If you have an idea what that plant is, you should figure out its range and use an appropriate flora to give you a start.

If you have an idea what that plant is, you should figure out its range and use an appropriate flora to give you a start.

To add to Weston's answer, once you figure what taxonomic group that plant belongs to and indicate in what geographical area it was found, researchers from RG community will be able to suggest you appropriate keys and floras to use for specific identification.

I agree with both sir

But plant has variance to Morphological characters in Place to place and difficulty to dichotomous key in the Flora. Geographical area wise or Country wise prepare key and use to own place. Also suggest that do the DNA sequence for plant species and make a genetical, DNA Barcoded Key and use the worldwise for future plant taxonomist.

@ V. Salam,

I think one should try first the morphological characterization of the species if possible. If we come to know about the family, probable genus and species can be traced out by consulting the available floristic literature of the area where the species has been found OR by going through the literature of nearby and similar geographical regions. Yes I agree with the idea of DNA sequencing as well.

thanks dear for all your valuable advice

the species is not new to the family but it does not recorded in my country

can i use only morphology or all of you recommended DNA

any paper to read or method in this way

Hello Vyke,

of course you can use just morphological characters once you have made sure 1) the plant is correctly identified and 2) you have an idea of the infraspecific variability. Some DNA sequences would certainly help but again you must be sure of the identification.

Hi there, given many taxonomic keys "around" you should be able to confirm your identification using them and than be sure that your identification is correct. Also you may contact the specialist, it should not be difficult to find one, and you may get the valuable info about that species and your specific case. Than, with wider knowledge, handy keys and primary literature about this species you may write-up a paper for a peer review journal, this will give you also reviewers concern about the problem and in this moment you will be able to start the writing-up the taxonomic key.

I am not really sure that you would need to write a "key" or description if what in question is a plant that has been previously described. You should determine what family it is and then look for floras online to identify it. If you cannot ID it then see if you can find someone who specializes in that family. Make sure to send them pictures of the plant in fruit and flower, sterile specimens are virtually worthless. Ask around and see if the presence of this species has been documented in your country, and more importantly if it is invasive. If it has not been documented you should get it published.

thanks dear professors and colleagues for your help really thank you

thanks for jesse adams ,Leszek Błędzki, Johannes Enroth ,M. Sidhu ,Mukesh Mali,Olivier Pauwels and Weston Testo

I've identified the plant from literature reviews monographs and morphological features ? it is not new species discovered but it has not been recorded in my country flora and it is invasive plant I've kept it growing in my back yard .

my question can i publish a paper reporting that? if so what good no fees journal i should send? if no what is next procedures i should follow?

You may try - Invasive Plant Science and Management http://www.bioone.org/loi/ipsm

Dear vyke

i'm not a taxonomist but i could understand from question that you exactly know the plant you found !! Then you wanna know how to publish that ,

i think you could examine the morphological character of leaf and flower carefully or may do pollen grains analysis not sure that will help or protein electrophoresis i hope any specialist in the field could guide you in that.

Good luck

I've did a pollen analysis for the sample under light microscope any idea for next tests for confirming the identification