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Eventually we hope to write an assisted search facility that allows you to answer questions about an unknown plant until an identification is found. We can't commence with this project until we have a lot more species listed, so this is just a distant gleam in our eyes right now.

In the meantime, here are a few tips on using the existing search box:

Search by name Type any string to locate plants whose scientific name or common name(s) contain the string. (Note that "contains" means that "aster" will also find the word "eastern".)
Search by location where plants were found Enter locations such as "San Diego Zoo", "Garden in the Woods", or "Groton, MA" to search for plants found at these locations.
Search for plants that are found naturally in a state Enter the state name or abbreviation. Only wild plants are found by this search, since cultivars do not have a natural range.
Search for plants found naturally in a Canadian pro­vince Type "range CA-NB", for example, to find plants whose natural range includes British Columbia. Only wild plants are found by this search, since cultivars do not have a natural range.
Search by color Type in a color to search for plants of that color.
Search by keyword Use keywords such as "berries," "grasses," "fungi," "trees," "mosses," "lichens," or "ferns" to constrain the list.
Search for recent changes Enter a number to search for species that have been updated in some way within the number of days specified. "30" lists species that have been updated within the last 30 days.
Search by copyright holder Enter the name of a copyright holder or photographer to search for photos taken by that person.
 

After a search, step through matches using by clicking on the arrows at the bottom of the screen, or using ← → arrow keys. Or step through all species using ↑ ↓ arrows.

Comparison tables within some of the pages are an aid to comparing similar species. Sometimes these tables are on "genus pages." For example, Acer is a genus that includes maple trees. The Acer page compares all of the Acer species currently in our database.

Often, though, the genus contains too many species, or similar-looking plants are not members of the same genus. In this case, comparison pages are on the species pages. See, for example, hop clover.

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