description: A database of root traits for vascular plant traits

webpage: https://roots.ornl.gov/

paperDOIcitation: https://doi.org/10.25581/ornlsfa.014/1459186.

contentURL: https://roots.ornl.gov/public-release

datasetDOI_URL: https://roots.ornl.gov/citation

dataStandard: Standardization of traits according to http://top-thesaurus.org/; standardization of taxonomy mainly based on http://www.theplantlist.org/

standardizationScripts:

contactName: Luke McCormack

contactEmail: lmccormack@mortonarb.org

license:

traitList: >330 root traits along with >200 ancillary data types, standardized according to TRY and http://top-thesaurus.org

higherGeography: Global | Africa | Antarctica | Asia | Europe | North America | Oceania | South America

decimalLatitude:

decimalLongitude:

taxon: Tracheophyta

eventDate: about 1960 to current

taxaList: >4,500 plant taxa, standardized mainly based on The Plant List

usefulClasses: Mostly in-situ measurements on plant individuals or from plant communities