Plant ID

[rgw]

out of all those books the most important thing to bring is the white roll above them,

[Greybeard]

I must be old school.  I thought there was only one thistle.  Makes me feel young to still be learning stuff as if I'm back in school.  Have to take a pic of my book collection, that was passed down from my grandfather.

[rgw]

It gets scarry when you know the plants by scientific name but you have to use the books to look up common name to talk to people or put in reports. most wetland plants I know better their scientific name and their falculative state (facu, fac, facw, obl) now you can call me a geek ghostbear, lol

[Haskell_Hunter]

It gets scarry when you know the plants by scientific name but you have to use the books to look up common name to talk to people or put in reports. most wetland plants I know better their scientific name and their falculative state (facu, fac, facw, obl) now you can call me a geek ghostbear, lol

 

And I thought I was a nerd.    

[GhostBear]

It gets scarry when you know the plants by scientific name but you have to use the books to look up common name to talk to people or put in reports. most wetland plants I know better their scientific name and their falculative state (facu, fac, facw, obl) now you can call me a geek ghostbear, lol

ok, GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!!!

[LittleM]

What pissed me off most was when "they" changed the scientific names of a number of the more common species (aka smartweeds - polygonum to persicaria) and even more so the nomenclature of hydric soils indicators.  Mottled soils are still mottled even if some genius needed to justify their existence by changing it to 'redoximorphic  features'.  WTF

 

Oh, and I didn't see this one ...............

 

 

 

[rgw]

I try to hide my geekism so I dont get picked on but sometimes it slips out like in this case then I have to go into hiding

[GhostBear]

Me? I'm just a lowly Star Trek/wars geek, think I need help.

[rgw]

i'll see your new 2017 manual and raise you 6 slightly older ones, lol

[Bucksnbows]

It gets scarry when you know the plants by scientific name but you have to use the books to look up common name to talk to people or put in reports. most wetland plants I know better their scientific name and their falculative state (facu, fac, facw, obl) now you can call me a geek ghostbear, lol

 

I hear you!  I was walking with a new client the other day on a tour of his property where he wants to build a pond and was pointing out common obligate wetland species to him until I realized he likely had no idea what I meant.   

[LittleM]

 

i'll see your new 2017 manual and raise you 6 slightly older ones, lol

It's getting to be that I need Sherpa to carry all my stuff for me ..................

[Rusty]

Now I have field guide envy.  

[rgw]

been there. I was walking a guy around his property 2 weeks ago and I knew their scientific name but had to look up their real name, turned out he just wanted me to point out wetland plants so he could make them disappear, told him it was next to impossible, illegal without permits, good luck, dont get caught, dont mention me, lol

Edited June 29, 2017 by rgw

[rgw]

It's getting to be that I need Sherpa to carry all my stuff for me ..................

I hear you. I basically take half winter and fall and half the rest of the year

[LittleM]

 

Another good one ..........