Planting season has arrived! Are you prepared to interpret the scientific names on those seed packets? Find out by matching the Latin-looking jumble of letters below to their more common names. Speakers of Romance languages and those who can remember some high school French (Merci, Mme. Dahlberg!) will have a leg up, but even so, there are a few tricky ones…
Cynara scolymus- Phaseolus vulgaris
- Brassica oleracea (Italica group)
- Beta vulgaris cicla
- Zea mays
- Solanum melongena
- Allium sativum
- Capsicum annuum
- Cucumis melo
- Arachis hypogaea
- Ipomoea batatas
- Lycopersicon esculentum
Common names
- Hot pepper
- Green Bean
- Corn
- Eggplant
- Artichoke
- Peanut
- Tomato
- Melon
- Broccoli
- Yam
- Garlic
- Chard
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Answers:
- Artichoke
- Green Bean
- Broccoli
- Chard
- Corn
- Eggplant
- Garlic
- Hot pepper
- Melon
- Peanut
- Yam
- Tomato