Topic · 3 questions · 10 marks

Plant Nomenclature

Binomial naming, genus, species, cultivar, hybrids (×), 'cv.'.

Explain why botanical names are preferred to common names in horticulture.

State the meaning of the suffix '×' and the abbreviation 'cv.' in plant names.

List the taxonomic ranks from family to cultivar, with an example for Rosa 'Iceberg'.