plant
Let an agent handle plants by taxon, growth form, ecology, uses and status, and keep the Wikidata and lexical plant entries consistent.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify
Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle plants by taxon, growth form, ecology, uses and status, and keep the Wikidata and lexical plant entries consistent.
A multicellular organism of the kingdom Plantae, typically photosynthetic and rooted, including flowering plants, conifers, ferns and mosses; aligned with the lexical plant entry.
What it is for: Plants produce oxygen and food, form habitats and provide materials and medicine.
It can be identify it; grow and propagate it; protect or control it; use it for food, materials and medicine.
Distinguishing features
Photosynthetic, multicellular
Kingdom Plantae
Growth forms from herbs to trees
Aligned with the lexical plant entry
What it looks like
Green photosynthetic organisms from mosses to giant trees.
Physical character
described species: about 390000 species - vascular plants
How it is recognised
Leaves, stems, roots, flowers or cones
Botanical identification keys
Specific plants are separate entries
Related models
is the same as - aligned entries
is a kind of - kingdom
has kind - kinds
provides - uses
In practice
Families and kinds
flowering plants
conifers
ferns
mosses
growth forms: trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses
Identifiers
POWO id Plants of the World Online names
GBIF taxon key numeric occurrences
Standards and regulation
International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants
IPPC plant health rules
CITES
Failure modes and hazards
Poisonous plants
Invasive species
Illegal collection
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.plant-tops
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identification Which plant.
Identification comes first.
Taxon
Scientific name.
Taxon
Taxon.
- Which plant, by scientific name? definition
- How was it identified? provenance
Growth form
Tree, herb, grass.
Growth form
Growth form.
- What growth form is it? definition
- Is it annual or perennial? definition
Ecology Where it grows.
Ecology explains presence.
Habitat
Conditions.
Habitat
Habitat.
- Where does it grow naturally? definition
- Is it native? provenance
Role
In ecosystems.
Role
Ecological role.
- What role does it play in its ecosystem? definition
- Which species depend on it? definition
Uses Human uses.
Uses need safety.
Uses
Food, materials, medicine.
Uses
Uses.
- How is it used? definition
- What safety warnings apply? boundary
Cultivation
Growing.
Cultivation
Cultivation.
- How is it grown? action
- Is it toxic to pets? boundary
Status Protection and control.
Law applies.
Protection
Conservation.
Protection
Conservation status.
- Is it threatened or protected? provenance
- Is collection allowed? boundary
Invasive
Control.
Invasive
Invasive status.
- Is it invasive here? boundary
- How should it be controlled? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should the Wikidata and lexical plant entries be merged?
- Which taxonomy backbone should be used?
- How should growth forms be linked?