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Classification of Plants Uses: 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. floribunda Species

Rosa Genus

Rosaceae Family

Rosales Order

Dicotyledonae Class

Anthophyta Phylum

Plantae Kingdom Bacteria Archaea Protista Fungi Animalia

Monocotyledonae

‘Queen Elizabeth’

Latin Binomial = Genus + Specific Epithet

Cultivar Human Binomial? Homo sapiens

Rosa multiflora Rosa grandiflora

Human Kingdom? Animalia

The species name is a Latin binomial Dead Language Universally known

The Genus name and a specific epithet Example: 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 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 gemmifera

Bud maker

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

Kohlrabi: Brassica oleracea caulorapa

Stem turnip

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

Broccoli: Brassica oleracea italica

Italian

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

Cauliflower: Brassica oleracea botrytis

Rotten

http://www.burpee.com/jump.jsp?itemID=219&itemType=CATEGORY&iMainCat=13&iSubCat=219

‘Two Seasons Hybrid’

Brassica oleracea capitata

‘Salad Delight’

‘Earliana’

‘King Slaw’ cultivar names in home language and in single quotes