[PCA] Requesting Identifications -- Revised list of desirable contextual information

[Larry Morse]

When requesting assistance on plant identifications (photos, descriptions, etc.) it is quite helpful to know some contextual information that can help limit the list of possibilities, especially:
State or Province where seen growing 
County (or similar)
Date, month, or season when seen
Ecological region, physiographic province, etc. (e.g., Piedmont) 
Habitat or ecological setting (e.g., streambank in woods, roadside in suburbs, garden weed) 
Whether wild or cultivated 
Size of plant, and/or size of some distinctive part (leaves, flowers, etc.)
Observer/collector (if different from sender), with e-mail address (in case off-list followup inquiries needed)
Thanks to the two recipients who suggested adding the date and the collector.

Larry

Larry Morse
Washington, D.C.
larry.morse.dc at earthlink.net
(larry.e.morse at LEM-Natural-Diversity.com)
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