Screenshot of Persephone Dashboard with Message showing
New Enhanced Security Feature
You’ll be logged out after 45 minutes of inactivity, just log back in to continue.
30th January 2026
New message facility added at the top of each page
Where we have posted a message, you will see this in an orange bar at the top of each page. Once you have read it, click on the cross on the RH side of the bar and it will disappear!
30th January 2026
POWO Collection Level Check
As plant names can change and it is time consuming to check them all regularly, a new function has been added to check plant names against Plants of the World Online across an entire collection in one go. This updates the information in the POWO sub-form and if the accepted name for the plant on POWO has changed, this will be recorded as a synonym, giving you the option to promote it to the Display Name if you wish.
There is also a new table on the plant Nomenclature tab which will allow you to keep track of how plant names change over time.
Family field is now automatically filled from the POWO check.
1st December 2025
IUCN Collection Level Check
The Persephone Team can check plants names of plants of wild origin against the IUCN Red List across an entire collection in one go. In this case, the IUCN sub-form is updated automatically, and you will be able to see how the conservation status of your plant is changing over time in a table on the plant Conservation tab. Note that where the threat status of a plant with an infraspecific rank is being checked, and the IUCN has only assessed the plant at species level, you will see a ‘Yes’ in the ‘Species Level Only’ Column.
1st December 2025