Table 5 Columns in the data table APD_traits.csv.

From: The AusTraits plant dictionary

Column

Description

Entity

IRI for trait within APD schema

trait

Trait concept (alternate trait label)

label

Trait name (label for trait within APD schema)

description

Description of trait.

comments

Additional comments about the trait, including possible sources of error, related traits, or best-practise methodologies.

trait_type

String indicating whether this is a categorical or numeric trait.

allowed_values_min

For numeric traits, the minimum allowable value.

allowed_values_max

For numeric traits, the maximum allowable value.

units

For numeric traits, the standard units for this trait within APD.

constraints

The scope of the trait, indicating taxonomic groups for which the trait is used or if the trait only applies to taxa with specific morphologies.

trait_groupings

Hierarchical categories into which the trait is mapped.

structure_measured

The plant structure (a tissue, organ, or the whole plant) that is measured by this trait.

characteristic_measured

The characteristic that is measured, such as whether the trait records ‘mass’, ‘shape’, ‘length’, etc.

keywords

Keywords linked to this trait concept.

references

References linked to this trait concept.

reviewers

People who have reviewed this trait concept.

created

Date the trait was first created.

modified

Date the trait was most recently modified.

reviewed

Date the trait definition and scope of the trait was reviewed.

exact_match

Matches to identical traits in formally published ontologies.

close_match

Matches to similar traits in formally published ontologies.

related_match

Matches to related traits in formally published ontologies.

example

Matches to identical, similar, and related traits in trait databases and informally published ontologies, thesauri or dictionaries.

description_encoded

Description of trait, with keywords linked to terms from published vocabularies/ontologies.

deprecated_trait_name

Previous labels used for this trait concept

identifier

Numeric identifier within the APD scheme.

inScheme

Indication that this term is within the ADP schema