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description: Name of the plant/landcover
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# name (plants.plt)

The name of the plant/landcover is a primary key referenced by [plt\_name](../../landuse-and-management/plant.ini/plnt_name) in [**plant.ini**](../../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.&#x20;

| 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                   |
