USDA PLANTS Database

Primary source

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

A public plant record system for U.S. and territory plant identity, distribution, status, wetland, invasive, noxious, and conservation data.

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What you'll find here

Taxonomic identity

U.S. and territory distribution

Wetland and conservation characteristics

Invasive, noxious, threatened, and endangered status leads

Specific data we draw from it: scientific names, symbols, distribution, status flags, wetland data.

Good to know

Distribution evidence. Keep locality and source-documentation fields traceable when records affect range maps.

Regulatory status. Show noxious, invasive, rarity, wetland, or protected status as sourced context.

How to cite this source

Cite the USDA PLANTS profile page (https://plants.usda.gov/plant-profile/<SYMBOL>) for the specific plant fact. Preserve the plant symbol and profile URL alongside any Plotwright citation so readers can reach the upstream record directly.

License

Treat as U.S. government/public plant records, while preserving citations and any upstream source notes.

Caution

This is not a complete gardening-care guide; it should support identity, range, and status facts rather than replace extension guidance. The public PlantProfile endpoint exposes only region-level native status (CAN / L48 / AK / HI / PR / VI / PB) - for per-state native flags, pair with LBJ Wildflower Center.

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