Anthos projectFrom this mobile application you can access nearly two million data on Spanish vascular flora that offers this project carried out at the Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid.

The information system of the plants of Spain, called project Anthos, Since today has a new mobile application available for devices using the Android system.

Anthos project, What It takes place in the Real Jardin Botanico CSIC, may already be consulted from now on mobile devices (Smartphones and tablets) using the Android system and for free thanks to the new app that has worked the team of this project during 2015 in collaboration with the Mcrit-Geovincles company that has developed and tested the product in outside environments.

The new application for mobile devices allows access the main modules of Anthos, including distribution data and the images contained in the project, In addition to having access to the database of protected and threatened flora which is offered through the Phyteia module.

Like this, Anyone who has a phone or tablet of the latest generation, Android-powered and that the application is downloaded, You can connect to the service of Anthos and consult the database information that you find it interesting on the ground in relation to the Spanish wild flora.

In the words of the director of the project, Carlos Aedo, researcher at the Royal Botanic Gardens, “Anthos goes one step further to disseminate their information in all possible environments”. Carlos Aedo highlights the interest of the users of Anthos in this new digital product as, “in recent times the users had transmitted US interest in access Anthos data from mobile devices that can be managed in the field”.

In this way a user against a wild plant can access data about references to the species, their distribution maps or photos of it allowing you to confirm your identification on the ground.

In addition, you will know if that plant is protected in Spain or is in danger, and if it is included in any of the books or Spanish Red lists. In short, "the objective is to move the power bases of Anthos wild environment to offer a better service to all those interested in the Spanish flora", aims Aedo.

Anthos currently offers about 2 millions of data on biodiversity of the vascular flora in Spanish, free and free of charge and the scientific support of the Iberian Flora project. Anthos is thus the most important Spanish database on plant biodiversity with more of 140.000 visits per year.

Anthos project, System of information of the plants of Spain, meets 15 years of operation on the Internet with the support of the biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry of agriculture, Food and environment.

It's a byproduct of the Iberian Flora project, which is financed through the State program of promotion of scientific research and technical excellence of the Ministry of economy and competitiveness and develops in the Royal Botanic Gardens and the universities of Córdoba, Salamanca and Seville as main headquarters.

In order to reach the broadest possible audiences, the new application is available on the website of Anthos, as well as Google Play, both in Spanish and in English.