The border between the United States of America and Mexico is the
busiest in the world. This area is also the meeting place of the
two great cultures of the Western Hemisphere, Spanish-speaking
Latin America and English-speaking North America. Recent
demographic migrations coupled with increasing globalization have
necessitated closer cooperation and communication between these
groups.
The area of communication of this dictionary centers around the
vernacular or common names of plants. Many recent immigrants from
Mexico and further south have gained employment in areas of
agriculture, landscaping, and commercial plant nurseries. The new
residents also bring with them a rich history of herbal medicines
that are becoming increasingly popular in the United States. Both
groups share interests in each other's cuisines with respect to
food plants and spices.
This dictionary contains the Latin, English, and Spanish names for
over 7,000 species of the most important plants found mainly in the
southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Included are native
and naturalized plants as well as plants of economic value. The
main section of the book is organized alphabetically by the
scientific Latin genus and species of each plant. The book is also
fully indexed by common names primarily in American-English and
Mexican-Spanish.
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