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Proper Names of Plants (post #17546)

bullitrungal on Mon, 07/19/2010 - 13:21
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Please don't use the names "Bowman's Root" and "Culver's Root" to mean the same plant. They are two very different plants! I discovered that in a search for Bowman's Root.
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Proper Names of Plants (post #17546, reply #1 of 1)

by Noel-in-England in reply to bullitrungal [original] on Thu, 07/29/2010 - 07:08

I guess that's just why Latin names should ALWAYS be used - along with any ordinary or local or slang names in -  if you want , as well.