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.
Conservation Practices Photo Gallery
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,
in Corning New York, scientists are excavating eastern gamagrass
roots for study.
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
The United States National Arboretum Web site
presents a Plant Hardiness Zone Map
that shows ten different zones, each of which represents an area of winter hardiness for the plants of agriculture and our natural landscape.
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.
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.
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
Norman A. Berg National Plant Materials Center The Beltsville Plant Materials Center primarily focuses on national initiatives and provides coordination and assistance for Plant Materials work across all 50 states. The
site contains a Photo
Gallery that covers a wide range of topics.
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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