Shrub Identification
Plant Database
The University of Connecticut has developed a site dedicated to the identification and appropriate use of landscape plants. The site is intended as a learning tool and should prove to be be a valuable reference for arborists, landscapers, and other plant professionals.
The database is searchable by either common or latin name as well attributes (including landscape use) of plants ‘Interactive Plant Selector’, and displayed as individual pages containing:
- common names
- latin names and pronunciations
- ID features
- habitat
- seasonal foliage, flowers, and fruit
- landscape use
- liabilities (insects, disease, etc.)
- methods of propagation
- photos including close-ups of leaves, flowers, and bark (for most)
Users should be aware that some plants listed are not readily available and may actually be difficult to find.
The site can be reached at ⇒ http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/
Other references include:
