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The Botanist's Eye: Identifying the Plants around You. Episode 3, Plants Are Named like People.
Title:
The Botanist's Eye: Identifying the Plants around You. Episode 3, Plants Are Named like People.
Publication Date:
2023

2020
Format:
Electronic Resources
Summary:
Dive into the many classification systems botanists used (and still use) to name plants. Among these are the binomial system popularized by Carl Linnaeus; the phenetic classification system, which aimed at revealing relationships based on shared characteristics; and the three ways botanists determine the ancestral traits of plants.