Thank you so much Marge
Thank you so much Marge - for all the plant resource information.
Cheers = Cajun Joe
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From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@CLARK.NET>
To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 5:05 AM
Subject: [SG] botanical - common names
> I can empathize with those who haven't gotten the hang of botanical
> names...takes a while and a bit of effort...but it's worth it in the
> long run.
>
> Problem with common names, as has been pointed out, is that they
> differ so widely. Not only in the US, but in other countries (even
> the UK who have English as the language) they are often completely
> different. Some plants don't even have a common name in any
> language...
>
> Here are a few places on the web with lists of botanical and common
> names for you guys to bookmark for when a common name doesn't get
> added to a post.
>
> botanical name index - trees
> http://www.bonsai-bci.com/species/botanical_index.html
>
> Native Plants - Shrubs, Ferns, Vines, and Trees on Reflection Riding
> site
> http://virtual.chattanooga.net/rriding/homepages/shrubtre.htm
>
> B&T World Seeds has a list of 25,000 common names in many languages
> with their corresponding botanical name. It's by common name, so
> finding the bot. name is a bit of a chore if you don't have the
> common name, but it's huge list!
> http://b-and-t-world-seeds.com/com.htm
>
> Plants For A Future has a lovely list for the plants in their
> database, arranged by family and genus, which will help you learn the
> which genus name belongs to who...plus you can do a search on a plant
> by bot. or common name for more information.
>
> http://metalab.unc.edu/pfaf/D_common.html
>
> Here's another large list of trees and shrubs by bot. name with
> several common names where they exist.
>
> http://www.ties.k12.mn.us/~raygor/BonsaiPC.txt
>
> Here's a list that starts out with family names and their common
> equivalent and then lists quite a few plants - these are
> 'wildflowers'
>
> http://www.delanet.com/~dgsmith/wildflowers/scientific.html
>
> And, finally:
>
> Where Do Plants Get Their Names From?
> A Brief Anaylaia of the Origins of Common Plant Names
> By Robyn Agnes Mulia
>
> http://www.algonet.se/~davies/Robyn.htm
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@clark.net
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