Template:PLANTS/doc

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Purpose

Provides an easy way to cite Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS database.

Usage

{{PLANTS|symbol=|taxon=|access-date=14 July 2025}}

{{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=14 July 2025}}
{{PLANTS|symbol=RUID|taxon=Rubus idaeus|access-date=14 July 2025|mode=cs2}}

↓

NRCS. "Rubus idaeus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 July 2025.
NRCS, "Rubus idaeus", PLANTS Database, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), retrieved 14 July 2025

Template parameters
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Date	`date`	Date of the data Example 1 November 2023	Date	suggested
Symbol	`symbol` `id`	Symbol at the end of the link Example RUID	String	required
Taxonomic name	`taxon` `name`	Taxonomic name of the link's subject Example Rubus idaeus	String	required
Access date	`access-date`	Date the link was accessed Example 31 November 2022	Date	suggested

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