Backyard Habitat Notes
Many of the trees listed on the previous page have a large number of common names, and some are very interesting. One of the common names for huckleberry is farkleberry. By the way, all blueberries are the descendants of huckleberry. Wax myrtle is also known as swamp myrtle, and bayberry, because it was used in the manufacture of bayberry candles.
Some of the Latin is interesting as well, and often more descriptive. The Latin for Yaupon Holly is Ilex vomitoria, which means what it sounds like. Don’t eat any of the berries, or you will find out why!
August 13, 2008
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