יומן של Sandmats of the World

It's taken longer than it should have, but I have now finished adding all the species known to be in sect. Anisophyllum to the sect. Anisophyllum taxon in iNaturalist. This means that you can now view the names of all the species in the section by simply looking at the taxon profile page: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/506796-Anisophyllum
There are still some synonymy issues for a few species that I'll have to look into at some point, but this should be more than enough until more observations start coming in from the regions that have the aforementioned species.

The next step would be to try to add in the ranges for all of these, but I'm not sure I'll ever get around to doing that. What I'm trying to focus on more is finding what species have been photographed and which haven't in order to focus outreach efforts on geographic regions with high numbers of species without photos (that is, when I'm not focusing on Ph.D. work or can find a way to tie it into Ph.D. work).

Also, all Euphorbia species that have been recognized at section level by Euphorbia PBI (www.euphorbiaceae.org) have now been grafted into their respective section in iNaturalist except for the following sections:
Esula (6 taxa to add; 36 species to add to section)
Helioscopia (6 taxa to add; 45 species to add to section)
Euphorbia (34 taxa to add; 174 species to add to section)
Monadenium (1 species to add; 61 species to add to section)

This doesn't include the many synonymy contradictions nor the very likely possibility that I made mistakes. Also, not all Euphorbia species are known to section level yet. That said, if anyone wants to finish up what I started, these last four sections are the largest and most time-consuming taxa to change (except sect. Anisophyllum, which I took care of). The help would be much appreciated (@trh_blue, want another project :-)). After this is done, it will be a matter of looking at the remaining ungrafted species in Euphorbia to see if they or their synonyms are recognized at section or subgenus level. I doubt all will ever be fully grafted as the taxonomy isn't fully known yet, but we can get a lot of the way there.

Here, I will keep a list of the links I use to help me identify. I have decided to publish this to help others get a sense of where I am prioritizing my identifications if they're wondering. Since all taxa in sect. Anisophyllum known to occur in both the continental US and Taiwan have now been observed, I'm prioritizing other areas of the world as I have time. Part of my motivation for coming to iNaturalist was to see photos of all species in the section possible. Since that goal is complete in the US and Taiwan, I've decided to refocus my identification efforts. Future activity in those to countries will likely be devoted to select taxa, specific ID requests, and creating identification guides. Antilink here just refers to the opposite conditions of the link specified (e.g., for a link with all observations excluding Texas, the antilink means all observations only in Texas).

General forms of links
Observations with my ID, but unreviewed (&ident_user_id=nathantaylor), observations without my ID (&without_ident_user_id=nathantaylor), observations not from a place (e.g., US) (&not_in_place=), observations without a taxon (e.g., Euphorbia hyssopifolia complex) (&without_taxon_id=)

Current link for finding species I don't know. (excludes North America, Taiwan, common species, and observations I've added an ID to but don't consider reviewed)
Current most interesting unidentified observations (unfortunately, only I can see these since it only works for my unreviewed specimens)

Euphorbias without groups I'm not generally interested in curating (792732: sect. Euphorbia; 975162: ; 926930: sect. Esula; 792731: sect. Tirucalli; 975150: sect. Aphyllis; 975171: sect. Paralias; 896584: Athymalus; 792728: sect. Goniostema; 975179: sect. Deuterocalli; 1521715: E. dentata complex; 1522916: E. hyssopifolia complex; 162845: E. pulcherrima. Occasionally interested: 803654: sect. Articulofruticosae; 792713: sect. Patellares)

Without most common taxa
&without_taxon_id=58893,58144,200053,275384,200054,131561,131560,148406,275390,200052,1522916 (58893: E. maculata; 58144: E. polycarpa; 200053: E. prostrata; 275384: E. hypericifolia; 200054: E. serpens; 131561: E. hyssopifolia; 131560: E. hirta; 148406: E. albomarginata; 275390: E. melanadenia; 200052: E. nutans; 1522916: E. hyssopifolia complex. Included because of taxonomic problems: 148407: E. fendleri; 550259: E. serpillifolia; 131563: E. ophthalmica)
United States (antilink):
North America (antilink):

Special conditions (species outside the range of look alikes)
Euphorbia maculata excluding range of E. humistrata (MN-NB to TX and east in US). (antilink)
Euphorbia maculata NE cities without E. humistrata (MN-NB to TX and east in US).
Euphorbia maculata excluding range of E. humistrata, E. thymifolia, and E. dioeca (Northern Hemisphere).
Euphorbia maculata excluding range of E. thymifolia and E. dioeca (SouthernHemisphere).
Euphorbia albomarginata excluding range of long appendaged form of E. polycarpa. (antilink)
E. hirta outside of range of E. ophthalmica (last used: 11 Nov 2023) (place_id=7887[Taiwan],6681[India],6903[China],63708[Middle East],7042[Kenya],7144[Tanzania]) (antilink (last used: 11 Nov 2023)).

By Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere (nelat=0&nelng=-0.0000001&swlat=-80&swlng=0)
Northern Hemisphere (nelat=80&nelng=-0.0000001&swlat=0&swlng=0)
Tropics (between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn) (nelat=23.43632&nelng=-0.0000001&swlat=-23.43632&swlng=0)
Northern subtropics (nelat=35&nelng=-0.0000001&swlat=23.43632&swlng=0)
Southern subtropics (nelat=-23.43632&nelng=-0.0000001&swlat=-35&swlng=0)
Northern temperate (nelat=80&nelng=-0.0000001&swlat=35&swlng=0)
Southern temperate (nelat=-35&nelng=-0.0000001&swlat=-80&swlng=0)
Leftovers (check periodically) (nelat=80&nelng=0&swlat=-80&swlng=-0.0001)

Caribbean:
Caribbean Islands excluding Florida (&place_id=7315,7313,141379,141321 | 7315: Turks and Caicos Islands, 7313: Bahamas, 141379: Lesser Antilles, 141321: Greater Antilles)

Northern Mexico
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=6794,59163,7187,11165,6935,11166,7447,58810,11169,7443&taxon_id=506796

Sonoran:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=6794,59163,7187&taxon_id=506796
Baja Peninsula:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=59163&taxon_id=506796

Chihuahuan:
Strict sense: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=11165,6935,11166,7447,58810&taxon_id=506796
Broad sense: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=11165,6935,11166,7447,58810,11169,7443&taxon_id=506796
Tamaulipan: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=11169,7443&taxon_id=506796

Central Mexico (needs regionalization):
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=6793&not_in_place=6794,59163,7187,11165,6935,11166,7447,58810,11169,7443&taxon_id=506796

Euphorbia anthonyi:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?nelat=21.66478726453126&nelng=-108.31063722885096&place_id=any&swlat=15.947816028774978&swlng=-116.25375246322596&taxon_id=506796

[CENTRAL AMERICA (AND CENTRAL MEXICO)]
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?nelat=18.435942554803475&nelng=-76.03234084174059&place_id=any&swlat=6.662532336856699&swlng=-96.75255568549059&taxon_id=506796&not_in_place=8748

SOUTH AMERICA
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=97389&taxon_id=506796
[Place IDs: Venezuela (1303); Columbia (7196); Ecuador (7512; -Galapagos: &place_id=7512&not_in_place=12990); Peru (7513); SMALL NORTHERN: Guyana (8142); Suriname (7827); French Guiana (6949); SOUTH CONE: Bolivia (6783); Chile (7182); Paraguay (7254); Uruguay (7259); Argentina (7190); BRAZIL (6878).]

Galapagos:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=12990&taxon_id=506796

Andean:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=1303,7196,7512,7513,6783,7182&not_in_place=12990&taxon_id=506796

South Cone:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=6783,7182,7254,7259,7190&taxon_id=506796

Brazil (needs regionalization):
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=6878&taxon_id=506796

EURASIA
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=97391,97395&taxon_id=506796

Middle East:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=7183,8207,10299,6815,11730,7055,7833,7358,7837,7356,7359,7357,10284,7355,8206,6818,7351,7352,7346,8435,7341,7076&taxon_id=506796
[Place IDs: Turkey (7183), Syria (8207), Lebanon, (10299), Israel (6815), West Bank (11730), Egypt (7055), Jordan (7833), Saudi Arabia (7358), Yemen (7837), Oman (7356), United Arab Emirates (7359), Qatar (7357), Bahrain (10284), Kuwait (7355), Iraq (8206), Iran (6818), Turkmenistan (7351), Uzbekistan (7352), Kyrgyzstan (7346), Tajikistan (8435), Afghanistan (7341), Pakistan (7076)]

India:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=6681,7335,7707,7154&taxon_id=506796
[Place IDs: India (6681), Nepal (7335), Bhutan (7707), Bangladesh (7154)]

Southeast Asia:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=6992,6967,7155,7001,7002,6847&taxon_id=506796
[Place IDs: Myanmar (Burma) (6992), Thailand (6967), Malaysia (7155), Laos (7001), Cambodia (7002), Vietnam (6847)]

China, Taiwan, Japan, etc.:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=6903,7347,7887,6737,8432,6891&taxon_id=506796
-Taiwan: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=6903,7347,6737,8432,6891&taxon_id=506796
[Place IDs: China (6903), Mongolia (7347), Taiwan (7887), Japan (6737), North Korea (8432), South Korea (6891)]

[MEDITERRANEAN REGION]
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=53832&taxon_id=506796

AFRICA
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=97392&taxon_id=506796
Without Madagascar and adjacent islands: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=97392&not_in_place=7783,10306,8421,9319,8834,8357,8358&taxon_id=506796

Flora of Tropical East Africa
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=7144,7106,7142,6968,7042&taxon_id=506796
[Place IDs: Tanzania (7144), Burundi (7106), Rwanda (7142), Uganda (6968), Kenya (7042)]
Flora Zambesiana
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=7145,7113,7134,7146,7105,97120&taxon_id=506796
[Place IDs: Zambia (7145), Malawi (7113), Mozambique (7134), Zimbabwe (7146), Botswana (7105), Zambezi (Namibia; 97120)]

INDIAN OCEAN (working)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=7783,10306,8421,9319,8834,8357,8358,10800,8425,10295,7077,7616,10287,12515,10293,48150,121020&taxon_id=506796
Working region: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=21.105143486959374&nelng=91.92773937756704&swlat=-45.35203736790343&swlng=33.65625500256704
Geographic outer bounds including large parts of adjacent continents: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=26.198396817403204&nelng=148.13726187471735&place_id=any&swlat=-70.37280992210458&swlng=18.289523026860213

Arabian Islands (i.e., Socotra; may expand):
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?nelat=13.141003126359843&nelng=56.828155517578125&place_id=any&swlat=11.66568597420363&swlng=51.606903076171875
[Place IDs: Qulensya Wa Abd Al Kuri (48150), Socotra (121020)]

Madagascan Islands:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=7783,10306,8421,9319,8834,8357,8358&taxon_id=506796
[Place IDs: MADAGASCAR (7783): Mayotte (10306) Comoros (8421), !French Southern Territories (9319), Reunion (8834), Mauritius (8357), Seychelles (8358)]

Indian Islands:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=10800,8425,10295,7077&taxon_id=506796
[Place IDs: Lakshadweep (India; 10800), Maldives (8425), British Indian Ocean Territory (10295), Sri Lanka (7077)]

Indonesian adjacent:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=7616,10287&taxon_id=506796
[Place IDs: Christmas Island (7616), Cocos Islands (10287)]

South Indian Islands:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=12515,9319,10293&taxon_id=506796
[Place IDs: Prince Edward Islands (12515), !French Southern Territories (9319), Heard Island and McDonald Islands (10293)]

OCEANIA+INDONESIA
General: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=97393&taxon_id=506796
Without Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Hawaii, and US Territories: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=97393&not_in_place=6744,6803,7013,6966,11,10316&taxon_id=506796
[Place IDs: Australia (6744), New Zealand (6803), Indonesia (6966), Papua New Guinea (7013), Philippines (6873), Malaysia (7155)]

Indonesia+
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=6966,7013,6873,7155&taxon_id=506796

Australia
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=6744&taxon_id=506796

Hawaii:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=11&taxon_id=506796
Hawaii+: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=11,10316&taxon_id=506796
[Place IDs: Hawaii (11), United States Minor Outlying Islands (10316)]

ATLANTIC OCEAN (EXCLUDING CARIBBEAN)
General: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=8638,13197,7291,80273,9445,6685,23799,20937,7690,7985&taxon_id=506796
Islands with endemics: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=6685&taxon_id=506796

North Atlantic:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=8638,13197,7291,80273,9445&taxon_id=506796
[Place IDs: NORTH AMERICAN: Bermuda (8638); AFRICAN/EUROPEAN: Azores (13197), Madeira (7291), Islas Canarias (80273), Cape Verde (9445)]

South Atlantic:
General: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=6685,23799,20937,7690,7985&taxon_id=506796
Endemics: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=6685&taxon_id=506796
[Place IDs: Saint Helena: (6685), SOUTH AMERICAN: Fernando de Noronha (23799), Ilha Trindade (20937); SOUTH AMERICAN/ANTARCTIC: Falkland Islands (7690), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (7985)]

Observations with an identification of a sandmat:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?ident_taxon_id=50679

Common Euphorb identifiers or experts (Euphorbia; working list):
Knowledgeable power-identifier's usernames: trh_blue, janeyair
Recognized Euphorbia experts' usernames: vicsteinmann [Euphorbia; Mexico and South America], spurgeckr [Poinsettia, Tithymalus, Anisophyllum; North America], dmitrygeltman [sect. Esula, subg. Esula in Russia?], edwinbridges [US Nummulariopsis]

Expert identifications for reference (Euphorbia):
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?taxon_id=51822&ident_user_id=vicsteinmann,spurgeckr,dmitrygeltman,edwinbridges

Knowledgeable power-identifier:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?taxon_id=51822&ident_user_id=trh_blue,janeyair,jrebman
janeyair review observation
trh_blue review observations: 80-90% confidence
trh_blue review observations: 60-80% confidence
trh_blue review observations: 20-60% confidence
Without IDs:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?taxon_id=51822&ident_user_id=trh_blue,janeyair,jrebman

Searching Broadly:
Anisophyllum (without species-level ID): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?taxon_id=506796&lrank=section
Chamaesyce (without section-level ID): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?lrank=subgenus&taxon_id=792275
Euphorbia (without subgenus-level ID): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?lrank=genushybrid&taxon_id=51822
Euphorbiaceae (without genus-level ID): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?lrank=subtribe&taxon_id=51821
Malpighiales (without family-level ID): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?lrank=epifamily&taxon_id=51820
Dicots (without order-level ID): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?lrank=superorder&taxon_id=47124
Plants (without class-level ID): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?lrank=superclass&taxon_id=47126
Plants (without genus-level) that have an Anisophyllum ID: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?taxon_id=47126&lrank=subtribe&ident_taxon_id=506796

Peplis Clade
Sand clade:
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[E. geyeri var. geyeri: 314585; E. geyeri var. wheeleriana: 314584; E. bombensis: 131559; E. cordifolia: 202340; E. cumulicola: 505195; E. carunculata: 275375; E. platysperma: 275399; E. incerta: 275385; E. polygonifolia: 203695; E. missurica: 474008; E. parryi: 148411; E. peplis: 334741; E. glaucophylla: 1013585]
Fendleri clade:
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[E. crepitata var. crepitata: 314580; E. crepitata var. longa: 314581; E. crepitata: 273725; E. chaetocalyx var. chaetocalyx: 314578; E. chaetocalyx var. triligulata: 314579; E. chaetocalyx: 273724; E. cryptorubra: 502566; E. golondrina: 275382; E. fruticulosa var. fruticulosa: 314582; E. fruticulosa var. hirtella: 314583; E. fruticulosa: 273726; E. perennans: 275395; E. simulans: 275405; E. theriaca var. theriaca: 314599; E. theriaca var. spurca: 314600; E. theriaca: 273731; Tentative placement: E. scopulorum: 273729; E. scopulorum var. inornata: 314594; E. scopulorum var. nuda: NA; E. scopulorum var. scopulorum: NA]
Unplaced:
[E. scopulorum: 273729; E. scopulorum var. inornata: 314594; E. scopulorum var. nuda: NA; E. scopulorum var. scopulorum: NA; E. ocellata: 473570; E. ocellata var. ocellata: 506216; E. ocellata var. rattanii: 506218; E. ocellata var. arenicola: 506217; E. parishii: 474004]
Chihuahuan clade:
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Wire clade:

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Sonoran 2 clade:
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Sonoran 1 clade (excluding putative hybrids with E. serpens):
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Base format:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=&taxon_id=506796
[Place IDs: ]
Flora
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&taxon_ids=

Test for compare function:
E. fendleri map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Observation field: https://www.inaturalist.org/observation_fields/7945
E. antisyphilitica
Sanddune clade
Chihuahuan Desert endemic clade

Density gradient maps

Density gradient map for sect. Anisophyllum
Density gradient map for sect. Anisophyllum without most commonly observed species (antilink)
Density gradient map for sect. Anisophyllum without most commonly observed species (species level IDs only)
Density gradient map for Euphorbia

Species complexes

E. porteriana s.l.
&taxon_id=505202%2C1287102%2C487616%2C1352310
Big Pine Key morphotypes ([garberi][ogdenii])
&nelat=24.818625440044084&nelng=-81.16851148084105&swlat=24.568374738648096&swlng=-81.58599186577202
Duck Key morphotypes ([garberi, ogdenii])
&nelat=24.804258796032535&nelng=-80.85893009809644&swlat=24.581766929691206&swlng=-81.14944788995614
Layton Key morphotypes ([ogdenii])
&nelat=25.08159771267202&nelng=-80.67741456907243&swlat=24.80169318348145&swlng=-81.03401542487363
Key Largo morphotypes ([porteriana])
&nelat=25.348268090743897&nelng=-80.22135751239936&swlat=25.03698077967577&swlng=-80.54414432438224
Mainland
&nelat=26.570999373312954&nelng=-80.36826768679828&swlat=25.212058619927745&swlng=-85.11985426558465

E. fendleri complex

E. fruticulosa group
Coahuila core: place_id=101545,101502,101583

• place_id=101545,101502,101583,101568,36657,36648,37336,101581
  place_id=101545 (Cuatro Ciénegas), 101502 (Francisco I. Madero, CP),101583 (San Pedro, CP), 101568 (Matamoros, CP),36657 (Lerdo, DU),36648 (Cuencamé, DU),37336 (Mina, NL),101581 (Ramos Arizpe)
  Possible extras

• ,101561,101578
  place_id=101545,101502,101583,101568,36657,36648,37336,101581,101561,101578
  Last reviewed 13 Apr 2024