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FW: changing scientific nomenclature

Title: FW:  changing scientific nomenclature
This is from a recent thread on another list I belong to.  It looked like an outstanding reference on plant nomenclature for Garden Writers as well.
-Lon Rombough

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From: "tanis cuff" <tanistanis@hotmail.com>

Here are those websites.  Depending on how much time you have to prepare
your talk, and how much time you have to talk, there should be plenty of
info in these, but some you may have to dig around in.  It might be helpful
to watch for the   [no idea why the computer wants a big space here/
wouldn't let me type 'words' on that line]words 'taxonomy', 'nomenclature',
'synonyms', and always 'Links' & 'Site Maps' !

http://www.itis.usda.gov/     The Integrated Taxonomic Info System, from the
                 USDA partnering with some Canada & Mexico agencies.

//plants.usda.gov      An NRCS site; I found the Links possibly the
                          most helpful.

old address http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/herbarium
new address http://www.botany.wisc.edu/wisflora
      The UW-Madison Herbarium website, might be only WI collections,
         but should include recent name changes for those.

http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/aboutgrin.html      The USDA's Agricultural
         Research Service site.  Seems to not be very useful, but it
         should include somewhere a publication called "The Uniform
         Classification of Weed & Crop Seeds."  This is a huge
         reference text used by the seed testing industry to stay on
         top of what's a weed vs crop vs range species, and what the
         current Latin names are.  If you find it, think twice before
         opening or downloading.  (In your digging you might also find
         a state-by-state listing of Noxious weeds; should be user-
         friendly if you only want one state's list at a time.)


If you are into seeds, check out   www.seedtechnology.net & its Links.

And let me know if you have any trouble with any of these !

tc


>At 17:55 9/5/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>
>>Ee Gad, YES the botanical scientific names are changing !  I tested seeds
>>for a few years, and I had to upgrade the lab's seed herbarium because
>>there were so many recent changes in crops, weeds, and range/reclamation
>>species.
>>
>>If anyone is interested, I could post some websites.
>>
>>Tanis Cuff
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