Template:Cite usda plants/doc
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Usage
[edit]This template acts as a citation template for a USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Profile.
Parameters
[edit]|symbol=: slug of PLANTS URL. For example, from the URLhttps://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=OEAR4, extract|symbol=OEAR4.|title=: link text (defaults to page name)|date=: date|access-date=: access date (for use in citations)
The template accepts unnamed arguments in the order listed, above. In addition, it accepts any parameter that {{citation}} does.
Examples
[edit]{{cite usda plants|symbol=OEAR4|title=O. arizonica|date=December 7, 2011}}
NRCS (December 7, 2011), "O. arizonica", PLANTS Database, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
or:
{{cite usda plants|OEAR4|O. arizonica|December 7, 2011}}
NRCS (December 7, 2011), "O. arizonica", PLANTS Database, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
or:
{{cite usda plants}}
NRCS, "Plants Database", United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
See also
[edit]- {{PLANTS}}, an alternative method of citing USDA PLANTS.