getParentTaxa: Get the higher (parent) taxa for a taxon name or code

In SoilTaxonomy: A System of Soil Classification for Making and Interpreting Soil Surveys

Get the higher (parent) taxa for a taxon name or code

Description

Must specify either taxon or code. taxon is used if both are specified.

Usage

getParentTaxa(
  taxon = NULL,
  code = NULL,
  convert = TRUE,
  level = c("order", "suborder", "greatgroup", "subgroup")
)

Arguments

taxon	A character vector of taxa (case-insensitive)
code	A character vector of taxon codes (case sensitive)
convert	Convert results from taxon codes to taxon names? Default: TRUE
level	level Filter results to specific level? Default: "order","suborder","greatgroup","subgroup"

Value

A named list, where names are taxon codes and values are character vectors representing parent taxa

Examples

getParentTaxa("ultic haploxeralfs")

getParentTaxa(code = c("ABCD", "DABC"))

getParentTaxa("folists", convert = FALSE)

SoilTaxonomy documentation built on Nov. 17, 2023, 1:07 a.m.