Observation fields not automatically linking to taxa page when uploading from iPhone app

[leahfulton1]

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Platform: iOS; Website

App version number: 3.2.7 build 678; iOS 16.4.1

Browser : Chrome, Safari (may not be relevant)

URLs of any relevant observations or pages:
example of not fixed- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/168534222
example of fixed- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/168531019

Screenshots of what you are seeing: (below)

Description of problem: Observation fields entered from the iOS app that link to a taxa page are not automatically linking, but instead just listing the name of the relevant taxa. In order to fix it, you need to edit it from the website.

Step 1: Upload observation through iOS app; Add to project; fill out relevant Observation Fields ( in this case “Name of Associated Plant”; upload normally

Step 2: View on browser version- field does not link to taxa page

Step 3: Edit field; re-enter taxa

Step 4: Field now links to relevant taxa page

[chase-prairie]

I have also witnessed this. I have one user in my region, using the iPhone app, who is clearly using the autocomplete (ie the entry is ’ rosoideae brambles, roses, strawberries, and allies’) but is not linked to the taxon. I’m really glad they are adding these observations, but also this means I spend A LOT of time cleaning up common names when dealing with the exported data. I’ve started the process of relinking all the observations (edit: by using the desktop website), but I have to admit it’s a little frustrating.

Here’s two example IDs with the unlinked taxa:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250206665
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/240641633