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NOTE: The following form can be reproduced for use by students when collecting plants. A separate form should be placed with each specimen collected.

PLANT COLLECTING DATA FORM

Common name of plant _________________________________________________________

Scientific name of plant _________________________________________________________

Location collected _____________________________________________________________

Growing site _____________________________________________________________

Soil type ______________________________________________________________

Surrounding vegetation _________________________________________________________

Special note ______________________________________________________________

Name of collector_______________________________________________________

System number ______________________ Date _______________________





NOTE: If the plant press is taken to the field, collecting data can be written on the newspaper the plant is pressed in as given in the following example:

Plant Collecting Data Recorded Directly on Newspaper