Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

picking vs collecting

English answer:

perhaps a question of evidence?

Added to glossary by B D Finch
Mar 25, 2010 10:06
14 yrs ago
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English term

picking vs collecting

English Law/Patents Botany
In particular deliberate picking, collecting, uprooting or destruction and keeping, transport and sale must be prohibited.

What is the difference between 'picking' and 'collecting' in this context?

Thank you!
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Mar 28, 2010 14:21: B D Finch Created KOG entry

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perhaps a question of evidence?

It could be difficult to prove that somebody had picked a fruit or a flower, as they might argue that it was already lying, unattached, on the ground. If it is prohibited to collect such material, then that would not be a defence. Also, it would cover activities such as beating trees for nuts/olives etc. where fruit is collected as it falls onto a sheet on the ground. Plus, it would cover somebody receiving material that somebody else had picked.
Note from asker:
Thank you! You've made a good point there.
Peer comment(s):

agree Stephanie Ezrol : those types of prohibitions are seen in US national parks
36 mins
Thanks Stephanie
agree Maria Fokin : yes, collecting something already on the ground versus picking something that is still growing is defnitely another possible intepretation - it is a matter of context
49 mins
Thanks Maria
agree warren : Compared to the text this seems to fit.
6 hrs
Thanks warren
agree Alexandra Taggart : "Picking" works for both: breaking a stem AND gethering. So, the offender wouldn't get away with it in either case.
8 hrs
Thanks Alexandra. However, "picking", in the context of plants, does mean physically separating the part being picked from the plant, not gathering from the ground.
agree Christine Andersen
21 hrs
Thanks Christine
agree Anna Herbst
1 day 17 hrs
Thanks Anna
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you, ladies! B D Finch's explanation seems more convincing to me."
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14 mins

the indended usage

for example:

picking flowers to put in a vase and then thrown out

collecting flowers/plants to be dried and stored or displayed

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Note added at 14 mins (2010-03-25 10:20:37 GMT)
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typo: intended
Note from asker:
Thank you, Maria!
Peer comment(s):

agree David Knowles
3 mins
thank you
agree George C.
7 mins
thank you
agree juvera
21 mins
thank you
agree Rolf Keiser
1 hr
thank you
agree Suzan Hamer : That makes sense.
10 hrs
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