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Mystery Plant Hunting Hints
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Posted: Feb/19/2008 1:26 PM PST
How to find: 1. Go to Google or use the Google Toolbar 2. Pick either 'Web' or 'Images' 2. In the search box enter the term(s) you are searching for (preferably between quotation marks) If you do not get any 'hits' ditch the quotes To improve your search, I recommend putting "quotes" around the plant information phrase that has been supplied by the poster of the Mystery Plant. This will tell the search engine to look for that phrase versus two or more separate words. Provided are several search links, which will query the Internet for your requested plant name. http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_plants_by _common_name http://plants.usda.gov/checklist.html Additional helpful sites: http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/index.ht ml http://www.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantfinder/plantfinder.a sp http://www.simplybeautifulgardens.com/find_plant.a spx http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder / http://www.plantpress.com/plant-encyclopedia/ http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/List_ bot.html http://www.anbg.gov.au/anbg/names.html http://theseedsite.co.uk/plantindex.html http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/namestatus.cgi http://npdc.usda.gov/technical/plantid_wetland_mon o.html http://www.wildflowers.ie/technical_wild_flower/bo tanical_names2004.htm In the following example we know that the Genus = Gratiola Go to http://plants.usda.gov/index.html Scroll down on the left-hand side to 'Image Gallery' Click on '40,000+ Plant Images' On the new page that opens up: 'Enter Search Criteria: Gratiola' Scroll down all the way to the bottom of the page Click 'Display Results' Results: 'Matching images = 12: 5 photos, 7 line drawings' It is now an easy task to find the MP |
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Posted: Feb/20/2008 9:09 AM PST
Thank you very much for these tips |
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Posted: Feb/24/2008 12:13 PM PST
Yes! Thank you T! |
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Posted: Feb/29/2008 10:40 PM PST
http://www.hear.org/starr/hiplants/images/family/i ndex.html thought the above site could help some of you to familiarize yourself with some of the plants, families & species. Lots of purrrrty pictures.  This site is for "Plants of Hawaii" but still, I think it will help. Don't ignore the leaves 'cause you wont always have pics of flowers when you want to find plants/family/species.  not sure if I've posted this site before. hope it helps. 
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Posted: Mar/03/2008 5:07 PM PST
I am lost...are we looking for something? Can we find me? 
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Posted: Jul/25/2008 1:15 PM PST
Might help you find the MP quicker? You can zoom in to make the chart larger but at the site only. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf Leaf terminology Chart illustrating some leaf morphology terms Shape Main article: Leaf shape Margins (edge) The leaf margin is characteristic for a genus and aids in determining the species. entire: even; with a smooth margin; without toothing ciliate: fringed with hairs crenate: wavy-toothed; dentate with rounded teeth, such as Fagus (beech) dentate: toothed, such as Castanea (chestnut) coarse-toothed: with large teeth glandular toothed: with teeth that bear glands. denticulate: finely toothed doubly toothed: each tooth bearing smaller teeth, such as Ulmus (elm) lobate: indented, with the indentations not reaching to the center, such as many Quercus (oaks) palmately lobed: indented with the indentations reaching to the center, such as Humulus (hop). serrate: saw-toothed with asymmetrical teeth pointing forward, such as Urtica (nettle) serrulate: finely serrate sinuate: with deep, wave-like indentations; coarsely crenate, such as many Rumex (docks) spiny: with stiff, sharp points, such as some Ilex (hollies) and Cirsium (thistles). Attachments:  |
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Posted: Jul/31/2008 10:00 PM PST
Found another neat chart. http://original.britannica.com/eb/art/print?id=374 &articleTypeId=0 Attachments:  |
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