Jennifer Atterbury, Julie Harpring, Megha Ramawat, Mary Reilly

Eric Knox

Scientist in Indiana University’s Biology Department

Director of the school’s Herbarium

Curates the collection's 140,000+ specimens

Supervises the two student assistants

Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778): Father of Plant Taxonomy

Plant characteristics determinethe taxon of the plant

Plant names can change over time

CATEGORYPurple Love

Grass

Kingdom Plantae

Phylum Magnoliophyta

Class Liliopsida

Order Cyperales

Family Poaceae

Genus Eragrostis

Species Spectabilis

Subspecies -

Variety -

CATEGORYShrubby

Cinquefoil

Kingdom Plantae

Phylum Magnoliophyta

Class Magnoliopsida

Order Rosales

Family Rosaceae

Genus Dasiphora

Species Fruticosa

Subspecies Floribunda

Variety -

CATEGORYPrairie Sand-

Reed

Kingdom Plantae

Phylum Magnoliophyta

Class Liliopsida

Order Cyperales

Family Poaceae

Genus Calamovilfa

Species longifolia

Subspecies -

Variety Magna

39 Columns 2806 Records

Create forms for data entry to minimize the possibility of data entry error

Provide choices for data entry all books at onceone book at a time

Create reports for viewing data

Make database searchable by family and other names

IDBONAP_

X_REF

Kay_

X_REF MARK

FAMILY

G&C SPECIES#

SP_AUTHPHYLOCODE GENUSSP_AUTH_

CHECK

BONAP

_NAMEINDIANA_CHECK

LIST_NAME

G&C PAGE # G&C NAME 101TREE_

PAGE#

WILDFLOWER_NAME

WILDFLOWER_SPECIES#

WILDFLOWER_PAGE#DEAM_NAME

DEAM_SPECIE#

DEAM_ PAGE #

SUB

SPECIES

COMMON_NAME

_UNIQUE

COMMON_NAME_

GENERAL

EBK_NOTES ORCHIDS_

NAME ORCHIDS_

PAGE#

101TREE_NAME

SUB_

AUTHORSUB_AUTHOR_

CHECK

VARIETY VAR_

AUTHOR

CF

SPECIES

1NF(ID,BONAP_X_ref,Kay_X_ref,Mark,Phylocode,Family,Genus,Species,Sp_author,

Sp_Auth_Check,BONAP_name,Indiana_checklist_name,G&C page#, G&C species #, Gleanson&Cronquist_name,Deam_page#, Deam_Species #, Deam_name, Wildflower_page #, Wildflower_species #, Wildflower_name,Subspecies,Sub_author,Sub_auth_check,Variety,Var_Author,Var_Auth_check,cf,Question_Mark,Scientific_name,101Trees_page#,101Trees_Name,Orchids_Page#,Orchids_Name,Synonym,EBK_Notes,Common_Name_General,Common_name_unique,Native)

DATABASE SCHEMAPHYLOCODE (PHYLO_CODE_NUM)

FAMILY (FAMILY_ID, PHYLO_CODE_NUM(FK)

GENUS (GENUS_ID,GENUS_NAME,FAMILY_ID(FK))

SPECIES (SPECIE_ID,SPECIES, SPECIES_NAME, SPECIES_AUTHOR, SPECIES_AUTHOR_CHECK,GENUS_ID(FK))

SUBSPECIES (SUBSP_ID, SUBSP_NAME, SUBSP_AUTHOR, SUBSP_AUTHOR_CHECK, SPECIES_ID(FK))

VARIETY (VAR_ID,VAR_NAME,VAR_AUTHOR, VAR_AUTHOR_CHECK,SPECIES_ID,SUBSP_ID(FK))

CROSSREFERENCE(XREF_ID, XREF_BONAP_NUM, XREF_KAY_NUM, XREF_MARK, XREF_BONAP_NAME, XREF_COMMON_NAME_GENERAL, XREF_EBK_NOTES, XREF_NATIVE, XREF_KAY_NAME, XREF_COMMON_NAME_UNIQUE, XREF_COMPARE, XREF_QUESTION_MARK, SUBSP_ID (FK), VAR_ID(FK), SPECIES_ID(FK))

GLEASON_CRONQUIST(GC_ID, XREF_ID(FK), GC_PAGE_NUMBER, GC_SPECIES_NUMBER, GC_NAME, GC_FAMILY, GC_MARK)

DEAM (DEAM_ID,XREF_ID(FK),DEAM_NAME, DEAM_PAGE_NUMBER, DEAM_SPECIES_NUMBER, DEAM_FAMILY,DEAM_MARK)

WILDFLOWER(WF_ID,XREF_ID(FK), WF_PAGE_NUMBER, WF_SPECIES_NUMBER, WF_NAME, WF_FAMILY, WF_MARK)

101TREE(TREE_ID,XREF_ID(FK), TREE_PAGE_NUMBER, TREE_SPECIES_NUMBER, TREE_NAME, TREE_FAMILY, TREE_MARK)

ORCHIDS(ORCH_ID,ORCH_ID(FK), ORCH_PAGE_NUMBER, ORCH_SPECIES_NUMBER, ORCH_NAME, ORCH_FAMILY, ORCH_MARK)

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(1,N) (1,1) (1,N) (1,1) (0,N) (1,1) (1,1)

M M 1 1

(1,1) (1,1) (0,N) (0,N)

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(1,1) (1,1)

(1,N) (1,N) M

1 M 1 1 (0,N)

(1,1) 1

(0,N)

M 1 1

(1,1) (0,N) (0,N)

1 1 1

(0,N) (0,N) (0,N)

M

(1,1)

M (1,1) M (1,1)

GENUSFAMILY SPECIES

VARIETY

SUBSPECIES

DEAM

GLEASON_ CRONQUIST

CROSS_REFERENCE

(1,1)

ORCHIDS

PHYLOCODE

WILDFLOWERS

TREES

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FAMILY_ID

PHYLO_CODE_ID

GENUS_ID SPECIES_ID

DEAM_ID

GC_ID

TREE_ID

WF_ID ORC_ID

VARIETY_ID

SSP_ID

CR_ID

Limited number of formsCurrent & historical plant names visible Data entry from multiple sources to multiple tables

Consistency

Intuitive tab order, large font size & easily clickable buttons

Created test cases for validationCorrected errors that were identified during testingSome tasks required additional data for validation

LimitationsMissing & changing data setsProgramming time constraintsHardware & software available to client

UpgradesSearch optionsReportsWeb accessibility: pending grant funding

Biota of North America Program of the North Carolina Botanical Garden (BONAP). http://www.bonap.org

Deam, C. C. (1940). Flora of Indiana. Indianapolis: State of Indiana, Dept. of Conservation, Division of Forestry.

Gleason, H. A., & Cronquist, A. (1991). Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. 2nd ed. New York: New York Botanical Garden.

Homoya, Michael A. (1993). Orchids of Indiana. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

Jackson, Marion T. (2004). 101 Trees of Indiana: A Field Guide. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

Yatskievych, Kay. (2000). Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

State Tree of Indiana. [Online image] Available http://www.fnr.purdue.edu/inwood/images/yep.jpg, November 10, 2007.

Eric Knox. [Online image] Available http://www.bio.indiana.edu/facultyresearch/facultypics/Knox_E.jpg, November 10, 2007.

Carl Linnaeus. [Online image] Available http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolus_Linnaeus. December 2, 2007.

Prairie Sand Reed. [Online image] Available http://forage.okstate.edu/images/nativews/prsandreed/prairiesandreed-03.jpg, November 17, 2007.

Shrubby Cinquefoil. [Online image] Available http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/images/wetlands/shrubby_cinquefoil_6855.jpg, November 17, 2007.

Purple Love Grass. [Online image] Available http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/images/items/350x350/ERAGROSTIS_Spectabilis.jpg, November 17, 2007.