Fuchsia is a genus of flowering plants, mostly shrubs, which were identified by Charles Plumier in the late 17th century, and named by Plumier in 1703 after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501?1566).(1910.) [LINK: http://books.google.com/books?id=kPstAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA272&dq=plumier+fuchsia] The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, 11th Edition: Volume XI, Franciscans to Gibbons The Encyclopedia Brittanica Company: New York, page 272. Retrieved on 2007-09-25. The English vernacular name Fuchsia is the same as the scientific name. Description There are about 100?110 species of Fuchsia. The great majority are native to South America, but with a few occurring north through Central America to Mexico, and also several from New Zealand, and Tahiti. One species, Fuchsia magellanica, extends as far as the southern ti

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