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8(C). Option C, Field Botany
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Fieldwork and identification. Six requirements, and the only option on this badge that never asks you to grow anything.
What this is made of
- 8(C)(1). Visit a natural area, and observe three things there
- 8(C)(2). A study site of at least 100 by 100 feet
- 8(C)(3). How an identification key works, and key out ten plants
- 8(C)(4). Collect, press, mount and label ten plants
- 8(C)(5). Your state's rare plants, and what protects them
- 8(C)(6). Then ALL of ONE study method below
Where this step comes from
- Plant Science Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 8(C)