tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577407817580433311.post1581046634058741391..comments2024-03-12T00:40:48.975-07:00Comments on A Wandering Botanist: Botany Rules 1: Writing Plant Common Names and English NamesA Wandering Botanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06862965150731361253noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577407817580433311.post-83340524037920054012024-01-29T05:57:22.847-08:002024-01-29T05:57:22.847-08:00Beautiful photos, and enjoy really your writing. L...Beautiful photos, and enjoy really your writing. Lovely to learn a bit more about the <a href="https://flowersnames.org/" rel="nofollow">Flowers </a> with pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577407817580433311.post-56660188203744340452023-12-16T01:46:05.444-08:002023-12-16T01:46:05.444-08:00Thank you so much! I came across your post in my w...Thank you so much! I came across your post in my work as a translator. I was suddenly a bit insecure about the capitalisation of trees and plants since I and am currently translating a book on Gauguin who was very adamant about botany. So this has been very clarifying. You mention i.e. the Terminalia catappa that Gauguin painted in his oil painting Te raaù rahi (The Big Tree), 1891: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_Gauguin_-_Te_raau_rahi_(The_Big_Tree)_-_1949.513_-_Art_Institute_of_Chicago.jpg <br /> Franceshttps://franceslivings.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577407817580433311.post-21722614643035146292021-11-22T11:06:11.576-08:002021-11-22T11:06:11.576-08:00Thank you so much for your clear explanation and f...Thank you so much for your clear explanation and for Lovely photos Thanks for posting I'm available here For <a href="https://plantsandplanters.net/" rel="nofollow">planting guides</a> feel free to ask me plants related questionsBalluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02949684895590186086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577407817580433311.post-38912039408801957262020-10-26T11:52:00.716-07:002020-10-26T11:52:00.716-07:00Species are grouped into genera. Genera is the (La...Species are grouped into genera. Genera is the (Latin-style) plural of the word genus. The adjective version of this word is generic. So the generic name (in a botany context) is the genus. Did that give you what you want to know?A Wandering Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06862965150731361253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577407817580433311.post-6184928679571894602020-10-26T11:28:45.540-07:002020-10-26T11:28:45.540-07:00The generic name of a plant isThe generic name of a plant isAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08771715605031936492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577407817580433311.post-34536189011806320352020-08-25T04:27:18.667-07:002020-08-25T04:27:18.667-07:00Thank you so much for clarifying this topic. I fou...Thank you so much for clarifying this topic. I found it very helpful. Charles Pallaghy PhDCharles Pallaghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08853195776479895658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577407817580433311.post-59644074296103803352020-04-08T19:15:54.165-07:002020-04-08T19:15:54.165-07:00No capital on common names of plant families. Thos...No capital on common names of plant families. Those are for reference and totally unofficial. I can call the Rosaceae the rose family, the plum family, the apricot family or the strawberry family. The idea is chose a plant the people you are speaking/writing to know, so they get a mental image of a plant in that family. A Wandering Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06862965150731361253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577407817580433311.post-66195930558858961602020-04-06T11:42:44.887-07:002020-04-06T11:42:44.887-07:00I meant common names of plant families. Is it Rose...I meant common names of plant families. Is it Rose family or rose family?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07579110968337201980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577407817580433311.post-62837017126513929532020-04-06T11:39:35.034-07:002020-04-06T11:39:35.034-07:00Whoops. Cancel that comment. I was thinking italic...Whoops. Cancel that comment. I was thinking italicized when I read capitalized. Of course, you're right about that. How about plant family names? Are those capitalized?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07579110968337201980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577407817580433311.post-23632785541697688682020-04-06T11:37:50.211-07:002020-04-06T11:37:50.211-07:00Hi. Nice summary. Did you mean to say "Genus ...Hi. Nice summary. Did you mean to say "Genus is always capitalized, species never is?" That seems to go against everything I know about plant names and you appear to be violating that rule throughout. You said you'd say more about it another time. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07579110968337201980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577407817580433311.post-71070243901638876852019-05-13T18:16:56.468-07:002019-05-13T18:16:56.468-07:00This is just what I needed. It really cleared thin...This is just what I needed. It really cleared things up. So many names to be italicized in my document through. Oh dear!The Desert Echohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11891255939722192166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577407817580433311.post-36178471034205272002018-04-14T18:46:41.821-07:002018-04-14T18:46:41.821-07:00Thanks for the spelling guide, Kathleen! Especiall...Thanks for the spelling guide, Kathleen! Especially liked the update on the evolution of Latin plural plant names. As a new blogger, I realized I needed some help, and your post answered my questions!Say Yes to Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917005721858505436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577407817580433311.post-13925883844838562362016-07-09T09:03:59.854-07:002016-07-09T09:03:59.854-07:00Thanks Kathleen so much for caring about us, poor ...Thanks Kathleen so much for caring about us, poor non-English native amateur botanists! This post have been super useful and fun! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577407817580433311.post-23064179707552781192016-05-19T13:08:30.864-07:002016-05-19T13:08:30.864-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820889228720568793noreply@blogger.com