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Guidelines for Submitting Digital Plant Images for Identification: Broadleaf Identification

Guidelines for Submitting Digital Plant Images for Identification: Broadleaf Identification Product code: WS-27-W

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The accuracy of identifying a plant from digital images is dependent on the information captured in the images. The better the image, the better the diagnosis. Certain plant features are necessary for species identification. It may be beneficial to have an image of the entire plant, but it is unlikely for a plant to be positively identified from a single image. Consider submitting multiple images, each one focused on a particular morphological feature. In the columns below are illustrations of important plant features for four grass plants. Note the level of detail needed for each morphological feature. All outlined features do not apply to every plant, while some plants may have other features to consider. When in doubt, take the extra image; it may be the key to correct identification of the plant.

Produced

5/1/2001

Author

Case Medlin

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