Entities

An entity is a single, unique organism registered on Ohtli. Every entity gets a unique OHT-ID, its own public page, and a QR code that links back to that page.

Entities can be any domesticated species tracked on the platform — plants like tomatoes, peppers, squash, fruit trees, or other species. Each entity represents one specific organism, not a variety or cultivar in general.

Entity pages display the organism's name, species, status, origin, description, tasting notes, growing notes, photos, lineage tree, and key dates.

Founding stock is the entry point for genetics into the Ohtli system. These are organisms that were not bred from existing Ohtli parents — they come from outside the system.

Founding stock is sourced from authorized breeders and suppliers who have been licensed to introduce genetics into the Ohtli network. This ensures a trusted starting point for lineage tracking.

Founding stock cannot have Ohtli parents listed. They represent the root of a lineage tree — all bred descendants trace back to founding stock.

Bred organisms were sexually reproduced from at least one known Ohtli parent. This is the core of how Ohtli tracks genetic lineage across generations.

When registering a bred organism, you must select Parent A — an existing entity in the system. You can search by name or OHT-ID to find the parent.

Parent B is optional. If the second parent is known and registered on Ohtli, search for and select it. If the second parent is unknown (e.g., open pollination from an unregistered source), you can mark Parent B as unknown.

The two rules of Ohtli apply: the organism must be sexually reproduced from at least one Ohtli parent, and it must be traceable to its Ohtli page via QR code or OHT-ID.

You can edit any entity you own from the My Entities table in your dashboard. Click the edit button next to the entity you want to update.

Editable fields include the entity's name, description, tasting notes, growing notes, location, planting date, and producing date.

You can also upload photos on the edit page. Photos help the community identify and evaluate organisms. You can set a primary photo that appears as the entity's main image.

Changes are saved immediately and reflected on the entity's public page.

Every entity has a status that reflects its current life stage. Statuses help the community understand where an organism is in its lifecycle.

Seedling — The organism has been planted but is still in its early growth stage.

Juvenile — The organism is growing but not yet producing fruit, flowers, or seeds.

Producing — The organism is actively producing. This is when observations about flavor, yield, and other traits are most valuable.

Archived — The organism is no longer actively tracked but its data is preserved for lineage and historical purposes.

Dead — The organism has died. Its records and lineage data remain in the system.

If you give a plant, cutting, or organism to another grower, you can transfer the digital record to them on Ohtli.

From your entity's page in the dashboard, click "Transfer Ownership." Enter the email address of the recipient — they must already have an Ohtli account.

You can add optional notes about the transfer (e.g., growing conditions, care instructions).

After transfer, the entity appears in the new owner's dashboard and is removed from yours. The transfer is recorded in the entity's ownership history.