Talk:Caladenia

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Would it be right to say that Spider Orchid is the popular name for Caladenia? Because the infobox and picture caption say "spider orchid", but the main text (apart from the species list) never mentions the term. - dcljr (talk) 20:56, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

The use of common names in titles is discouraged, because most common names are not unambiguous. I gave it nevertheless a prominent place on top of the taxobox. This has been debated at great length in the (archives of the) talk pages of Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life. This solution seems the most convenient. JoJan 09:22, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Whilst "spider orchid" is by far the most common name used to refer to various species not all are known as spider orchids. Gnangarra 10:23, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

for example Caladenia flava is known as "Cowslip Orchid" Gnangarra 10:25, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Maybe I didn't make myself clear. I was basically saying we need to explain in the main text, in the first few sentences, the relationship between the page title, Caladenia, and the term used in the taxobox and picture caption, spider orchid. To not mention the latter term in the article proper is just confusing. - dcljr (talk) 18:10, 27 October 2006 (UTC)