Rusell - What in the world prompted that one? For me Penstemon flower structure has seemed to pretty much define Scroffness. It certainly seems a far cry from the Plantago stalks I used to collect to feed canaries. Since Bob Nold tells me I do not have to accept of follow the New World Order - I will stay with the old one that makes sense to me.
John Gyer Clarksboro NJ USA ----- Original Message ----- From: Russell Stafford To: Alpine-L, the Electronic Rock Garden Society;postings copyright by authors. Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 12:32 PM Subject: Re: [Alpine-l] Name Changes - was - Rock Garden Conifers The latest flora of New England includes some dizzying taxonomic shifts -- such as relocation of Penstemon from the Scrophulariaceae to the Plantaginaceae. Somehow that does not facilitate the field identification process for me. Russell
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