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The locality is the geographical site (or collecting station) where a
plant was originally found and
collected, the locality name is usually reported after the
scientific name or the
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The locality include the following indication:
- City: The name of the city or town outside whose boundaries
the plants have been found. (usually with indication of the relative
position (For example 3km North/west of Las Vegas) For localities
distant from city or towns the indication may refer to road or to
other geographical point of reference (For example: 65 km / road
n. 101 of Tamaulipas or South-West of Grand Canyon or 10 km W of
Higueras Mountain)
- County: The name of the county or other equivalent
political unit (like province, department, etc..)
- State: The name of the state or other equivalent political
unit in situations where they are not called states. For example, the
provinces and territories of Canada or the Federal states of Mexico.
- Country: The name of the country based on currently
recognized political boundaries, but older names still exist for
anterior collection.
Other useful elements for a more accurate localization are.
- Latitude/Longitude: The latitudinal and longitudinal
co-ordinates of the collecting station. There may be a range of
co-ordinates.
- Altitude:
The elevation at which the plants has been found
- Locality images: E.g. topographic maps, field photographs
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