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1 Classification of Plants
Uses: Food, Oil, Fragrance, Resin, Fibers, Wood, Latex, Medicinal Form: Herb, Shrub, Tree, Vine Seasonality: Annual, Biennial, Perennial Climate: Tropical, Subtropical, Hardy USDA Hardiness Zones

2 Botanical Classification
Kingdom Plantae Bacteria Archaea Protista Fungi Animalia Phylum Anthophyta Class Dicotyledonae Monocotyledonae Order Rosales Family Rosaceae Genus Rosa Species R. floribunda Latin Binomial = Genus + Specific Epithet Variety Rosa multiflora Rosa grandiflora Cultivar ‘Queen Elizabeth’ Human Binomial? Homo sapiens Human Kingdom? Animalia

3 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

4 Cabbage: Brassica oleracea capitata Has a head

5 Kale: Brassica oleracea acephala No head

6 Brussels sprouts: Brassica oleracea gemmifera Bud maker

7 Kohlrabi: Brassica oleracea caulorapa Stem turnip

8 Broccoli: Brassica oleracea italica Italian

9 Cauliflower: Brassica oleracea botrytis Rotten

10 Brassica oleracea capitata
cultivar names in home language and in single quotes ‘King Slaw’ ‘Earliana’ ‘Two Seasons Hybrid’ ‘Salad Delight’


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