Search

To search for a Name

Pattern

Name/Search?nameid={nameid}&name={name}&commonname={commonname}&orderby={orderby}&sortorder={sortorder}&pagesize={pagesize}&startrow={startrow}&type={type}&apikey={apikey}&format={format}

• nameid (optional): Your search string. For instance \"25509881\"
• name (optional): Your search string. For instance \"poa annua\"
• commonname (optional): Your search string. For instance \"annual blue grass\"
• family (optional): Your search string. For instance \"poaceae\"
• orderby (optional): Your search string. For instance \"1\"
• sortorder (optional): Your search string. For instance \"ascending\"
• pagesize (optional): Your search string. For instance \"100\"
• startrow (optional): Your search string. For instance \"1\"
• type (optional): Type of search, \"wildcard\" will add a wildcard to the end of your search string. \"exact\" will use your search string as it appears. If you don't include a type then it will default to \"wildcard\"
• apikey (required): Your api key that was given to you
• format (required): Use the word \"xml\" or \"json\" to choose how you want your output to be formatted

Example

Name/Search?name=poa annua&type=wildcard&apikey=D1CC4285-279D-4B5C-B469-861F4C1F4020&format=xml

Sample Response

<Names>
  <Name>
    <NameId>25509881</NameId>
    <ScientificName>Poa annua</ScientificName>
    <ScientificNameWithAuthors>Poa annua L.</ScientificNameWithAuthors>
    <Family>Poaceae</Family>
  </Name>
</Names>