What is the NRCS symbol?
NRCS is an acronym for the Natural Resources Conservation Service. They have standarized symbols to represent plant names. Standaridized symbols work well for computer searches and can be used for botanical shorthand. You may notice that the first two letters are the same as the first two letters of the genus, and the second two letters match the first two letters of the specific epithet. Some species share the same 4 letters, so in these cases, numbers are assigned. Check the NRCS code by mousing over the scientific name in our species tables or visit the NRCS website.
