Leo, I like that definition but herbarium work *compliments* field work, and today these are in turn complimented by molecular work. The competition is for funding rather than between approaches. Dylan On 1 November 2012 19:03, Leo A. Martin <leo@possi.org> wrote: > See what I started? > > I still think the best definition of plant species is "whatever a > competent botanist familiar with the plants in the field says it is." > > I especially like the fact this definition excludes botanists who do their > field work in herbaria. > > Leo Martin > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >