Hi everyone, This might seem a bit silly but lately I feel like I’ve been increasingly doubting my plant identifications, to the point that I’m having a mini “crisis” regarding them. To start, I should mention that I’m completely an amateur - I have no formal training in botany, I just read field …

Overthinking plant identification

natemarchessault December 14, 2020, 5:38pm 4

Ah yes, the ol’ Dunning-Kruger effect strikes again.

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