At that time, there was no formal study of botany, rather, plants were studied under the auspices of medicine after all, plants were the pharmacy of the day. As a young man, he went to university to study medicine. Binomial NomenclatureĬarl Linnaeus, the father of modern taxonomy, was born in Sweden in the early 1700’s. In this case, as the plant it refers to is neither Spanish nor a moss. A few are Carpinus caroliniana aka American hornbeam, Holodiscus discolor aka Ocean spray, Ostrya virginiana aka Hophornbeam.Īdditionally, some common names, such as Spanish moss are very misleading.
The common name Ironwood may be applied to a large number of trees known for hardwood. One common name may refer to several different plants. Amelanchier, for example, is known by some as Shadblow, others call it Juneberry, and still, others know it as Serviceberry.ģ. They may vary from region to region and they are certainly not used in other countries where other languages are spoken.Ģ. The following information is provided by our guest expert today, Jennifer Bakshi. Our mission is to disarm these perceived threats and knock down whatever barriers are blocking your path to achieving a greater understanding of botanical Latin. So with the understanding that we recognize all the hurdles to learning botanical Latin, we’ve recorded this podcast with you in mind. Few classes are offered to the public around the country on the topic (Botanical Gardens are your best bet), and books on the binomial nomenclature of plants, even when they’re written for beginners, can quickly feel overwhelming.
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