Plants & Fungi Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-28 · 5 entries checked · 5 flagged · 8 issues confirmed · 1 corrected · 7 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Tree — The entry states 'percentage_in_tropics_or_subtropics=43%' and later says 'with 43% in the tropics or subtropics', but the Crowther et al. (2015) estimate is for tropics only, not tropics or subtropics.

Tree — [contradicted] 43% (tropics only) :: The source states: 'With 43% of all tree species, South America has the highest biodiversity', but the page content incorrectly assigns the 43% figure to 'percentage_in_tropics_or_subtropics' as a general statistic for perc

Agaricus — [staleness sweep] contains time-sensitive marker (As of 2018) - verify against current source and re-date or remove

Vascular cambium — [contradicted] Vascular cambia are found in all seed plants except for several angiosperm lineages that have independently lost it, including Nymphaeales, Ceratophyllum, Nelumbo, and Podostemaceae. :: Source explicitly states: "Vascular cambia are found in all

Alstroemeria — [contradicted] The genus includes species ranging from Venezuela to Tierra del Fuego :: The genus Alstroemeria is exclusively native to South America, with various species found ranging from Venezuela (3° north of the Equator), to Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (

Alstroemeria — [contradicted] Most Chilean species are endemic to the Mediterranean matorral zone of central Chile. :: Of these taxa, roughly 80% are endemic to the Mediterranean matorral zone of central Chile.

Amaranth — [contradicted] The name amaranth was originally applied to the related genus Celosia. :: The source states: 'The name amaranth was first applied in Europe to the related genus Celosia. At the time, plants of the genus Amaranthus were not yet known in Europe.'

Open data

All content is fetchable as JSON at /data/content/ · llms.txt · sitemap

Corrections

Spotted an error? Suggest an edit — reader reports go straight into the audit queue.

← back to Plants & Fungi