Template:GRIN/doc

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Usage

Use this template to add a reference to a species page on the web site GRIN. At the moment, it cannot link to pages on other taxonomic ranks, such as genera and families.

Note: This template is designed to support WikipediaBioReferences and retrieves Wikidata. Do not edit this template unless you are familiar with these functionalities or are copying updated code from commons.

Syntax

Simple

Simply use the tag by itself or leave the id parameter blank to generate a citation/link of Wikidata's corresponding GRIN link for the current plant species. Wikidata: has GRIN links for most of the Wikipedia species on the GRIN database.

{{GRIN}}

Example: Adding {{GRIN}} to the Maize page creates the following: "Maize". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

Advanced formatting and parameter options

{{GRIN | id | description | validity | access-date = 18 September 2024 }}

{{GRIN | name = | id = | access-date = 18 September 2024 }}

{{GRIN | access-date = 18 September 2024 }}

Parameters

|mode=

By default Citation Style 1; switch to Citation Style 2 with |mode=cs2.

|id=

the id of the species on GRIN web site.

How to retrieve the id: use the search page to retrieve the correct page.
In the url https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?3074 the id is 3074

Sample (for ananas): 3074

|name= (optional)

The name of the taxon

Sample (for ananas): Ananas comosus

|authors= (optional)

The taxon authors

Sample (for ananas): (L.) Merr.

|validity= (optional)

If the genus is considered as unaccepted or synonym by GRIN, add nv.

Sample (for searching example): nv

|access-date=18 September 2024 (optional)

Specify the date the article was accessed.

Samples

{{GRIN | name = ''Daucus glochidiatus'' (Labill.) Fisch. & C. A. Mey. | id = 102093 | access-date = 18 September 2024 }}; {{GRIN | mode = cs2 | name = ''Daucus glochidiatus'' (Labill.) Fisch. & C. A. Mey. | id = 102093 | access-date = 18 September 2024 }}; {{GRIN | ''Daucus glochidiatus'' (Labill.) Fisch. & C. A. Mey. | 102093 | access-date = 18 September 2024 }}; {{GRIN | 3074 | ''Ananas comosus'' (L.) Merr. | | | access-date = 18 September 2024 }}; {{GRIN | 3074 | ''Ananas comosus'' | | access-date = 18 September 2024 }}; {{GRIN | 3074 | ''Ananas comosus'' | nv }}; {{GRIN | 3074 }}; {{GRIN | ''Daucus glochidiatus''}}; {{GRIN}}
Results: "Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). {{citation}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); "Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".", Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) {{citation}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); "Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). {{citation}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); "Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). {{citation}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); "Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). {{citation}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); "Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". Synonym". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).; "Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).; "Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).; "Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

(The last 2 examples would have working links if added to a species article with corresponding "GRIN URL" Wikidata.)

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Contents

Usage

Syntax

Samples

See also

Similar templates on Wikimedia sister projects
	Commons
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