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Plant Systematics and Evolution

Chapter 8 Outline


EARLY HISTORY OF CLASSIFICATION
Carolus Linnaeus
HOW PLANTS ARE NAMED
Common Names
Scientific Names
A CLOSER LOOK 8.1: THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS
TAXONOMIC HIERARCHY
Higher Taxa
What Is a Species?
A CLOSER LOOK 8.2: SAVING SPECIES THROUGH SYSTEMATICS
THE INFLUENCE OF DARWIN’S THEORY OF EVOLUTION
The Voyage of the HMS Beagle
Natural Selection
PHYLOCODE