This Plant Taxonomy guide is intended to be a starting point for students who need to perform search and write a research paper. We also offer tutorials, videos, and information on how to obtain books/e-books, peer-reviewed articles, web resources and information on writing and plagiarism. Please do not hesitate to ask for help if you have any questions!
These are recommended databases to get you started on research regarding plant taxonomy:
Provides access to content vital to plant science: plant type specimens, taxonomic structures, scientific literature, and related materials. Includes hundreds of thousands of type specimens, paintings, drawings, correspondence, and supporting materials.
Encompasses all aspects of agriculture, including veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming, agricultural economics, food and human nutrition, agricultural engineering and environmental sciences.
The BHL is a consortium of natural history and botanical libraries that provide users with an open access collection of historical literature in biodiversity. Search this resource for information on topics such as systematic biology and taxonomy.
BioMed Central is a publisher of 220 open access, peer-reviewed journals in science, technology, and medicine. Subject coverage ranges from anesthesiology to blood disorders, infectious diseases, plant biology, and sports medicine.
Springer provides online access to journals covering a wide array of subjects, including science, technology, medicine, humanities, and law. Some materials outside of our subscription may have preview-only access.
A selection of plant taxonomy and botany journals available at Texas A&M University library.
Find A Specific Journal: If you are looking for a certain journal or to find an article from a citation, click the link and then click the Articles tab.
Google Scholar allows you to search for scholarly literature on the web, including articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from one place. You can also access library resources from Google Scholar as well!
If you are on-campus, you will be automatically recognized as a member of the A&M-SA community. If you are off-campus, you will need to configure the settings for Google Scholar so that it knows you are a member of the A&M-SA community. Please see How to Set Up Google Scholar for Off-Campus Use for instructions.
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