ensure proper italicization of a associated species

This function works at the time of label creation to ensure that abbreviations such as 'species' 'variety' and such are not italicized, per convention.

Usage

species_font(x)

Arguments

x

a value being feed into the label during the merge

Examples

associates <- c('Eriogonum ovalifolium var. purpureum, Castilleja sp., Crepis spp.')
species_font(associates)
#> [1] "*Eriogonum ovalifolium* var. *purpureum, Castilleja* sp., *Crepis* spp."