Wikidata:Property proposal/ Vascular Plants of Iowa species ID

Vascular Plants of Iowa species ID edit

Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Natural science

Done: Vascular Plants of Iowa species ID (P12113) (Talk and documentation)

Description	identifier for a plant species in The Vascular Plants of Iowa website
Represents	The Vascular Plants of Iowa: An Annotated Checklist and Natural History (Q122653218)
Data type	External identifier
Domain	item; taxon (Q16521)
Allowed values	SPEd1e[0-9]+
Example 1	Abutilon theophrasti (Q606369) → SPEd1e8457
Example 2	Galium tinctorium (Q15456760) → SPEd1e11118
Example 3	Pinus strobus (Q157230) → SPEd1e736
Example 4	Abies balsamea (Q428023) → SPEd1e724
Example 5	jack-in-the-pulpit (Q2716758) → SPEd1e12935
Example 6	Azolla mexicana (Q16949802) → SPEd1e334
Example 7	Osmunda cinnamomea (Q19847984) → SPEd1e602
Example 8	Zigadenus glaucus (Q122654505) → SPEd1e14771
Source	http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/Default.aspx
Planned use	adding to items edited or created
Expected completeness	eventually complete (Q21873974)
Formatter URL	http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=$1
Applicable "stated in"-value	The Vascular Plants of Iowa: An Annotated Checklist and Natural History (Q122653218)

Motivation edit

This online database provides a definitive account of the vascular plants of Iowa. The checklist provides an accurate and up-to-date listing of species names and common names, synonyms, distribution, habitat, abundance, and origin; county names are given for very rare species, and the most complete information has been provided for all rare plants and troublesome species. AdamSeattle (talk) 23:51, 17 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion edit

Definitive account? Based on the book from 1994! Not updated since 2012. --Succu (talk) 05:38, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Well it was surely was considered definitive at the time of publication, and Wikidata does not just link to only the latest publications. Mammal Species of the World hasn't been updated since the third edition was published in 2005 and yet is considered a useful resource to link out to. For Iowa plants this may be the most comprehensive resource available. 75.172.104.5 17:17, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- Mammal Species of the World (Q111172813) is not a "definitive account" about mammals, It's outdated of course today and not "most comprehensive resource available". --Succu (talk) 21:19, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- The entry about Opuntia humifusa (Q134419) is more than outdated and incomplete. --Succu (talk) 21:34, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Emwille (talk) 16:45, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support -- Definitive as we're going to get--there's not much funding for constant state-level botanical surveys. It's also needed for historical reasons. Prburley (talk)
Support -- Riesengrey (talk) 20:26, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

As expected @AdamSeattle it went the usual way... --Succu (talk) 21:18, 22 September 2023 (UTC) So: Oppose --Succu (talk) 15:36, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Succu: Sorry for asking about, what is the usual way? Thank you for clarifying. --Luca.favorido (talk) 17:56, 9 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Also, how come there is a space in the title of this item? " Vascular Plants..." --Luca.favorido (talk) 18:00, 9 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
That's just a typo made when entering the proposal. AdamSeattle (talk) 06:11, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Luca.favorido: I guess the point is that AdamSeattle did not reply to the first comment. --Horcrux (talk) 09:22, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Horcrux: Thanks :-) --Luca.favorido (talk) 16:12, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@AdamSeattle, Succu, Emwille, Prburley, Riesengrey, Luca.favorido: Done Vascular Plants of Iowa species ID (P12113) Jonathan Groß (talk) 04:54, 22 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]