Get ITIS terms, i.e., tsn's, authors, common names, and scientific names — terms • ritis

Get ITIS terms, i.e., tsn's, authors, common names, and scientific names

Usage

terms(query, what = "both", wt = "json", raw = FALSE, ...)

Arguments

query: One or more common or scientific names, or partial names
what: One of both (search common and scientific names), common (search just common names), or scientific (search just scientific names)
wt: (character) One of "json" or "xml". Required.
raw: (logical) Return raw JSON or XML as character string. Required. Default: FALSE
...: curl options passed on to crul::HttpClient

Examples

if (FALSE) {
# Get terms searching both common and scientific names
terms(query='bear')

# Get terms searching just common names
terms(query='tarweed', "common")

# Get terms searching just scientific names
terms(query='Poa annua', "scientific")

# many at once
terms(query=c('Poa annua', 'Pinus contorta'), "scientific")
}