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Re: Cacalia plantaginea YES PLEASE !


> As I  think of it in the context that you infer, it {"in tack") makes some 
> sense in the way
> plant taxonomy flows from one name for a group of plants to another.
INDEED IT DOES!!! 
> My reference for the species number of Cacalia is "New Britton and Brown
> illustrated flora" by Gleason. It's out of print and dated. being copy righted
> in 1952.
> It's time for me to move on to more current work, just have not had the time.
> But I see from your post that not every one is agreed with all proposed taxon
> changes.  I find that leads to more confusion than changing the names in the
> first place. Where is that international naming committee when you need them!!
THE IRONY IS THAT NEARLY ALL OF THESE FRUSTRATIONS ARE 
INDEED OVERSEEN BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON 
BOTANICAL NOMENCLATURE, EVEN ENCOURAGED BY IT. SEEN IN 
THE CONTEXT OF THE WHOLE BODY OF PLANT SYSTEMATICS, 
MOST OF THE CHANGES MAKE SENSE, BUT FOR THOSE OF US 
WHO DEAL MAINLY WITH LOCAL FLORAS, THEY CAN SEEM VERY 
ARBITRARY AND IRRITATING.
James C. Trager
Shaw Arboretum
P.O. Box 38
Gray Summit MO 63039
PH# 314-451-3512
FAX 314-451-5583
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