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Economic Botany Data Standard

Master lists of states for Level 3 descriptors

Animal Food Types

Beneficial Genetic Traits

Body Parts and Processes

Disorders/Effects

Dyes/Pigment Colours

Effects of Poisons

Environments Where Used

Food Additive Types

Food Types

Fuel Quality

Material Types

Materials Used (Environmental)

Medicinal Applications

Medicine Types

Non-Vertebrate Organisms

Plant Parts

Plant Parts (Nectar/Pollen)

Preparations Used In

Products Used In

Seasons of Use

Situations When Food Is Used

Social Use Types

Specific Environmental Uses

Useful Invertebrate Types

Uses of Fuel

Uses of Poisons (Non-Vertebrates)

Uses of Poisons (Vertebrates)

Vertebrate Organisms

Wood Properties


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