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Selecting Trees and Shrubs for the Home Landscape
Larry A. Sagers
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Abstract
Plant Common Names A plant may have many different common names such as Nymphaea alba (a white water lily) which has 15 English, 44 French, 105 German and 81 Dutch common names. Several plants may have the same common name such as Dusty Miller among which are Artemesia stellerna, Centaurea cineraria, Chrysanthemum ptramiciflorum, Lychnis coronaria, and Senecio cineraria. The scientific name uniquely identifies a plant.
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