# Wrong country for "similar species"?

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/wrong-country-for-similar-species/24490>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** web\
**Created:** [July 5, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/wrong-country-for-similar-species/24490 "2021-07-05T15:26:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![ejain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/ejain/32/4237_2.png) [@ejain](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/ejain)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/wrong-country-for-similar-species/24490/1 "2021-07-05T15:26:42Z")

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Why do I get “Other species commonly misidentified as this species in **United States** ” for a plant that is only found in Europe?

 ![misidentified](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/7/a/7a0ca84d683468d2cd98744c58d1e7062d38d693.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![marina\_gorbunova](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/marina_gorbunova/32/31454_2.png) [@marina\_gorbunova](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/marina_gorbunova)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/wrong-country-for-similar-species/24490/2 "2021-07-05T15:27:45Z")

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You have United States set as a place for search, look at the top right corner.

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**Author:** ![cmcheatle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/cmcheatle/32/37_2.png) [@cmcheatle](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/cmcheatle)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/wrong-country-for-similar-species/24490/3 "2021-07-05T15:37:44Z")

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The Similar Species tab shows species which have incorrectly been identified as this one.

This simply means that people for observations in the US have chosen this species, likely driven by the computer vision, but not 100% guaranteed to be this.

The list will change based on if you have a geography filter applied, but the concept behind the list is universal.

The list there is entirely automated based on misidentifications.

So this is actually not a bug, it is the designed behaviour and results.

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**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/wrong-country-for-similar-species/24490/4 "2021-08-22T03:23:27Z")

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Closed on August 22, 2021, 3:23am UTC