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Henniges, M.C., Powell, R.F., Mian, S., Stace, C.A., Walker, K.J., Gornall, R.J., Christenhusz, M.J.M., Brown, M.R., Twyford, A.D., Hollingsworth, P.M., Jones, L., De Vere, N., Antonelli, A., Leitch, A.R., Leitch, I.J. (2021). A taxonomic, genetic and ecological data resource for the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/9f097d82-7560-4ed2-af13-604a9110cf6d
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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence 
A taxonomic, genetic and ecological data resource for the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland
The dataset contains a current inventory of vascular plant species and their attributes present in the flora of Britain and Ireland. The species list is based on the most recent key to the flora of Britain and Ireland, with taxon names linked to unique Kew taxon identifiers and the World Checklist of Vascular Plants, and includes both native and non-native species. Attribute data stem from a variety of sources to give an overview of the current state of the vascular flora. Attributes include functional traits, distribution and ecologically relevant data (e.g. genome size, chromosome numbers, spatial distribution, growth form, hybridization metrics and native/non-native status). The data include previously unpublished genome size measurements, chromosome counts and CSR life strategy assessments. The database aims to provide an up-to-date starting point for flora-wide analyses.
Publication date: 2021-09-20
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Spatial information
- Study area
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- Spatial representation type
- Tabular (text)
- Spatial reference system
- WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator
Provenance & quality
The data were compiled from a range of sources, the vast majority of which are previously published field guides, atlases or peer reviewed articles. All such data are delivered with full references to their source (see Supplemental Table 1 & 2). Any new data presented here were either determined experimentally, following best practice protocols, calculated using peer-reviewed methods, or supplied by one of the expert authors on this publication.
Where data were manually extracted from print sources, spot checks were conducted at various stages throughout the data collection to verify that mistakes had been kept to a minimum. When data were added from online or other digital resources, species binomial and taxonomic authority information were used to match data to the species in the list. This matching process was manually checked for each dataset.
Where data were manually extracted from print sources, spot checks were conducted at various stages throughout the data collection to verify that mistakes had been kept to a minimum. When data were added from online or other digital resources, species binomial and taxonomic authority information were used to match data to the species in the list. This matching process was manually checked for each dataset.
Citations
Henniges, M.C., Powell, R.F., Mian, S., Stace, C.A., Walker, K.J., Gornall, R.J., Christenhusz, M.J.M., Brown, M.R., Twyford, A.D., Hollingsworth, P.M., Jones, L., de Vere, N., Antonelli, A., Leitch, A.R., & Leitch, I.J. (2022). A taxonomic, genetic and ecological data resource for the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland. Scientific Data, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-01104-5
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Correspondence/contact details
Authors
Henniges, M.C.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Queen Mary University of London
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3626-2830
Stace, C.A.
Walker, K.J.
Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland
De Vere, N.
Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen University
Other contacts
- Rights holder
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Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
- Custodian
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Publisher
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NERC Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
Additional metadata
- Topic categories
- biota
- INSPIRE theme
- Species Distribution
- Keywords
- alien , biome , Britain , chromosome counts , CSR strategy , distribution , DNA barcodes , ecological attributes , ecological niche , Ellenberg , flora (biology) , flowering plant , functional traits , genome size , hybridisation , Ireland , life-form , native , Raunkiaer , vascular plants
- Funding
- Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/L002485/1
- Last updated
- 08 February 2024 17:25