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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. This decision involved a newly introduced species has described the a common name change for the widely estab origin of the seed, such as "New Zealand" lished and well known "W.A. blue" lupin, lupins, or "French" serradella. These geo which became "Sandplain" lupin, but it was graphic names are adequate only while the felt that it would be to the advantage of all species is grown and the seed sold within the in the long term. Crop varieties of this species State. are in the process of development, and it is When seed is exported to other States possible that seed could be exported in quant or overseas, geographic species names have ity in the not too distant future. The name caused confusion, and they could cause even "W.A. blue" would not mean much to a poten greater difficulties in the future. For instance, tial buyer outside the State or overseas. lupin seed growers in Western Australia hope With well established cultivars or varieties, to develop an overseas export trade to Europe the local committee decided to continue the and Japan, with a species which has been existing regional or district names, such as known as "New Zealand" lupin. The poten "Geraldton" subterranean clover and "Cyprus" tial misunderstandings and problems are barrel medic. With new cultivars the selection obvious when seed merchants or brokers try of a suitable name was left to the breeder. to sell Western Australian grown "New Zeal The more recently released cultivars have come and" lupins to European or Japanese buyers mainly from the breeding and selection under who know the species mainly as "narrow taken by Dr. J. S. Gladstones at the University leafed" lupin. of Western Australia. He has used the prefix "Uni" for his new varieties, for example The Herbage Plant Register "Uniserra" yellow serradella, and "Uniharvest" In 1964 the Australian Agricultural Council narrow leafed lupin. recommended the establishment of committees Table 1 gives the common names being used in each State, to organize the development and for the herbage plant species grown in Western release of new pasture species and varieties or Australia. It also gives the correct registered cultivars. Pasture research workers, seed common name and the scientific name. Table merchants and producers are represented on 2 gives the registered cultivars for each of the these committees or on their sub-committees. species. The lists are being published to en courage the use of these registered common One of the early problems encountered by names by farmers, seed merchants and others. the committees was the confusion in common In using the names, the accepted procedure is names of herbage plant species. They handled to name the cultivar first (Table 2), followed the problem by establishing a Herbage Plant by the species (Table 1)— Register in Canberra. Accurate descriptions of all existing species and cultivars were ob Wimmera annual ryegrass. tained and each was given a standard common Tornafield disc medic. name. Uniwhite narrow leafed lupin. 180 Journal of Agriculture, Vol 12 No 7, 1971 Table 1—Correct registered common names of herbage plant species. Correct registered Common Name in Use common name Scientific name Birdwood grass Birdwood grass Cenchrus setigerus Buffel grass Buffel grass Cenchrus ciliaris Canary grass Phalaris Phalaris tuberosa Clover, bladder Bladder clover Trifoliurn spumosum cherleri Cupped clover Trifolium cherleri cupped Cupped clover Trifoliurn cherleri dutch White clover Trifolium repens Gingin Drooping flowered clover Trifolium cernuum Manjimup Narrow leafed trefoil Lotus angustissimus rose Rose clover Trifolium hirtum snail Medicago scutellata Snail medic Trifolium fragiferum strawberry Strawberry clover Trifolium subterraneum sub. Subterranean clover Trifolium subterraneum subterranean Subterranean clover Trifolium repens white White clover Dactylis glomerata Cocksfoot Cocksfoot Sporobolus virginicus Couch, salt water Salt water couch Medicago sativa Lucerne Lucerne Stylosanthes guyanensis Lucerne, Townsville Townsville stylo Lupinus angustifolius Lupin, bitter blue Narrow leafed lupin Lupinus angustifolius narrow leafed Narrow leafed lupin Lupinus angustifolius New Zealand blue* Narrow leafed lupin Lupinus cosentini sandplain Sandplain lupin Lupinus cosentini W.A. Sandplain lupin Lupinus cosentini W.A. blue Sandplain lupin Lupinus cosentini West Australian blue Sandplain lupin Lupinus luteus Weiko* Yellow lupin Lupinus luteus yellow Yellow lupin Medicago truncatula Medic, barrel Barrel medic Medicago polymorpha burr Burr medic Medicago truncatula Cyprus* Barrel medic Medicago tornata disc Disc medic Medicago littoralis harbinger* Strand medic Medicago scutellata Medicago littoralis snail Snail medic Medicago tornata strand Strand medic Paspalum dilatatum tornafield* Disc medic Paspalum vaginatum Paspalum Paspalum Phalaris tuberosa Paspalum, sea shore Sea shore paspalum Puccinellia sp. Phalaris Phalaris Lolium rigidum Puccinellia Puccinellia Lolium perenne Ryegrass, annual Annual ryegrass Lolium perenne Kangaroo Valley* Perennial ryegrass Lolium rigidum perennial Perennial ryegrass Ornithopus pinnatus Wimmera* Annual ryegrass Ornithopus sativus Serradella, Albany Slender serradella Ornithopus compressus French Pink serradella Ornithopus compressus local Yellow serradella Yellow serradella Ornithopus sativus Pitman's* Pink serradella Ornithopus pinnatus pink Slender serradella Ornithopus compressus slender Yellow serradella Ornithopus compressus W.A. Yellow serradella Ehrharta calycina Western Australian Veldt grass Veldt grass * See cultivar list. 181 Journal of Agriculture, Vol 12 No 7, 1971 Table 2.—Registered cultivars of various herbage plant species. GRASSES Annual ryegrass Buft'el grass Cocksfoot Phalaris Merredin early American Aberystwyth S.26 Australian Wimmera Biloela Aberystwyth S.143 Siro Seedmaster Boorara Berber Sirocco Perennial ryegrass Gayndah Brignoles Grasslands Paroa Lawes Cressey Veldt grass Grasslands Ruanui Molopo Currie Mission Kangaroo Valley Nunbank Grasslands Apanui Medea Tarewinnabar Kasbah Tasmanian No. 1 West Australian Neptune Victorian LEGUMES Subterranean clover Cupped clover Barrel medic Narrow leafed lupin Bacchus Marsh Beenong Borung Borre Clare Lisare Cyfield New Zealand Blue Daliak Yamina Cyprus Unicrop Dinninup Hannaford Uniharvest Dwalganup Rose clover Jemalong Uniwhite Geraldton Hykon Howard Kondinin Disc Medic Sandplain lupin Mt. Barker Olympus Tornafield Chapman Nangeela Sirint Seaton Park Strand medic Yellow lupin Tallarook Strawberry clover Harbinger Weiko 111 Uniwager Palestine Woogenellup O'Connor Yellow serradella Lucerne Yarloop Shearmans Pitman African Uniserra Du Puits White clover Hunter River Grasslands Huia Townsville stylo Siro Peruvian Irrigation Gordon Ladino Lawson Lousiana Paterson Schofield For a description of the development and registration of new pasture varieties, see "The making of a new pasture variety", Journal of Agriculture of Western Australia, June, 1970, pages 124-27 (Bulletin No. 3741). 182 Journal of Agriculture, Vol 12 No 7, 1971.