Many understorey plants are in the shrubs and smaller plants in the REX database. Several relevant plant characters include values in nature habitat, wildlife food supply, and nesting habitats. For some plants, there is more information available because they have been widely used and recognised. REX builds pages on each plant that only presents the fields with known information. All plants have detailed name fields that make them unique.
Most plants have several common names and the aboriginal name where known.
Plant size, rainfall requirements, and natural distribution are always at the top of each list of fields. The really useful information for many people are the notes on general observations, nature conservation, botanical description, and uses. Many of the plants also have photographs. All the information for each plant, or for a list of plants found after a search, can be copied and printed for later use, in an in-built word processor. REX is intended to get vital information out to as many people involved in revegetation as possible.