LOL!!!!!!!!! Bettye, it sure looks like it!! (psst! But I won't tell anyone if you still want to call it that, as I still will too!) Tamara ----- Original Message ----- From: Max Maupin <mgm148@rollanet.org> To: <MAUPIN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 11:16 PM Subject: Re: [MAUPIN-CHAT] yellow flowered wood sorrel > __________ > Does this mean that my "sheep shire" is actually "sheep sorrel?" > Bettye in Rolla MO> > _________________ > > > >The Latin name, Rumex acetosella L., means "little vinegar plant" > >which is more descriptive than any of the common names. > > > >Carl Linneaus' system used descriptive Latin words to name the > >plant. Sheep Sorrel (or Red Sorrel, Field Sorrel, Sour Weed, > >Red-topped Sorrel, Cow Sorrel, Sour Leek, Horse Sorrel, Gentleman's > >Sorrel, Toad Sorrel, or just plain Sorrel) is a good indicator plant > >for acid or sour soil. The Latin name, Rumex acetosella L., means > >"little vinegar plant" which is more descriptive than any of the > >common names. > > > > > ==== MAUPIN-CHAT Mailing List ==== > TO SUBSCRIBE OR UNSUBSCRIBE from any RootsWeb-hosted mailing list, send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to > [name of list]-L-request@rootsweb.com (for mail mode) or to > [name of list]-D-request@rootsweb.com (for digest mode). > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >