Scientists compile the world’s largest inventory of known plant species
It can be difficult for conservationists and ecologists to keep track of the many plant species out there. That’s why they rely on taxonomic lists as their main tool.
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Tau.Neutrino said:
Scientists compile the world’s largest inventory of known plant speciesIt can be difficult for conservationists and ecologists to keep track of the many plant species out there. That’s why they rely on taxonomic lists as their main tool.
more…
> The list has 1,315,562 names of vascular plants, extending the number of recognized plant species in previous lists, as well as clarifying 181,000 previously unclear species names. 351,180 vascular plant species and 6160 natural hybrids across 13,460 genera, 564 families, and 84 orders. It took more than ten years of painstaking work to make all this happen. Known as the Leipzig Catalogue of Vascular Plants (LCVP), this outstanding research could end up replacing The Plant List (TPL) – a plant catalog created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London. Until now, TPL has been the most important reference source for plant researchers around the world. The new list contains over 70,000 more species and subspecies than The Plant List.
1,315,562 names in 10 years. That’s an impressive 360 plant names a day.
mollwollfumble said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Scientists compile the world’s largest inventory of known plant speciesIt can be difficult for conservationists and ecologists to keep track of the many plant species out there. That’s why they rely on taxonomic lists as their main tool.
more…
> The list has 1,315,562 names of vascular plants, extending the number of recognized plant species in previous lists, as well as clarifying 181,000 previously unclear species names. 351,180 vascular plant species and 6160 natural hybrids across 13,460 genera, 564 families, and 84 orders. It took more than ten years of painstaking work to make all this happen. Known as the Leipzig Catalogue of Vascular Plants (LCVP), this outstanding research could end up replacing The Plant List (TPL) – a plant catalog created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London. Until now, TPL has been the most important reference source for plant researchers around the world. The new list contains over 70,000 more species and subspecies than The Plant List.
1,315,562 names in 10 years. That’s an impressive 360 plant names a day.
Yes.