[PCA] Fw: New Free Interactive Key to Wetland Monocots of the US
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Wed Nov 29 09:12:25 CST 2006
The Key has been updated:
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peterson, Scott - Baton Rouge, LA" [scott.peterson at la.usda.gov]
Sent: 11/28/2006 12:11 PM
Subject: Wetland Monocots Plant ID Improvements---New Version Available
TO: State PLANTS Coordinators
Regarding the on-line and downloadable wetland monocot keys:
<http://npdc.usda.gov/technical/plantid_wetland_mono.html>
These keys have two improvements as of 28NOV06: Addition of a "Best"
button and the improvement of the "Lookup" button. If you or your
colleagues have downloaded a copy previously, please replace it with the
updated version for added functionality.
Best: This function reports the number of remaining taxa with each
character in brackets after the character. This greatly helps you to know
which characters will get you to an answer the fastest. For example, if
your plant has blue flowers and you see "Flowers, blue [3]" you know that
only three taxa will remain if you choose that character.
Lookup: Highlight any word in the Characters section and click on the
"Lookup" Button to get a definition from Google. You have to be on-line
to use this function.
Again, if you have any comments, please contact Gerald "Stinger" Guala
<gerald.guala at la.usda.gov> directly.
Thanks,
Scott
scott.peterson at la.usda.gov
http://npdc.usda.gov
Visit http://plants.usda.gov
On Tue, 21 Nov 2006, Pendergrass, Kathy - Portland, OR wrote:
> Just a word of caution when using this key - it only includes the
> monocot species found on the "National List of Vascular Plant Species
> That Occur in Wetlands" . Many monocot species found in wetlands have
> not been included in this list. So when you use this key, make sure the
> plant that you hold in your hand matches the description in the key.
> Hopefully, it proves to be another good tool in your toolbox of plant
> identification tools...
>
>
> Cheers, Kathy....
>
> Plant Material Specialist
> Natural Resources Conservation Service
> 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd, Suite 900
> Portland, Oregon 97232
> 503-414-3266
> Kathy.Pendergrass at or.usda.gov
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: apwg-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org
> [mailto:apwg-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org] On Behalf Of
> Jil_Swearingen at nps.gov
> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 10:08 AM
> To: apwg at lists.plantconservation.org; ma-eppc at yahoogroups.com;
> WorthleyBotany at egroups.com
> Subject: [APWG] Fw: New Free Interactive Key to Wetland Monocots of the
> US
>
> What a nifty resource this is!
> Jil
> ----- Forwarded by Jil Swearingen/NCR/NPS on 11/21/2006 01:05 PM -----
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> fleppc at fleppc.org
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> To:
> Jil_Swearingen at nps.gov
> 11/20/2006 04:02 cc:
>
> PM EST Subject: FW: New Free
> Interactive Key to Wetland Monocots of the US
> Please respond to
>
> "Crissy Sutter"
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> Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council List Server
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> FYI
>
> Crissy Sutter
>
> Pandion Systems, Inc
> (352) 372-4747
> www.pandionsystems.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news
> [mailto:ECOLOG-L at LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Guala, Gerald - Baton
> Rouge,
> LA
> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 5:51 PM
> To: ECOLOG-L at LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
> Subject: New Free Interactive Key to Wetland Monocots of the US
>
> There is a new Interactive Key to Wetland Monocots of the US (ca.2400
> taxa) available from PLANTS (plants.usda.gov). See
> (http://npdc.usda.gov/technical/plantid_wetland_mono.html) for details.
> It is free for use and download and requires no installation or
> registration.
>
> The data set was developed cooperatively by the Missouri Botanical
> Garden and the USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center and was compiled
> from numerous and varied sources by Dr. David Bogler of the Missouri
> Botanical Garden (ca. 1.7 million data points). The automated plant key
> runs in a new version of SLIKS (www.stingersplace.com/SLIKS) which is
> free and requires no installation. It lets you identify the monocots
> known to occur in U.S. wetlands. The species list in this key is
> derived from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetland
> Inventory National List of Vascular Plant Species That Occur in
> Wetlands: 1998 National List.
>
> This draft plant character data set is for testing purposes only. For
> further information, click on the "Instructions, Information,
> Disclaimers and Policies" link after the application is loaded.
>
> The version of SLIKS (2.0) used for this particular application was
> specifically designed for Microsoft Internet Explorer. If you need to
> use another browser, there are other options available at the SLIKS
> website (www.stingersplace.com/SLIKS).
>
> Agreements for completion of datasets for all US grasses, all US
> legumes, all US gymnosperms and all US Ericaceae have been made through
> various CESUs in the CESU (www.cesu.org) network and the data sets
> should be delivered over the next near. First drafts of the keys for the
> grasses of Louisiana and Missouri are available now for testing and
> evaluation by qualified botanists. Please contact me
> (gerald.guala at la.usda.gov) for copies.
>
> Cheers,
> Stinger Guala, Ph.D.
>
> Gerald F. Guala, Ph.D.
> USDA, NRCS, National Plant Data Center
> P.O. Box 74490
> Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70874-4490 USA
> Tel: 225.775.6280
> Fax: 225.775.8883
> http://npdc.usda.gov
> http://plants.usda.gov
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