Understanding Botanical and Horticultural Names

During this workshop on plant nomenclature, students have the opportunity to sort out the confusion often associated with plant names. Discuss common names, binomial scientific names, and the history of nomenclature since Linnaeus. Review the current rules of nomenclature and see why and how plant names sometimes change. Practice looking at a variety of plant names and deducing clues to the plant characteristics. Attention is also given to the names of species and hybrids in cultivation and the meaning of cultivar names. This course is equivalent to “Introduction to Plant Systematics” – module one of the five-part series in plant systematics.

Sunday, September 16, 2012, 1-4 pm