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 Websites presented in alphabetical order Agricultural Marketing Service Commodity Areas: Cotton Division 
 Features information about the U.S. cotton market and cotton classification, cotton research and promotion materials, and statistics covering cotton quality, prices, export sales, cotton varieties planted, and related data. Searchable. From the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). http://www.ams.usda.gov/cotton/ Topics: Agriculture, Crops, Plants Last updated Apr 16, 2008 Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)
Contains a brief biography and an overview of the scientific thought of the 18th century Swedish naturalist and inventor of modern biological classification. From the Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/linnaeus.html Topics: Biology, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Plants, Science, Science Last updated Oct 1, 2004 Carnivorous Plant Database
This database "includes over 3000 entries giving an exhaustive nomenclatural synopsis of all carnivorous plants." Searchable. http://www.omnisterra.com/bot/cp_home.cgi Topics: Plants, Science, Science Last updated May 22, 2005 Digital Morphology
This site "is a dynamic archive of information on digital morphology and high-resolution X-ray computed tomography of biological specimens. Browse through the site and see spectacular imagery and animations and details on the morphology of many representatives of the Earth's biota." Includes images and information about living and extinct plants and animals. Searchable, and browsable by scientific name, common name, or classification. Part of the National Science Foundation Digital Libraries Initiative. http://digimorph.org/ Topics: Plants Last updated Aug 19, 2003 The Hidden Forest
Searchable information about the lichen, bryophytes, fungi, and slime moulds that carpet forest floors. It includes structure, classification, life cycles, reproduction, and habitat. Included are many photographs and a glossary. There are also related Links and Books . The author's Home Page contains photographs of Carnivorous Plants and Orchid Flowers . The emphasis is on those found in New Zealand. http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/ Topics: Biology, Fruits & Vegetables, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Plants, Plants by Name, Science, Science Last updated Feb 27, 2001 ICTVdB: The Authorized Virus Database of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses
The goal of this project is "to describe all viruses of animals (vertebrates, invertebrates, protozoa), plants (higher plants and algae), bacteria, fungi, and archaea from the family level down to strains and isolates." Information on the history and source of each virus, its taxonomy and properties, and an image are provided. The database is searchable by keyword and browsable alphabetically. Links to other virus databases. Developed and maintained at the Biosphere 2 Center, Columbia University. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ICTVdb/ Topics: Plants, Public Health & Safety, Science Last updated Feb 10, 2003 Introduction to the Plant Kingdom: An Introduction to the World of Plants from an Evolutionary Perspective
This site explores the evolution of plants. Topics include plant classification, ancient algae, the moving of plants to the land, mosses, ferns, and the development of seeds, and the diversity of flowering plants. Includes many illustrations, diagrams, and photographs. Also find a glossary, a bibliography, and related links. Written for first-year college biology students. http://scitec.uwichill.edu.bb/bcs/bl14apl/bl14apl.htm Topics: Biology, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Plants, Science, Science Last updated Jul 5, 2004 Magnolia Society International
This site features information about growing and caring for the magnolia plant (Magnoliaceae), a list of over 1,000 varieties, and classification information with photos of selected varieties. From "a worldwide organization devoted to the appreciation and study of magnolias." http://www.magnoliasociety.org/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Plants, Plants by Name Last updated Jun 15, 2004 Nationaal Herbarium Nederland (NHN)
The National Herbarium of the Netherlands combines three university herbaria. The site features a collections database of records about hundreds of thousands of specimens. The database is searchable as a whole, or by special collections (such as seed and wood) or by historical collection. Click on search criteria to get a browsable list of terms. Selected records include images. Also provides links to information about member institutions. http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl Topics: Biology, Plants, Science, Science Last updated Dec 26, 2004 New York Botanical Garden: International Plant Science Center
This website offers plant research resources such as a global herbaria database, the Index to American Botanical Literature, and a plant specimen database. From the New York Botanical Garden Plant Science Center, which has a mission to discover and understand "the plants of the world and their evolutionary relationships." http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/ Topics: Plants Last updated Sep 28, 2006 World List of Cycads
A searchable database of all known cycads containing information, distribution maps, and photos of this group of plants that has grown since the Permian era. The site features identification and classification charts; history, including evolution and the fossil record; ecology and conservation; and geography and distribution. Also includes information about horticulture, propagation, and landscaping. From the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/PlantNet/cycad/wlist.html Topics: Biology, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Plants, Science Last updated Nov 9, 2006 |
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