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"scope_statement": "This draft interprets BlackBerry in PHY.LIV as the living plants called blackberry, provisionally at common-name group level; it owns plant identity, growth, reproduction, habitat and management while leaving the exact taxonomic coverage of registry id vr.tr.blackberry-q171819 unresolved.", "in_scope": [ "The botanical coverage of the blackberry name and identification of particular plants", "Individual plants, connected patches and populations, with explicit observation boundaries", "Canes, leaves, flowers and attached fruit as evidence of identity and condition", "Seasonal development, reproduction and vegetative spread", "Habitat suitability, local ecological relationships and management needs" ], "out_of_scope": [ "BlackBerry phones, software and the company", "Detached blackberry fruit as a food product, ingredient or traded commodity", "Other brambles except as identification comparisons or documented relatives", "Recipes, nutritional prescriptions and medicinal claims", "Farm enterprises and regional pest-control programmes beyond their effects on the plants" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Use PHY.LIV and botanical observations to establish that the referent is a living plant; capitalisation alone does not establish a technology-related meaning.", "For ripe fruit, test whether the receptacle remains inside the picked fruit, a useful blackberry-raspberry distinction; do not identify from dark colour alone.", "Check for an aggregate fruit composed of drupelets together with bramble-like canes and matching leaves; fruit colour alone cannot distinguish blackberry from superficially similar fruits.", "Use cane form, leaf characters, prickles, flowers and fruit together; prickle absence alone must not exclude a cultivated blackberry candidate.", "Treat blackberry as a common-name identification until evidence resolves a species, hybrid, species aggregate or cultivar; do not assign every blackberry to one binomial." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Identity and resolution", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "common-name group | species aggregate | species | hybrid | cultivar | unresolved", "why_it_matters": "Determines which biological claims and management guidance can safely apply." }, { "name": "Taxonomic evidence", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Link to identification evidence, taxonomic authority, scientific-name authorship and applicable GBIF or NCBI record", "why_it_matters": "Makes identification traceable without inventing a single taxon identifier for a broad common name." }, { "name": "Observed biological unit", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "cane | rooted crown | apparently connected patch | population | unresolved", "why_it_matters": "Prevents cane counts from being presented as counts of genetically distinct plants." }, { "name": "Growth architecture", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "erect | arching | trailing | mixed; prickled | prickle-free | unresolved", "why_it_matters": "Supports identification and decisions about access, support and containment." }, { "name": "Cane and reproductive state", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "new vegetative growth | flowering | unripe fruit | ripe fruit | senescent | dead; cane age and fruiting type where established", "why_it_matters": "Guides observation timing, pruning and harvest assessment." }, { "name": "Patch extent and change", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "occupied area in m², mapped boundary and change in m²/year", "why_it_matters": "Distinguishes a stable planting from an expanding patch." }, { "name": "Site conditions", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "soil pH, soil moisture with method, light exposure in hours/day and dated temperature observations in °C", "why_it_matters": "Provides evidence for explaining growth, stress and establishment." }, { "name": "Local ecological and regulatory standing", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "native | introduced | uncertain; invasive designation or conservation assessment with jurisdiction, taxon and date", "why_it_matters": "Prevents a status assigned to one blackberry taxon or region from being applied everywhere." } ], "affordances": [ "Collect diagnostic observations and request expert identification when the common name is insufficient.", "Map canes, rooted crowns and patch boundaries to monitor growth and spread.", "Assess plant condition and distinguish observed damage from an unconfirmed cause.", "Schedule support, pruning or propagation according to the identified plant's growth and fruiting behaviour.", "Assess attached-fruit maturity and determine whether harvest requires further identity, access or contamination checks.", "Choose monitoring, retention or containment actions using local status, ecological effects and landholder objectives." ] }, "sources": [], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "blackberry-identity", "name": "Blackberry identity", "description": "Resolve what the blackberry name denotes 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"supported-taxonomic-resolution-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "diagnostic-bramble-characters", "name": "Diagnostic bramble characters", "description": "Assess the combination of characters needed to separate blackberry candidates from neighbouring plants.", "findings": [ { "id": "whole-plant-identification-evidence", "name": "Whole-plant identification evidence", "description": "Combine ripe-fruit receptacle behaviour with cane, leaf, flower and prickle observations rather than relying on a fruit photograph alone.", "questions": [ { "text": "What do the fruit structure and receptacle behaviour show, and were they observed at suitable maturity?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "whole-plant-identification-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "Which cane, leaf and flower characters distinguish this candidate from local raspberries, other brambles and similar-looking fruiting plants?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "whole-plant-identification-evidence-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "canes-and-patch-structure", "name": "Canes and patch structure", "description": "Represent blackberry architecture and the distinction between shoots, rooted plants and patches.", "rationale": "Management and abundance estimates depend on what is being counted and how growth is connected.", "layers": [ { "id": "biological-unit-boundaries", "name": "Biological unit boundaries", "description": "Define the unit observed without equating every cane with a separate plant.", "findings": [ { "id": "rooted-and-connected-growth", "name": "Rooted and connected growth", "description": "Record rooted crowns and visible connections, keeping inferred clonal identity separate from demonstrated connections.", "questions": [ { "text": "Does this record describe a cane, rooted crown, connected patch or population?", "kind": "definition", "id": "rooted-and-connected-growth-q01" }, { "text": "What evidence establishes connections between shoots, and where does individual identity remain uncertain?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "rooted-and-connected-growth-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "architecture-and-expansion", "name": "Architecture and expansion", "description": "Track cane habit, occupation of space and evidence of new establishment.", "findings": [ { "id": "patch-growth-pattern", "name": "Patch growth pattern", "description": "Document erect, arching or trailing growth, patch boundaries and observed rooting or recruitment mechanisms.", "questions": [ { "text": "How have occupied area, cane reach and new rooted locations changed between dated observations?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "patch-growth-pattern-q01" }, { "text": "Does the observed architecture call for support, access clearance or containment under the site's objectives?", "kind": "action", "id": "patch-growth-pattern-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "seasonal-growth-and-reproduction", "name": "Seasonal growth and reproduction", "description": "Connect cane development, flowering, fruiting and recruitment to the identified blackberry.", "rationale": "Pruning and propagation decisions require evidence about fruiting behaviour rather than a universal calendar.", "layers": [ { "id": "cane-development", "name": "Cane development", "description": "Distinguish plant persistence from the development and death of particular canes.", "findings": [ { "id": "cane-age-and-fruiting-behaviour", "name": "Cane age and fruiting behaviour", "description": "Record cane cohorts and where flowering occurs, including whether a cultivar's fruiting type is established.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which cane cohorts are vegetative, flowering, fruiting or dead, and how was their age determined?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "cane-age-and-fruiting-behaviour-q01" }, { "text": "What observed or documented fruiting behaviour supports the proposed pruning time and cane selection?", "kind": "action", "id": "cane-age-and-fruiting-behaviour-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "fruiting-and-recruitment", "name": "Fruiting and recruitment", "description": "Observe reproductive outcomes and distinguish seedling establishment from vegetative spread.", "findings": [ { "id": "reproductive-outcomes", "name": "Reproductive outcomes", "description": "Record flowering dates, fruit set, maturation and new growth with evidence for its origin.", "questions": [ { "text": "When did flowering and fruit maturation occur, and what sampling method supports the fruit-set estimate?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "reproductive-outcomes-q01" }, { "text": "Are newly established shoots seedlings or vegetative growth, and what evidence supports that distinction?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "reproductive-outcomes-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "habitat-and-local-ecology", "name": "Habitat and local ecology", "description": "Place blackberry observations in their site, geographic and ecological context.", "rationale": "Native range, ecological effects and conservation status cannot be assigned uniformly across an unresolved blackberry group.", "layers": [ { "id": "site-and-range", "name": "Site and range", "description": "Relate establishment and condition to measured habitat and taxon-specific distribution evidence.", "findings": [ { "id": "local-establishment-context", "name": "Local establishment context", "description": "Record location, cultivation history and site conditions, distinguishing occurrence from evidence of native origin.", "questions": [ { "text": "What light, moisture, soil and disturbance conditions characterise this site?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "local-establishment-context-q01" }, { "text": "Which regional source establishes whether the identified taxon is native, introduced, planted or of uncertain origin here?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "local-establishment-context-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "ecological-effects-and-status", "name": "Ecological effects and status", "description": "Assess observed interactions and applicable conservation or invasive-species designations.", "findings": [ { "id": "context-specific-ecological-role", "name": "Context-specific ecological role", "description": "Keep observations of flower visitors, fruit consumers, shelter and competing vegetation separate from formal status assessments.", "questions": [ { "text": "What observations show wildlife use or effects on neighbouring vegetation at this patch?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "context-specific-ecological-role-q01" }, { "text": "Which conservation assessment or invasive designation applies to this exact taxon and jurisdiction, and what is its date?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "context-specific-ecological-role-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "condition-and-intervention", "name": "Condition and intervention", "description": "Translate evidence about the blackberry plant into proportionate care, harvest or containment decisions.", "rationale": "Symptoms, growth habits and local objectives must support an intervention before the agent recommends it.", "layers": [ { "id": "plant-condition", "name": "Plant condition", "description": "Record damage and stress without treating appearance as a confirmed diagnosis.", "findings": [ { "id": "symptoms-and-cause-confidence", "name": "Symptoms and cause confidence", "description": "Locate symptoms on leaves, canes, flowers or fruit and record severity, progression and diagnostic uncertainty.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which organs and cane cohorts are affected, how severely, and how has the condition changed?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "symptoms-and-cause-confidence-q01" }, { "text": "What further observation or diagnostic evidence is needed before choosing treatment or removal?", "kind": "action", "id": "symptoms-and-cause-confidence-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "management-and-harvest-decisions", "name": "Management and harvest decisions", "description": "Choose actions consistent with the plant's identity, local status and intended use.", "findings": [ { "id": "evidence-based-next-action", "name": "Evidence-based next action", "description": "Connect monitoring, 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"kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-real-world-use", "name": "Real-world use", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Fruit production for fresh consumption, preserves and processing", "Breeding cultivars for fruit quality, growth habit and reduced prickles", "Hedgerow habitat and food for wildlife", "Nectar and pollen resources for insects" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of BlackBerry this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards", "name": "Failure modes and hazards", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Some introduced blackberry taxa spread aggressively and displace other vegetation.", "Prickles can cause punctures and scratches.", "Dense growth can obstruct access and complicate land 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"id": "stable-identifiers-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once an identifier for a BlackBerry is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "classification-and-granularity", "name": "Classification and granularity", "description": "Where a BlackBerry sits among kinds, and how finely a task needs to cut it.", "findings": [ { "id": "kind-and-parents", "name": "Kind, parents and neighbouring kinds", "description": "The classes this thing belongs to and the ones it is next to.", "questions": [ { "id": "kind-and-parents-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the kind of a BlackBerry, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "kind-and-parents-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the kind of a BlackBerry, by which method, and when was 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location of a BlackBerry, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "position-and-frame-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the location of a BlackBerry is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "movement-and-transfer", "name": "Movement and transfer", "description": "How a BlackBerry moves on its own.", "findings": [ { "id": "movement-events", "name": "Movement events and constraints", "description": "What counts as a movement, what records it and what limits it.", "questions": [ { "id": "movement-events-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the movement of a BlackBerry, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "movement-events-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the movement of a BlackBerry, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "movement-events-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the movement of a BlackBerry is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "state-and-lifecycle", "name": "State and lifecycle", "description": "The states a BlackBerry passes through and the events that move it between them.", "rationale": "Most decisions about a thing depend on what state it is in now, which is a claim with a time on it, not a property.", "layers": [ { "id": "lifecycle-stages", "name": "Lifecycle stages", "description": "From coming into existence to ceasing to be one of these.", "findings": [ { "id": "stages-and-transitions", "name": "Stages and transitions", "description": "The stages worth naming and what moves a BlackBerry between them.", "questions": [ { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the lifecycle of a BlackBerry, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the lifecycle of a BlackBerry, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the lifecycle of a BlackBerry is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "observations-and-status", "name": "Observations and current status", 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"Which taxonomic authority is being followed, and what would a competing authority say?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] }, { "id": "field-identification", "name": "Field identification", "description": "The characters that separate BlackBerry from what it is confused with.", "findings": [ { "id": "diagnostic-characters", "name": "Diagnostic characters and confusable kinds", "description": "Features that settle an identification, and those that only suggest it.", "questions": [ { "id": "diagnostic-characters-q01", "text": "Which observable characters distinguish BlackBerry from its closest look-alikes, and at which life stage are they visible?", "kind": "boundary" }, { "id": "diagnostic-characters-q02", "text": "What evidence is enough to record an identification as confirmed rather than provisional?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "life-cycle-and-condition", "name": "Life stages, condition and behaviour", "description": "What BlackBerry does over its life and how its state 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"questions": [ { "id": "range-record-q01", "text": "What is the native range of BlackBerry, where has it been introduced, and what habitat does it require?", "kind": "definition" }, { "id": "range-record-q02", "text": "What distinguishes a native record from an introduced or vagrant one?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "protection-status", "name": "Protection and legal status", "description": "Conservation assessments and the rules that follow from them.", "findings": [ { "id": "status-and-rules", "name": "Conservation status and legal consequence", "description": "The assessment, its date, and what it forbids or requires where.", "questions": [ { "id": "status-and-rules-q01", "text": "What conservation status does BlackBerry hold, under which assessment and year?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "id": "status-and-rules-q02", "text": "What does that status forbid or require of an agent, and in which jurisdiction?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "provenance-and-evidence", 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