Template:PLANTS/sandbox
NRCS (USDA). "Plants Database". United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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Purpose
[edit]Provides an easy way to cite Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS database.
Usage
[edit]{{PLANTS/sandbox|symbol=|taxon=|access-date=10 December 2025}}
{{PLANTS/sandbox
| symbol =
| taxon =
| access-date =
}}
Other parameters of {{cite web}} are available, such as |mode= and |harv=.
Example
[edit]{{PLANTS/sandbox|symbol=RUID|taxon=Rubus idaeus|access-date=10 December 2025}}{{PLANTS/sandbox|symbol=RUID|taxon=Rubus idaeus|access-date=10 December 2025|mode=cs2}}
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- NRCS (USDA). "Rubus idaeus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- NRCS (USDA), "Rubus idaeus", PLANTS Database, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), retrieved 10 December 2025
See also
[edit]- 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 |