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, or natural=moss.
- 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
