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| Subject: | the name Eremophila |
| From: | "John Leonard" <> |
| Date: | Fri, 12 Sep 2003 00:23:06 +0000 |
Sounds odd that "Eremophila" should be both a bird and and a plant (both
"lovers of deserts", or "lovers of solitary places"), but I can think of
another example.
Arenaria is the generic name for the Sanderling, and for a genus of European cruciferous plants, Sandworts. Both are "sandy". John Leonard _________________________________________________________________Get less junk mail with ninemsn Premium. Click here http://ninemsn.com.au/premium/landing.asp Birding-Aus is on the Web at www.shc.melb.catholic.edu.au/home/birding/index.html To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe birding-aus" (no quotes, no Subject line) to |
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