How do I find Scientific names?

[Christoph Metelmann]

In message Wed, 27 Mar 1996 13:41:54 +0100,
  martin adler <kapib01 at commlink.zdv.uni-tuebingen.de>  writes:

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> On Tue, 26 Mar 1996, Chris Monser wrote:
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>> Does anybody know how I can find out what the Scientific designation
>>   (Genus species) for the Irish plant called "Blackthorn" or the
>>   English "Whitethorn" (a.k.a. simply "Thorn")?
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> using some of the German names I have in mind, I propose
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> "Blackthorn"   is   Prunus spinosa and

***   That is correct   ***

> "Whitethorn"   is   Crataegus monogyna and/or Crataegus laevigata
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***   Whitethorn does not exist, but Crataegus monogyna is Hawthorn, and
 laevigata is Mudland Hawthorn   ***

> nobody here from the British Isles?
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> martin adler          kapib01 at uni-tuebingen.de
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***   Chris   ***