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Strip taxon names, extra

Source: R/strip_names.R
strip_names_extra.Rd

Strip taxonomic names of sp. and hybrid symbols. This function assumes that a character function has already been run through strip_names.

Usage

strip_names_extra(taxon_names)

Arguments

taxon_names

A character vector of taxonomic names to be stripped.

Value

A character vector of stripped taxonomic names, with sp. and hybrid symbols removed.

Details

Given a vector of taxonomic names, this function removes additional filler words (" x " for hybrid taxa, "sp.") not removed by the function strip_names

Examples

strip_names_extra(c("Abies lasiocarpa subsp. lasiocarpa",
              "Quercus kelloggii",
              "Pinus contorta var. latifolia",
              "Acacia sp.",
              "Lepidium sp. Tanguin Hill (K.R.Newbey 10501)"))
#> [1] "Abies lasiocarpa subsp. lasiocarpa"          
#> [2] "Quercus kelloggii"                           
#> [3] "Pinus contorta var. latifolia"               
#> [4] "Acacia sp."                                  
#> [5] "Lepidium sp. Tanguin Hill (K.R.Newbey 10501)"