![]() ![]() The “Add Records from iNaturalist” feature is HERE (you will need to register as a contributor to Calflora first). Instructions for how to import your observations from iNaturalist to Calflora are HERE. On the iNaturalist site, search areas can cross state and national boundaries and can include other organisms besides plants. – assimilated into the Global Biodiversity Information Facility ( GBIF), which is another aggregator of biodiversity data. – confirmed by at least one other person to become “research grade” before it is eligible for assimilation into the Calflora database, and On the other hand, observations posted first in iNaturalist will be: Photos added directly to Calflora will be available as reference photos on the “Taxon Report” pages, whereas images imported from iNaturalist will not, and they will appear in the search results on the “Observation Search” page only if you check “iNaturalist” under “Other Sources.” Observations can be added by uploading the information and photos directly to Calflora or by assimilating observations previously added to iNaturalist. ![]() A recent email from Calflora on this topic is HERE. Calflora can help you discover what species occur in a particular area, learn about the ecology and horticultural potential of species, and much more.Īmong the many features in Calflora are tools for individuals to add location-specific observations and photos of plants seen in California. One of the best on-line resources for finding information about plants and places of botanical interest in California is Calflora ( ). Your additions, corrections, comments, or questions are always welcome. A comb or spiral binding, binder clip, or other binding will hold it together. Printing the PDF: You can print the PDF yourself or at a local print shop, but I highly recommend printing it 2-sided to conserve paper and reduce bulk and weight in the field.(Personally, I like the ones from PodFob.) A phone or tablet is pretty easy to carry in the field, but you may want to secure it with a lanyard or wrist strap. It’s even easier to read on an iPad, other tablet, or laptop. Using a mobile device: I’ve found the PDF to be quite readable on my iPhone 8+ (in the Books app), although it helps that I’m near-sighted.Note that you have 2 options for how to use it: 1) load the PDF onto a mobile device or 2) print the PDF yourself. I hope to add those last two keys in a future edition.Īdding numerous keys and several more species has stretched the document to 116 letter-size pages. These are both very challenging technically, whether they are built up from scratch or simplified down from existing keys that encompass many more taxa in a much wider area than the Bodie Hills. It includes keys to families and genera too, except for two (not so minor) exceptions: the key to dicot families (class Magnoliopsida) and the key to grass genera (family Poaceae) are still in progress. This new edition is at last more of a proper “Flora” than an “Annotated Checklist,” because it now includes keys to all of the species. The 2021 edition of Plants of the Bodie Hills is now available as a free PDF on the Downloads page. ![]()
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