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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-28 · 5 entries checked · 6 flagged · 11 issues confirmed · 2 corrected · 9 still open
Photosynthesis — The claim that some shade-loving plants (sciophytes) produce such low levels of oxygen during photosynthesis that they use all of it themselves instead of releasing it to the atmosphere is factually incorrect; all oxygenic photosynthetic plants release at leas
Photosynthesis — [contradicted] Archaea such as Halobacterium use retinal and microbial rhodopsin to absorb green light and produce a proton gradient, directly synthesizing ATP. However, this light-driven proton pumping is not classified as photosynthesis because it lacks carb
Plant anatomy — The entry states 'British paleobotanists Dunkinfield Henr' but cuts off mid-name; the intended name is likely Dunkinfield Henry Scott, but the incomplete text is a factual error as it fails to provide a complete, correct name.
Plant anatomy — The entry says 'Gottlieb Haberlandt classified plant tissue into twelve functional types in his 1884 work Physiologische Pflanzenanatomie.' While Haberlandt did classify tissues by function, his 1884 work is titled Physiologische Pflanzenanatomie, but the numb
Nut (fruit) — [contradicted] Walnuts and hickories, including pecans, are botanically drupes (or drupaceous nuts) because their outer layer is fleshy and dehiscent, not a hard, indehiscent shell like a true nut. :: The source states that walnuts and hickories "have fruit th
Plant morphology — [contradicted] Plant morphology is distinct from plant anatomy, which examines internal structure at the microscopic level. :: Plant morphology "represents a study of the development, form, and structure of plants..." The source does NOT state that plant anato
Plant reproductive morphology — [contradicted] About 6% of angiosperm species are dioecious, and that 7% of genera contain some dioecious species. :: A 1995 study found that about 6% of angiosperm species are dioecious, and that 7% of genera contain some dioecious species.
Vascular cambium — [contradicted] Vascular cambia are found in all seed plants except for five angiosperm lineages which have independently lost it: Nymphaeales, Ceratophyllum, Nelumbo, Podostemaceae, and monocots. :: The source says: "Vascular cambia are found in all seed plant
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