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Old 06-11-2009, 05:22 PM
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Scientific names confusion

I've always been interested in wild plants and have known quite a few scientific names for a long time. I don't know many birds though.
I've just noticed that the Dunnock is Prunella modularis and I remembered that Selfheal is Prunella vulgaris.
Are there many instances of the same generic names being used for totally different organisms? Or have I just made a mistake here?

Thanks,

Steve
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