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Jun 4, 2016 11:55 AM CST
Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)
Region: Texas Region: Gulf Coast Charter ATP Member I helped beta test the first seed swap I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
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It is very accurate because both these plants are listed under there correct botanical name. Although they do not look exactly alike they are very similar. The common name is undoubtedly derived from the "dusty" appearance of the leaves which the both have, hence the same common name. Not to mention they have similar (but not identical leaf shapes). Any accurate plant database is going to be base on the binomial (scientific name) not common names and this database is base on the binomial names. We try to include all the common names for information purposed and to aid in searching.
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