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Frequently
Asked Questions About Identification
You were unable to identify the leaf I submitted for identification.
Why?
The sample probably did not consist of sufficient material
for identification. Samples should consist of representative parts
of the plant (roots, stems, leaves, and flowers) as well as complete
background information about where and how the plant grows.
Floral
morphology is the feature on which plant taxonomy and thus identification
is based- without flowers we are often unable to identify the plant.
How can I find out what variety of apple is growing in my
backyard?
We
are typically unable to aid with identification of fruit varieties
(or varieties of other landscape plants). The sheer number of varieties
grown for plants such as apples, cherries, and rhododendrons can
be staggering.
Are these mushrooms edible?
We have no trained mycologist on staff at the WSU Puyallup
Plant and Insect Diagnostic Laboratory so we are unable to identify
mushrooms to species.
Nor,
can we comment on the edibility of mushroom species as an individual's
response to a mushroom can vary and confusion of edible mushrooms
with toxic mushrooms could occur on a later picking.
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