Re: help with P. Auracana
- Subject: Re: help with P. Auracana
- From: maria guzman m*@3RIVERS.NET
- Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 20:54:06 -0600
Alex:
If you go to this page you will find, 3rd letter down from top, a photo of
er, an araucana
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/farmlife/msg0521305015898.html
Maria
>Alex,
>
>I don't have an answer for you, but there has to be something wrong with
>that name. "Auracana" refers to a region in Southern Chile, Araucania, and
>has been applied to plants from their region, like Araucaria araucana. If
>your "P." refers to Pelargonium, I cannot find any record of a species of
>Pelargonium with that name, and it is unlikely that any such exists. There
>is no rule that says that a plant's specific epithet has to be appropriate,
>but most are, and Pelargoniums are all native to the Old World--mostly
>southern Africa. Are you sure you read the label right? Was it
>handwritten?
>
>Could it possibly be P. arenicola?
>
>John MacGregor
>South Pasadena, CA 91030
>USDA zone 9 Sunset zones 21/23
