Andrew Vik
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Nora:

I have a question about plant taxonomy. No two animal genera, regardless
of how distantly they are related, can be given the same generic name.
However, a plant and an animal genus can share the same name (i.e.,
Ficus). Why is this?

Andrew

NORA BRYAN wrote:

> Now here's something I can help with since I know more about plants
> (little as it is though) than I do about shells:
> Here are some members of the Mallow Family (Malvaceae) found in North
> America
> Desert Rosemallow - Hibiscus coulteri
> Rock Hibiscus - H. denudatus
> Flower-of-an-Hour - H. trionum
> Mountain Globemallow - Iliamna rivularis
> Desert Five-Spot - Malvastrum rotundifolium
> Wild Hollyhock - Sidalcea candida
> Checkermallow - S. neomexicana
> Desert Globemallow - Sphaeralcea ambigua
> Scarlet Globemallow - S. coccinea
> Coulter's lobemallow - S. coulteri
>
> All of these plants are western or Southwestern North American plants.
> There doesn't seem to be any eastern representatives.
> I couldn't find any Lavateras or anything of the genus Malva (unless
> some of the ones I have listed are synonyms)
> Hope this helps!
>
> FISCHER WOLFGANG wrote:
>
> > Dear all,
> >
> > i hope someone can help. The is a nonshell related question.
> > I'm looking for seeds of the Californian plant Lavatera
> > assurgentiflora .
> > Are there any other endemic Lavatera or Malva plants in America.
> >
> > thank you very much
> >
> > Wolfgang Fischer
> >
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