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| About the Author kevsim Varsity Lakes 4th November 2016 8:56am #UserID: 14888 Posts: 3 View All kevsim's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Trikus Tully 11th November 2016 10:24am #UserID: 930 Posts: 749 View All Trikus's Edible Fruit Trees |
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kevsim says... Trikus, Thanks for the answer. I am new to botany at present I am still wandering in the dark. Do you know of any reference material that explains the Family, Genesis, Species, for example Garlic, cabbage, tomato, what makes it specific to a particular family, I hope I am not confusing, it is me being unable to start any identification at present. kevsim | About the Author kevsim Varsity Lakes 13th November 2016 9:12am #UserID: 14888 Posts: 3 View All kevsim's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Trikus Tully 13th November 2016 6:13pm #UserID: 930 Posts: 749 View All Trikus's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Pademelon1 says... Hi Kevsim, The world of plant classification is a constantly evolving one that can be very confusing but also very rewarding. You don't need to know how botanical taxonomy works to be a good gardener, but it can be interesting and at times, quite helpful. The plant classification system, when broken down to its simplest describes a plant through layers of groups: Order, Family, Genus, Species. Each group also often has its own subgroups as well. Here is an explanation of how this naming system works in regards to Garlic. Kingdom - Plantae Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Monocots Order - Asparagales Family - Amaryllidaceae Subfamily: Allioideae Genus - Allium Species - A. sativum Garlic is a plant, so it is in the Plantae Kingdom. Garlic is a flowering plant, so it falls under the angiosperm subgroup. It then is further defined as a monocot, as when germinating it has one leaf only. Then comes the tricky part. The order. Garlic is an Asparagale. There are a couple of reasons for this, but it is rather difficult to define specific characteristics of this group. some broad brush characteristics of an Asparagale include forming a tight leaf rosette and having the seeds coated in a particular black pigment, however not all Asparagales will have those characteristics. Garlic is found in the Amaryllidaceae family. This is because it has long, linear leaves, has flower clusters on individual stems (Umbels) and also because it has something called a tepal (a mix between a petal and sepal). It is then found in the subgroup Allioideae due to some minor features and also DNA analysis. Garlic is then refined to the Allium genus due to its bulbous nature and its flower structure. And finally, is a separate species sativum because of a combination of differences in its flowers and bulbs that make it distinct from other Allium species. Often, a species' scientific name can reveal information about the plant. In this case, sativum means that the plant is a domestic, cultivated plant. I couldn't find any easy-to-use websites online that explore the identification of vegetables, but PlantNet dot com has a great identification key for plants found in NSW that helps you understand how this naming system works. Hope this helps, Pademelon1 | About the Author Pademelon1 PADDINGTON,2021,NSW 14th November 2016 3:59pm #UserID: 11938 Posts: 138 View All Pademelon1's Edible Fruit Trees |