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The scientific names, they are a-changin'

Making It Grow Minutes by South Carolina Public Radio

Aug 22, 20261:00Games & Hobbies

Host Amanda McNulty laments how sometimes the former scientific names for plants she had memorized long ago are updated or changed entirely.

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The scientific names, they are a-changin' is an episode from Making It Grow Minutes by South Carolina Public Radio. Host Amanda McNulty laments how sometimes the former scientific names for plants she had memorized long ago are updated or c...

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Published Aug 22, 2026, 1:00 long, audio available.

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