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At 7:52 PM -0300 6/16/14, David & Alison Webster wrote:
> It is only in recent years that the name 'Pink Lady's Slipper'
>has crept into usage as a corruption in my view. It is not
>a suitable for a flower that may be pink, white or slightly off
>white.
>
> Better common names include 1) Stemless Lady's Slipper or
>2) Common Lady's Slipper.
>
> Roland & Smith, Flora of Nova Scotia uses #2 only.
> Fernald, Gray's Manual of Botany 8th ed. has both and also two leaved.
> Robinson & Fernald, Gray's New Manual of Botany7th ed. uses #1 only.
>
> None of these three reliable botany books includes Pink.
Do any of them mention Moccasin Flower? By far my favorite colloquial
name for C. acaule...you can tell I grew up in Ontario, eh?
Phil
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