species_list: Useful information about plants identified

Description Usage Format

Description

A dataset containing life history and taxonomic information about plants identified in vegetation surveys.

Usage

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Format

A data frame with 268 rows and 10 columns:

full_name

Scientific name - the genus and species

common_name

Common name of a species

family

Taxanomic family to which the species belongs

native

"Native" or "introduced" indicating origin of species

life_cycle

"Annual" "biennial" or "perennial" indicating the longevity of a species

group

Life-history group: prairie/weedy forb, C3 grass, C4 grass, sedge , rush, fern, woody

code

5 letter code unique to each species. First three letters of genus and first two letters of species

alternate name

Secondary common name

seeds_per_oz

Number of seeds per ounce, gathered from Prairie Moon Nursery

group_simple

Simplified version of life history group. Consolidates C3, C4 grasses and sedges into just grasses and creates "other" group for rushes, ferns, and wetland forbs


lydiaPenglish/STRIPS2veg documentation built on June 9, 2020, 10:16 a.m.