Articles

These “how-to” articles walk through floraR’s functions in the order you would typically reach for them. The diagram below gives the overall shape of that workflow before you dive into the individual guides.

Check dataset versions

Check available FFB dataset versions

Download and parse FFB data

Browse and filter the checklist

Filter and retrieve checklist records

Resolve and explore taxonomy

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These "how-to" articles walk through `floraR`'s functions in the order you would typically reach for them. The diagram below gives the overall shape of that workflow before you dive into the individual guides.

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### Check dataset versions
- [Check available FFB dataset versions](/articles/check_ffb_versions.qmd)

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### Download and parse FFB data
- [Download the FFB checklist](/articles/download_ffb_dataset.qmd)
- [Parse FFB Darwin Core Archives](/articles/parse_ffb_dwca.qmd)

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### Browse and filter the checklist
- [Filter and retrieve checklist records](/articles/filter_ffb_records.qmd)

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### Resolve and explore taxonomy
- [Resolve your own species names](/articles/resolve_species_names.qmd)
- [Explore the taxonomic hierarchy](/articles/explore_taxonomic_hierarchy.qmd)

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### Find species missing from FFB
- [Find species missing from FFB](/articles/find_missing_species.qmd)

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### Find new state and domain records
- [Find candidate new state and domain records](/articles/find_new_state_records.qmd)

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### Curate new records
- [Curate and describe new records](/articles/curate_ffb_descriptions.qmd)
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