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How Plants Are Named. Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office June, 2002. Binomial Naming. Linnaeus developed binomial system for naming plants consists of two names. Linnaeus. Swedish botanist gave all plants 2 Latin names as their scientific name. Scientific Naming.
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How Plants Are Named Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office June, 2002
Binomial Naming • Linnaeus • developed binomial system for naming plants • consists of two names
Linnaeus • Swedish botanist • gave all plants 2 Latin names as their scientific name
Scientific Naming • first name - genus or the plants group name • second name - species, means kind
Scientific Naming • genus name is always capitalized • species is not • both are underlined
Scientific Naming • Zea maize - corn
Why use Scientific names • many plants have more than one common name • universally understood throughout the world
Example • Sansaveria trifasciata • common names: • Snake Plant • Mother In Law’s Toungue
Plant families • related genus with similar flower structures
Taxonomist • scientists who identify and classify plants
International Rules • International Code of Binomial Botanical Nomenclature