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, crop information, automated tools, onward Web links, and references. This information primarily promotes land conservation in the United States and its territories, but academic, educational, and general use is encouraged. PLANTS reduces government spending by minimizing duplication and making information exchange possible across agencies and disciplines.

植物数据库（PLANTS Database）提供有关美国及其领土上的维管植物、苔藓、藓类、角藓和地衣的标准化信息。该数据库包含植物名称、植物符号、清单、分布数据、物种摘要、特征、图像、作物信息、自动化工具、相关网络链接以及参考文献。该信息主要促进美国及其领土的土地保护，同时亦鼓励学术研究、教育普及和公众使用。植物数据库通过减少重复并实现跨机构和学科的信息交流，降低了政府支出。