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PLANT NOMENCLATURE
• How many different plants
are there on this Earth?
• Over 375,000 Plants
• Plant Nomenclature
- The naming of plants
- 1753 Carl Von Linne started
the binomial system of
naming plants
Horticultural Plants have 2
types of names.
1. Common Name
2. Botanical Name
Plants may have more than
1 common name
EX. Tuliptree –
Yellow popular, tulip
magnolia, tulip popular
Depending on where you
live in the us.
BINOMIAL NAMES
• Binomial Names –
• All plants are given a
binomial names.
• This means they have 2
Latin Names
• 1st is the Genus
• 2nd is the Epithet
• Tuliptree
• Liriodendron tulipifera
• Advantage of using
Latin?
• So it can be clearly
Identified
• Also it is used and
recognized by
horticulturist
 Is a closely related group of plants comprised of one
or more species
 Classification is based on
1. Structure of Flower
2. Structure of Fruit
3. Structure of leaves,
bud, stems & roots
- Generic name is written in with a CAPITAL letter &
underline or Italicized
SPECIES

Composed of plants that show characteristics that
distinguish them from other groups in the genus.
- Written in lower case & underline or italicized
- Group of plants within a species show a difference
from other plants
- The difference is inherited
- Passed down through sexual reproduction
- Written in lower case & underlined or italicized
Plants having distinguishing characteristics from other
plants.
They do NOT transfer those characteristics to their
offspring. Through sexual reproduction
They must be propagated asexually – to transfer their
characteristics
One of the first things to consider when selecting a plant is
1. Appearance of the Plant
Quality Plants – have 4 - seasons value
- Plant has attractive quality at any time of the year
1. Flowers, Healthy Looking, - in summer
2. Beautiful Fall color & fruit effects
3. Have symmetrical shape or form
Factors of selecting plants
1. Appearance
2. Function
3. Cold Tolerance
4. Heat Tolerance
5. Messiness
6. Life Expectancy & Growth Rate
7. Pest Resistance
8. Physiological Factors - Soil types ? pH