geophyte or not

mark zukaitis mzukaitis@msn.com
Wed, 25 Feb 2015 11:03:48 PST
Hi,
 
My first time posting.  I agree with Jane in the sense that someone looking for Paeonia would be in luck to end up on the PBS, and their enjoyment of the natural world of geophytes would definitely give them a lot of enjoyment and information.
 
Mark

 
> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 10:16:41 -0800
> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
> From: janemcgary@earthlink.net
> Subject: Re: [pbs] geophyte or not
> 
> Thanks to Mary Sue Ittner for her well-composed and thoughtful 
> response to this discussion.
> 
> I fully agree that there is no harm in allowing members to add genera 
> or species that are marginally geophytic to the wiki. Those who are 
> not interested in these genera need not look at those entries. It 
> should simply be made clear in the introduction to the page what type 
> of underground storage structure is present.
> 
> The internet is a library, not an exercise in scientific 
> classification. If searching for Paeonia (or even Cynoglossum) leads 
> someone to the PBS, we should simply appreciate that opportunity.
> 
> Jane McGary
> Portland, Oregon, USA
> 
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