How did I determine if Webers scientific plant names are currently widely accepted or synonyms?
When Weber’s scientific plant name is in BOLD it is also the name accepted by John Kartesz, considered one of the foremost experts on taxonomy and nomenclature and the ultimate authority for all plant names on this web site. Example: Allium acuminatum When Weber’s scientific plant name is not in bold, it is not accepted by Kartesz (he considers Weber’s name a synonym) and the name will be followed by a bold name, the scientific plant name currently accepted by Kartesz: Example: Synonym: Aster foliaceus. Symphyotrichum foliaceum. Click to read about the “Synthesis” on the web site of John Kartesz’s “Biota of North America Program”. The Synthesis (available in the past in printed form and soon to be available as a DVD for about $100) gives county by county records (as well as 150,000 photographs and other information) for every plant found in the United States and Canada. Scientific names in the Synthesis are those John has arrived at by consulting all plant experts, herbarium records, b
