Transcription of PLANT NOMENCLATURE AND CLASSIFICATION
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PLANT NOMENCLATURE AND CLASSIFICATION . Bert T. Swanson and Jeff Pilla PLANT NOMENCLATURE SCIENTIFIC: Viburnum trilobum Alfredo'. PLANT NOMENCLATURE is the basis for uniform worldwide COMMON: Alfredo American Highbush Cranberry identification of, and communication about, PLANT materials. Guidelines for the naming of plants are set PLANT scientific names are called binomials because forth in the International Code of NOMENCLATURE for they consist of two names: cultivated plants. 1. Genus, the plural is Genera. It is important for nursery personnel to recognize, identify, and communicate about plants by both 2. Species, the plural is Species. scientific and common names. A specific PLANT , correctly described by only one scientific name may The genus name describes the type of PLANT , maple, have a number of common names.
several stems, and some shrubs may be pruned to a single stem. Vines are climbing or trailing plants that require support to grow upright. Groundcovers are prostrate or spreading plants that create a horizontal plane in the landscape. Title: Microsoft Word - …
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