Dear members, With omnipresent mobile and net, I have the feeling that people are more and more going to rely on net in their identifications rather than books etc. I always remember and appreciate Rawat ji's words in this matter- a picture says more than a thousand words. Photographs are so beautiful and give so much details that it will always be difficult for any herbarium specimen or a book to match. These are so easy to comprehend even to a layman. Our group and site is surely going to play a major role in this as far as Indian Flora is concerned. With increased focus on accuracy (which is only going to increase with passing time), I do not see a day far when our top taxonomists will appreciate its value and rely on its identifications. -- With regards, J.M.Garg
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