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Sep 2, 2012 8:49 PM CST
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Name: Duane
Redmond OR (Zone 5a)
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How or Who do you tell if you suspect an incorrect spelling of a plant?
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Sep 2, 2012 9:02 PM CST
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Name: Zuzu
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You can tell me. Smiling

The best thing is to post a thread in the Plant Database Forum:

http://garden.org/forums/view/...

Or in the Site Talk Forum, which is where you are right now. What's the plant?
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Sep 3, 2012 8:08 AM CST
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Name: Duane
Redmond OR (Zone 5a)
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Meadow Rue (Thalictrum aquilegiifolium) is in the plant database. I believe there is just one "i" between the "g" and the "f"?
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Sep 3, 2012 8:15 AM CST
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Name: Dave Whitinger
Southlake, Texas (Zone 8a)
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You're right and I'll update those.

In the future, you and everyone else has access to edit these directly. Just load the plant up and click on "Edit plant name" and make your edits. The proposal will then be reviewed and approved by an admin or moderator. Easy peasy. Smiling

Thanks for this report, Duane.
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Sep 3, 2012 12:11 PM CST
Plants Admin
Name: Zuzu
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No, that's wrong. The species name is aquilegiifolium, with 4 "i's." I've already had to delete T. aquilegifolium twice, but someone keeps adding it back.

http://www.theplantlist.org/tp...
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Sep 3, 2012 12:25 PM CST
Plants Admin
Name: Zuzu
Northern California (Zone 9a)
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And here's the ITIS page, showing that T. aquilegiifolium is the accepted name and T. aquilegifolium is an "orthographic variant," which is a polite term for misspelling.

http://www.itis.gov/servlet/Si...
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Sep 3, 2012 12:37 PM CST
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Name: Evan
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Sep 3, 2012 12:42 PM CST
Plants Admin Emeritus
Name: Evan
Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA (Zone 6a)
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Would Botanical Name: T. aquilegifolium status unknown be an acceptable proposal?
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Sep 3, 2012 12:54 PM CST
Plants Admin
Name: Zuzu
Northern California (Zone 9a)
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I don't think so, because its status is known. It's a misspelling. We really need that "Also sold as" line. Most of the vendors call it by the wrong name.
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Sep 3, 2012 2:10 PM CST
Name: Marilyn
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I agree :iagree:" Also sold as" to cover vendor errors nodding
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Sep 3, 2012 9:41 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Duane
Redmond OR (Zone 5a)
Life began in a garden.
I helped beta test the first seed swap Winter Sowing Plant and/or Seed Trader Seed Starter Salvias Hummingbirder
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wow, didn't know.
Duane
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Sep 3, 2012 11:11 PM CST
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
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zuzu said:I don't think so, because its status is known. It's a misspelling. We really need that "Also sold as" line. Most of the vendors call it by the wrong name.

I agree
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Sep 4, 2012 8:26 PM CST
Name: Sherri Losee
Bloomington, IN (Zone 6a)
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I cannot BELIEVE what I learn on this site! I would never in a million years have guessed two ii's between the g and f! It took me years to figure out how to pronounce the crazy "ii" at the end of some species names that include a proper name, as in Picea wilsonii. Heaven help us - the taxonomists have gone mad! Or is that madii? Grumbling
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and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden. ~ Joni Mitchell ~
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Sep 4, 2012 9:30 PM CST
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
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madii Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing
Love that Sherri.
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Sep 5, 2012 8:15 AM CST
Name: woofie
NE WA (Zone 5a)
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I agree madii Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing
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Sep 5, 2012 12:42 PM CST
Name: Sherri Losee
Bloomington, IN (Zone 6a)
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Let's run it by the ITIS folks! Hilarious! Hee-hee!!
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and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden. ~ Joni Mitchell ~
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Sep 6, 2012 9:57 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Duane
Redmond OR (Zone 5a)
Life began in a garden.
I helped beta test the first seed swap Winter Sowing Plant and/or Seed Trader Seed Starter Salvias Hummingbirder
Hostas Cottage Gardener Annuals Echinacea Container Gardener Dahlias
maybe you should change your names to ---- "sherrii" and "woofii"
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Sep 6, 2012 11:26 AM CST
Garden.org Admin
Name: Dave Whitinger
Southlake, Texas (Zone 8a)
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Duanii Hilarious!
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Sep 6, 2012 12:43 PM CST
Name: Sherri Losee
Bloomington, IN (Zone 6a)
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YES! I'm off to the Sec of State to change my license right now! Hurray! Rolling on the floor laughing
We are stardust, we are golden;
and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden. ~ Joni Mitchell ~
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Sep 7, 2012 11:07 AM CST
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
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