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Re:Identify Plants with an App by misja111 on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @08:03AM (#14192662)
I use the flowerchecker app http://www.flowerchecker.com/ where you have to pay a small fee per plant identification. It actually uses real human biologists to identify the plant.
Re:Identify Plants with an App by Pharylon on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @09:54AM (#14193507)
I've been using it a lot this spring to identify all the wild things growing in my yard. Love it.
Re:Identify Plants with an App by lsjdfkljdfwkwdf on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @08:22AM (#14192763)
You mean college students?
Re:Identify Plants with an App by somebehemoth on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @08:40AM (#14192874)
I don't know a lot about the service, but two of the three experts are not students. The third is a PhD student which I hold in a higher regard in terms of knowledge than a typical undergrad college student. If they identify accurately I'd think it matters even less. Also, only $1 so you get what you pay for?
Re:Identify Plants with an App by RawData on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @09:54AM (#14193505)
College students are in fact real humans....
Re:Identify Plants with an App by sangnoir on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @04:29AM (#14201405)
> College students are in fact real humans....

That is mostly true. The existence of animals with diplomas[1] is the exception to the rule.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animals_with_fraudulen...

Re:Identify Plants with an App by 0x4a42 on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @05:14AM (#14201604)
But having a diploma doesn't necessaraly implies the animal studied in college. So your argument is broken.
Re:Identify Plants with an App by Infernal on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @12:22PM (#14195020)
[citation needed]
Re:Identify Plants with an App by mrleinad on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @09:16AM (#14193176)
Even if they're college students, they'll know way more than I do about plants
Re:Identify Plants with an App by ClassyJacket on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @09:26AM (#14193271)
Oxford gives this definition of biologist:

"An expert in or student of the branch of science concerning living organisms."

Re:Identify Plants with an App by varunvkrishnan on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @08:54AM (#14192981)
Well - what is wrong with that? And atleast one of them is a Phd