Web Addresses of Interest to Botanists

http://www.ipni.org/ international plant names index
International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) recent edition of the rules for naming plants (ICBN), Vienna Code, 2005
A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands Search for plant names by family, genus or common name, with synonyms
TROPICOS database of plant names and more plant nomenclature and authorities
International plant names index plant nomenclature, searchable by name, author or publication
Electronic Plant Information Network plant name search, plus KEW collections and more
Index Nominum Genericorum published generic names
pronunciation of Latin scientific names rules for the English pronounciation of Latin as used in the biological sciences
example of a polyclave a web version of a polyclave to identify flowering plant families
discussion of cladistic approach to taxonomy an intro to cladistics
Index Herbariorum a list of herbaria
Type specimens at NY Botanical Garden database of info on plant type specimens held by the NY Botanical Garden
Wis DNR Endangered Resources several links related to vascular plants of Wisconsin
Mycology Lab at the University of Tennessee a fungus site with good photos and a history of plant nomenclature
Mosses and liverworts a short 3 page introduction to Mosses and Liverworts w/diagrams
Plant Systematics and Evolution a good list of links
PLANTS database a database of plants of the U.S.A., including distirbution maps, nomenclature and more
The Internet Directory for Botany  
Index to American Botanical Literature  
Botanical Society of America  
AGRICOLA Home Page a database of literature dealing with plants
Wisconsin vascular plants database-UW-Madison herbarium provides access to the data from pooled herbarium specimens of several Wisconsin herbaria, plus up-to-date names for the plants and llistings of synonyms
Wisconsin vascular plants database-RobertW. Freckman Herbarium, UW-Stevens Point same database as above, but the website has significant useful differences in presentation