1	Taxonomy
2	How do we name plants? Taxonomyàstudy of plant names and the identification of plants King Philip Came Over From Great Spain
3	Taxonomy Chart Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
4	Taxonomy Chart Example Kingdom: Plant Phylum: Spermatophyta (seed plants) Class: Angiospermae (seeds in fruit) Order: Acerales Family: Aceraceae Genus: Acer Species: rubrum Variety: ‘October Glory’
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6	Early Scholars Wrote in Latin or Greek Some names were very long. To simplify, a Swedish botanist Linnaeus developed the two-name system of naming plants
7	Early Scholars Binomial Nomenclature: Latin two-name system for naming plants First Name—Genus. It is uppercased. Second Name—Species. It is lowercased. Both names are italicized since it is written in Latin.
8	What does all this mean???J Genus Usually a noun. Often the name of an early botanist EXAMPLES: Acer (Maple), Chrysanthemum (mum), Dianthus (pink), Sedum (stonecrop), Pinus (pine), and Pelargonium (geranium).
9	What does all this mean???J Species Usually an adjective Gives important information about the plant Color: (Betula lutea is the yellow birch. Betula alba is the white birch, Quercus rubra is the red oak, Juglans nigra is the black walnut) Geographical information: (A.nemone virginiana is the Virginia anemone, Taxus canadensis is the Canadian yew). Size: (Macro and micro are greek words for large and small).
10	Plant Families Related genera with similar flower structures are grouped together into major units known as FAMILIES. Example: Rosaceae: Prunus (plum), Fragaria (strawberry), Rubus (bramble), and Malus (apple).