Interaction issue on pollinator-plant project, when usingAndroid app

Bug Reports
1

Platform: Android

App version number, if a mobile app issue: 1.36.8 (628)

URLs (aka web addresses) of any relevant observations or pages: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/314325854

Screenshots of what you are seeing:

Screenshot_20250916_093900_iNaturalist
Screenshot_20250916_093900_iNaturalist1080×999 114 KB

Description of problem:

Step 1: Attempt to add bee sighting to Pollinator Interactions on Plants (PIP) of the NE US

Step 2: Click the prompt to select the relevant plant species

Step 3: Type ‘coleus’, then select Coleus scutellarioides

Step 4: Plant name does not appear

Step 5: Attempt to click check mark and save observation anyway

Step 6: Error msg pops up: please enter a valid value for field 'Interaction- visited flower of’

Error does not occur when I attempt this through the website, only through the Android app

2

I’ve observed this with other Projects as well with the Android app. I avoid using the app for anything beyond basic fields. I use the Web site for Projects, Observation Fields, etc.