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

[Olivia Kwong]

Speaking of plant ID's, I've been browsing Flickr for possible exhibit 
photos and noticed that there is a group for identifying various plants & 
animals.  It's not just the US, but it's interesting to browse.  I believe 
you need a login to be able to comment, but the basic 
account/registration is free.

The group's link is http://www.flickr.com/groups/idplease/

Olivia
CPC/PCA
http://www.nps.gov/plants/

On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, Larry Morse wrote:

> 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)