Rating RDR2's Botanical Accuracy

Because everything else about this game has been picked over with a fine-tooth comb.

In all seriousness, this game's botany is endlessly fascinating to me and I notice how much work the developers put into the plant life to make this virtual world better. I see you, plant guys at Rockstar! I see you!

Rating System

Because it has to be long-winded and complicated as to be more fun, I'm rating each plant (not including the rdo exclusive ones OR the orchids) out of ten for accuracy on:

• Growth habit (does it look ok at a glance?)
• Fine details and diagnostic features (bracts, leaf shape, flower definition)
• Proper biome distribution (is it found in an equivalent habitat to its real-life counterpart?)
• Proper historical placement (was it introduced by human migration? When? Where?)

Has this taken me a long time? Absolutely. But I've been thinking about tackling this project since the game came out, and its release and the ease of interaction with its plant life is what really kicked me into my botany special interest. I figured I'd pay it back by nitpicking everything I possibly can about a field I'm pretty confident in.