For the purposes of this list of hints, items in bold are search topics.
Hints Use lower case letters at all times.
This includes plants, insects and fish. The only time common names are used in the database is when the author uses them in the title. You will severely limit your results if you use common names. If you don't know the scientific name, search the common name and any cites you retrieve will have the scientific name in the plant or category field of the citation. Contact us if you need help finding a scientific name.