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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