All plants have a scientific Latin name and a common name. The Latin name can provide clues to a plant’s defining characteristics or might reference the botanist who first documented its existence. Common names, however, often refer to physical characteristics recognizable by whomever is looking at the plant. In the San Juan Mountains, for example, we have Pussytoes that resemble a cat’s paws, Monkey- Flowers that feature a hairy “nose” and spots for “eyes,” and Elephant’s Head, a spike of flowers that looks just like a tower of elephants’ heads with floppy ears stacked atop one another.