Version History
Here you can find the changelog of Flora of Virginia since it was posted on our website on 2019-07-23.
The latest version is 7.01 and it was updated on soft112.com on 01 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 7.01
posted on 2024-02-13
Updated image captions for Natural Communities.
Updated app for Android 14.
version 6.27
posted on 2023-11-21
Edited images or text for Allium ampeloprasum, Clintonia umbellulata, Rudbeckia laciniata varities, Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, Centrosema virginianum, Juniperus communis var depressa, Vitis labrusca, Polygala nuttallii, Eleocharis flavescens, Paspalum pubiflorum, Digitaria villosa, Ageratina altissima var. altissima, Asimina triloba, and Clitoria mariana var. mariana. Edited Key C leads to Centrosema and Clitoria, Spiranthes key, Cerastium key. Fixed key leads that were blank.
version 6.17
posted on 2023-10-11
Updated Natural Communities for smaller screens. Changed "Examples (3) of Ecological Communities where found" to "Examples (3) of Natural Communities where found". Changed search prompt to let user know they can search by species as well as natural community name.
version 6.16
posted on 2023-08-30
The "Natural Communities" module has been added to the app. As you explore the Natural Communities section of the app, you will find this classification structure presented in several different formats: the Visual Guide, the Hierarchical View, and the List View.
version 6.08
posted on 2023-07-17
Added ability to copy the scientific name to copy buffer when you're in a plant profile screen (requested by a user).
Made 478 changes plus added a new character for other dicots (leaflet shape and put just after leaf shape).
Updated the Flora of Virginia app icon and the text describing the app in the App Store listing.
version 6.02
posted on 2023-04-27
Replaced Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida range map.
Processed the new glossary terms and definitions against the text fields in dichotomous keys and descriptions for plants, families, and genera.
Fixed problem of searching for common names with apostrophes.
Fixed problem with Glossary and dichotomous key lists reverting back to top when user switches to another app and comes back.
Fixed image image mix up between Wisteria frutescens var frutescens and var macrostachya.
Added Acer plate.
version 5.11
posted on 2022-12-12
1. Made 141 refinements to Graphic Key data.
2. Corrected dichotomous key couplet differentiating Carex crinita var. crinita from Carex crinita var. brevicrinis.
3. Update dichotomous keys to display a popup with glossary term and definition for botanical vocabulary used in keys.
4. Corrected 3 glossary terms or definitions. Added 1015 glossary terms.
5. Added links to glossary terms in dichotomous keys.
6. Added links to glossary terms in plant descriptions.
version 5.04
posted on 2022-05-02
Updated plant information for 134 species.
Updated photos for Hexastylis heterophylla, Gentiana saponaria, and Phyllostachys aurea (changed to no image on this one).
Updated range maps for Agrostis_stolonifera, Agrostis_stolonifera, Euonymus_fortunei, Galactia_regularis, Galactia_volubilis, and Quercus_rubra.
Updated small issues in dichotomous keys.
Fixed a bug where plants with phenology bridging the new year did not appear in Graphic Key results (exampe: Mazus pumilus).
version 4.12
posted on 2021-11-16
1. Fixed problem with dichotomous key for Boraginaceae.
2. Updated glossary term cypsela (plural cypselae).
3. Updated leaf arrangement for Broussonetia papyrifera to alternate, opposite, or whorled.
version 4.11
posted on 2021-10-29
Updated photos for Opuntia humifusa.
Changed photos for representing Opuntia and Cactaceae.
Updated Habitat/Status and Comments fields as needed throughout the entire flora.
Updated Habitat/Status for Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa since a plant it referenced (now Ampelopsis glandulosa) had its name updated.
version 4.10
posted on 2021-06-08
Corrected habitat/comments for 2 Minuartia plants.
Removed extraneous “var.” from 15 plant names.
Corrected key for Juncus so that all 5 sub-keys appear.
Added genus section name to Carex.
Updated description for Penstemon pallidus.
Updated habitat for Spermacoce glabra.
Updated comments for Viola odorata and Viola pallens.
Removed photos from Packera crawfordii.
Replaced distribution maps for Packera paupercula, Rhododendron viscosum var. viscosum, and Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum.
version 4.05
posted on 2021-02-25
Added 642 illustrations to the app.
Fixed image names for Andersonglossum and Spermacoce.
Moved of Viola affinis illustration to Viola arvensis.
Fixed stray parentheses in genus Deparia, “Silvery Spleenwort".
Fixed name for Equisetum praealtum to not include ssp. in it (leftover from previous nomenclature).
Fixed problem in dichotomous key for Ranunculus Key A and Key B.
Updated Conopholis Americana (Bearcorn).
Corrections in Iva & Smilax.
Fixed typo in Solidago rugosa var. sphagnophila.
version 4.02
posted on 2020-12-28
This is a major update of the Flora of Virginia, the first addition of new species to the Flora since it was published, in 2012. Details of the changes are included in the app’s "About/Contact Us" section.
- The flora has gained 13 families, a net gain of 56 genera, and a net gain of 186 taxa (species, subspecies, & variety level) for a total of 3348.
- Distribution maps have been updated throughout.
- The app now includes 11,400+ images, illustrations, and distribution maps.
version 3.15
posted on 2020-07-27
Updated to deliver using App Bundles.
Updated full text search so that the search string can be contained anywhere inside of plant name, not just beginning with the search string.
version 3.12
posted on 2020-06-17
Fixed opening of ruler in dichotomous key.
version 3.11
posted on 2019-12-10
1. Add Native/non-Native icons.
2. In dichotomous keys, made SHOW ALL SECTIONS button appear in a Carex section/key.
3. Android - fixed dichotomous keys where full title was not displayed at top; instead a short title was displayed.
4. Sedge heights corrected; orchid heights, leaf lengths, number of flowers corrected; monocots other leaf lengths corrected.
5. Improved image interactions and display size.
6. Updated 16 distribution maps.
7. Improved font sizes in Browse Plants.
version 3.10
posted on 2019-11-21
1. Add Native/non-Native icons.
2. In dichotomous keys, made SHOW ALL SECTIONS button appear even when you're in a Carex section or a key.
3. Android - fixed dichotomous keys where full title was not displayed at top, but rather just the short title was displayed.
4. Sedge heights corrected; orchid heights, leaf lengths, number of flowers corrected; monocots other leaf lengths corrected.
5. Reduced apk size.
6. Improved image interactions and display size.
7. Updated 16 distribution maps.
version 3.06
posted on 2019-08-30
Updated 582 distribution maps.
Added 435 images, 180 of which filled in species that had no images.
Added 5 tables and 34 plates from Flora of Virginia.
Corrected errors.
Added content to "A History of Botanical Exploration in Virginia" -- Floristic Studies.
Added "Introduction: Key to Families."
Added "Use the App to Pick Natives For Your Yard."
version 3.06
posted on 2019-08-30
Updated all 3,163 distribution maps.
Added 435 images, 250 of which filled in species that had no images.
Added 5 tables and 34 plates from Flora of Virginia.
Corrected errors.
Added content to "A History of Botanical Exploration in Virginia" -- Floristic Studies.
Added "Introduction: Key to Families."
Added "Use the App to Pick Natives For Your Yard."
version 2.02
posted on 2018-10-02
- Updated rare plants, habitat and status fields.
- Updated all range maps.
- Changed definitions for fern's "pinnate-pinnatifid" and "twice pinnatifid" in Graphic Key.
- Updated illustration for Dichanthelium yadkinense.
- Removed Agalinis paupercula var. paupercula.
- Added terms to Glossary.
- Added "Also see" in before suggested to see for a family or a genus.
- Added "Taxa Not Treated" section to References.
- Updated dichotomous keys.
- Fixed typos and known errors.
