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Alex Prendergast

@bramblebotanist

Botany Senior Specialist @NaturalEngland #Rubus & #Limonium ref @BSBIbotany #Ulmus #Taraxacum #Norfolk #RightToRoam #Iamabotanist FISC 6 Views Own

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2 months ago

Seeking views on a campaign to eliminate the words ‘common’ & ‘weed’ from official names in GB flora. I think they’re unhelpful & increasingly inaccurate. I dislike using them. We’ve plenty of other traditional names to choose from in many cases. ‘Weed’ could = ‘wort’ BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland

Seeking views on a campaign to eliminate the words ‘common’ &amp; ‘weed’ from official names in GB flora. I think they’re unhelpful &amp; increasingly inaccurate. I dislike using them. We’ve plenty of other traditional names to choose from in many cases. ‘Weed’ could = ‘wort’ <a href="/BSBIbotany/">BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland</a>