Nomenclature Changes

Compiled by Karl Anderson, used with permission
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OLD NAME NEW NAME
Agalinis virgata Agalinis fasciculata
Arenaria stricta Minuartia michauxii
Aronia arbutifolia Photinia pyrifolia
Aronia melanocarpa Photinia melanocarpa
Ascyrum hypericoides var. hypericoides Hypericum hypericoides
Aster concolor Symphyotrichum concolor
Aster dumosus Symphyotrichum dumosum
Aster ericoides Symphyotrichum ericoides
Aster gracilis Eurybia compacta
Aster laevis Symphyotrichum laeve
Aster linariifolius Ionactis linariifolius
Aster nemoralis Oclemena nemoralis
Aster schreberi Eurybia schreberi
Aster spectabilis Eurybia spectabilis
Crataegus tatnalliana Crataegus pennsylvanica
Dentaria heterophylla Cardamine angustata
Eriocaulon septangulare Eriocaulon aquaticum
Eupatorium purpureum Eupatoriadelphus purpureus
Euthamia tenuifolia var. microcephala Euthamia minor
Glyceria canadensis var. laxa Glyceria laxa
Habenaria blephariglottis Platanthera blephariglottis
Habenaria ciliaris Platanthera ciliaris
Habenaria clavellata
Platanthera clavellata
Habenaria cristata Platanthera cristata
Habenaria integra
Platanthera integra
Habenaria lacera Platanthera lacera
Lechea villosa Lechea mucronata
Lycopodium adpressum Lycopodiella appressa
Lycopodium alopecuroides Lycopodiella alopecuroides
Lycopodium tristachyum Diphasiastrum tristachyum
Ophioglossum pycnostichum Ophioglossum vulgatum L. var. pycnostichum
Ophioglossum vulgatum var. pseudopodum Ophioglossum pusillum
Orchis spectabilis Galearis spectabilis
Psilocarya nitens Rhynchospora nitens
Psilocarya scirpoides Rhynchospora scirpoides
Pyrola rotundifolia Pyrola americana
Salicornia maritima Salicornia virginica
Salicornia virginica Sarcocornia perennis
Scirpus cylindricus Schoenoplectus novae-angliae
Scirpus purshianus Schoenoplectus purshianus
Scirpus subterminalis Schoenoplectus subterminalis
Solidago elliottii Solidago latissimifolia
Tofieldia racemosa Triantha racemosa
Vaccinium atrococcum Vaccinium fuscatum
Zigadenus leimanthoides Zigadenus densus