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Searching
for plant and animals by group
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Search for a
plant or animal or group, such as birds or Aves, even if
you do not know a full name. Start
a name search at the highest group, or jump down through several
subgroups.
Tips
for searching by group
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Red
indicates the active group or subgroup where your search
will begin.
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You
can only search for elements in one active group and its
subgroups. For example, you cannot search for an invertebrate
animal and a mammal at the same time. All mammals are
vertebrates, so you will not find any in the invertebrate
group.
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with a name means that subgroups exist below. Click the
plus to expand your view to the next subgroups.
-
 with
a name means that you have reached the last subgroup.
 to
collapse, or close, the subgroup.
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Searching from
the highest group
- From
the NatureServe Explorer home page, click Search
for Plants and Animals.
- In the
Name tab,
- Type
a wildcard ( * ) under Search
by Name if you want to use only the group.
- Type
a name if you want to search for particular plants or animals
within a group.
- Scroll to
And/Or Search by Group.
- If you
want subspecies, varieties, and populations, click that option.
- Click
- All
Species for Species
for Scientific Names and Species-Informal Names.
- Species-Scientific
Names to scientific names at any level: kingdom,
phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
- Species-Informal
Names
for species groups using vascular and non-vascular plants,
fungi/lichens, and vertebrate and invertebrate animals.
- Click the
selection you want in each subgroup until you reach the group
that you want to retrieve.
- Click Search
Now to retrieve all species that match your criteria.
- View the
results.
Searching from
subgroups
- From
the NatureServe Explorer home page, click Search
for Plants and Animals.
- In the Name
tab,
- Type
a wildcard ( * ) under Search
by Name if you want to use only the group.
- Type
a name if you want to search for particular plants or animals
within a group.
- Scroll to
And/Or Search by Group.
- If you want
subspecies, varieties, and populations, click that option.
- Type the
name of the group you want.
- Click GO
to go to the subgroup where you want to begin.
- Click the
selection you want in each subgroup until you reach the one that
you want to retrieve.
- Click Search
Now to retrieve all the records that match the criteria.
- View the
results.
See also:
Setting
user preferences
Understanding
the results
Viewing and changing search criteria
Searching for plants and animals
Example of plant and animal searches
Combining species and ecological community
searches
Using NatureServe Explorer
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