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Re: [SG] more info on taxonomy

Karen,
        Thank you very much for taking the time to look this up and then post it
to the list. One of the most simple and direct explanations I have seen. It
would seem the biologist is not the only "perfectly nice" individual.
        Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
          around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com

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> From: Karen Cooper <kecooper@TC.UMN.EDU>
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: [SG] more info on taxonomy
> Date: Monday, June 22, 1998 12:06 PM
>
> Hi, shadelisters:
>
> I was curious about plant taxonomy (scientific classification), and I
poked
> around on the web looking for information.  I found a perfectly nice
> biologist, who told me:
>
> >Plants are given different names if they
> >differ significantly in characterisitics and generally do not interbreed
> >in nature (although some exceptions occur).  One name is given to each
> >group of plants that is sufficiently different from other such groups of
> >plants.  That name consists of the Genus (first name) and specific
> >epithet (second name).  The genus name is actually more like a surname.
> >Many groups of plants can belong to the same genus, but there is only
> >one species name (Genus + species) given to any one group of plants.
> >Most groupings today are based on genetics and heredity, whereas in the
> >past most groupings were based strictly on external characteristics.
>
> He said that this web site will provide a good, basic intro to the field:
>
> http://www.inform.umd.edu/PBIO/pb250/
>
> Karen. [hope this helps the newer gardeners, who maybe feel like they're
> adrift in a sea of botanists]
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