# name (plants.plt)

The name of the plant/landcover is a primary key referenced by [plt\_name](https://swatplus.gitbook.io/io-docs/~/changes/GiVD5ID0WVyRIAumaMy2/introduction/landuse-and-management/plant.ini/plnt_name) in [**plant.ini**](https://swatplus.gitbook.io/io-docs/~/changes/GiVD5ID0WVyRIAumaMy2/introduction/landuse-and-management/plant.ini). All names in the **plants.plt** database must be unique.

The names in the plant database are also used by QSWAT+ to link the grid codes in land use/land cover maps to SWAT+ land use types. 

| Name        | Description                                     |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| agrc        | Generic agricultural land                       |
| agrl        | Agricultural land with row crops                |
| agrr        | Close-grown agricultural land                   |
| alfa        | Alfalfa                                         |
| almd        | Almonds                                         |
| appl        | Apple                                           |
| aspn        | Aspen                                           |
| aspr        | Asparagus                                       |
| bana        | Banana                                          |
| barl        | Barley                                          |
| barl100     | Barley - 100-day variety                        |
| barl105     | Barley - 105-day variety                        |
| bbls        | Little bluestem                                 |
| berm        | Bermudagrass                                    |
| blug        | Kentucky bluegrass                              |
| bocu        | ???                                             |
| broc        | Broccoli                                        |
| brom        | Meadow bromegrass                               |
| bros        | Smooth bromegrass                               |
| bsvg        | Barren or sparsely vegetated land               |
| cabg        | Cabbage                                         |
| cana        | Spring canola Argentina                         |
| cang        | Canary Grass                                    |
| canp        | Spring canola Poland                            |
| cant        | Cantaloupe                                      |
| cash        | Cashews                                         |
| cauf        | Cauliflower                                     |
| cedr        | Cedar                                           |
| celr        | Celery                                          |
| clva        | Alsike clover                                   |
| clvr        | Red clover                                      |
| clvs        | Sweet clover                                    |
| cngr        | Canada grass                                    |
| cocb        | Cockle burr                                     |
| coco        | Coconut                                         |
| coct        | Cocoa                                           |
| coff        | Coffee                                          |
| cont        | ???                                             |
| corn        | Corn                                            |
| corn100     | Corn - 100-day variety                          |
| corn110     | Corn - 110-day variety                          |
| corn120     | Corn - 120-day variety                          |
| corn50      | Corn - 50-day variety                           |
| corn90      | Corn - 90-day variety                           |
| cotp        | Cotton                                          |
| cotp135     | Cotton - 135-day variety                        |
| cotp145     | Cotton - 145-day variety                        |
| cotp155     | Cotton - 155-day variety                        |
| cotp180     | Cotton - 180-day variety                        |
| cots        | Cotton                                          |
| cots135     | Cotton - 135-day variety                        |
| cots145     | Cotton - 145-day variety                        |
| cots155     | Cotton - 155-day variety                        |
| cots180     | Cotton - 180-day variety                        |
| crdy        | Dryland cropland and pasture                    |
| crgr        | Cropland/grassland mosaic                       |
| crir        | Irrigated cropland and pasture                  |
| crrt        | Carrot                                          |
| crwo        | Cropland/woodland mosaic                        |
| csil        | Corn silage                                     |
| csil100     | Corn silage - 100-day variety                   |
| csil110     | Corn silage - 110-day variety                   |
| csil120     | Corn silage - 120-day variety                   |
| csil90      | Corn silage - 90-day variety                    |
| cucm        | Cucumber                                        |
| cwgr        | Crested wheatgrass                              |
| cwps        | Cowpeas                                         |
| deil        | ???                                             |
| dwht        | Durum wheat                                     |
| dwht110     | Durum wheat - 110-day variety                   |
| dwht120     | Durum wheat - 120-day variety                   |
| egam        | Eastern Gamagrass                               |
| eggp        | Eggplant                                        |
| fesc        | Tall Fescue                                     |
| flax        | Flax                                            |
| fodb        | Deciduous broadleaf forest                      |
| fodn        | Deciduous needleleaf forest                     |
| foeb        | Evergreen broadleaf forest                      |
| foen        | Evergreen needleleaf forest                     |
| fomi        | Mixed forest                                    |
| fpea        | Field peas                                      |
| frsd        | Deciduous forest                                |
| frsd\_suhf  | Deciduous forest - subtropical humid            |
| frsd\_sums  | Deciduous forest - subtropical mountain systems |
| frsd\_sust  | Deciduous forest - subtropical steppe           |
| frsd\_tecf  | Deciduous forest - temperate continental        |
| frsd\_tems  | Deciduous forest - temperate mountain systems   |
| frsd\_teof  | Deciduous forest - temperate oceanic            |
| frsd\_test  | Deciduous forest - temperate steppe             |
| frse        | Evergreen forest                                |
| frse\_sudrf | Evergreen forest - subtropical desert           |
| frse\_suds  | Evergreen forest - subtropical dry              |
| frse\_suhf  | Evergreen forest - subtropical humid            |
| frse\_sums  | Evergreen forest - subtropical mountain systems |
| frse\_sust  | Evergreen forest - subtropical steppe           |
| frse\_tecf  | Evergreen forest - temperate continental        |
| frse\_teds  | Evergreen forest - temperate desert             |
| frse\_tems  | Evergreen forest - temperate mountain systems   |
| frse\_teof  | Evergreen forest - temperate oceanic            |
| frse\_test  | Evergreen forest - temperate steppe             |
| frst        | Mixed forest                                    |
| frst\_suhf  | Mixed forest - subtropical humid                |
| frst\_sums  | Mixed forest - subtropical mountain systems     |
| frst\_sust  | Mixed forest - subtropical steppe               |
| frst\_tecf  | Mixed forest - temperate continental            |
| frst\_tems  | Mixed forest - temperate mountain systems       |
| frst\_teof  | Mixed forest - temperate oceanic                |
| frst\_test  | Mixed forest - temperate steppe                 |
| grap        | Grape                                           |
| grar        | Red grape                                       |
| gras        | Grassland                                       |
| grbn        | Green beans                                     |
| grsg        | Grain sorghum                                   |
| grsg100     | Grain sorghum - 100-day variety                 |
| grsg105     | Grain sorghum - 105-day variety                 |
| grsg110     | Grain sorghum - 110-day variety                 |
| grsg95      | Grain sorghum - 95-day variety                  |
| hay         | Hay                                             |
| hmel        | Honeydew melon                                  |
| indn        | Indianagrass                                    |
| jhgr        | Johnsongrass                                    |
| ldgp        | Lodgepole pine                                  |
| lent        | Lentils                                         |
| lett        | Head lettuce                                    |
| lima        | Lima beans                                      |
| mapl        | Maple                                           |
| mesq        | Honey mesquite                                  |
| migs        | Mixed grassland/shrubland                       |
| mint        | Mint                                            |
| mixc        | Mixed dryland/irrigated cropland                |
| mung        | Mung beans                                      |
| oak         | Oak                                             |
| oats        | Oats                                            |
| oats110     | Oats - 110-day variety                          |
| oats120     | Oats - 120-day variety                          |
| oilp        | Oil palm                                        |
| oliv        | Olives                                          |
| onio        | Onions                                          |
| oran        | Oranges                                         |
| orcd        | Orchard                                         |
| papa        | Papaya                                          |
| part        | Parthenium                                      |
| past        | Pasture                                         |
| peas        | Garden peas                                     |
| pepp        | Pepper                                          |
| pepr        | Bell pepper                                     |
| pine        | Pine                                            |
| pinp        | Pineapple                                       |
| plan        | Plaintains                                      |
| pmil        | Pearl millet                                    |
| pmil100     | Pearl millet - 100-day variety                  |
| pmil105     | Pearl millet - 105-day variety                  |
| pmil110     | Pearl millet - 110-day variety                  |
| pmil95      | Pearl millet - 95-day variety                   |
| pnut        | Peanut                                          |
| popl        | Poplar                                          |
| popy        | Poppy                                           |
| pota        | Potato                                          |
| ptbn        | Pinto beans                                     |
| radi        | Radish                                          |
| rice        | Rice                                            |
| rice120     | Rice - 120-day variety                          |
| rice140     | Rice - 140-day variety                          |
| rice160     | Rice - 160-day variety                          |
| rice180     | Rice - 180-day variety                          |
| rngb        | Range brush                                     |
| rngb\_sudrf | Range brush - subtropical dry forest            |
| rngb\_suds  | Range brush - subtropical desert                |
| rngb\_suhf  | Range brush - subtropical humid forest          |
| rngb\_sums  | Range brush - subtropical mountain systems      |
| rngb\_sust  | Range brush - subtropical steppe                |
| rngb\_tecf  | Range brush - temperate continental forest      |
| rngb\_teds  | Range brush - temperate desert                  |
| rngb\_tems  | Range brush - temperate mountain systems        |
| rngb\_teof  | Range brush - temperate oceanic forest          |
| rngb\_test  | Range brush - temperate steppe                  |
| rnge        | Range grasses                                   |
| rnge\_sudrf | Range grasses - subtropical dry forest          |
| rnge\_suds  | Range grasses - subtropical desert              |
| rnge\_suhf  | Range grasses - subtropical humid forest        |
| rnge\_sums  | Range grasses - subtropical mountain systems    |
| rnge\_sust  | Range grasses - subtropical steppe              |
| rnge\_tecf  | Range grasses - temperate continental forest    |
| rnge\_teds  | Range grasses - temperate desert                |
| rnge\_tems  | Range grasses - temperate mountain systems      |
| rnge\_teof  | Range grasses - temperate oceanic forest        |
| rnge\_test  | Range grasses - temperate steppe                |
| rubr        | Rubber                                          |
| rye         | Rye                                             |
| rye90       | Rye - 90-day variety                            |
| ryea        | Altai wildrye                                   |
| ryeg        | Italian annual ryegrass                         |
| ryer        | Russian wildrye                                 |
| saaz        | ???                                             |
| sava        | Savanna                                         |
| scrn        | Sweetcorn                                       |
| scsc        | ???                                             |
| sept        | Septic area                                     |
| sesb        | Sesban                                          |
| sgbt        | Sugarbeet                                       |
| sghy        | Sorghum hay                                     |
| shrb        | Shrubland                                       |
| side        | Sideoats grama                                  |
| soct        | ???                                             |
| sont        | ???                                             |
| sonu        | ???                                             |
| sosa        | ???                                             |
| soyb        | Soybeans                                        |
| soyb100     | Soybeans - 100-day variety                      |
| soyb105     | Soybeans - 105-day variety                      |
| soyb110     | Soybeans - 110-day variety                      |
| soyb115     | Soybeans - 115-day variety                      |
| soyb120     | Soybeans - 120-day variety                      |
| spas        | Summer pasture                                  |
| spin        | Spinach                                         |
| spot        | Sweet potato                                    |
| strw        | Strawberry                                      |
| sugc        | Sugarcane                                       |
| sunf        | Sunflower                                       |
| sunf100     | Sunflower - 100-day variety                     |
| sunf110     | Sunflower - 110-day variety                     |
| sunf90      | Sunflower - 90-day variety                      |
| swch        | Alamo switchgrass                               |
| swgr        | Slender wheatgrass                              |
| swht        | Spring wheat                                    |
| swht110     | Spring wheat - 110-day variety                  |
| swht120     | Spring wheat - 120-day variety                  |
| swrn        | Southwestern US ???                             |
| teff        | Teff                                            |
| timo        | Timothy grass                                   |
| tobc        | Tobacco                                         |
| toma        | Tomato                                          |
| tral        | ???                                             |
| trit        | Triticale                                       |
| tubg        | Bare ground tundra                              |
| tuhb        | Herbaceous tundra                               |
| tumi        | Mixed tundra                                    |
| tuwo        | Wooded tundra                                   |
| urbn\_cool  | Cool-season grass in urban areas                |
| urbn\_warm  | Warm-season grass in urban areas                |
| waln        | Walnut                                          |
| wbar        | Winter barley                                   |
| wehb        | Herbaceous wetland                              |
| wetf        | Forested wetland                                |
| wetl        | Wetland                                         |
| wetn        | Non-forested wetland                            |
| wewo        | Wooded wetland                                  |
| will        | Willow                                          |
| wmel        | Watermelon                                      |
| wpas        | Winter pasture                                  |
| wspr        | White spruce                                    |
| wwgr        | Western wheatgrass                              |
| wwht        | Winter wheat                                    |
| wwht150     | Winter wheat - 150-day variety                  |
| wwht160     | Winter wheat - 160-day variety                  |
| wwht170     | Winter wheat - 170-day variety                  |