The Phytophactor

A plant pundit comments on plants, the foibles and fun of academic life, and other things of interest.

Showing posts with label Greek roots of scientific names. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Greek roots of scientific names. Show all posts

Yams are not sweet potatoes and vice versa!

There in the 1st chapter of this book on plants is the phrase, “consider sweet potatoes in the genus Dioscorea ” (Food of the Gods by T. Mc...

Know your genera - Lesson 4: Chrysanthemum

More good news! You know yet another scientific name of a plant: Chrysanthemum . But, it isn't the plant you think it is. Those darned t...

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