Proposed features/Plant descriptors

List of possible plant descriptors

Some ideas for plant descriptors, i.e. to be used in combination with natural=plant, natural=tree, natural=shrub, natural=liana.

• common_name=* - Describes the common name for the plant.
• plant_type=* - Describes what type of plant it is (e.g. quillwort, mint, etc.).
• flowering=* - Describes whether the plant is a flowering plant or not.
• vegetable=* - Describes the kind of vegetable the plant grows (if it does).
• fruit=* - Describes the kind of fruit the plant grows (if it does).
• natural:frequency=* - Describes the frequency of appearance of the plant species, subspecies, or cultivar in question (for example: whether the plant is rare, common, etc.).
• Red_List=* - Describes the IUCN Red List conservation status (if included).
• NatureServe=* - Describes the NatureServe conservation status (if included).
• pesticide=* - Describes whether the plant is contaminated with unsafe pesticides or not.
• herbicide=* - Describes whether the plant is contaminated with unsafe herbicides or not.
• edible=* - Describes whether the fruits or vegetables produced by the plant (or in some cases, the whole plant) is/are edible or not.

Example

A woodruff:

• natural=plant
• name=none
• common_name=sweetscented bedstraw
• flower=yes
• vegetable=no
• fruit=woodruff fruit
• natural:frequency=common
• Red_List=NE
• NatureServe=GNR
• pesticide=no
• herbicide=no
• check_date=14 July 2017
• colour=green
• height=13 cm
• width=2 cm
• edible=yes
• genus=Galium
• species=Galium odoratum
• taxon=Asperula odorata

See also

• natural=plant - for mapping herbaceous plants
• natural=tree - for mapping trees
• natural=shrub - for mapping shrubs
• natural=liana - for mapping lianas