a service of   The Calflora Database
The NRCS eVegGuide (electronic Vegetative Guide) is a tool for finding plant alternatives based on specific NRCS land conservation practices for a particular MLRA (Major Land Resource Area). It provides lists of recommended plants, as well as seed and planting recommendations.

 
The eVegGuide is a sub-section of the California eFOTG (electronic Field Office Technical Guide). It contains the most recent information available from the Lockeford Plant Materials Center and the USDA Plants database. Further information and documentation is available for download from the eFOTG web page.

 
If you have questions about the use or content of the eVegGuide please contact:

 
Plant recommendations for the various practices in the various MLRAs were solicited from NRCS California field offices during the period 2009 - 2010. However, there are areas which are still inadequately covered. If you have suggestions for additional plants which are known to work in your area, or other corrections for the eVegGuide, please write to us.

What's new in version 2?

LOGIN
Press in the upper right to login before using the eVegGuide. If this is your first time using it, press to set up a free Calflora account. This version of the eVegGuide is available to anyone with a Calflora account.

The eVegGuide uses the same login system as Calflora. Once you have logged into the eVegGuide, you can use Calflora, and vice-versa.

Choose Location on a Map
Press the Report tab to run a plant or seed mix report. On this page, you can choose MLRA and 4ETa Zone directly, or press . When the map appears, click on your location -- the MLRA and 4ETa Zone will be inferred from the place you clicked.

There is also an annual precipitation layer available on the map (courtesy of the Prism Climate Group). Click on the map to see the annual precipitation at that point. Please see Calflora Map Layer Help for more information.

Plant Detail
Choose a practice and subpractice, and press . To see information about a particular plant, click on the Scientific Name, and a plant detail panel opens up. From this panel you can

  • click through to a Calflora Taxon Report or a USDA PLANTS Profile
  • click through to CNPLX to see if this plant is available at any nearby nurseries
  • click nearby locations to see if Calflora has any observations of the plant growing in the wild near your current location

Final Report
To select a plant for the final report, click on the  0 %   in the left hand column, type in a percent, and press . When you have selected several plants, and the total percent adds up to 100%, press . At this point, only the selected plants appear.

For a Microsoft Word version of the final report, press .

Searching for Treatments, Plants, and Mixes
Press the Search tab to search various components of the eVegGuide database, including treatments, plants, and seed mixes.

Please contact us if you need immediate help using the eVegGuide.
 
NRCS California eVegGuide Help Resources
Plant Web Links
The following applications are available for viewing and editing the eVegGuide data: