Plant life is also being given a hard time, as the would-be mountain explorers walk off the designated paths and wreak havoc in the wilderness, destroying many priceless specimens.

specimens 是 specimen 的复数形式，specimen 来自拉丁语，意思是"样本、标本"，特别指用于科学研究或展示的典型样品。在植物学中，specimen 指采集保存用于研究的植物样本。