iDigBio seems to be letting varieties and subspecies through?

[adamdsmith]

See, e.g., Erie NWR

#>                        org_name
#> 1 ERIE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
#> 2 ERIE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
#> 3 ERIE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
#>                                      sci_name       lon      lat loc_unc_m
#> 1       Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum -80.00139 41.78611        14
#> 2 Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum -79.95472 41.56987        NA
#> 3                  Cornus amomum ssp. obliqua -79.98504 41.58978        14
#>   year month day
#> 1 1994     9   7
#> 2 1969     9  27
#> 3 2005     8   4
#>                                                                 evidence
#> 1 portal.idigbio.org/portal/records/bfb1c8bf-b196-48bd-a908-43a5c85cf51a
#> 2 portal.idigbio.org/portal/records/65130d25-9fc9-4171-92f7-836c02bac556
#> 3 portal.idigbio.org/portal/records/d7b5d622-3024-4b7d-a819-3cd2291b8094
#>   bio_repo                com_name       rank       category taxon_code
#> 1  iDigBio        purplestem aster    Variety Vascular Plant     295996
#> 2  iDigBio NA, white panicle aster    Variety Vascular Plant     290904
#> 3  iDigBio           silky dogwood Subspecies Vascular Plant     130553
#>      tsn note
#> 1 566343 <NA>
#> 2 566832 <NA>
#> 3  27801 <NA>

[adamdsmith]

Turns out not. These subspecies and varieties are the current accepted taxon for old binomial species.

For example, Aster puniceus is now Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum.

Closing until proven otherwise...