Potentilla indica vs. Potentila hebiichigo

[eyekosaeder]

@lappelbaum

So then we should remove Yellow-flowered Mock Strawberry and just have the scientific name?

If it really isn’t in use anywhere, then yes, I think so. Especially as it is misleading. (Since as you said, both it and P. indica have yellow flowers)

@tiwane

Please only add common names which already exist, and please follow the Guidelines for adding common names. Please do not make up common names.

Or, from the curator guidelines:

If a species has no common name in usage, do not make one up. For example, do not create a new common name based on its scientific name or based on a translation of a common name from another language.

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@lappelbaum

What if @sarah_oberlin uses a common name in her published scientific note? Can we then use that name on iNat?

I don’t know. It seems like a loophole that technically wouldn’t violate the guidelines, but in practice it is not much different. I think the point of common names is that they are common.
That being said, someone had to have invented common names, so if the common name from that paper becomes more widely used, then I see no problem.

Edit: Perhaps we should apply some Research-Grade logic to common names and only add them, if there are two (mor or less independent) different sources reporting/using it?