Revisions and Corrections
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This log lists the corrections made to published pages on Botany for the Curious. No corrections have been logged yet.
How a correction is recorded
Each correction appears in two places: in a Corrections section at the foot of the page that changed, and in this log. Every entry follows the same format:
YYYY-MM-DD — what changed (old value → new value), with a link to the source
Each entry in this log also links to the page it corrects. Entries are never deleted, so the earlier state of a page stays on record.
What gets an entry
A correction to a fact, a figure, a scientific name, a date or a source gets an entry. Pages are not changed silently: when a page is substantively revised, the revision date in its Cite this page box changes with it, so a citation shows which version it refers to.
Evolutionary trees are rechecked every 12 months, because classifications shift as new studies appear. When a recheck moves a group to a different place on a tree, the tree is redrawn and the change is logged here like any other correction.
Reporting an error
Send the page address, the statement in question and, where possible, a source to contact@botanyforthecurious.com. A report that the sources confirm leads to a correction listed here and on the page itself. The standards that corrections are measured against are set out on the Sources and Standards page.