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Information About Plants
General Plant Information
Plants Database - The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. It includes names, plant symbols, checklists, distributional data, species abstracts, characteristics, images, plant links, references, crop information, and automated tools. PLANTS reduces costs by minimizing duplication and making information exchange possible across agencies and disciplines. Includes taxonomic and use information for conservation plants. You can search by the plant's common name, scientific name, or symbol. "Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping" - Maryland US Fish and Wildlife Service publication, series for Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Mountains Native Plant Information Network Cape May Plant Materials CenterThe Cape May PMC is one of 27 Centers operated by NRCS throughout the United States. The National Plant Materials Program and the Plant Materials Centers provide conservation plant releases, publications and technical information, and tools used in plant materials work.
The Cape May Plant Materials Center addresses the following priority resource issues:
Cape May Plant Materials Center Activity Reports and News Information on Selected Plants developed at the Cape May Plant Materials Center
'Cape' American Beachgrass (Ammophila breviligulata) increases the protective value of sand dunes. The leafy native bunch grass spreads by rhizomes with average heights of 2 to 3 feet. Seed heads appear in late July through August. The following documents require
Adobe
Acrobat. The PMC selects and propagates plant cultivars called releases that are best-suited for the East coast, and tests them in field trials. Breeder or foundation material of these plants is made available to the public through commercial nurseries. Released in 2007!The following documents require Adobe
Acrobat. A list of plant and seed vendors is available for download here or from the PMC. Contents of Cape May Plant Material Center Plant Releases - Grower Source List are updated regularly. You'll want to check periodically for updated information. (To avoid viewing cached version of list, you may need to refresh your web browser by clicking on the refresh icon on your browser's toolbar.)
The following document requires Adobe
Acrobat. Technical Information
The following documents require Adobe
Acrobat.
The following document requires Adobe
Acrobat. Contact: Chris Miller, Regional Plant Materials Specialist Last Modified: March 09, 2009 |
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