Timeline for Why are plants referred to by their Latin species names, and not by their popular names?
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| Jul 16, 2015 at 6:25 | comment | added | Mazura | @canadianer US law requires cosmetic labels adhere to given lists of ingredient names. | |
| Jul 16, 2015 at 1:17 | history | edited | AliceD♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 16, 2015 at 0:26 | comment | added | AliceD♦ | @BillK - good point - I added a few sentences on lavender that illustrate why relying on trivial names is not always reliable | |
| Jul 16, 2015 at 0:26 | history | edited | AliceD♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 15, 2015 at 16:32 | comment | added | canadianer | @Ajasja There's a big difference between what should be done and what is done. | |
| Jul 15, 2015 at 16:20 | comment | added | Bill K | Why assume it will be called chamomile and not Roman chamomile, German chamomile and Dyer's Chamomile? Your first paragraph seems to counter itself by providing unique common names that could be used then saying you must use only the base term for some reason. I actually think it is--as you later suggest--scientific convention over user interface, scientists don't typically consider usability very important. | |
| Jul 15, 2015 at 15:08 | comment | added | Ajasja | @canadianer I strongly disagree. It's note safe to assume anything; the labels should be clear and unambiguous. | |
| Jul 15, 2015 at 12:43 | history | edited | AliceD♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 15, 2015 at 10:24 | history | edited | AliceD♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 15, 2015 at 7:27 | comment | added | canadianer | If chamomile is sold as an herbal supplement I think it's safe to assume they're not packaging the variety meant for dyeing. It really seems like a marketing ploy to me. | |
| Jul 15, 2015 at 5:36 | history | edited | AliceD♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 15, 2015 at 1:21 | history | edited | AliceD♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 15, 2015 at 0:59 | vote | accept | Eliseo D'Annunzio | ||
| Jul 15, 2015 at 0:32 | history | edited | AliceD♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 15, 2015 at 0:27 | history | answered | AliceD♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |