WRT the question about current plant classification, the classifications published by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) are the de facto standard for botanists. The APG classifications are synthesized from the primary plant systematics literature, and they do a good job of resolving taxonomic disagreements in reasonable ways. With regard to frequent name changes, for the most part, the APG classification is actually pretty stable these days. Most of the major changes (reorganization of families, for instance) happened in the late 90s—early 2000s. What I do see happening though is a relatively slow rollout of the updated classification to other resources like guide books, floras, and horticultural resources. So it may appear that there are constant new name changes if you are seeing them as they show up in those places. The most current APG classification info is available on the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website (http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/), which is frequently updated to reflect the latest phylogenetic research. It can be a little tedious to track things down if you are unfamiliar with plant orders, but you can browse by family (click the “FAMILIES” link at the top of the page). The search feature is unfortunately not very helpful. In the case of Cyclamen, the APG includes this genus in Primulaceae subfamily Myrsinoideae. This subfamily is what became of the old Mysrinaceae (the family), when it was shown to be nested within the family Primulaceae a couple of decades ago. So the short answer is: Cyclamen is in the Primulaceae. As it turns out, so is pretty much everything else that has been considered part of Myrsinaceae in the past, including Lysimachia (which itself now includes Trientalis). As an aside, the more stereotypical Primulaceae genera familiar to northern hemisphere gardeners, like Primula, Androsace, etc. are still in Primulaceae, in their own subfamily Primuloideae. On Sun, Mar 3, 2019 at 11:57 AM Hansen Nursery <robin@hansennursery.com> wrote: > I think Mary Sue brings up a point about name changes that tends to get > ignored. That keeping up is so utterly time-consuming. I admire anyone who > is willing to try, but also admit to ignoring name changes at times. That > said, I do recognize the importance of proper naming. But my usual > response is that I'm a grower and nothing else; I do check the Wiki > regularly for nomenclature and descriptions and am especially delighted to > hear that Mary Sue is adding photos of Cyclamen tubers. > > For instance, at first and even second glance, C. graecum and persicum can > be taken for one another, until you compare tubers. In fact I found a > hybrid persicum blooming in what I thought was a flat of only graecum. I > was a bit shocked because I figured by now I could tell by obvious > above-ground characteristics! The joke is on me. But there have been many > times in consulting the Wiki that I've wished for photos of underground > parts, so I hope folks will consider continuing what Mary Sue has started > and not only send in flower and leaf photos but also photos of bulbs, > tubers, etc. > > Robin > Hansen Nursery > In sunny but cold Southwestern Coastal Oregon > robin@hansennursery.com > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…