The goal of the EOL is to provide information and pictures of all species of life. Sponsoring supporters include The Smithsonian and The Missouri Botanical Garden.

A consortium of natural history and botanical libraries cooperate to digitize and make available the information in their collections.

Botanicus is a freely accessible portal to historic botanical literature from the Missouri Botanical Garden Library

Search this database of plant disease names or browse the table of contents. Ninety-six common plant names are given, each with a listing of bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral diseases that effect them. Common and latin names of diseases are provided. Produced by the American Phytopathological Society.

An online version of the print series Flora of North America. Find the print version in the Webster-Eden Library reference stacks at QK110 .F55.

Search by common name, scientific name, or symbol, or browse by category. Includes some agricultural information as well.

An open-access, Web-based compendium of the world’s plant species.

A collection of pictures and information about animals. The site includes information on distributions, natural history, conservation, and economic importance.

The mission of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is to interpret and conserve the earth’s biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds.

eBird data document bird distribution, abundance, habitat use, and trends through checklist data collected within a simple, scientific framework. A collaborative enterprise with hundreds of partner organizations, thousands of regional experts, and hundreds of thousands of users, eBird is managed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Taxonomic and geographical information on living reptiles (snakes, lizards, amphibians and crocodiles) around the world. Includes some outside links to further information and pictures.

Find information on various taxa by scientific or vernacular name.

Search for species by scientific name or browse the hierarchical tree. Includes taxonomy links and a list of organisms commonly used in molecular research projects. Produced by the National Center for Biotechnology Information.