> Calochortus westoni when first described was spelled thus. It has morphed > into C. westonii, repeated in recent articles and even in the Jepson > Manual. > What gives? The same applies to C. gunnisoni, now spelled C. gunnisonii. Hello, Diana and all. A copy of the latest (1999) version of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature will be found at http://bgbm.fu-berlin.de/iapt/nomenclature/… Be sure to copy the complete getline into your browser. It ends at ".htm". Chapter VII covers spelling and gender. With best wishes Paige Woodward paige@hillkeep.ca http://www.hillkeep.ca/