Forensic Botany Uses
In this country, the use of forensic botany is fairly frequent
What is Brazil?
There are several thousand species of wild plants, both native and non-native in this species-poor country
What is the United Kingdom?
The study of pollen and palynomorphs
What is Palynology?
Plants are not normally employed to identify this aspect of a murder investigation
What is the estimation of PMI?
Botanical trace evidence refers to these items
What is pollen, spores, seeds, leaf, or wood fragments?
Surveys should reference
What is a standard regional or national flora and an authoritative taxonomic source?
Unicellular or colonial aquatic algal organisms that, unusually, have cell casings made of silica
What is diatoms?
Moss growth on skeletonized remains and associated tree roots have been used to establish
What are timeframes?
Forensic botany is usually applied to these types of cases
What are cases of homicide, physical and sexual violence?
A survey may prove valuable when
What is analyzing trace evidence retrieved from the victim, suspect, or an associated crime scene such as
the home of a suspect or a vehicle?
Real-time polymerase chain reaction has been employed to identify these recreational drug plants
What is kratom (Mitragyna spe-
ciosa) and marijuana (Cannabis sativa)?
The microbial community within the body of the deceased
What is the thanatomicrobiome?
Forensic botany is integrated with these disciplines
What are forensic ecology and environmental forensic science disciplines?
Common name for Helianthemum nummularium
What is common rockrose?
Traditional field biology skills
What is plant anatomy, morphology and ecology?
The discovery of clandestine graves is initially driven by these types of evidence
What are witness statements,
trace evidence, mobile phone records, and video surveillance?
In the non-criminal environment, botanical knowledge may be applied to these
What are the investigation of accidental death or suicide and civil court proceedings?
Types of data that can be of particular importance
when undertaking missing person searches
What is base maps, witness statements, and cell-site analysis?
Enabled the identification of country of origin of big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) to be identified
What is DNA profiling?
A nitrophilic plant often found near graves in the UK
What is common nettle?