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Saturday - May 24, 2014
From: Richardson, TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Plant Identification
Title: Plant ID from Richardson TX
Answered by: Barbara Medford
QUESTION:
Need to send a pic for id.ANSWER:
We are sorry, we are no longer able to accept pictures for identification. Here is a website with links to several organizations that will accept pictures. Also, please notice that we have deleted your e-mail address for reasons of privacy.
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