Nomenclature

• Accepted names of plants and their taxonomic synonyms are from the Plants of the World Online database
• Botanical Nomenclature is based on the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants
• Horticultural Nomenclature is explained in this post: The Nomenclature of Horticultural Plants: An Explanation

Meaning of Scientific Names

• A Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
• A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Plant Distributions

• Southeastern native and naturalized plants Flora of the Southeastern United States
• USDA’s PLANTs database
• The Biota of North America Program – North American Vascular Flora includes the North American Plant Atlas (distribution maps and much more) and interactive maps at the Taxonomic Data Center (TDC)
• Plants of the World Online for worldwide distributions

Growing & Sourcing Plants

• NC State Extension Publications
• Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants
• Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
• Buy NC Plants Search (wholesale nursery inventories)
• Home & Garden Information Center, Clemson Cooperative Extension
• North Carolina Pollinator Toolkit

Plant Identification Resources

• Southeastern Flora
• Flora of the Southeastern United States
• NC State Herbarium
• Flora of North America
• Flora of China
• iNaturalist

Invasiveness

• Invasive Species Assessment, NC State Extension
• Invasive Plants and Your Forests from NC State Extension
• NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Weed Regulatory Services
• Invasive Species, North Carolina Native Plant Society
• NC Invasive Plants, NC Invasive Plant Council

IPM, Pest, and Disease Information

• NC State Extension Publications
• Plant Disease & Insect Clinic, NC State Extension
• Directory of County Centers, NC State Extension
• Home & Garden Information Center, Clemson Cooperative Extension
• Ask IFAS University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences