WCVP Checklist Builder

This tool lets you generate customised plant checklists using the World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) dataset. It’s designed for researchers, collection managers, field botanists, and anyone working with vascular plant names who needs a clean, fast and standardised list of accepted names from particular groups or geographies.

Build your checklist by applying any combination of filters - by family, genus, geographic region (TDWG levels 1, 2, or 3), or occurrence type (native, introduced, extinct). You don’t need to start with a taxonomic group - even a geography alone is enough to begin. All filters are additive, so you can layer multiple criteria to shape your checklist as needed. Results can be downloaded as a CSV file, making it easy to integrate into research, curation, or fieldwork workflows. The tool reduces manual taxonomic errors and supports consistency across projects.

Built using the R library Shiny and hosted online, it holds a curated copy of WCVP from rWCVPdata to stay aligned with global plant name standards.

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Note: This is a proof-of-concept app hosted on shinyapps.io. It may take a few seconds to load, and total monthly usage is limited.