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)
1 M 1 M 1 M M
(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)
M M
(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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has has may have may have
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has
may have
may have
may have may havemay have
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.
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