I usually look forward to the day my copy of the RHS magazine arrives but, unfortunately, today when I flicked through it prior to a more serious perusal I met with a terrible shock. There on page 49 was a photo of what was obviously one of my favourite climbers, Senecio confusus. The caption below, however, described it as Pseudogynoxis chenopodioides. There must be some mistake I thought as I reached for my new tablet (a birthday present from the family who feel that at least I should try to keep up with my 7 year old grandson who also got one for his birthday!) in order to Google it. Lo and behold there was no mistake, the easy to remember, and pronounce, Senecio confusus has been replaced by the tongue-twisting Pseudogynoxis chenopodioides. I sometimes wonder if these taxonomists have a sadistic streak and derive pleasure from digging up the most unpronounceable names.
