Taxonomic Updates
Information about taxonomic updates made to the central database.
Simpson et al. (2001) designated a type for Nemophila phacelioides (G5?) and split out a form and described it as Nemophila sayersensis (G2). A new element...
Wed, 16 Sep, 2020 at 9:31 AM
The classification status of Packera texensis (944953) (G2) was updated from Provisional to Standard. This species was named from material discovered durin...
Wed, 16 Sep, 2020 at 9:21 AM
The classification status for Prenanthes carrii (G2) was updated from provisional to nonstandard.
Wed, 16 Sep, 2020 at 9:32 AM
This came up because Washington asked why their records are considered nonstandard. Our current standard follows Kartesz and FNA 2006 which lumped Pyrrocoma...
Wed, 16 Sep, 2020 at 9:44 AM
2 Rhododenron species were described after Kartesz 1999 should have standard classification statuses. Rhododendron eastmanii (described in 1999, accep...
Wed, 16 Sep, 2020 at 9:40 AM
FNA (vol. 9, 2014) expands the concept of Rubus ursinus to include R. vitifolius (and all its varieties - eastwoodianus, titanus, vitifolius). FNA also does...
Wed, 16 Sep, 2020 at 9:52 AM
The genus Sarracenia was updated to FNA (2009) and a recent article Rice (2018) (attached). Kartesz (1994, 1999) recognized S. rubra in a very broad sens...
Wed, 16 Sep, 2020 at 1:42 PM
Solanum bahamense was updated to follow the taxonomy in the following publication: Strickland-Constable, R., H. Schneider, S.W. Ansell, S.J. Russell, and S...
Wed, 16 Sep, 2020 at 9:55 AM
The entire genus is updated to FNA. The classification statuses of the varieties were changed from provisional to standard. Willkommia texana Provisio...
Wed, 16 Sep, 2020 at 9:33 AM
The classifcation status of Wissadula parvifolia was changed from provisional to standard. When described, this G1 could not be placed within any of the kno...
Wed, 16 Sep, 2020 at 9:34 AM