Why are botanical names changing?
Looking for a plant? Can't seem to find it listed? That plant probably has a new name. And why? Using modern techniques, botanists and taxonomists have the ability to more closely examine plants for reclassification. The hoped-for end result is stability of names.
Here are some changes to keep an eye out for:
| OLD BOTANIC NAME | CORRECT BOTANIC NAME | |
| Actinomeris alternifolia | Verbesina alternifolia | |
| Aster azureus | Symphyotrichum oolentangiense | |
| Aster divaricatus | Eurybia divaricata | |
| Aster ericoides | Symphyotrichum ericoides | |
| Aster laevis | Symphyotrichum laeve | |
| Aster lateriflorus | Symphyotrichum lateriflorum | |
| Aster linarifolius | Ionactis linariifolius | |
| Aster macrophyllus | Eurybia macrophylla | |
| Aster novae-angliae | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | |
| Aster oblongifolius | Symphyotrichum oblongifolium | |
| Aster ptarmicoides | Oligoneuron album | |
| Aster puniceus | Symphyotrichum puniceum | |
| Aster sericeus | Symphyotrichum sericeum | |
| Aster shortii | Symphyotrichum shortii | |
| Aster umbellatus | Doellingeria umbellata | |
| Baptisia leucantha | Baptisia alba | |
| Baptisia leucophaea | Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea | |
| Bolboschoenus fluviatilis | Scirpus fluviatilis | |
| Cacalia atriplicifolia | Arnoglossum atriplicifolium |
| OLD BOTANIC NAME | CORRECT BOTANIC NAME | ||||
| Campanula americana | Campanulastrum americanum | ||||
| Cacalia atriplicifolia | Arnoglossum atriplicifolium | ||||
| Cacalia suaveolens | Hasteola suaveolens | ||||
| Campanula americana | Campanulastrum americanum | ||||
| Dicentra spectabalis spp. | Lamprocapnos spectabalis spp. | ||||
| Eupatorium maculatum | Eupatoriadelphus maculatus | ||||
| Eupatorium purpureum | Eutrochium purpureum | ||||
| Eupatorium rugose | Ageratina altissima | ||||
| Eupatorium rugosum | Ageratina altissima | ||||
| Gillenia trifoliata | Porteranthus trifoliatus | ||||
| Smilacina caremose | Maianthemum racemosa | ||||
| Scirpus acutus | Schoenoplectus acutus | ||||
| Scirpus fluviatilis | Schoenoplectus fluviatilis | ||||
| Scirpus pungens | Schoenoplectus pungens | ||||
| Scirpus validus | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | ||||
| Solidago graminifolia | Euthamia graminifolia | ||||
| Solidago ohioensis | Oligoneuron ohioense | ||||
| Solidago riddelli | Oligoneuron riddelli |
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