HS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cercis Canadensis, Epithet, Plant Breeding
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Hs 200 lecture 2 plant taxonomy and nomenclature. Plant names are descriptive and shows when plants are related have similar environmental and cultural requirements are written in the order of: genus specific epithet varietal epithet (if applicable) common name. Some variations are allowed within a species without creating a need for another species. Botanical variety a group of plants within a species that display unique and inheritable characteristics which always show up in future generations in all children. Cercis canadensis with a white flower becomes cercis canadensis alba white bud . Chance seedling unique plant with variation that in not self perpetuating plant has single flower color creates seeds with that color with out human involvement. Cultivar variations in a species that are not self perpetuating humans must create more always retained that characteristic. Trademark name third category of plant name name given to plant used to market. Another way to classify plants is by their winter appearance:
