Taxonomic Updates

Information about taxonomic updates made to the central database.

AA- Read Me - creating Taxonomic Update tickets
Read Me – Instructions for entering Taxonomic Update Tickets for Central Science July 20, 2020 - See here for updates made to this document post Screen sh...
Mon, 20 Jul, 2020 at 4:11 PM
Brazoria enquistii
732419 Brazoria enquistii was updated from provisional to standard.
Wed, 16 Sep, 2020 at 9:08 AM
Centaurium blumbergianum
740336 Centaurium blumbergianum was updated from provisional to standard. This is a TX endemic.
Wed, 16 Sep, 2020 at 9:07 AM
Cirsium clavatum
Cirsium clavatum of FNA (vol. 19, 2006) includes the following species that are separately recognized by Kartesz 1999: C. araneans and C. osterhoutii (in C....
Wed, 16 Sep, 2020 at 11:44 AM
Cirsium perplexans
Flora of North America (2006) includes Cirsium vernale as a synonym of Cirsium perplexans. Kartesz (1994) recognized them as distinct taxa. The ELLINK i...
Wed, 16 Sep, 2020 at 9:48 AM
Diodia virginiana Diodia harperi
This came up during the NC dx and the paper is Sorrie (2016).  http://www.phytoneuron.net/2016Phytoneuron/3PhytoN-Diodiaharperi.pdf Diodia harperi is rein...
Wed, 16 Sep, 2020 at 2:11 PM
Echeandia reflexa
Echeandia reflexa (156024) . There is a small distribution change to this species with the description of E. texensis but its' not believed that the spe...
Wed, 16 Sep, 2020 at 9:25 AM
Fothergilla
NatureServe updated the taxonomy for the plant genus Fothergilla, a small genus in the southeastern US.  Some of these taxa are of conservation concern.  Ha...
Wed, 16 Sep, 2020 at 9:27 AM
Liatris glandulosa
Liatris glandulosa was changed from Provisional to Standard. It does not appear that the description of this species prompted a new circumscription of L. mu...
Mon, 20 Jul, 2020 at 4:38 PM
Mentzelia conspicua and Mentzelia rhizomata
Mentzelia conspicua Classification status change from Provisional to Standard Mentzelia rhizomata Classification status change from Provisional to Stand...
Wed, 16 Sep, 2020 at 9:29 AM