Common names - need there be standards?

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    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    I take the blame for this. In my posting of plants mentioned by Douglas Justice in his December 2020 in the UBCBG garden blog, I wrote:
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    I am moving further discussion re: common names from that thread to this new thread in an appropriate forum.
     
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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    So why contradict yourself by saying it is, when you know it isn't?
     
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    pierrot Active Member 10 Years

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    you could use the common name in New Zealand = Mountain Rimu
     
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