Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4 Volume 12 Number 6 1971 Article 15 1-1-1971 Correct common names of herbage plants B J. Quinlivan Follow this and additional works at: https://researchlibrary.agric.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4 Part of the Agronomy and Crop Sciences Commons, and the Plant Breeding and Genetics Commons Recommended Citation Quinlivan, B J. (1971) "Correct common names of herbage plants," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 12 : No. 6 , Article 15. Available at: https://researchlibrary.agric.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol12/iss6/15 This article is brought to you for free and open access by Research Library. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4 by an authorized administrator of Research Library. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. CORRECT COMMON NAMES OF HERBAGE PLANTS By B, J. QUINL1VAN, Adviser, Biological Services Division NEARLY all plants have both a scientific name and a common name. Some, unfortunately, have two, three, four or more common names, and this causes a great deal of confusion, particularly in the buying and selling of pasture seeds. The general use of one common name for The Western Australian committee consid each species is desirable. It is also important ered that locally used species should not have that this standard common name describe some geographic or regional names. If at all pos particular species character as far as possible. sible they were to be given names describing Frequently in the past the name first given to some plant character.