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How Plants Are Named

How Plants Are Named. Binomial Naming. Linnaeus developed binomial system for naming plants consists of two names. Linnaeus. Swedish botonist gave all plants 2 Latin names as their scientific name. Scientific Naming. first name - genus or the plants group name

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How Plants Are Named

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  1. How Plants Are Named

  2. Binomial Naming • Linnaeus • developed binomial system for naming plants • consists of two names

  3. Linnaeus • Swedish botonist • gave all plants 2 Latin names as their scientific name

  4. Scientific Naming • first name - genus or the plants group name • second name - species, means kind

  5. Scientific Naming • genus name is always capitalized • species is not • both are underlined

  6. Scientific Naming • Zea maize - corn

  7. Why use Scientific names • many plants have more than one common name • universally understood throughout the world

  8. Example • Sansaveria trifasciata • common names: • Snake Plant • Mother In Law’s Toungue

  9. Plant families • related genus with similar flower structures

  10. Taxonomist • scientists who identify and classify plants

  11. International Rules • International Code of Binomial Botanical Nomenclature

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