Scientific%20Classification%20of%20Plants

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Scientific Classification of Plants

• 17.00 Apply procedures used in horticultural
  plant identification including scientific
  classification

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Objective 17.01

• Classify plants using the scientific
  classification system.

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Taxonomy

• The science of classifying and identifying plants
• Scientific names are used because the same common
  name is used for different plants in different
  areas of the world.

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Karl von Linne

• Swedish botanist that developed the binomial
  system of naming plants using two Latin words to
  indicate the genus and species.
• Linne changed his name to the Latin name Carolus
  Linneaus.

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Scientific Names

• Latin is the language used for scientific
  classification.
• The first word is the genus and the second word
  is the species. If there are additional words,
  they indicate a variety or cultivar.

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Genus vs. Species

• Plants in the same genus have similar
  characteristics.
• Plants in the same species consistently produce
  plants of the same type.

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Scientific Classification

• The broadest category of scientific
  classification is the Kingdom--either plant or
  animal.
• The broadest category in the plant kingdom is
  division or phylum.

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Divisions

• The four most important divisions of the plant
  kingdom are
• Thallophites
• Bryophytes
• Pteriophytes
• Spermatophytes

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Spermatophytes

• Contains flowering or seed-bearing plants
• Two subdivisions are
• Gymnosperms and Angiosperms

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Common Plant Genus

• Pinus-Pine
• Acer-Maple
• Ilex-Holly
• Ficus-fig

• Cornus-dogwood
• Rhododendron-rhododendron
• Quercus-oak

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• Classify plants using the scientific
  classification system.