Most certain plant ID's?

[Koen G]

I guess I'm in charge of updating the list. My goal for this thread was not to identify as many plants as possible. Rather on the contrary, it was to find those few exceptional plants about which an unusual amount of agreement existed. (Unanimous agreement would be better, but this does not exist).

My approach was to try and find several "witnesses" to a plant ID. I always checked the lists of old proposals on Rene's site (Sherwood etc.). JKP always chimed in. Reactions of other forum members. If I noticed a clear preferred candidate emerging, I knew I could add it to the list. If there are a dozen different options and none really stand out, then this it cannot be added to the list, that's not what this thread is about.

If a plant has traditionally been identified as viola tricolor and we still think it is viola tricolor, then it is a strong candidate for the list, because people with different backgrounds and working in different centuries recognize it as the same thing.

What is the point of this thread? It has no direct point, but this information may be used by others. If you want to test a text solution, one of these plants may be a place to start. Or maybe you are studying sources the VM may have used, and you want some examples of more naturalistic, recognizable plants. The possibilities are endless.