{"source_name": "Asclepias hirtella", "evidence": {"record_id": "tn:1641", "atlas_id": 1641, "state": "TN", "identity": {"status": "new_taxon", "nc_name": null, "approved_aliases": [], "candidate_nc_name": null, "candidate_names": [], "research_match_status": "unmatched_candidate", "merge_policy": "no fuzzy or parent-species merging"}, "occurrence": {"basis": "atlas_county_search", "county_fips": ["47007", "47011", "47031", "47051", "47125", "47149", "47161", "47165", "47177"], "native_range_confirmed": false, "absence_means": "not recorded in this snapshot; not proof of absence"}, "native_status": {"status": "unresolved", "state": "TN", "state_assertions": [], "regional_atlas_flag": "Y", "regional_flag_scope": "Tennessee-Kentucky atlas; not promoted to county or state native range", "county_native_range": "unresolved"}, "state_rank": {"value": "S1", "status": "reported_rank", "source_text": "TN[S1] KY[S2]", "state": "TN"}, "invasive_status": {"status": "no_exact_listing_match", "list_assertions": [], "candidate_assertions": [], "unmatched_means": "unknown; not a non-invasive verdict"}, "horticulture": [{"source_id": "ut:724", "url": "https://tynnativeplants.wordpress.com/flowers/common-name/tall-green-milkweed/", "source_name": "Asclepias hirtella", "native_region_text": null, "conditions_text": "Full to part sun, moderately wet to dry moisture level, prefers sandy soil. 4 ft. height, blooms in summer, greenish white flowers.", "status": "source_prose_not_numeric_fit_input"}], "shared_evidence_reference": null, "quercus_score": null, "fit_score": null, "score_status": "TN reference cohort and missing-rank policy not approved", "sources": ["atlas:1641", "county:47007", "county:47011", "county:47031", "county:47051", "county:47125", "county:47149", "county:47161", "county:47165", "county:47177", "ut:724"]}, "native_synthesis": {"status": "native_supported", "label": "Native to Tennessee (state-specific source)", "claims": [{"source": "UT Tennessee Smart Yards native-plant guide", "scope": "TN", "claim": "native", "url": "https://tynnativeplants.wordpress.com/flowers/common-name/tall-green-milkweed/", "text": "Species included in the Tennessee native-plant guide; no Native Region detail supplied.", "basis": "species-specific page in a state-specific native collection"}, {"source": "Tennessee Natural Heritage rare-plant list (2025)", "scope": "TN", "claim": "native", "url": "https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/environment/natural-areas/documents/na_tn-rare-plant-list.pdf#page=10", "matched_name": "Asclepias hirtella", "text": "Asclepias hirtella Prairie Milkweed \nBARRENS FL: MAY-AUG, FR: JUN-OCT WR S S2S3 G5", "basis": "exact taxon in state native-species conservation list"}, {"source": "TN–KY Plant Atlas", "scope": "TN–KY", "claim": "native", "url": "https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/1641"}], "rule": "tn-native-synthesis-1", "explanation": "A TN-specific UT native-guide page or an exact entry in the Tennessee rare-plant list supports a direct source claim. Otherwise, TN occurrence plus an atlas native flag and exact-name native evidence from NC flora or USDA L48 supports a provisional state inference. No one regional claim or occurrence alone establishes TN nativity; NC and L48 claims retain their actual scopes.", "county_native_range": "unresolved"}, "assessment": {"version": "nc-rules-0.6.4-shared-2", "score": 56, "band": "Strong", "status": "scored_provisional", "reason": "Calculated with the same rules as North Carolina, using Tennessee host-range and conservation-rank inputs. Native-status evidence is shown separately.", "reference": "NC native reference cohort, method 0.6.4; not a Tennessee percentile", "rarity_adjustment": -10, "rarity_policy": "Existing NC rule: S5 0, S4 -2, S3 -5, S2 -8, S1/SH -10; unranked -5; score floor 5.", "fit_score": null, "native_basis": "native_supported", "scoring_inputs": {"native": true, "state_rank": "S1", "invasive": false, "invasive_rank": null, "harm_penalty": 0}, "factor_identity": {"name_used": "Asclepias hirtella", "basis": "atlas accepted identity; genus-level evidence; no NC species merge", "growth_habit_source": "TN–KY atlas growthHabit"}, "factors": {"raw": {"caterpillars": 12, "bees": 59, "specialists": 0, "birds": 1, "structure": ["Forb/herb"], "genus_used": null}, "pct": {"caterpillars": 0.8008684863523573, "bees": 0.9857320099255583, "specialists": 0.4323821339950372, "birds": 0.6643920595533499, "structure": 0.5}, "composite": 0.739, "rank_pct": 0.705, "insect_support": {"version": "insect-support-1", "groups": {"ants": {"label": "Ants", "status": "unknown", "recorded_names": [], "recorded_name_count": null, "flower_visits": [], "seed_interactions": [], "credit": 0}, "beetles": {"label": "Beetles", "status": "unknown", "recorded_names": [], "recorded_name_count": null, "flower_visits": [], "seed_interactions": [], "credit": 0}, "flies": {"label": "Flies", "status": "unknown", "recorded_names": [], "recorded_name_count": null, "flower_visits": [], "seed_interactions": [], "credit": 0}, "moths_butterflies": {"label": "Adult butterflies / moths", "status": "unknown", "recorded_names": [], "recorded_name_count": null, "flower_visits": [], "seed_interactions": [], "credit": 0}, "other_hymenoptera": {"label": "Other wasps", "status": "unknown", "recorded_names": [], "recorded_name_count": null, "flower_visits": [], "seed_interactions": [], "credit": 0}, "other_insects": {"label": "Other insects", "status": "unknown", "recorded_names": [], "recorded_name_count": null, "flower_visits": [], "seed_interactions": [], "credit": 0}}, "credit": 0, "maximum_credit": 5, "interpretation": "One provisional point per additional documented insect group, capped at five. Flower visits are a resource-use proxy, not confirmed feeding or pollination. Missing evidence is unknown. Study volume and repeated records earn no extra credit."}, "baseline_score": 66, "applied_insect_credit": 0}, "source_ids": ["lep_tn", "globi", "bigbee", "avian", "usdahabit", "robertson", "antseed"], "factor_scopes": {"caterpillars": "Host genera of native Lepidoptera recorded in Tennessee; host association and range overlap, not confirmed local feeding.", "bees": "Southeastern North America", "specialists": "Eastern North America", "birds": "North America", "structure": "USDA species growth habit where matched; otherwise TN–KY atlas growth habit"}}}