Native Plants
Definitions of Native Plant Database Fields
Taxonomy
Table |
Plant_General |
Description |
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Scientific
Name* |
Text |
Latin
binomial
|
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Family |
Text |
Plant
Family
|
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Common
Name(s) |
Text |
Comma
delimited list of common name(s) from ITIS |
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Synonym(s) |
Text |
Synonyms
from ITIS |
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Name
Number |
Number |
Name
number from BG_Base |
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Last
Updated |
Text |
Date
record was last updated |
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Submitted
by |
Text |
Author of
data entry |
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Description |
Memo |
Text
Description of species |
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Comments |
Memo |
Grower's
Comments |
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References |
Memo |
Bibliography |
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TWC |
Checkbox |
Species
in Wildflower Center master taxa list |
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NPD |
Checkbox |
Species
from original Native Plant database |
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HCH |
Checkbox |
Species
in Hill Country Horticulture |
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SWT |
Checkbox |
Species
in Texas State University database |
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TMT |
Checkbox |
Species
in St. Edward's Too Much of Texas |
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Plant
Sale |
Checkbox |
Species
in Wildflower Center Plant Sale |
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NAS URL |
Text |
URL to
Native American Seed Catalog |
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Benefits
Table |
Plant_Benefit |
Description |
|
Scientific
Name* |
Text |
Latin
binomial linked to Plant_General |
|
Ornamental
Use |
Memo |
Text
Description of ornamental uses |
|
Wildlife
Use |
Memo |
Text
Description of wildlife uses |
|
Food Use |
Memo |
Text
Description of food uses |
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Medicinal
Use |
Memo |
Text
Description of medicinal uses |
|
Other
Uses |
Memo |
Text
Description of other uses |
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Warning
Notes |
Memo |
Text
Description of danger/toxicity |
|
Songbirds |
Checkbox |
Benefits
songbirds |
|
Hummingbirds |
Checkbox |
Benefits
hummingbirds |
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Flowers |
Checkbox |
Interesting
Flowers |
|
Smell |
Checkbox |
Smells
good |
|
Fruit |
Checkbox |
Interesting
Fruit |
|
Interesting
Foliage |
Checkbox |
Interesting
Foliage |
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Attracts
Butterflies |
Checkbox |
Attracts
Butterflies |
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Larval
Food Source |
Checkbox |
Larval
Food Source |
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Nectar
Food Source |
Checkbox |
Nectar
Food Source |
|
Deer
Resistant |
Checkbox |
Deer
Resistant |
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Bloom
Table |
Plant_Bloom |
Description |
|
Scientific
Name* |
Text |
Latin
binomial linked to Plant_General |
|
Flower
Color |
Text |
Comma
delimited list of flower colors |
|
White/Cream
|
Checkbox |
White/Cream
|
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Red |
Checkbox |
Red |
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Pink |
Checkbox |
Pink |
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Orange |
Checkbox |
Orange |
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Yellow |
Checkbox |
Yellow |
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Green |
Checkbox |
Green |
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Blue |
Checkbox |
Blue |
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Purple |
Checkbox |
Purple |
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Violet |
Checkbox |
Violet |
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Brown |
Checkbox |
Brown |
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Black |
Checkbox |
Black |
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Bloom
Period |
Text Area |
Comma
delimited list of bloom months |
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Jan |
Checkbox |
January |
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Feb |
Checkbox |
February |
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Mar |
Checkbox |
March |
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Apr |
Checkbox |
April |
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May |
Checkbox |
May |
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Jun |
Checkbox |
June |
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Jul |
Checkbox |
July |
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Aug |
Checkbox |
August |
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Sep |
Checkbox |
September |
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Oct |
Checkbox |
October |
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Nov |
Checkbox |
November |
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Dec |
Checkbox |
December |
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Character
Table |
Plant_Character |
Description |
|
Scientific
Name* |
Text |
Latin
binomial linked to Plant_General |
|
Duration |
Text |
Annual,
Biennial, Short-lived Perennial, Perennial |
|
Habit |
Text |
Herb,
Subshrub, Shrub, Tree, Cactus/Succulent, Grass/Grass-like, Fern, Vine |
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Plant
Height |
Text |
<1',
1-3', 3-6', 6-12', 12-36', 36-72', 72-100', >100' |
|
Height
Notes |
Text |
Additional
information about height |
|
Root Type |
Text |
Tap,
Fibrous, Prop, Aerial, Buttress, Tuberous |
|
Leaf
Retention |
Text |
Deciduous,
Evergreen, Semi-evergreen |
|
Leaf
Arrangement |
Text |
Alternate,
Opposite, Whorled, Basal, Imbricate, Fascicled, Equitant |
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Leaf
Complexity |
Text |
Simple,
Even Pinnate, Odd Pinnate, Bipinnate, Tripinnate, Palmate |
|
Leaf
Shape |
Text |
Cordate,
Cuneate, Deltoid, Elliptic, Lanceolate, Linear, Oblanceolate, Obovate, Ovate,
Peltate, Perfoliate, Reniform, Spathulate, Subulate |
|
Leaf
Venation |
Text |
Dichotomous,
Palmately Veined, Pinnately Veined, Parallel |
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Leaf
Pubescence |
Text |
Glabrous,
Glandular, Hirsute, Pilose, Puberulent, Tomentose, Scabrous, Stellate,
Strigose, Villose |
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Leaf
Margin |
Text |
Entire,
Undulate, Crenate, Serrate, Serrulate, Double-serrate, Dentate, Denticulate,
Ciliate, Incised, Lacerate, Laciniate, Lobed, Cleft, Parted, Pinnatifid,
Palmatifid, Crispate |
|
Leaf Apex |
Text |
Acuminate,
Acute, Aristate, Cuspidate, Emarginate, Mucronate, Obtuse, Rounded, Truncate |
|
Leaf Base |
Text |
Acuminate,
Acute, Auriculate, Cordate, Cuneate, Hastate, Oblique, Rounded, Sagittate,
Truncate |
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Leaf
Texture |
Text |
Lethery,
Papery, Spongy, Waxy, Smooth |
|
Leaf
Color |
Text |
Free form
description of leaf color |
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Autumn
Foliage: |
Checkbox |
Check if
exhibits autumn foliage |
|
Breeding
System |
Text |
Agamospermous,
Hermaphroditic, Heterostylous, Dioecious, Monoecious |
|
Flower
Conspicuous |
Checkbox |
Check if
flower is conspicuous |
|
Flower
Symmetry |
Text |
Actinomorphic
(Radially Symmetric), Zygomorphic (Bilaterally Symmetric) |
|
Flower
Size |
Text |
The
measurement of an individual flower across its widest dimension |
|
Inflorescence
Type |
Text |
Axillary,
Terminal, Cyme, Helicoid Cyme, Compound Cyme, Dichasium, Corymb, Compound
Corymb, Spike, Spikelet, Raceme, Panicle, Umbel, Compound Umbel, Verticel,
Spathe, Thyrse, Catkin, Head |
|
Sepals |
Text |
Free form
description of flower's sepals |
|
Petals |
Text |
Free form
description of flower's petals |
|
Stamens |
Text |
Free form
description of flower's stamens |
|
Pistil |
Text |
Free form
description of flower's pistil |
|
Fruit
Type |
Text |
Samara,
Schizocarp, Winged Schizocarp, Nut, Achene, Pyxis, Follicle, Legume, Loment,
Capsule, Silique, Silicle, Grain, Drupe, Berry, Aggregate, Accessory,
Multiple, Pome, Pepo, Cone |
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Fruit
Length |
Text |
Free form
description of fruit length |
|
Fruit
Color |
Text |
Free form
description of fruit color |
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Conditions
Table |
Plant_Conditions |
Description |
|
Scientific
Name* |
Text |
Latin
binomial linked to Plant_General |
|
Light
Requirement |
Text |
Sun, Part
Sun, Shade, Part Shade |
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Water Use |
Text |
Low,
Medium, High |
|
Soil
Moisture |
Text |
Wet,
moist, Dry |
|
Aquatic |
Checkbox |
Check if
aquatic plant |
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Soil
Description |
Memo |
Text
description of soil characteristics |
|
Soil pH |
Text |
Acidic
(pH<6.8), Alkaline (ph>7.3), Circumneutral (6.8<pH<7.2) |
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CaCO3
Tolerance |
Text |
Low,
Medium, High |
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Temperature
Tolerance |
Text |
Heat
Tolerant, Cold Hardy, Freezes Back, Root Hardy |
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Drought
Tolerance |
Text |
Low,
Medium, High |
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Distribution
Table |
Plant_Distribution |
Description |
|
Scientific
Name* |
Text |
Latin
binomial linked to Plant_General |
|
Native
Status |
Text |
Native
status from ITIS |
|
Native
Distribution |
Text |
Text
description of Native distribution |
|
States |
Text |
Comma
delimited list of state abbreviations |
|
Topography |
Memo |
Text
description of topography |
|
Range/Habitat |
Memo |
Text
description of range/habitat |
|
ETS
Listing |
Text |
State
endangered rank |
|
VR1 |
Checkbox |
Pineywoods |
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VR2 |
Checkbox |
Gulf
Prairies & Marshes |
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VR3 |
Checkbox |
Post Oak
Savannah |
|
VR4 |
Checkbox |
Blackland
Prairies |
|
VR5 |
Checkbox |
Cross
Timbers & Prairies |
|
VR6 |
Checkbox |
South
Texas Plains |
|
VR7 |
Checkbox |
Edwards
Plateau |
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VR8 |
Checkbox |
Rolling
plains |
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VR9 |
Checkbox |
High
Plains |
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VR10 |
Checkbox |
Trans
Pecos Mtns. & Basins |
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Northeast |
Checkbox |
CT, MA,
ME, NH, NY, RI, VT |
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Mid-Atlantic |
Checkbox |
DE, KY,
MD, NJ, OH, PA, VA, WV |
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Southeast |
Checkbox |
AL, AR,
FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN |
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Midwest |
Checkbox |
IA, IL,
IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD, WI |
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Rocky
Mountain |
Checkbox |
CO, ID,
MT, NV, UT, WY |
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Southwest |
Checkbox |
AZ, NM,
OK, TX |
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Northwest |
Checkbox |
AK, OR,
WA |
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California |
Checkbox |
CA |
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Hawaii |
Checkbox |
HI |
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Canada |
Checkbox |
CN |
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Propagation
Table |
Plant_Propagation |
Description |
|
Scientific
Name* |
Text |
Latin
binomial linked to Plant_General |
|
Propagation
Season |
Text |
Comma
delimited list of months |
|
Propagation
Material |
Text |
Seeds,
Softwood Cuttings, Semi-hardwood Cuttings, Hardwood Cuttings, Root Cuttings,
Root Division, Budding, Grafting, Clump Division, Tubers, Tissue Culture |
|
Grower's
Comments |
Memo |
|
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Propagation
Description |
Memo |
|
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Seed
Collection |
Memo |
|
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Seed
Treatment |
Text |
|
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Commercially
Available |
Checkbox |
Checked
if commercially available |
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Growth
Period |
Text |
|
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Growth
Rate |
Text |
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When |
Text |
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Where |
Text |
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How |
Text |
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Maintenance |
Memo |
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Image
Gallery |
Images_Botanical |
Description |
|
Scientific
Name* |
Text Area |
Latin
binomial linked to Plant_General |
|
Family |
Text Area |
Plant
Family from Kartesz |
|
Common
Name(s) |
Text Area |
Comma
delimited list of common name(s) from ITIS |
|
Accession
Date |
Text Area |
Date
image was added to gallery |
|
PCD |
Text Area |
Photo CD
number |
|
Image |
Text Area |
Image
number on Photo CD |
|
File Name |
Text Area |
Unique
file name |
|
Slide
Index |
Text Area |
Code for
original slide database |
|
Collection
ID |
Text Area |
Collection
name, if any |
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City |
Text Area |
City
image was taken |
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County |
Text Area |
County
image was taken |
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State |
Text Area |
State
image was taken |
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Region |
Text Area |
Region
image was taken |
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Location
Notes |
Memo |
Free form
description of location |
|
Photographer |
Text Area |
Full
photographer Name |
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Photographer
ID |
Text Area |
Photographer
initials |
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Original
Format |
Text Area |
35MM,
Digital, Print |
|
Photo
Category |
Text Area |
Flower(s),
Flower Bud(s), Cone(s), Fruit(s), Seed(s), Foliage, Bark, Whole Plant(s),
Field, Other |
|
Photo
Notes |
Text Area |
Free form
description of image |
|
Orientation |
Text Area |
Landscape
or Portrait |
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Year
Taken |
Text Area |
Date
image was taken |
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Verified |
Checkbox |
Yes/No |
|
Verifier |
Text Area |
Name of
image verifier |
|
Verify
Date |
Text Area |
Date
image verified |
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Geographic
Status |
Text Area |
Native
status from ITIS |
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*indicates
required field |
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