Re: Plant Name Changes
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Plant Name Changes
- From: D* G* <f*@simplegiftsfarm.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 19:24:36 -0400
At 04:32 PM 7/17/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Taxonomists frequently change botanical plant names (ex. Chrysanthemum
>to Dendranthenum) as they continue to work on classifying plants. Does
>anyone have a good source for the new plant names? Are the updated names
>published anywhere? Thanks.
>
Just a last note before I head off on holidays... the taxonomists have
restored Chrysanthemum. :-)
I use RHS PlantFinder to keep up to names - every year or two I purchase the
book (now available on CD rom) to try to figure stuff out. Takes a full time
effort at botany to stay abreast otherwise.
Doug.
Doug Green
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