COLLAB. RESEARCH: ARTS: Revising the classification of the temperate zone's largest angiosperm genus (Carex, Cyperaceae), and training the next generation of sedge systematists

由来自莫顿植物园、华盛顿州立大学和麦吉尔大学的三名首席科学家和来自10个国家的14名合作科学家组成的团队正在对开花植物苔草属进行分类修订。苔草属是一个生态和地理分布广泛的植物群，有2000多个物种。该项目将(1)开发在线生物多样性数据管理的新工具；(2)通过在线合作、国际实地考察以及对学生和年轻研究人员的培训，巩固一个广泛的国际团队；(3)基于DNA序列估计~1,360个物种的系统发育位置；(4)建立一个形态、气候和生物地理数据的数据库；(5)出版对苔草属更高级别分类学的修订。全球动植物类群的分类学提供了物种和栖息地保护、生态恢复以及我们对生物多样性的理解所必需的信息。该项目将为最大的开花植物属之一建立一个系统发育框架，为了解全球植物生物多样性提供必要的工具。同时，该项目(1)培训下一代莎草分类学家；(2)提高学生和教师的分类学准备；(3)通过eMonocot和生命百科全书在线发布各种数据集；(4)通过增强的条形码资源和新的信息工具，为全球生物多样性保护做出贡献。

A team of three lead scientists from The Morton Arboretum, Washington State University, and McGill University and 14 collaborating scientists from ten countries are undertaking a taxonomic revision of the flowering plant genus Carex, an ecologically and geographically widespread plant group with more than 2,000 species. The project will (1) develop new tools for online biodiversity data management; (2) solidify a broad international team through online collaboration, international field-collecting expeditions, and training of students and young researchers; (3) estimate the phylogenetic placement of ~1,360 species based on DNA sequences; (4) assemble a database of morphological, climatic, and biogeographic data; and (5) publish a revision of the higher level taxonomy of Carex.The taxonomy of global plant and animal groups provides information essential to species and habitat conservation, ecological restoration, and our understanding of biodiversity. This project will produce a phylogenetic framework for one of the largest flowering plant genera, providing an essential tool for understanding global plant biodiversity. At the same time, this project (1) trains the next generation of sedge taxonomists; (2) increases taxonomic readiness in students and teachers; (3) publishes diverse datasets online through eMonocot and Encyclopedia of Life; and (4) contributes to global biodiversity conservation through an enhanced barcoding resource and new informatic tools.