Web Index of California Wild Plants
natives - naturalized - common escapes - invasives
a service of the North Coast Chapter of the California Native Plant Society
Status: Home Page                  Web Index now has 8500 names with 6400 linked-images.

CalPhotos archive
Introduction:
  • This facility is a thumbnail-illustrated web index for the plants of California found outside of cultivation. At present, its purpose is to integrate access to resources at eight sites. We use a combination of the CalFlora and CNPS Inventory lists to generate links to content at CalFlora, CalPhotos, Jepson Online, USDA PLANTS, CA Native Plant Link Exchange, CA Dept. of Food and Agriculture noxious weeds, Google, and CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants. Given sufficient interest, this functionality can be expanded.
  • About name mismatches: Our ability to link to content at other sites is entirely dependent on the use of standardized names. Occasionally, a name we use will not match another site's name for the same plant. Mismatches due to spelling errors are the easiest to correct. The lingering use of old names is more problematic, and we are considering various solutions. For now, when an off-site server returns "taxon not found," we suggest that you note the exact spelling, and perhaps modify the search string in your browser. Also try our other search links. As you explore, you may find the information you need. (9-21-05)


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