Do I need to input this?

• by wickerwood

  The following puzzling sequence was part of a plant label location - not sure whether to put it all into the translation? Also what does it mean?

  SWQ, NEQ, NWQ, Sec. 36, T4N, R7W

  Posted April 25, 2013 10:28 PM

• by ghewson

  I put those in, yes. Apparently it's some kind of geographical reference, but I haven't seen a proper explanation anywhere.

  Posted April 26, 2013 9:11 AM

• by xairbusdriver

  They are probably the PLSS plotting coordinates. Probably much better than saying "0.4 miles S of Sometown." That 'town' may well have grown southward since the specimen was collected! And is the distance from the center of town, the town line, etc. Of course, the location may also be paved over by now, also. 😭 I've been putting all that in the 'Location' field. 😉

  Posted April 27, 2013 10:27 PM

• by ghewson in response to xairbusdriver's comment.

  That looks like it. Thanks!

  Posted April 28, 2013 9:08 AM