Re: creating online plant database

[John Schinnerer <eco_living@yahoo.com>]

Aloha,

--- mIEKAL aND <dtv@mwt.net> wrote:
> the following categories come to mind:
> 
> common name
> latin name
> hardiness
> uses
> part used
> how propagated
> 
> 
> is there anything obvious that Im leaving out?

Careful, we'll be asking you to re-create PFAF if we generate enough
suggestions... ;-)

Complete cross-referencing of common and Latin names would be nice to
have.  
Hardiness will be in degrees F and/or C?

Other thoughts, mostly for perennials:
growth pattern/rate (e.g. typ. size/shape and time to get there)
time to bearing
years of bearing
longevity
shade percentage under canopy
N-fixer or not?
Soil/nutrient preferences

OK, I'll stop now...
What technology are you using to implement the online DB?
cheers,

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John Schinnerer, MA
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