NatureServe is a product of the Association for Biodiversity Information in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network. Conservation status, distribution maps, species life-history, and habitat needs are some of the data available. The geographic scope of the project includes the continental United States of America, including. To date, they have published the first three volumes of the series . Information available through online searches includes standardized plant names, symbols and other plant attribute information such as synonomy and wetland status.
Information is available on accepted scientific names, synonyms, and taxonomic hierarchies.
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