Flag for Taxon: Woolly Slimpod (Amsonia arenaria)
| Flagger | Content Author | Content | Reason | Flag Created | Resolved by | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| oscargsol | Woolly Slimpod (Amsonia arenaria) |
Amsonia tomentosa var. stenophylla in POWO |
Aug. 16, 2019 08:28:12 +0000 | t_e_d |
Done. |
Comments
Amsonia arenaria is an accepted species and different/distinct from Amsonia tomentosa var stenophylla, curious why did you swap them?
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:11954-2
Amsonia arenaria Standl.
First published in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 26: 117 (1913)
This name is a synonym of Amsonia tomentosa var. stenophylla
I understand inatuarlist follows POWO - but in the new treatment of Flora North America this species is now recognized and it makes sense in my mind (note I am not the one who did the new treatment, but I am working on the phylogeny for this group, and support this taxonomy). This species is also widely disjunct from range of Amsonia tomentosa var stenophylla. Stenophylla is endemic to the eastern areas of of the colorado plateau (Arizona/Utah) whereas arenaria is only found in New Mexico, Mexico, and extreme western Texas.
Can you send a feedback o POWO with the relevant literature ?
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Done : https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_changes/139697