Outdated Grouping Methods (Good for Utility, Poor for Relatedness, Some Hard to Place!)
Uses: Food Oil Fragrance Resin Fibers Wood, etc.
Form: Forb/Herb Shrub Tree Vine
Seasonality: Annual Perennial Biennial
Climate: Tropical Subtropical Hardy
USDA Hardiness Zones: 1 - 10 and CT is zones: 5 - 7
Kingdom: Plantae Bacteria Archaea Protista Fungi Animalia
Phylum: Anthophyta
Class: Dicotyledonae Monocotyledonae
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
Binomial = Genus + Specific Epithet
Example Plant Binomial: Rosa multiflora
The Human Binomial: Homo sapiens
Why is the Binomial in Latin? Dead Language Universal
Variety:
The case of Brassica oleracea...
cabbage = capitata
kale = acephala
Brussel's sprouts = gemmifera
kohlrabi = caulorapa
broccoli = italica
cauliflower = botrytis
Cultivar:
Brassica oleracea capitata examples: 'King Slaw' and 'Late Flat Dutch'
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