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Sacha wrote:
On 24/2/07 21:55, in article , "BoyPete" wrote: snip The problem is Common names common to where? In UK they change from county to county or even parish to parish so it's not helpful. If the Latin names are used, they're recognised all over the world. That's why they're used - for plantspeople and gardeners, it's the universal language. I think it might be helpful to you to look at the Latin names and then check out the common names which will be entirely different in every corner of the planet. To take one wild plant alone, I've seen it named here as 'goose grass', 'sticky willie' and 'cleavers', depending on the region the poster comes from. Latin names are unequivocal if you're talking to someone in Berkshire or Bareclona. Yes, I understand that now. Still, it's very off-putting to the likes of me to see all that Latin in a post, and I tend to skip them.....possibly missing some useful info. -- ßôyþëtë |
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