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NPDC Publications

Below are several Publications related to the NPDC and PLANTS.  These documents may require Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft PowerPoint.

Flyers

Adobe Acrobat DocumentNational Plant Data Center Brochure - (1,672KB)

Plant Fact Sheets and Plant Guides

Plant Fact Sheets and Plant Guides - Link to Fact Sheets and Plant Guides in the PLANTS Database

PLANTS Database Prints for Download

PLANTS Database Prints - Download seven different prints in PDF format featuring images from the PLANTS Database

Technical Reports

Adobe Acrobat DocumentIndigenous Uses, Management, and Restoration of Oaks in the Far Western United States – second in a series of reports on Traditional Ecological Knowledge – TEK (2,283KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentEastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides): A plant for forage, conservation, and bioenergy – detailed agronomic summary of this highly useful native grass (1,471KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentTraditional Ecological Knowledge: An Important Facet of Natural Resources Conservation – first in a series of reports on Traditional Ecological Knowledge -TEK (2,521KB)

Presentations

Adobe Acrobat DocumentIntroduction to PLANTS (5,331KB)
PowerPoint DocumentIntroduction to PLANTS (15,537KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIntroduction to the PLANTS Distribution Update Tool (1,297KB)
PowerPoint DocumentIntroduction to the PLANTS Distribution Update Tool (1,897KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIntroduction to the VegSpec Tool (679KB)
PowerPoint DocumentIntroduction to the VegSpec Tool  (261KB)
 

Tutorials

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPLANTS Tutorial (656KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentVegSpec Tutorial (71KB)

Other Publications

Adobe Acrobat DocumentLeithead et al. 1971. 100 native forage grasses in 11 southern states. USDA SCS Ag. Hndbk. 389. Courtesy of the NRCS Agricultural Wildlife Conservation Center and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. (11,790KB)