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Aug 25, 2016 2:02 PM CST
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Name: Kent Pfeiffer
Southeast Nebraska (Zone 5b)
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zuzu said:I personally prefer to use neither. My own choice would be to delete the entire entry and move the photos to the generic entry. They could be identified as Aloe x spinosissima in the photo captions.


Great idea! The International Code of Nomenclature was developed long ago to (in part) address precisely these kinds of issues and the rules aren't that difficult to comprehend. For those that don't want to follow them, this seems like the best solution.

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