Get The Plant List csv files.
Get The Plant List csv files.
tpl_get(x, family = NULL, ...)
x |
Directory to write csv files to. |
family |
If you want just one, or >1 family, but not all, list them in a vector. |
... |
(list) Curl options passed on to crul::verb-GET |
Throws a warning if you already have a directory of the one provided, but still works. Writes to your home directory, change x as needed.
Returns nothing to console, except a message and progress bar. Writes csv files to x.
John Baumgartner johnbb@student.unimelb.edu.au
The Plant List http://www.theplantlist.org
## Not run:
# Get a few families
dir <- file.path(tempdir(), "abc")
tpl_get(dir, family = c("Platanaceae","Winteraceae"))
readLines(file.path(dir, "Platanaceae.csv"), n = 5)
# You can now get Gymnosperms as well
dir1 <- file.path(tempdir(), "def")
tpl_get(dir1, family = c("Pinaceae","Taxaceae"))
# You can get mosses too!
dir2 <- file.path(tempdir(), "ghi")
tpl_get(dir2, family = "Echinodiaceae")
# Get all families
## Beware, will take a while
## dir3 <- file.path(tempdir(), "jkl")
## tpl_get("dir3)
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