I think a lot of plant ID is pattern recognition. The more you do it, the better your "instinct" gets. I know folks who always find arrowheads and fossils on h

I think a lot of plant ID is pattern recognition. The more you do it, the better your "instinct" gets. I know folks who always find arrowheads and fossils on hikes. Same skill, different patterns. This is a black box to me, I never see those things.