{"source_name": "Fothergilla major", "evidence": {"record_id": "tn:2183", "atlas_id": 2183, "state": "TN", "identity": {"status": "exact_name", "nc_name": "Fothergilla major", "approved_aliases": [], "candidate_nc_name": null, "candidate_names": [], "research_match_status": "exact_published", "merge_policy": "no fuzzy or parent-species merging"}, "occurrence": {"basis": "atlas_county_search", "county_fips": ["47001", "47057", "47059", "47093", "47115", "47139", "47151", "47155"], "native_range_confirmed": false, "absence_means": "not recorded in this snapshot; not proof of absence"}, "native_status": {"status": "source_supported", "state": "TN", "state_assertions": [{"claim": "native", "scope": "TN", "source_id": "ut:6655", "text": "Native Region: Occurs in 6 counties in East Tennessee — Scott, Anderson, Grainger, Greene, Sevier, and Polk", "url": "https://tynnativeplants.wordpress.com/shrubs-2/scientific-name/large-fothergilla-mountain-witch-alder/"}], "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": "S2", "status": "reported_rank", "source_text": "TN[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:6655", "url": "https://tynnativeplants.wordpress.com/shrubs-2/scientific-name/large-fothergilla-mountain-witch-alder/", "source_name": "Fothergilla major", "native_region_text": "Native Region: Occurs in 6 counties in East Tennessee — Scott, Anderson, Grainger, Greene, Sevier, and Polk", "conditions_text": "Sun to light shade; wet to medium moisture level; prefers rich loams but tolerates poorly drained silty clay soil; moderately acid to neutral pH.", "status": "source_prose_not_numeric_fit_input"}], "shared_evidence_reference": {"nc_name": "Fothergilla major", "nc_record_path": "/nc/fothergilla-major.json", "reuse_scope": "identity link only; source traits require review; NC geography and scores excluded"}, "quercus_score": null, "fit_score": null, "score_status": "TN reference cohort and missing-rank policy not approved", "sources": ["atlas:2183", "county:47001", "county:47057", "county:47059", "county:47093", "county:47115", "county:47139", "county:47151", "county:47155", "ut:6655"]}, "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/shrubs-2/scientific-name/large-fothergilla-mountain-witch-alder/", "text": "Native Region: Occurs in 6 counties in East Tennessee — Scott, Anderson, Grainger, Greene, Sevier, and Polk", "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=24", "matched_name": "Fothergilla major", "text": "Fothergilla major Mountain Witch-alder \nROCKY SLOPES AND RIVER BANKS FL: MAR-JUN, FR: JUL-OCT RV, BR, CU T S2 G3 \nFuirena squarrosa Hairy Umbrella-sedge \nSTREAM AND LAKE MARGINS FL: JUL-OCT, FR: SEPT-NOV WR, ER, WU, BR S S1 G5? \nGalium asprellum Rough Bedstraw \nSPRING-FED SWAMPS FL: JUL-SEPT, FR: AUG-OCT BR S S1 G5 \nGalium palustre Marsh Bedstraw \nLOW GROUND, MEADOWS, SWAMPY \nHOLLOWS \nFL: JUNE-AUG", "basis": "exact taxon in state native-species conservation list"}, {"source": "NC vascular flora", "scope": "NC", "claim": "native", "matched_name": "Fothergilla major", "url": "https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/"}, {"source": "USDA PLANTS", "scope": "L48", "claim": "native", "matched_name": "Fothergilla major", "text": "L48:N", "url": "https://plants.usda.gov/"}, {"source": "TN–KY Plant Atlas", "scope": "TN–KY", "claim": "native", "url": "https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/2183"}], "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": 14, "band": "Modest", "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": -8, "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": "S2", "invasive": false, "invasive_rank": null, "harm_penalty": 0}, "factor_identity": {"name_used": "Fothergilla major", "basis": "approved shared identity", "growth_habit_source": "USDA PLANTS"}, "factors": {"raw": {"caterpillars": 1, "bees": 1, "specialists": 0, "birds": 0, "structure": ["Shrub"], "genus_used": null}, "pct": {"caterpillars": 0.40260545905707196, "bees": 0.5272952853598015, "specialists": 0.4323821339950372, "birds": 0.303970223325062, "structure": 0.75}, "composite": 0.457, "rank_pct": 0.194, "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": 22, "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"}}}