The Importance of Naming Things

Written by eklastic
in autumn

Two different species, rudbeckia and echinacea, are both commonly called coneflowers. I wouldn’t know the difference if it weren’t for those little signs in our botanical garden. The echinacea is called “deceptive coneflower”, actually this particular variety is called “täuschender Scheinsonnenhut” in German – carrying two words synonymous with “deception” in its name.

in summer

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Deception

6 thoughts on “The Importance of Naming Things”

  2. “täuschender Scheinsonnenhut” sounds like someone sneezing 😁 just have to change the syllable stress from German to idiot German by someone having a shot to sound out in German but laughing to even keep trying 😂

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    1. 😮 Thanks for pointing that out to me. I have to check my spam folder regularly. I found your other comments as well, thanks for them. What did you DO to deserve the wrath of the wordpress algorithmic censor? 😉

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      1. I wish I knew! I just right simple, plain poetry! Perhaps it is too plain! 😅😅

        I wouldn’t have come to know that my comments are landing in spam, but when people who always respond to my comments stopped replying, I knew WP mischief mongers were at work! 🙄
        You are welcome. 😊

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