# Wave 4 Findings

Date: 2026-03-12

Scope:
- `tree`
- `large`
- `patterned`
- `flowering`

Changes applied to source data:
- Removed `patterned` from `Acer palmatum` (`Faecherahorn`)
- Removed `patterned` from `Beta vulgaris` (`Mangold`)
- Removed `large` from `Buxus sempervirens` (`Buchsbaum`)
- Removed `large` from `Ilex aquifolium` (`Stechpalme`)
- Removed `large` from `Prunus laurocerasus` (`Kirschlorbeer`)
- Removed `large` from `Thaumatophyllum xanadu` (`Philodendron Xanadu`)
- Removed `tree` from `Coffea arabica Nana` (`Kaffeepflanze arabica nana`)

Evidence basis used:
- `patterned` is treated as a foliage-pattern identity tag, not a generic color, form, or ornamental-value tag
- `large` is treated conservatively for clearly size-defining growth, not as an automatic consequence of every tree/shrub import
- `tree` on the dwarf coffee plant was too broad in the current houseplant context

Deliberately not changed in this wave:
- `flowering` received no source-data changes because the current set looked locally coherent enough for this pass
- borderline foliage cases like `Monstera obliqua` remained unchanged because its fenestrated leaf look can still be argued as a visual-pattern discovery target
- clearly large species and true tree-form entries were left intact

Operational note:
- These source changes do not update the persisted backend catalog automatically.
- Production still needs a catalog rebuild via `server/scripts/rebuild-from-batches.js` and a deploy.
