Flag for Taxon: Variety Stachys ajugoides rigida
| Flagger | Content Author | Content | Reason | Flag Created | Resolved by | Resolution |
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| andyjones1 | Variety Stachys ajugoides rigida |
Stachys rigida is its basionym and is active on iNat. |
Aug. 8, 2022 05:59:35 +0000 | loarie |
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Both are accepted on Plants of the World Online. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:243110-2 and https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:459915-1 They do have different authors.
Yes, both are legitimate names. They refer to the same type specimen, so it seems like only one needs to be used on iNaturalist, and Jepson eFlora indicates that the name Stachys ajugoides var. rigida has fallen out of use.
It has not fallen out of use in Plants of the World Online, which is the authority we follow. You may wish to bring this information to their attention, however. bi@kew.org
I contacted Kew at bi@kew.org last week and they responded that they would update and synonymies Stachys ajugoides rigida with Stachys rigida - looks like thats now live with Monday's updated. So I'll make the swaps
Great, thanks!
Stachys rigida (Nuttall ex Bentham) is an active name on iNaturalist. Stachys ajugoides var. rigida (Nutt ex Benth) Jepson & Hoover has the same lectotype. Shouldn't only one of these names be used on iNat?