tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189043384158652063.post8387087774839616711..comments2024-03-26T12:12:09.501-04:00Comments on Florida Native Plant Society Blog: Mistaken Identity: Will the Real Tropical Sage Please Step ForwardFlorida Native Plant Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00395935687729160107noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189043384158652063.post-66963698263995884142016-05-09T17:08:45.843-04:002016-05-09T17:08:45.843-04:00This made me laugh several times, and as well as t...This made me laugh several times, and as well as this; I agree. Plants are given Botanical names for classification, and nothing else. So if your looking for a specific plant, use the correct term.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189043384158652063.post-36184162046937752682012-11-01T20:29:59.184-04:002012-11-01T20:29:59.184-04:00Based on your comments, I imagine that you'd c...Based on your comments, I imagine that you'd concur... botanical names are definitely the way to go. Thanks for reading this post. I hope you enjoyed it!Florida Native Plant Societyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00395935687729160107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189043384158652063.post-76286979243694905892012-11-01T20:23:06.295-04:002012-11-01T20:23:06.295-04:00Speaking of common names, hereabouts, "scrub ...Speaking of common names, hereabouts, "scrub rosemary" means Ceratiola ericoides (a plant in the rhododendron family also known as "Florida rosemary"). I kept wondering why you thought it was in the same family as rosemary (the mint family, Lamiaceae) when I suddenly realized that you meant Conradina species, which hereabouts are referred to as conradina (the genus name is used as the common name).<br /><br />Note that the code governing plant names is the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.Rufino Osoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144414241348122839noreply@blogger.com