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Plant Taxonomy: How Plants Are Named

Plant Taxonomy: How Plants Are Named. Original PowerPoint Created by Howard Henderson Modified by Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Office June 2002. OBJECTIVE. To differentiate between scientific and common plant names and explain the binomial system of naming plants.

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Plant Taxonomy: How Plants Are Named

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  1. Plant Taxonomy: How Plants Are Named Original PowerPoint Created by Howard Henderson Modified by Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Office June 2002

  2. OBJECTIVE • To differentiate between scientific and common plant names and explain the binomial system of naming plants.

  3. The student should be able to: • Explain why scientific plant names are used. • Explain the difference between genus, species and variety. • List five plants by their common and scientific binomial names. • Give four examples of family names (both Latin and common).

  4. Scientific names are used to: • Avoid confusion concerning the names of plants. • Scientific names of plants are expressed in Latin because it is a international language and was used by early scholars to express plant names.

  5. Latin names of plants are italicized: • Because it is conventional to italicize words and phrases that are expressed in a different language. • Example - The most commonly known cultivars of Acer rubrum ( red maple) are “Red Sunset” and “Autumn Flame,” which are the most reliable for brilliant reds and a long-lasting display of foliage.

  6. The generic name of the plant is: • Placed first and begins with a large letter. • Examples: Acer-(maple), Papaver-(poppy), Pinus-(pine)

  7. A genus can be defined as: • A group of plants that have more in common with each other than they have with the members of any other genus.

  8. A species can be defined as: • A group of plants that are alike in almost every feature and consistently produce like plants. • Example - Betus lutea is yellow birch (lutea means “yellow”)

  9. TAXONOMIST A person who identifies and classifies plants!

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