Flag for Taxon: Field Blewit (Lepista saeva)
| Flagger | Content Author | Content | Reason | Flag Created | Resolved by | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| marcofloriani | Field Blewit (Lepista saeva) |
it should be merged with Lepista personata |
Jan. 11, 2023 11:04:31 +0000 | nschwab |
Swapped into Lepista personata |
Comments
Ok, I read the comments in that flag. I agree, L. saeva is probably equal to L. personata "auct.", but if that name is considered as a nomen dubium it should not be available to select for an iNat ID... and probably the IDs as L. personata should be changed to L. saeva. I will look a bit better into the observations of both taxa and give you some more feedback.
I do agree that saeva probably shouldn't be available for ID on Inat, no doubt the vast majority of identifications of L.saeva on here match L.personata. Hopefully some more people weigh in here.
https://www.inaturalist.org/flags/430161 seems this one has come up before. See here for more info, I'm not sure if the state of play has changed since then, I had thought them synonymous also.