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USDA PLANTS Database Scraper

Extract the full USDA PLANTS database — taxonomy, growth habits, native/wetland status, document URLs, and physical characteristics for 2,000+ plant species. Public-domain government data from plants.usda.gov.

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USDA PLANTS Database Scraper API through CLI

The Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use USDA PLANTS Database Scraper locally, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install Apify CLI

Using installation script (macOS/Linux):

$curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash

Using installation script (Windows):

$irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex

Using Homebrew:

$brew install apify-cli

Using npm:

$npm install -g apify-cli

Other API clients include:

USDA PLANTS Database Scraper API in Python

USDA PLANTS Database Scraper API in JavaScript

USDA PLANTS Database Scraper OpenAPI definition

USDA PLANTS Database Scraper API

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