When purchasing a plant you like, remember that you need to know its name. Indeed, by the name you can determine how to care for a given plant, what kind, variety or hybrid it is. Also, remember that one plant may have different names in different countries. In order to avoid confusion and errors, there are rules that are responsible for the international scientific names of plants.
Instructions
Step 1
These rules are spelled out in the "International Code of Botanical Nomenclature". Here it is said that the names of plants can be: everyday - the name that is adopted in any region; floriculture - names that are accepted by people - professionals; scientific - names that are spelled out in the "International Code of Botanical Nomenclature".
Step 2
Be aware that each plant is assigned a name that consists of two words: the name of the genus and the species. The genus name has its own characteristics: it is always written first and with a capital letter; always a noun in the singular; should not be a botanical morphology name; may consist of several words, but it is written together.
Step 3
The name of the species also has its own characteristics: it is written with the following word after the genus and with a small letter; most often it is a singular nominative adjective.
Step 4
Combine all plants into two sections: higher (mosses, lymphoids, horsetails, ferns, gymnosperms and angiosperms) and lower (bacteria, algae, fungi and lichens). Basically, all plants have a root, stem, leaves, flowers and fruits.
Step 5
Examine the root. It can be pivotal (for example, dill) and fibrous (for example, onions). And there are also modified roots (for example, beets, carrots).
Step 6
Examine the stem. It comes in many forms. The most common stem is rounded. It can also be straw-shaped (in cereals), spherical (in cacti). The position of the stems is also different. Mostly there are erect, there are creeping (strawberries), curly (wild grapes). Trees have one main trunk. Shrubs have several of the same stems.
Step 7
Examine the leaves. They are simple (solid plate), they are found in most herbaceous, trees, shrubs. Complex leaves are pinnate (their leaves are located on the petiole) and palmate (leaves are attached to one place).
