A description gives one or more character states of one or more characters for a taxon. Taxa below are species.
A diagnosis compares a new taxon (here, a species) with a known one (i.e., one that has been previously described or diagnosed.
Names used below Species names below that are links are the current names. Names that are not links are those that were given when the species were originally named/described. Following each unlinked name is a reference/link to the current name.
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Daedalea quercina (originally Agaricus quercinus) Daphne mezereum Daucus carota Dendrolycopodium obscurum (originally Lycopodium obscurum) Deyeuxia pyramidalis (originally Agrostis arundinacea) Diapensia lapponica |
Dicliptera chinensis (originally Justicia chinensis) Dicliptera sexangularis (originally Justicia sexangularis) Digitaria sanguinalis (originally Panicum sanguinale) Diphasiastrum complanatum (originally Lycopodium complanatum) |
Dolichos regularis Dracocephalum ruyschiana Dracunculus vulgaris (originally Arum dracunculus) Dulichium arundinaceum (originally Cyperus arundinacea) |
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Ecbolium ligustrina (originally Justicia ecbolium) Echinochloa crusgalli (originally Panicum crusgalli) Echium lusitanicum Elaphomyces granulatus (originally Lycoperdon cervinum) Eleocharis acicularis (originally Scirpus acicularis) Eleocharis capitatus (originally Scirpus capitatus) Eleocharis geniculata (originally Scirpus geniculatus) Eleocharis palustris (originally Scirpus palustris) Elettaria cardamomum (originally Amomum cardamomum) Elvela pineti |
Elymus caput-medusae Elymus hystrix Elymus virginicus Ephedra distachya Ephedra distachya ssp. monostachya (originally Ephedra monostachya) Ephedra monostachya Eremochloa ciliaris (originally Nardus ciliaris) Erica umbellata Eriophorum alpinum Eriophorum angustifolium (originally Eriophorum polystachion) |
Eriophorum polystachion Eriophorum vaginatum Eriophorum virginicum Eugenia malaccensis Euphorbia canariensis Euphorbia officinarum Euphorbia peplus Euphorbia tirucalli Exacum trinervium (originally Chironia trinervia) |
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Fagus castanea Fagus pumila Fagus sylvatica Fedia cornucopiae (originally Valeriana cornucopiae) |
Festuca paniculata (originally Anthoxanthum paniculatum) Festuca paniculata Fimbristylis dichotoma (originally Scirpus dichotomus) Fimbristylis ferruginea (originally Scirpus ferrugineus) |
Fimbristylis spadicea (originally Scirpus spadiceus) Fomes fomentarius (originally Boletes fomentarius) Fritillaria meleagris Fritillaria pyrenaica |
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Galactia regularis (originally Dolichos regularis) Galium bermudense Galium palustre Galium rubioides Galium tinctorium Galium trifidum Galium uliginosum Gaultheria hispidula (originally Vaccinium hispidulum) Gaylussacia frondosa (originally Vaccinium frondosum) |
Gentiana acaulis Gentiana sessilis Geranium zonale Geum virginianum Gladiolus angustus Gladiolus capitatus Gladiolus communis Gladiolus cunonia (originally Antholyza cunonia) Gladiolus imbricatus Gladiolus ramosus Gladiolus spicatus |
Globularia spinosa Glottiphyllum linguiforme (originally Mesembryanthemum linguiforme) Glycyrrhiza echinata Gratiola dubia Gratiola officinalis Gratiola peruviana Gratiola virginiana |
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Hedysarum hedysaroides (originally Astragalus hedysaroides) Heliconia bihai (originally Musa bihai) Homeria breyniana (originally Tulipa breyniana) |
Huperzia linifolia (originally Lycopodium linifolium) Huperzia phlegmaria (originally Lycopodium phlegmaria) |
Huperzia selago (originally Lycopodium selago) Hypericum androsaemum |
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Ilex mucronata (originally Vaccinium mucronatum) Iris aphylla Iris biflora Iris foetidissima Iris germanica Iris graminea Iris persica |
Iris pseudacorus Iris pumila Iris sibirica Iris sisyrinchium Iris spuria Iris susiana Iris tuberosa Iris variegata Iris verna Iris versicolor Iris virginica |
Iris xiphium Isolepis fluitans (originally Scirpus fluitans) Isolepis setacea (originally Scirpus setaceus) Ixia africana Ixia chinensis |
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Jacobaea paludosa (originally Senecio paludosus) Jacquinia aculeata (originally Medeola aculeata) Jasminum angustifolium (originally Nyctanthes angustifolia) Jasminum azoricum Jasminum fruticans Jasminum humile Jasminum odoratissimum Jasminum officinale Jasminum sambac (originally Nyctanthes sambac) Jasminum sambac (originally Nyctanthes undulata) Juncus trifidus |
Jungermannia epiphylla Juniperus barbadensis Juniperus bermudiana Juniperus communis Juniperus lycia Juniperus oxycedrus Juniperus phoenicea (originally Juniperus lycia) Juniperus phoenicea (originally Juniperus phoenicea) Juniperus thurifera Juniperus virginiana |
Justicia adhatoda Justicia betonica Justicia chinensis Justicia ecbolium Justicia echioides Justicia hyssopifolia Justicia nasuta Justicia procumbens Justicia purpurea Justicia repens Justicia sexangularis |
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Kaempferia galanga Kaempferia rotunda |
Kalidium caspicum (originally Salicornia arabica) Kalidium caspicum (originally Salicornia caspica) |
Kalmia angustifolia Kalmia latifolia |
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Olea capensis Olea europaea |
Ononis variegata Oplimenus compositus (originally Panicum compositum) Orchis bifolia Osmunda regalis Ostrya carpinifolia (originally Carpinus ostrya) |
Oxalis versicolor |
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Quercus cerris Quercus coccifera Quercus gramuntia |
Quercus ilex Quercus ilex (originally Quercus gramuntia and Quercus smilax) |
Quercus phellos Quercus smilax Quercus suber |
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Ranunculus aquatilis Ranunculus lanuginosus Renealmia usneoides Rhamnus jujuba Rhamnus lotus Rhamnus oenopolia Rhamnus paliurus Rhamnus spina-christi Rhamnus zizyphus Rhina canthus (originally Justicia nasuta) Rhododendron dauricum Rhododendron chamaecistus Rhododendron ferrugineum Rhododendron hirsutum Rhododendron lapponicum (originally Azalea lapponica) |
Rhododendron maximum Rhodothamnum chamaecistus (originally Rhododendron chamaecistus) Rhynchospora alba (originally Schoenus albus) Rhynchospora colorata (originally Schoenus coloratus) Rhynchospora glomerata (originally Schoenus glomeratus) Ribes cynosbati Ribes grossularia |
Ribes uva-crispa (originally Ribes grossularia) Ribes uva-crispa (originally Ribes uva-crispa) Robinia caragana Romulea bulbocodium (originally Crocus bulbocodium) Rosa cinnamomea Rosa cymosa (originally Rosa indica) Rosa indica Rosa spinosissima Rubus parvifolius Rumex vesicarius Rungia repens (originally Justicia repens) |
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Taeniatherum (originally Elymus caput-medusae) Tamonea curassavica (originally Verbena curassavica) Taxodium distichum (originally Cupressus disticha) Taxus baccata Taxus nucifera Tectaria trifoliata (originally Polypodium trifoliatum) Terana caerulea (originally Byssus phosphorea) Tetragonia fruticosa Tetragonia herbacea Teucrium marum Teucrium chamaedrys (originally Teucrium multiflorum) Teucrium multiflorum Thelephora terrestris (originally Elvela pineti) |
Thereianthus spicatus (originally Gladiolus spicatus) Thlaspi saxatile Thuja occidentalis Thuja orientalis Tillaea aquatica Tilladsia usneoides (originally Renealmia usneoides) Tordylium maximum Torilis leptophylla (originally Caucalis leptophylla) Torreya nucifera (originally Taxus nucifera) Tradescantia zanonia (originally Commelina zanonia) |
Trametes versicolor (originally Boletus versicolor) Trentepohlia aurea (originally Byssus cryptarum) Trentepohlia jolithus (originally Byssus jolithus) Trifolium uniflorum Trillium cernuum Trillium erectum Trillium sessile Tuberaria guttata (originally Cistus guttatus) Tulipa breyniana Typhonium flagelliforme (originally Arum divaricatum) Typhonium trilobatum (originally Arum trilobatum) |
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Urtica canadensis Urtica cylindrica Urtica pilulifera Utricularia bifida |
Utricularia caerulea Utricularia foliosa Utricularia gibba Utricularia minor |
Utricularia subulata Utricularia vulgaris |
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Wangenheimia lima (originally Cynosurus lima) |
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Xanthosoma sagittifolium (originally Arum sagittaefolium) |
Xenostegia tridentata (originally Convolvulus tridentatus) |
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Zantedeschia aethiopica (originally Calla aethiopica) Zingiber officinale (originally Amomum zingiber) Zingiber zerumbet (originally Amomum zerumbet) Zizania aquatica |
Ziziphora acinoides Ziziphora capitata Ziziphora tenuior Zizyphus jujuba (originally Rhamnus zizyphus) |
Ziziphus lotus (originally Rhamnus lotus) Ziziphus mauritiana (originally Rhamnus jujuba) Ziziphus oenopolia (originally Rhamnus oenopolia) Ziziphus spina-christi (originally Rhamnus spina-christi) |