Flag for Taxon: aboriginal willowherb (Epilobium cinereum)
| Flagger | Content Author | Content | Reason | Flag Created | Resolved by | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thebeachcomber | aboriginal willowherb (Epilobium cinereum) |
incorrect taxon swap? |
Jan. 10, 2021 03:04:35 +0000 | thebeachcomber |
fixed |
Comments
I imagine it is too late to revert the swap. I think another swap would be needed.
Looks like only 7 idents existed before the swap:
https://www.inaturalist.org/identifications?current=any&taxon_id=412418
@rowan_hindmarsh_walls please inform yourself about the iNat taxonomy rules before committing taxon swaps like this. It is also polite to flag them for discussion before jumping the gun, in which case someone would have alerted you that you have the wrong taxonomy.
You should also inform yourself about Taxon Framework Relationships before committing plant taxon changes.
Change to undo the swap: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_changes/87571
I have also added the taxon framework relationship. Not sure if it existed previously as for the other subspecies and was deleted or it was missing from the start.
cheers for that
Hi @rowan_hindmarsh_walls (following on from discussion under taxon swap here: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_swaps/87571),
Speaking as a taxonomist, if nobody has the resources to carry out this particular taxonomic work, then it can't be much of a priority.
Meanwhile, I find it hard to justify a deviation from our taxonomy based on a publication which is not a taxonomic treatment, when pretty much all available taxonomic treatments agree with the concept we were using before your change.
In future, when there are a non-insignificant number of observations, please follow the usual practice of flagging a taxon you mean to swap, creating the appropriate taxon framework relationships, and adding a brief explanation or references so that other curators can see and understand your concept and its justification. I also usually tag the main observers and identifiers in the flag if there are lots of obs, so they don't get a rude surprise.
I arrived at a swap away from our designated taxonomy, with no taxon framework relationship, and which contradicted not just our external taxonomy, but pretty much all taxonomic resources I could consult. How would one ever not undo that sort of change?
Why was this taxon swap (https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_changes?taxon_id=401686) made?
E. billardiereanum cinereum was swapped over to E. cinereum apparently as per POWO, but POWO lists the synonymy the other way around (http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/?q=Epilobium%20cinereum). Can we revert this?