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Nay! Its Née, not Neé

By Roderick Cameron | August 5, 2025
A controversial publication proposes to change the traditional spelling of botanist Luis Née's last name.

Two Oak Names Conserved

By Roderick Cameron | August 15, 2024
Quercus pacifica - Image: Catalina Island Conservancy

Two proposals to conserve names of oaks were ratified at the International Botanical Congress held in Madrid in July

Proposal to Conserve Quercus pacifica Nixon and C.H. Mull. Published

By Alan Whittemore | June 20, 2023
quercus_pacifica_1_stan_shevs_wikimedia.jpg

The latest issue of the journal TAXON includes a proposal to conserve the name Quercus pacifica Nixon & C.H. Mull., which is the recognized name for a shrubby oak endemic to three islands off the coast of southern California.

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Oak Nomenclature

Nay! Its Née, not Neé

By Roderick Cameron | August 5, 2025
A controversial publication proposes to change the traditional spelling of botanist Luis Née's last name.

Two Oak Names Conserved

By Roderick Cameron | August 15, 2024
Quercus pacifica - Image: Catalina Island Conservancy

Two proposals to conserve names of oaks were ratified at the International Botanical Congress held in Madrid in July

Proposal to Conserve Quercus pacifica Nixon and C.H. Mull. Published

By Alan Whittemore | June 20, 2023
quercus_pacifica_1_stan_shevs_wikimedia.jpg

The latest issue of the journal TAXON includes a proposal to conserve the name Quercus pacifica Nixon & C.H. Mull., which is the recognized name for a shrubby oak endemic to three islands off the coast of southern California.

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