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Modern Plant Nomenclature: A Resource Guide

Articles: Modern Plant Nomenclature: A Resource Guide

For more information on plant nomenclature (the naming and classification of plants) and the recent changes in the names of familiar plants to match the DNA research that is ongoing, consider the following resources:

For California native and naturalized plant names: https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/interchange.html

For searching plant names and synonyms:
https://www.tropicos.org/
https://www.theplantlist.org

Online version of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature: https://ibot.sav.sk/icbn/main.htm

Essay by Dr John David, RHS chief scientist: https://apps.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantfinder/documents/Essay.pdf

RHS Plant Finder online (free):
https://apps.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantfinder/
A list of plants available in British nurseries, but with up-to-date nomenclature

Plantsman Graham Rice’s blog: https://transatlanticplantsman.typepad.com/transatlantic_plantsman/2010/05/getting-plant-names-right-and-up-to-date.html

A humorous YouTube video on the woes of changing plant names: https://www.greensparrowgardens.com/2011/02/friday-music-video-somebody-changed.html

 

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