Parts 1 - The Compleat Botanica

Compleat Botanica - How to find plant names
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Using the software Getting started How to
Looking for a hard to remember name can be frustrating, especially when you're not an expert in botanical names. The software
provides several ways to search for names, each useful for different searching problems. The first two methods return lists of
matching items. The last two methods return a single matching item at a time.
If you know a plant by its
common name, use the
list of vernacular names.
Type the common name
in the search field and
press the search button.
This is especially useful
when there are many
similar common names
-- the results list will
show them all.