Set nothing
{{PLANTS}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Basic access date cases
{{PLANTS|access-date=11 November 2014 |symbol=VAMA |taxon=Vaccinium macrocarpon}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS|access-date=December 11, 2015 |id=TOCA |taxon=Torreya californica}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS|accessdate=24 November 2015 |id=SPTR |taxon=Sparaxis tricolor}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS|access-date=6 July 2015 |id=MEOF2 |taxon=Melissa officinalis}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Date and access date

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Date and access date
{{PLANTS|access-date=6 July 2015 |date=2014 |id=SYON2 |taxon=Symphyotrichum ontarionis}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Date but no access date
{{PLANTS|date=2016 |id=SYAN3 |taxon=Symphyotrichum anticostense}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

No dates
{{PLANTS|id=SYCA3 |taxon=Symphyotrichum campestre}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

String of the same date with multiple calls in same article
{{PLANTS|access-date=6 July 2015 |date=2015a |id=SYON2 |taxon=Symphyotrichum ontarionis}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS|access-date=6 July 2015 |date=2015b |id=SYAN3 |taxon=Symphyotrichum anticostense}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS|access-date=6 July 2015 |date=2015c |id=SYCA3 |taxon=Symphyotrichum campestre}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Test shortened footnotes

Test[1][2][3]

References for above

Some examples in place in articles

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{{PLANTS|access-date=11 November 2014 |symbol=VAMA |taxon=Vaccinium macrocarpon}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS|access-date=2018-11-07 |id=PSME |taxon=Pseudotsuga menziesii}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS|access-date=2018-11-07 |id=PIRE |taxon=Pinus resinosa}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS|symbol=PHME13 |taxon=Photinia melanocarpa}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS|symbol=PHFL9 |taxon=Photinia floribunda}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS|symbol=PRVIM |taxon=Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS|accessdate=4 December 2015 |id=STNU4 |taxon=Strychnos nux-vomica}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS|accessdate=14 October 2015 |id=PRSC |taxon=Pritchardia schattaueri}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS|accessdate=31 Jul 2016 |symbol=CLTE3 |taxon=Clitoria ternatea}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Let's check for expected (or not) errors in the sandbox

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Invalid id, no taxon/name/title - error = no ; behavior - title = id and url is built properly
{{PLANTS|id=ZZZZ}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Invalid symbol, no taxon/name/title - error = no ; behavior - title = symbol and url is built properly
{{PLANTS|symbol=ZZZZ}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Set id only - error = no; behavior - title is id
{{PLANTS|id=SYCOR}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Set taxon and title - error = no; behavior - title overrides taxon
{{PLANTS|id=SYCOR |taxon=Symphyotrichum cordifolium |title=TITLE}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Set taxon and name - error = no; behavior - name overrides taxon
{{PLANTS|id=SYCOR |name=NAME |taxon=Symphyotrichum cordifolium}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Set name and taxon and title - error = no; behavior - title overrides name and taxon
{{PLANTS|id=SYCOR |name=NAME |taxon=Symphyotrichum cordifolium |title=TITLE}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Set website - error = no
{{PLANTS|id=SYCOR |taxon=Symphyotrichum cordifolium |website=plants.gov}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Set work - error = yes
{{PLANTS|id=SYCOR |taxon=Symphyotrichum cordifolium |work=plants.gov}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Set author - error = yes
{{PLANTS|author=AUTHORTEST |id=SYCOR |taxon=Symphyotrichum cordifolium}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Set author1 - error = yes
{{PLANTS|author1=AUTHOR1TEST |id=SYCOR |taxon=Symphyotrichum cordifolium}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Set author2 - error = no
{{PLANTS|author2=AUTHOR2TEST |id=SYCOR |taxon=Symphyotrichum cordifolium}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Set last - error = yes
{{PLANTS|id=SYCOR |last=LASTTEST |taxon=Symphyotrichum cordifolium}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Set last1 - error = no
{{PLANTS|id=SYCOR |last1=LAST1TEST |taxon=Symphyotrichum cordifolium}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Set last2 - error = no
{{PLANTS|id=SYCOR |last2=LAST2TEST |taxon=Symphyotrichum cordifolium}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Set author-link1 - error = no
{{PLANTS|author-link1=AUTHORLINK1 |id=SYCOR |taxon=Symphyotrichum cordifolium}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Set author-link - error = yes
{{PLANTS|author-link=AUTHORLINK |id=SYCOR |taxon=Symphyotrichum cordifolium}}

{{PLANTS}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

{{PLANTS/sandbox}}

Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).