Since iNat uses POWO for plant taxonomy, why doesn’t it appear on the list? When the Wiki link lacks distribution info I can get that from POWO, but I have to google for the link. Or is it hidden somewhere else on iNat?

POWO links are already available on the About Tab in a couple of places: At the bottom of the Wikipedia article (when present, which is not always), there is a box of Taxon Identifiers for that taxon, including the one for POWO. One has to squint through the box alphabetically to find it. Not ide…

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dianastuder February 28, 2023, 7:07pm 5

I don’t need scientific detail. Is it wild in this country, because it is an invasive alien, or because this is its natural distribution - is what I want to know. Wild or cultivated is only half the story.

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