rnpn (version 1.3.0)

npn_lookup_names: Species Name Lookup

Description

Look up species IDs by taxonomic or common name

Usage

npn_lookup_names(name, type = "genus", fuzzy = FALSE)

Value

A data frame with species ID numbers based on the name and type parameters.

Arguments

name

A scientific or common name.

type

One of "common_name", "genus", or "species".

fuzzy

Logical; if TRUE, uses fuzzy search via agrep(), if FALSE, uses grep().

Examples

if (FALSE) {
npn_lookup_names(name = 'Pinus', type = 'genus')
npn_lookup_names(name = 'pine', type = 'common_name')
npn_lookup_names(name = 'bird', type = 'common_name', fuzzy = TRUE)
}