies.

Information Resources

• Cape May Plant Materials Center
   

• Conservation Plant Identification Tools and Guides
  The USDA NRCS Plant Materials Program Web site provides a resource for conservation plant identification.
   

• Identification of Grasses
  A resource for the identification of grasses by vegetative characteristics. Included are grasses used for conservation, forage, restoration, and agricultural weeds. Presented by the West Virginia University - Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences.
   

• Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC)
  A resource for plant identification information.
   

• National Seed Laboratory
  USDA Forest Service
   

• Nativeplant Network
   

• New York Flora Atlas
  The New York Flora Atlas is a joint effort between the New York Flora Association, the New York Natural Heritage Program, the New York State Museum, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and other partner herbaria with the goal to provide users with a comprehensive searchable database of the vascular and non-vascular plants of New York State.
   

• Northeast Wetland Flora
  Field Office Guide to Plant Species
   

• Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

• USDA National Agroforestry Center (NAC)
  The USDA National Agroforestry Center accelerates the application of agroforestry through a national network of partners.
   

• USDA NRCS Forestry Web site
  Agroforestry intentionally combines agriculture and forestry to create integrated and sustainable land-use systems. Agroforestry takes advantage of the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.
   

• USDA NRCS Norman A. Berg National Plant Materials Center Photo Gallery
   

• USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center (NPDC)
  The National Plant Data Center acquires, develops, improves, and disseminates plant information to support NRCS and other efforts to improve the ecological health of the land.
   

• USDA NRCS Plants Database
  The USDA NRCS Plants Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.
   

• USDA NRCS Plant Materials Program (PMP)
  The NRCS Plant Materials Program selects conservation plants and develops innovative planting technology to solve the nation's most important resource concerns. The Program includes a network of 27 Plant Materials Centers and associated Plant Materials Specialists serving all 50 states and territories.
   

• Woody Biomass Program
  State University of New York  Environmental Sciences and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) has teamed up with over 20 organizations to facilitate the commercialization of willow crops and other woody biomass for bioenergy and bioproducts in the Northeast and Midwest United States.

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USDA Forest Service Invasive Plants Field and Reference Guide (PDF; 2.2 MB)

An ecological perspective of plant invaders of forests and woodlands.

Nuisance and Invasive Species Information

Please visit the Nuisance and Invasive Species area of our Web page to learn about plant and animal species that are causing serious ecological and economic impacts in the United States.

Contact Information

If you encounter any problems with documents on this page, have questions, suggestions, or find a broken link, please contact Gary Vandawalker at 315-477-6546.

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