How To Identify Plants At The Santa Rosa Plateau: Why ID Plants

• (Scientific) Names tell you uniquely which species a given plant is.

• Names are a key to communication about that species with other people.

• Naming things is what people do. A name gives us a connection to each species.

• If you are a docent, people will ask you!

• Names are a way to learn more about a given species.

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