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herbaceous plant
vr.tr.herbaceous-plant · thing-q190903
Let an agent handle herbaceous plants by species, life cycle, habitat and uses, and separate them from woody plants.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.LIV
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identification Which plant.
Species
Name.
Species
The species.
- Which species is this? definition
- Are there toxic look-alikes? boundary
Life cycle
Annual, perennial.
Life cycle
Life cycle.
- Is it annual, biennial or perennial? definition
- When does it flower? measurement
Habitat Where it grows.
Conditions
Soil, light, water.
Conditions
Growing conditions.
- What conditions does it need? definition
- Is it aquatic? definition
Status
Native or invasive.
Status
Native or invasive status.
- Is it native or invasive here? boundary
- Is it protected? boundary
Uses Food, medicine, garden.
Food and medicine
Edible and medicinal uses.
Uses
Uses and safety.
- Is it edible or medicinal, and in what form? definition
- What safety warnings apply? boundary
Garden
Cultivation.
Cultivation
How to grow.
- How is it grown in gardens? action
- Is it harmful to pets? boundary
Management Control and protection.
Control
Invasive control.
Control
Control methods.
- How should it be controlled if invasive? action
- Must it be reported? boundary
Protection
Rare species.
Protection
Protection rules.
- Is picking or uprooting restricted? boundary
- How can it be protected? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.LIV
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Nasturtium officinale, Nymphoides peltata, Myriophyllum spicatum, Potentilla reptans, Argentina anserina, Humulus lupulus, Perilla frutescens, Solanum nigrum, Vicia sativa, Satureja hortensis, Alopecurus pratensis, Phalaris arundinacea
What it is Filled
A plant with no persistent woody stem above ground, including many wildflowers, herbs, grasses and aquatic plants; some die back seasonally or after flowering, while others are evergreen.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle herbaceous plants by species, life cycle, habitat and uses, and separate them from woody plants.
Distinguishing features Filled
- No persistent woody stem
- Annual, biennial or perennial
- Includes culinary and medicinal herbs, but herb in cooking is a narrower sense
- Some are invasive aquatic plants
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Pick or uproot protected species, or wild plants without the landowner's permission.
- Declare a plant edible or safe from an identification it is not sure of.
- Spread invasive species.
- Disclose locations of rare plants to people who may collect them.
Only with a human decision
- Removing plants from the wild or applying herbicide.
May
- Identify herbaceous plants from reliable keys and photos, stating uncertainty.
- Report plant presence for biodiversity recording.
Moral aspects Filled
- Many herbs are toxic look-alikes of edible ones; misidentification poisons people.
- Wild plant populations are easily lost to collecting.
Who is affected
- Foragers
- Wild plant populations
Owners Filled
Steward
The landowner where it grows; protected species are covered by conservation law.
Master systems
- Species databases and biodiversity records
Links to other meta-models Filled
related
- plant - growth form
- woody plant and tree - lignified stems
- grass - grasses are herbaceous
- vegetable and herb - food uses
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.herbaceous-plant
- Wikidata: Q190903 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190903)
- scientific name: binomial species
Direct properties required Filled
- height: 0.01-6 m - banana plants are giant herbs
Recognition required Filled
- Herbaceous plants have non-woody stems.
- Some herbaceous perennials die back seasonally, while others are evergreen.
- Examples include watercress, hops, silverweed and water milfoil.
- Soft green stems and leaves without woody trunks; forms range from low creepers to tall perennials and water plants.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify it
- grow it, in gardens and fields
- harvest it, for food or medicine where safe
- control it, if invasive
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Toxic look-alikes when foraging
- Invasive aquatic plants clogging waterways
- Allergies
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Invasive species regulations
- Plant protection rules
- Rules on medicinal herb products
Context of use required Filled
- Herbaceous plants make up much of vegetation, gardens, crops and medicinal herbs.
- annuals
- biennials
- herbaceous perennials
- aquatic herbaceous plants
- culinary and medicinal herbs
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q190903: herbaceous plant - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Herbaceous plant - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should life-cycle types be separate entries?
- How should foraging safety be handled?
- The registry entry lists specific species as aliases; should they link as instances?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q190903/spec.json