Template:PLANTS
NRCS. "Plants Database". United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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Purpose
Provides an easy way to cite Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS database.
Usage
{{PLANTS|symbol=|taxon=|access-date=30 July 2026}}
{{PLANTS
| symbol =
| taxon =
| access-date =
}}
Other parameters of {{cite web}} are available, such as |mode= and |harv=.
Example
{{PLANTS|symbol=RUID|taxon=Rubus idaeus|access-date=30 July 2026}}{{PLANTS|symbol=RUID|taxon=Rubus idaeus|access-date=30 July 2026|mode=cs2}}
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- NRCS. "Rubus idaeus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- NRCS, "Rubus idaeus", PLANTS Database, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), retrieved 30 July 2026
See also
- Category:Articles using Template:PLANTS with missing parameters: tracks cases that have neither
|name=nor|taxon=
Provides an easy way to cite Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS database.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | date | Date of the data
| Date | suggested |
| Symbol | symbol id | Symbol at the end of the link
| String | required |
| Taxonomic name | taxon name | Taxonomic name of the link's subject
| String | required |
| Access date | access-date | Date the link was accessed
| Date | suggested |