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protected species are under conservation authorities.", "master_systems": [] } }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q33971: leaf", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33971", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Leaf", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "identification", "name": "Identification", "description": "Which leaf.", "rationale": "Leaves identify plants.", "layers": [ { "id": "form", "name": "Form", "description": "Shape and margin.", "findings": [ { "id": "form-finding", "name": "Form", "description": "Leaf form.", "questions": [ { "text": "What are the leaf shape, margin and venation?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Simple or compound?", "kind": "definition" } ] } ] }, { "id": "plant", "name": "Plant", "description": "Species.", "findings": [ { "id": "plant-finding", "name": "Plant", "description": "Plant species.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which plant does the leaf come from?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Is it confirmed by an expert or key?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "function", "name": "Function", "description": "Biology.", "rationale": "Leaves feed plants.", "layers": [ { "id": "photosynthesis", "name": "Photosynthesis", "description": "Energy.", "findings": [ { "id": "photosynthesis-finding", "name": "Photosynthesis", "description": "Photosynthesis.", "questions": [ { "text": "How does the leaf capture light and exchange gases?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "What adaptations does it show?", "kind": "definition" } ] } ] }, { "id": "health", "name": "Plant health", "description": "Symptoms.", "findings": [ { "id": "health-finding", "name": "Plant health", "description": "Leaf symptoms.", "questions": [ { "text": "What do yellowing or spots on the leaf indicate?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Should a plant health authority be told?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "use", "name": "Use", "description": "Food and herbs.", "rationale": "Leaves are eaten and brewed.", "layers": [ { "id": "food", "name": "Food", "description": "Edible leaves.", "findings": [ { "id": "food-finding", "name": "Food", "description": "Edible use.", "questions": [ { "text": "Is the leaf edible, and how is it prepared?", "kind": "boundary" }, { "text": "Could it be confused with a toxic plant?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "tea", "name": "Tea and herbs", "description": "Infusions.", "findings": [ { "id": "tea-finding", "name": "Tea", "description": "Infusions.", "questions": [ { "text": "Is the leaf used as tea or herb?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Are there health warnings?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "seasons", "name": "Seasons", "description": "Leaf fall.", "rationale": "Leaves change.", "layers": [ { "id": "autumn", "name": "Autumn", "description": "Colour and fall.", "findings": [ { "id": "autumn-finding", "name": "Autumn", "description": "Leaf fall.", "questions": [ { "text": "Why do leaves change colour and fall?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "When?", "kind": "measurement" } ] } ] }, { "id": "litter", "name": "Litter", "description": "Compost and safety.", "findings": [ { "id": "litter-finding", "name": "Litter", "description": "Leaf litter.", "questions": [ { "text": "How can fallen leaves be composted?", "kind": "action" }, { "text": "How are slippery paths managed?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Should leaf types be separate entries?", "How should culinary leaves be linked?", "How should identification keys be linked?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 4, "layers": 8, "findings": 8, "questions": 16 } }