plant bdv Flashcards
He was a Greek philosopher and naturalist and is often called the “Father of Botany.”
Theophrastus 370-285 B.C.
He was a pupil of Aristotle and was the first person to publish a classification of plants.
Theophrastus 370-285 B.C.
was the first person to propose an orderly system for classifying organisms.
Carolus Linnaeus 1707-1778
He developed the Binomial System of Naming Plants in 1753
Carolus Linnaeus 1707-1778
His system is still used today and his called the Father of Taxonomy
Carolus Linnaeus 1707-1778
Plant Classification
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
All plants are included in one Kingdom (Plantae) which is then broken down into smaller and smaller divisions based on several characteristics, including:
Whether they can circulate fluids (like rainwater) through their bodies or need to absorb them from the moisture that surrounds them
How they reproduce (by spores or different kinds of seeds)
Their size or stature.
Plants are divided in this category based
on:
whether or not the plant bears or produces
seeds.
Vascular or Non-Vascular plants
Phylum
Plants are divided into two types of classes
◼ Angiospermae (angiosperms)- plants which produce flowers
◼ Gymnospermae (gymnosperms)- plants which don’t produce
flowers
Subclass
Dicotyledonae (dicotyledons/dicots)– plants with two seed
leaves
Monocotyledonae (monocotyledons/monocot)- plants with one
seed leaf
A group of related plant families, in which they are thought to have developed their differences from a common ancestor
Order
Order
◼ Vegetative Structures
◼ Reproductive Structures
The names of families end in
–aceae
Names of orders end in
ales
These are plants with many botanical features in common
Family
