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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 The data include previously unpublished genome size measurements, chromosome counts and CSR life strategy assessments.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. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/9f097d82-7560-4ed2-af13-604a9110cf6d

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Date (Publication)
2021-09-20
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https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/9f097d82-7560-4ed2-af13-604a9110cf6d
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doi: / 10.5285/9f097d82-7560-4ed2-af13-604a9110cf6d
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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 10.5285/9f097d82-7560-4ed2-af13-604a9110cf6d
Author
  Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Queen Mary University of London - Henniges, M.C.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3626-2830
Author
  Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Powell, R.F.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7361-3164
Author
  Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Mian, S.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7828-0629
Author
  Unaffiliated - Stace, C.A.
Author
  Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland - Walker, K.J.
Author
  University of Leicester - Gornall, R.J.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3814-8751
Author
  Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Christenhusz, M.J.M.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1398-8743
Author
  University of Edinburgh - Brown, M.R.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2561-516X
Author
  University of Edinburgh - Twyford, A.D.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8746-6617
Author
  Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Hollingsworth, P.M.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0602-0654
Author
  National Botanic Garden of Wales - Jones, L.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8197-1970
Author
  Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen University - De Vere, N.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9593-6925
Author
  Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Antonelli, A.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1842-9297
Author
  Queen Mary University of London - Leitch, A.R.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8574-302X
Author
  Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Leitch, I.J.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3837-8186
Custodian
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Publisher
  NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
Owner
  Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Point of contact
  Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Henniges, M.C.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3626-2830
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: 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 https://doi.org/10.5285/9f097d82-7560-4ed2-af13-604a9110cf6d
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Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Statement
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.
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Date stamp
2025-11-13T16:20:30
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Metadata standard version
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Point of contact
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg , Lancaster , LA1 4AP , UK
https://eidc.ac.uk/
 
 

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