Plant Taxonomy

Question 1

Father of plant taxonomy

Answer 1

Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Question 2

Binomial Nomenclature

Answer 2

First word is Genus, capitalized and singular
Second word is the specific epithet, lowercase and often adjective
Together, both words constitute the name of the species

Question 3

Smaller groups within species

Answer 3

subspecies (ssp.)
variety (var.)
forma (f.)

Question 4

Plant Classification Pyramid

Answer 4

Kingdom, Phyla/divisions, Classes, Orders, Families, Genera, Species

Question 5

What specifies the strict rules for naming plants?

Answer 5

International Code of Botanical Nomenclature

Question 6

Plants of garden origin are subject to another set of naming rules…

Answer 6

The International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants

Question 7

Cultivated varieties of species are called

Answer 7

cultivars

Question 8

How are cultivar’s names printed

Answer 8

In roman characters preceded by the abbreviation cv. (exp. Papaver orientale cv. Sultana) or (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Europa’)

Question 9

Hybrids

Answer 9

the offspring of sexual unions between plants from different taxa

Question 10

How are hybrid’s scientific names written

Answer 10

It includes names of both parents involved in the sexual union
exp. Fatsia x Hedera