Re: USAGE: (Mis)Naming a Language

Here's a case of two plants where one has a common name, and the
other, which is totally different has its genus name the same as the
first's common name:

Lotus


The plants known as "Lotus" commonly are two types of water lily in
two different genuses: Nymphaea caerulea (The Egyptian Blue Lotus),
and Nelumbo nucifera (The Sacred Lotus). However, the plant genus
called Lotus is in the pea family, and Lotus scoparius is a California
native species called "Deer Weed". L. scoparius is a pioneer species
and sets the stage for rehabilitation of disturbed chaparral areas.

When botanists talk of "lotus" it often confuses your average person
when they point to the dry, hot ground and mean Lotus scoparius rather
than Nelumbo nucifera.

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