Add seed mass and plant height (Diaz et al. 2022) — add_diaz_traits • taxify

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Joins species-level mean seed mass and plant height from Diaz et al. (2022) to a taxify() result by looking up accepted_name.

Usage

add_diaz_traits(x, verbose = TRUE)

Arguments

x: A data.frame returned by taxify().
verbose: Logical. Default TRUE.

Value

The same data.frame with additional columns:

seed_mass_mg: Seed mass in milligrams (species-level mean).
plant_height_m: Plant height in metres (species-level mean).

Details

Source: Diaz et al. 2022, TRY File Archive (CC BY 3.0). Coverage: ~46k plant species. Plants only.

References

Diaz S et al. (2022) The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait data. TRY File Archive.

Examples

# Runs offline against the bundled example database.
old <- options(taxify.data_dir = taxify_example_data())

taxify("Quercus robur") |>
  add_diaz_traits()

options(old)