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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle">Patricia,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle">I’m a big fan of all the good work you’re doing. Thanks for brining up this important and interesting subject.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle">Lots of the words that figure into both common and scientific names are derogatory and/or offensive. In most of the cases below I have mixed feelings about searching for alternate common names (with
the exception of bittersweet which I have seen some preferring the term Asiatic bittersweet). I know that in other contexts (e.g. COVID and flu, etc.) some people have tried (and sometimes succeeded) to turn the names of regions into something with negative
connotations. In the recent case of the coronavirus outbreak some people chose specifically to use terminology that wasn’t common parlance to stoke these negative associations. Thankfully, I don’t see the parallel between that abhorrent behavior and the botanical
examples below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle">To me, the names Japanese stiltgrass and the like merely refer to locations that the species originate from (likely somewhat inaccurately – but being accurate with biological names is a different problem).
We can all agree that there’s nothing offensive about being from Japan, China, Norway, or anywhere. What would definitely be troubling is if people were pushing messages that these are anything other than purely descriptive when using these terms. I admit
that could certainly be possible, but I haven’t yet seen that myself.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle">What I certainly want to avoid is using offensive terminology to describe plants (and anything else), and I think people are doing great work in places to address that (e.g. spongy moth). I also want
to avoid (and I know very well that you aren’t suggesting this yourself – but it could arise from renaming efforts) the idea that being from any of these countries is a bad thing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle">I also want to avoid unnecessary confusion around invasive species listing and management, which could be an unfortunate byproduct of renaming species that are still for sale. If someone can buy Norway
maple, I want to make sure I’m able to tell them what to avoid in the same easy-to-understand terms.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle">If there is more light to be shed on this discussion I would be grateful to hear them. Thanks again for bringing up this interesting and important issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle">Norris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:optima;color:#82764B">Norris Z. Muth, Ph.D. (he/him)</span><span style="font-family:optima;color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:optima;color:#40577F">Juniata College</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://juniata.zoom.us/my/muthlab"><span style="font-family:optima;color:#40577F">Zoom meeting</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:optima;color:#3F557D"><a href="http://muthlab.org/">muthlab.org</a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 22, 2022 10:15:58 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> MAIPC@Lists.maipc.org <maipc@lists.maipc.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [MAIPC] Nomenclature</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I’m continuing a conversation about the names of invasive species that feel insensitive to use. Recently, Virginia Master Naturalists held a webinar on this topic (which I haven’t watched yet).</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Georgia",serif; color:#4C4436">What's in a Name? Thoughtful Nomenclature Makes a Difference</span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Georgia",serif; color:#4C4436"><br>
Presenter: Angela Gupta, University of Minnesota Extension<br>
Recorded: 10 November 2022<br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I am planning to work with our botanist to find names for invasives that reference their location of origin, such as:</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Oriental bittersweet</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Japanese/Chinese wisterias</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Chinese Holly</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">And others</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">My question to you is if you or people you know have started these conversations and if so, what names are you using/changing?
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Thank you,</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">Patricia Pearl Greenberg<br>
Ecologist II</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">Invasive Management Area (IMA) Program Manager</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:patricia.greenberg@fairfaxcounty.gov"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:blue">patricia.greenberg@fairfaxcounty.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black"></span></p>
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