Vegetation on the Web A reference for BIO 362 - Plant Diversity and BIO / EES 366 - Field Botany at Wilkes University

General biodiversity databases

• Internet Biodiversity Service Webpage. Webpage
• Biota of North America. Webpage
• NatureServe. Webpage
• DiscoverLife. Webpage
• U California - Berkley Museum of Paleontology - Eukaryotes. Webpage
• Tree of Life from U Arizona. Webpage
• Wikispecies; A free directory of life.  Webpage
  

General botanical databases

• Flora of North America. Webpage
• Plants Database. Produced by US Department of Agriculture. Webpage
• IOPI Database of Plant Databases (DPD) a global list of plant databases, to tell you who is putting together what data and where. Webpage
• Wisconsin Floristic Quality Assessment.  Webpage
  
• Texas A&M University Vascular Plant Image Gallery. Webpage

Pennsylvania databases

• Pennsylvania Flora Project, sponsored by the Morris Arboretum of the U. of PA. Webpage
• Academy of Natural Sciences. Webpage
  
• Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. Webpage
• Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program. Webpage
• Carnegie Museum of Natural History Section on Botany: Webpage
  

On-line taxonomic keys

• Kirby Park Key, Luzerne County, PA. Webpage:
• About.com resource for Tree Identification and Dendrology. Webpage:
• BOTNET. Identification resource for southeastern plant species. Webpage:
• MEKA. An interactive Multiple-Entry Key Algorithm to enable rapid identification of biological specimens (presently available only in a Windows version). Webpage.
• Leaf Identification Guide to Eighty Eight Ohio Trees. Produced by Ohio State University. Webpage:
• Virginia Tech Tree ID.  Webpage:
• Tools for Plant Identification from Utah State University.  Webpage:
• Keys for Montana Plants. Webpage:
  
• Plant Identification Keys from US Department of Agriculture.  Webpage:
• Wildflower key from mywildflowers.com. Webpage:
• Wildflower key from 2bnthewild.com. Webpage:
  
• Wildflower identification key with realtimerendering.com. Webpage:
  
• Worldwide flowering plant family identification guide. Produced by Colby College (Biology 211 - Taxonomy of Flowering Plants). Users click a series of buttons describing features. Webpage:
• Wildflower Identification Guide from eNature. Webpage:
• Tree Identification Guide from eNature. Webpage:
• What Tree Is It? A tree identification guide developed and disseminated by the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN) and the Ohio Historical Society (OHS). Webpage
• Pine Barrens Plant Identification Key. Webpage
• Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide. Webpage
  
• Midwestern Wetland Flora. Field Office Guide to Plant Species. Prepared by the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, US Geological Survey. Webpage:

Herbaria (see also Worldwide List of Internet Accessible Herbaria: Webpage)

• Smithsonian Institution. Webpage
  
• New York Botanical Garden. Webpage
  
• Missouri Botanical Garden. Webpage
  
• Harvard University. Webpage
  
• Wisconsin State Herbarium.  Webpage
  
• University of California at Davis. Webpage
  
• University of Florida. Webpage
• University of Michigan. Webpage
  
• Jepson Herbarium, University of California at Berkeley. Webpage
• Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. Webpage
• British Museum Natural History. Webpage