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Nomenclature of Some Plants Associated with Turfgrass Management 1
Author(s) -
Juska Felix V.,
Daniel W. H.,
Holt E. C.,
Youngner V. B.
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1962.00021962005400030028x
Subject(s) - nomenclature , section (typography) , citation , library science , biology , computer science , botany , taxonomy (biology) , operating system
NOMENCLATURE OF SOME PLANTS ASSOCIATED WITH TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT ALIST of scientific and common names of grasses, legumes, and weeds frequently used or found in turfgrass culture was compiled as a guide to uniformity of usage for turfgrass research workers in technical and popular publications. A great deal of confusion and discrepancy is found with respect to the correct use of common names, capitalization, hyphenation, word combinations and, to a lesser degree, proper use of genus, species, and varietal names. Common names vary greatly not only between regions but very often within limited areas. A common name may be used for several species of plants and conversely one plant may have several different common names. For instance, bermudagrass is known by many different common names in the United States and throughout the world. On the West Coast, bermudagrass is known as devilgrass, in the northern limits of its adaptation as wiregrass, and elsewhere in limited areas as dogtooth, reedgrass, and scutchgrass. The following outline is suggested as a guide for uni-