Common Names--Pick Your Favorite

Common names are so inconsistent! It seems like every plant I look up has two or three common names.   

Do you call this Louisiana sagewort or white sage or...  (Artemisia ludoviciana)

Common names are what we "normally" call a plant, for example when we are speaking with friends. So they are names that are familiar to speaker and listener. Since most of us spend most of our time speaking with people who live within a few miles of us, common names easily became local names, varying across the map.

A Bit About Tomato, the Vegetable

Tomatodirt.com asks: What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom?

>Knowledge is knowing that tomatoes are fruits. Wisdom is not serving them in a fruit salad.