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Describes databases available online related to invasive plant species. See Resource Library - Databases for general resources, other species, expertise, and geographic based information.

Invasive Plants

Database: Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Host:  University of South Florida, Institute for Systematic Botany
Scope: The Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants is a joint effort by the Institute for Systematic Botany, the University of South Florida and the Florida Center for Community Design + Research to provide users with a comprehensive searchable database of vascular plants in the State of Florida. Data includes county by county distribution documented by herbarium specimens and complete nomenclature for all Florida taxa.

Database: California Invasive Plant Inventory
Host: California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC)
Scope: This interactive database contains information on the plants currently included in the Cal-IPC Invasive Plant Inventory (approximately 200). Includes option to search by region.

Database: CalWeed Database
Host:  California State Department of Food & Agriculture; California Interagency Noxious Weed Coordinating Committee; U.S. Bureau of Land Management; University of California-Davis
Scope:  This database contains weed eradication project profiles, including many invasive weeds, in California.  Profile data include:  targeted invasive name(s); targeted species for (re)introduction;  project location; lead and participating agencies; controls used; time frame for project; resource issues; and project contact information.  Users can view the data by project, by targeted invasive, by county, or by control method.

Database: Center for Invasive Plant Management (CIPM) Restoration Database
Host: Global Restoration Network
Scope: Searchable database of books, articles, reports, technical bulletins, and other resources related to vegetation restoration; and reports of on-the-ground restoration projects. A search yields a short description of the resource and contact information, web links, and/or journal references for obtaining the resource.

Database: EDDMapS - Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System
Host: University of Georgia's Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Scope: Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS), provides a more accurate picture of the distribution of invasive species. EDDMapS will allow land managers, agencies and others to set priorities for early detection and rapid response (EDRR), as well as formulate overall invasive plant management action plans. Includes distribution data by species and by county.

Database: Federal and State Noxious Weeds in GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network)
Host: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Genetic Resources Program
Scope: GRIN taxonomic data provide the structure and nomenclature for the accessions of the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS). Many plants (37,000 taxa, 14,000 genera) are included in GRIN taxonomy, especially economic plants.

DatabaseFederal Noxious Weeds Database
Host:  U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Center for Plant Health Science and Technology
Scope:  This database has been derived from the "Federal Noxious Weed Inspection Guide - Noxious Weed Inspection System."  The database contains fields such as scientific name, family name, synonym(s), common name(s), diagnostic characteristics, habitat, distribution outside of the U.S., distribution within the United States (if applicable), reason for   listing as a Federal Noxious Weed (FNW), what form of the plant is most likely to enter the United States, likely pathways of entry into the United States, general notes, photographs (if available) line drawings, distribution maps (if available), etc.

Database: Fire Effects Information System (FEIS)
HostU.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory - Missoula, Montana
Scope: This database contains literature reviews of botanical characteristics, life cycle, habitat, succession, distribution, impacts, fire ecology, and fire effects for 1000 plant and animal species, including 67 non-native invasive species. Future plans include updating many of these "species summaries" and adding 30-40 more summaries of non-native invasives over the next 1.5 years.

Database: Geographic Information System (GIS) for Mapping Noxious & Invasive Weeds in Minnesota
Host: Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Scope: From the mid-90’s to 2005, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture Weed Integrated Pest Management team piloted a variety of strategies for collecting and distributing geographic information regarding noxious and invasive weeds in Minnesota – as well as biological releases designed to control those weeds. These innovative strategies produced a wealth of data and lessons learned towards a more efficient and cost-effective approach to managing weeds in Minnesota.

Database: Global Compendium of Weeds
Host: U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)
Scope: The Global Compendium of Weeds is a list of plant species (over 28,000 names) that have been cited in specific references (approximately 1,000) as weeds. The online information is current based on the data set Jan 24, 2007, and is more recent than the book version (printed in 2002) by Rod Randall, Department of Agriculture of Western Australia (AgWest).

Database: Invasive Plant Atlas of the MidSouth (IPAMS)
Host: Mississippi State University, Geosystems Research Institute
Scope: The Invasive Plant Atlas of the MidSouth (IPAMS) will provide information on the biology, distribution, and best management practices for forty weedy plant species. This database will be developed in collaboration with national USGS and other agency databases and structures, and the Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE), with mechanisms and procedures in place to ensure data transmission both upward (nationally) and downward to the local level for rapid assessment and response.

Database: Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE)
Host: University of Connecticut
Scope: The New England Invasive Species Data Server provides access to plant databases for the New England region. Retrieved data include geographic identifiers so that it can be joined or linked to geographic boundary files for New England, its states, its counties, towns, and other geographical areas.

Database: Invasive Plant Species of the United States
Host: The New York Botanical Garden, International Plant Science Center, Virtual Herbarium
Scope: Catalog of specimens of invasive plant species of the United States, from lists prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Database: Invasive Species Impact Rank (I-Rank)
Host:  NatureServe Explorer.
Scope:  Includes assessments for a total 452 non-native plants of the U.S., searchable by name, location, invasive impact rank (I-Rank), or a combination of these criteria. The assessments are the result of applying a systematic protocol (Morse et al. 2004) to determine the degree of impact an individual non-native species has on the native plants, animals, and ecosystems of the United States.
Note: The invasive species ranks (I-Ranks) are on the Status tab. Use the link at the top of the Status tab that says "U.S. Invasive Species Impact Rank (I-RANK)" or just scroll down the page until you see the I-Rank select criteria. You can search for individual species by name, by location or search by the overall invasive impact rank.

DatabaseINVADERS Database
Host:  University of Montana-Missoula and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
Scope:  The INVADERS Database is a comprehensive database of exotic plant names and weed distribution records for five states in the northwestern United States.  Users can query the system by scientific or common name,  or by geographic region.  The site also includes a state/provincial noxious weeds query form, as well as a database of biocontrol measures.  Researchers may also submit their own data to the database.

Database: Native Gardening and Invasive Plants Guide
Host: eNature.com (National Wildlife Federation)
Scope: The plant guides are searchable by state and the native list can then be sub-divided according to plant type (for example, evergreen shrubs, wildflowers, vines or aquatic plants).

DatabaseNoxious and Nuisance Plant Management Information System (PMIS)
HostU.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory
Scope: The Noxious and Nuisance Plant Management Information System (PMIS) allows rapid and efficient access to over 100 of the worst U.S. invasive plants. Detailed and summary information on plant biology, ecology, problems, identification, and associated management technologies are included. The online version is a companion to the CD-based PMIS system. The CD-based version can be obtained free of charge and runs under the Windows operating system and contains all of the information content found on the Web site as well as several computer-aided identification programs.

Database: Purge Spurge: Leafy Spurge Database Version 4.0
Host: U.S. Department of Agriculture, TEAM Leafy Spurge
Scope: The CD, which was produced by Team Leafy Spurge, contains more than 800 journal articles, Extension publications, symposium proceedings, scientific abstracts and other resources pertaining to research and management of the noxious weed leafy spurge. You can order a free copy by mail, phone, fax or e-mail. Contact Beth Redlin at USDA-ARS NPARL, 1500 N. Central, Sidney, MT 59270, (406) 433-9427, Fax (406) 433-5038, or E-mail: bredlin@sidney.ars.usda.gov.

Database: Southeast EDDMapS - Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System
Host: University of Georgia's Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Scope: Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS), provides a more accurate picture of the distribution of invasive species in the Southeastern U.S. EDDMapS will allow land managers, agencies and others to set priorities for early detection and rapid response (EDRR), as well as formulate overall invasive plant management action plans. Includes distribution data by species and by county for Southeastern States.

Database: Southwest Exotic Mapping Program (SWEMP)
HostU.S. Geological Survey, Colorado Plateau Research Station, Southwest Exotic Plant Information Clearinghouse
Scope: A regional database regional database of non-native invasive plant distributions for the southwest (Arizona, New Mexico and adjacent areas of adjoining states) and creates maps for those distributions. The SWEMP 2006 database contains over 31,600 records of invasive, non-native plant occurrences that were contributed by weed managers in the Southwest.

Database: Weed ID - Interactive Weed Identification Database (Wisconsin)
Host: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Scope: This database contains 280 of the most common weeds/invasive plants found in agricultural, urban, and natural settings in Wisconsin. Click on the Weed ID Tool in the left column. The database is organized to ask questions about the unknown plant, and, based on the user's input, the website will produce a list of plants (scientific and common names) along with thumbnail images that match the information entered.

DatabaseWeedMapper (Oregon)
Host: Oregon State University, Rangeland Resources
Scope: WeedMapper includes locations of noxious weeds throughout Oregon as collected by responsible federal, state, and local agencies. Electronic maps are viewable at the state, county, township, or section (square mile) level. WeedMapper is designed to facilitate identification, reporting, and verification of noxious weeds in the state of Oregon. It provides maps of known infestations of the most serious weed pests, as well as photographs, taxonomic and diagnostic characteristics to assist in their identification.

Database: WeedUS: Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Host: University of Georgia, Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health (collaborative project with the Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group)
Scope: Database of information about plants that invade natural areas in the U.S. (including Hawaii). It is intended as an informational and educational tool and is compiled from a wide variety of sources including published and unpublished lists, reports, surveys, and personal observations from experts in the field. Sources include the National Park Service, other federal, state and local agencies, Exotic Pest Plant Councils, Invasive Species Councils and related organizations, The Nature Conservancy, and others.

Database: Weeds Gone Wild
Host:  Plant Conservation Alliance, Alien Plant Working Group
Scope:  This site provides a compiled national list of invasive plants infesting natural areas throughout the U.S., background information on the problem of invasive species, illustrated fact sheets that include plant descriptions, native range, distribution and habitat in the U.S., management options, suggested alternative native plants, and other information, and selected links to relevant people and organizations.

Database: Weeds in New Zealand (Weed Control Manual)
Host: Environment Bay of Plenty Regional Council, New Zealand
Scope: Terrestrial and aquatic plants in New Zealand

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Database: Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
Host:  North Carolina Botanical Garden; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Scope: The program's goal is to develop a unified digital system for assessing the North American biota through the maintenance of the taxonomic, nomenclatural, and biogeographic data for all members of the biota. The BONAP database (hosted by USDA, APHIS) now includes data for all vascular plants and vertebrate species (native, naturalized, and adventive) of the United States and Canada. In Jan 2010, BONAP released it's North American Plant Atlas; county-level atlas for continguous 48 states.

Database: Floristic Inventory of South Florida
Host: Institute for Regional Conservation
Scope: This database presents lists of exotic plant taxa on conservation lands in a 19 county area defined as the South Florida Ecosystem by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The South Florida Ecosystem is a larger area than that covered by the Floristic Inventory of Southern Florida.

Database: Illinois Plant Information Network (ILPIN)
Host: Illinois Natural History Survey; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
Scope: ILPIN was designed to provide many different types of information about ALL of the vascular plant taxa found in Illinois. At this site, you can search on a species (by scientific or common name), and retrieve all the information we have compiled on the species, as well as a map of its known distribution among the counties in Illinois. Includes Taxonomic, biologic, geographic, and ecologic information on 3209 Illinois vascular plant taxa.

Database: Native Gardening and Invasive Plants Guide
Host: National Wildlife Federation, Backyard Wildlife Habitat
(BWH) Program
Scope: Seach for native plants by region

Database: Native Plant Information Network (NPIN) - Explore Plants
Host: University of Texas - Austin, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Native Plant Information Network
Scope: Searchable databases featuring information about recommended native plant species, native plant landscapers, native plant and seed suppliers and native plant organizations from around the country.

Database: Native Plants Network
Host: University of Idaho
Scope: The Native Plant Network is devoted to the sharing of information on how to propagate native plants of North America (Canada, Mexico, and U.S.).

Database: New York Flora Atlas
Host: New York Flora Association
Scope: Searchable database of aquatic and terrestrial vegetation found in New York State. Provides ecological status, distribution maps by county, and bibliographic information.

Database: PlantFacts
Host: Ohio State University, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
Scope: PlantFacts has merged several digital collections developed at Ohio State University to become an international knowledge bank and multimedia learning center. The Web Search Engine component searches through all U.S. land-grant universities and several government institutions across Canada.

Database: PLANTS Database
HostU.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Scope:  The PLANTS Database includes names, checklists, automated tools, identification information, species abstracts, distributional data, crop information, plant symbols, plant growth data, plant materials information, plant links, references, and other plant information.  The Invasive and Noxious Weeds section of the database provides a Federal Noxious Weeds List; State Noxious Weed Reports; Invasive Plants of the U.S.; and Introduced Plants of the U.S.

Database: PLANTS Identification-Wetland Monocots
HostU.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Scope:  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 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.

Database: Vascular Plant Image Library
Host: Texas A&M University, Bioinformatics Working Group
Scope: This collaboration involving six institutions will be centered on continued development and enhancement of an herbarium specimen browser system that is now available through the Flora of Texas Consortium Web site. Content of this system at the end of the project period will be 300,000 specimen records, images representing 2,000 Texas species, and key/description coverage of over 1,000 species.

Database: Wilderness Invaders Surveys & Database
Host: Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
Scope: In an effort to collect baseline data on the presence, distribution, threat, and control of non-native species, the Leopold Institute has initiated two projects. The first was a survey of exotic plants in all federal wilderness areas which was conducted in 1997-98. In 2001 a survey was conducted of invasive and exotic species in National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Areas.

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