E-flora Provides plants accounts that are searchable
by common and scientific name. Accounts
include plant descriptions, photographs, and pinpoint range maps.
University
of Washington Burke Museum Herbarium provides a number of resources for plants,
mushrooms, seaweeds, and more. The WTU
Image collection for plants can be searched by common or scientific name and
can be browsed by family, or genus.
Accounts include plant descriptions, photographs, and county level range
maps. Herbarium sheets can also be
viewed online, key word searched, or browsed.
Oregon Flora Project is a comprehensive resource for wild and
naturalized plants. It features an
interactive plant atlas and both browse-able and common/scientific name
searchable photo gallery that includes wild specimens, herbarium sheets, and
illustrations.
Calflora provides comprehensive coverage for
California’s wild plants. Accounts are
searchable by common or scientific name and include information about the plant
community, county level range maps, numerous photographs, and links to other
resources.
The Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria is indispensable for those looking for
herbarium specimens because it pulls records from the region’s major
herbaria. It has a multivariable search
function that allows you to query by plant name, location, collector, and
more. Many records include pictures of
the herbarium specimen and locations that are plotted on an interactive map.
USDA plants is a comprehensive listing of plants in North
America (focused mainly on the United States).
Accounts are searchable by scientific or common name and include state
level range maps that enlarge to the county level. Search results can be filtered by state. Color photographs of the plant and seeds are
included for many species. Economically
and ethnobotanically significant species have an attached “plant guide” with
encyclopedic entries.
eFloras Flora of North America attempts to cover more than 20,000 species found in North America with
taxonomic keys, species descriptions, and usually with photographs,
illustrations, and range maps. 13 if 30
volumes are complete and available online and searchable by scientific and
common name.
USDA
Forest Service Fire Effect Information includes detailed plant descriptions, distribution information at both
ecosystem and state levels, as well as fire ecology, fire effects, and
management considerations for plants found in North America.
Edible Sierra Nevada Plants has a list of edible plants found
in the Sierras and dichotomous keys for ID.
Wikipedia is increasingly becoming a reliable source of
biological information. For best
results, search by the scientific name.
