http://www.karensgardentips.com Practical tips to help you get the most out of your garden. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:19:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-basics/nomenclature/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name-species/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-basics/nomenclature/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name-species/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:00:06 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=3707 Read 'Botanical Latin: Species Names' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Read 'Botanical Latin: Species Names' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com. All plants have Latin names consisting of a genus name and a species name. The species name is the second of the two names, is usually not capitalized and describes some characteristic of the plant. For example, the Latin name for ordinary bugleweed is Ajuga reptans; the species [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-basics/nomenclature/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name-species/feed/ 3