Classification of PlantsUses:Form:Seasonality:Climate:

Food, Oil, Fragrance, Resin, Fibers, Wood, Latex, Medicinal

Herb, Shrub, Tree, Vine

Annual, Biennial, Perennial

Tropical, Subtropical, Hardy

USDA Hardiness Zones

Botanical Classification

Variety

R. floribundaSpecies

RosaGenus

RosaceaeFamily

RosalesOrder

DicotyledonaeClass

AnthophytaPhylum

PlantaeKingdom Bacteria Archaea Protista Fungi Animalia

Monocotyledonae

‘Queen Elizabeth’

Latin Binomial = Genus + Specific Epithet

CultivarHuman Binomial? Homo sapiens

Rosa multiflora

Rosa grandiflora

Human Kingdom? Animalia

The species name is a Latin binomialDead LanguageUniversally known

The Genus name and a specific epithetExample: Brassica oleracea

mustard of the garden

Sometimes the binomial is not good enough!So we add a Latin variety name as well

(also known as subspecies)

Several examples of members of species Brassica oleracea

http://www.blueoniondesign.com/blog/cabbage.jpg

Cabbage:Brassica oleracea

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capitata

Has a head

http://www.hilltopfarms.org/images/kale.jpg

Kale:Brassica oleracea acephala

No head

http://www.vegetables.pe.kr/vegetablesgallery/leaf_vegetables/images/brussels%20sprouts_prince%20marvel.jpg

Brussels sprouts:Brassica oleracea

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gemmiferaBud maker

http://www.hrt.msu.edu/course/HRT204L/VEG_ID/kohlrabi.jpg

Kohlrabi:Brassica oleracea

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caulorapaStem turnip

http://www.cloverseed.com.hk/web_clover_c/broccoli/broccoli_monterey.jpg

Broccoli:Brassica oleracea

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italicaItalian

http://green-acres.org/images/products/cauliflower.jpg

Cauliflower:Brassica oleracea

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botrytisRotten

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‘Two Seasons Hybrid’

Brassica oleracea capitata

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‘Salad Delight’

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‘Earliana’

‘King Slaw’ cultivar names inhome language andin single quotes