identification guide
Species reference book
An identification guide is a reference work that helps users recognize and name things they encounter—typically plants, animals, birds, mushrooms, or other natural specimens.
Most combine images or illustrations with descriptions of distinguishing features: She consulted her field guide to identify the mushroom.
The format ranges from pocket-sized field guides to comprehensive illustrated volumes.
- manualWritten instructions for use
- handbookCompact reference guide
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- dichotomous keyBranching organism identifier
specimen · classification · naturalist · bird watching · birding · foraging · nature walk · wildlife · mushroom · leaf · tree bark · track · scat · plumage · markings · illustration · diagram · side by side
identification guideencyclopedia
Comprehensive subject-matter collection
omnibus · compendium · survey · overview · textbook
identification guideencyclopedia
Comprehensive subject-matter collection
dictionary · catalog · database · index · archive
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