[uf-discuss] Plants Microformat

Fri Mar 24 12:05:34 PST 2006

On Mar 24, 2006, at 11:45 AM, Scott Reynen wrote:
> On Mar 24, 2006, at 12:08 PM, Andy Mabbett wrote:
>>> What do you mean by "plants"? Garden plants? Plants as studied by
>> botanists? Plant-material, such as cut flowers, or planks of timber?
>> Is there really any ambiguity here? The former two are the same 
> thing, no? Does a plant become something different depending on 
> whether it is in a garden or being studied by a botanist?

Well, to be fair there is distinction between species that are studied 
by botanists, and varieties sold by garden supplies people (which are 
often effectively clones), but I think that is something that can be 
worked out in the process.