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Calflora follows three nomenclature authorities for wild plants in California: 1. The Jepson Manual and subsequent work available on the Index of California Plant Names (ICPN); 2. USDA PLANTS; and 3. CNPS (Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants). This experimental tool analyzes a list a species names, and reports on which names are recognized by which authority.
CNPS is only concerned with about about 2100 rare plants. ICPN and PLANTS endeavor to cover the entire spectrum of wild plants. The salient point of difference between these two authorities is whether a particular name is considered to be current or a synonym (a past name that has been changed). While ICPN and PLANTS do agree on most names, there are cases in which they present contradictory interpretations. For instance, in ICPN, Berberis aquifolium is a current name and Mahonia aquifolium is a synonym of it; in PLANTS, Mahonia aquifolium is a current name and Berberis aquifolium is a synonym of it.
For a particular project, it may be advisable to choose one of the principal nomenclature authorities, and then consistently use plant names which that authority considers to be current. This tool should reveal whether a list of plant names is consistent in that way.
In the text box below, please enter one scientific plant name on each line. If a particular name is not found, it may be either because it is not spelled correctly or because it is not considered to occur wild in California.

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	Calflora follows three nomenclature authorities for wild plants in California: 1. The Jepson Manual and subsequent work available on the Index of California Plant Names (ICPN); 2. USDA PLANTS; and 3. CNPS (Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants). This experimental tool analyzes a list a species names, and reports on which names are recognized by which authority. CNPS is only concerned with about about 2100 rare plants. ICPN and PLANTS endeavor to cover the entire spectrum of wild plants. The salient point of difference between these two authorities is whether a particular name is considered to be current or a synonym (a past name that has been changed). While ICPN and PLANTS do agree on most names, there are cases in which they present contradictory interpretations. For instance, in ICPN, Berberis aquifolium is a current name and Mahonia aquifolium is a synonym of it; in PLANTS, Mahonia aquifolium is a current name and Berberis aquifolium is a synonym of it. For a particular project, it may be advisable to choose one of the principal nomenclature authorities, and then consistently use plant names which that authority considers to be current. This tool should reveal whether a list of plant names is consistent in that way. In the text box below, please enter one scientific plant name on each line. If a particular name is not found, it may be either because it is not spelled correctly or because it is not considered to occur wild in California.
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