This database is a list of plants that can be found on the lands owned and managed by ACLT. Thanks to the cooperation Web projects hosted by the Smithsonian Institution and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, images can be viewed for nearly all of the 472 plant species on the list. The list can be searched by scientific name or common name, or plants can be listed that flower during a certain month. (Search the list.)
This checklist is based on a 1986 plant survey of the Scientists Cliffs community and environs conducted by Dr. Steven R. Hill. The database includes scientific and common names and Dr. Hill's information about flowering time, abundance, distribution, and his additional notes. The 'additional sources' links connect to information about the plant and images in the Smithsonian Institution's Department of Botany D.C. Checklist and the PLANTS Database of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Dr. Hill's checklist is presented here as the basis for exploration of the flora of ACLT. Over time the list will be updated with photos, additional information on time of flowering, and more detailed locality information through the efforts of staff, volunteers, and members and friends who hike our trails.
