Template:PLANTS/sandbox

USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Search". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team.

This is the template sandbox page for Template:PLANTS (diff).
See also the companion subpage for test cases.

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This template is a Citation Style 1 wrapper template based on {{Cite web}}. For centralized Citation Style 1 discussions, see Help talk:Citation Style 1.

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Purpose

Provides an easy way to cite Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS database.

Usage

{{PLANTS/sandbox|symbol=|taxon=|access-date=11 November 2024}}

{{PLANTS/sandbox
 | symbol = 
 | taxon = 
 | access-date = 
 }}

Other parameters of {{cite web}} are available, such as |mode= and |harv=.

Example

{{PLANTS/sandbox|symbol=RUID|taxon=Rubus idaeus|access-date=11 November 2024}}
{{PLANTS/sandbox|symbol=RUID|taxon=Rubus idaeus|access-date=11 November 2024|mode=cs2}}

↓

USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rubus idaeus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
USDA, NRCS (n.d.), "Rubus idaeus", The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov), Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team, retrieved 11 November 2024

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Date	`date`	Date of the data Example 1 November 2023	Date	suggested
id	`id`	no description	Unknown	optional
Symbol	`symbol`	Symbol at the end of the link Example RUID	String	required
name	`name`	no description	Unknown	deprecated
Taxonomic name	`taxon` `name`	Taxonomic name of the link's subject Example Rubus idaeus	String	required
Access date	`access-date`	Date the link was accessed Example 31 November 2022	Date	suggested

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