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Nez Perce County
Horticulture & Master Gardener Program
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Sample submission forms |
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Plant and insect samples may be
brought in to the UI/Nez Perce County Extension office for
identification and diagnosis. Accurate identification,
diagnosis, or control measures depend on a great many factors; the
more information you can provide about your sample will aid in
answering your question. Below are forms that you may
download and fill out as best you can to accompany your sample. |
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Weed or
Plant Identification |
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Insect
Identification |
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Plant Problems |
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Tree Problems |
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Lawn/Grass Problems |
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Guidelines for Submitting Digital Plant Images for Identification |
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You can help us by following these
guidelines: |
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Download and fill out the diagnostic
form as completely as possible and send or bring in to the
office. The more information the diagnostician has, the
more reliable the diagnosis will be. Or include the
information from the form in an email to us and attach your
photos to the email message. Our email address is
nezperce@uidaho.edu
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Please, look at the photo images
before sending them. If they look out of focus to you,
they will not be helpful to us.
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When possible, please include size
reference such as a ruler or a coin. If taking a photo of
a ruler, let us know the units (i.e. size is about 2mm).
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For plant identifications, please
include whole plant image as well as close-ups of the plant
parts (leaves, flower, fruit, etc.)
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Try to include as many diagnostic
features (flowers, leaves, bark, individual structures) as
possible.
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Consider submitting multiple images,
each one focused on particular plant parts.
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Below is a list of important plant
features for identification:
- Entire plant to give the
diagnostician a general overview of the plant.
- Leaf arrangement on the
plant stem (alternate, opposite, whorled).
- Leaf attachment to the
plant stem (sessile or petiole).
- Leaf blade shape (simple,
compound, heart shaped, etc.) Multiple leaf shapes may be
found on the same plant.
- Leaf margin (dissected,
toothed, or entire)
- Root system (rhizomes,
taproot, fibrous, etc.)
- Inflorescence (solitary
or cluster of heads)
- Special characteristics of
some species (leaves, sheathing stipules, spines or thorns,
milky juice, etc.)
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Example photo submission |
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Photo of entire plant to give a
general overview of the plant
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Photo with close up view of the
flowerhead
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Photo of close up of the leaves and
the root system
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Helpful websites for noxious weed
identification: |
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Noxious Weeds--A threat to
the land we call home |
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Idaho
Weed Awareness Campaign |
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Idaho's 57 Noxious Weeds |
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