What is a botanical name?
Q: What is a botanical name?
A: A botanical name is a formal scientific name which follows the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN). If it concerns a plant cultigen, the additional cultivar term must follow the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants.
Q: What does the code of nomenclature cover?
A: The code of nomenclature covers "all organisms traditionally treated as plants, whether fossil or non-fossil, e.g. blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria); fungi, including chytrids, oomycetes, and slime moulds; photosynthetic protists and taxonomically related non-photosynthetic groups".
Q: What is the purpose of a formal name?
A: The purpose of a formal name is to have a single name which is accepted and used worldwide for a particular plant or plant group.
Q: What is an example of a botanical name?
A: An example of a botanical name is Bellis perennis.
Q: Where does Bellis perennis grow naturally?
A: Bellis perennis grows naturally in most countries in Europe and the Middle East.
Q: What are some English names for this species?
A: Some English names for this species are daisy, English daisy, lawndaisy.
Q: What cultivar has been developed from Bellis perennis?
A: A cultivar that has been developed from Bellis perennis is 'Aucubifolia', which is a golden-variegated horticultural selection.
