How plants get their scientific names, a short introduction to plant taxonomy

Find out how plant species are described and get their scientific names in this quick introduction to the field of Plant Taxonomy. Dr Anne Dubéarnès, Special Collections Researcher at the University of Cambridge Herbarium, explains what types of information taxonomists use to delimit species, how they decide to group plants together, and how they share their results with professional and amateur botanists worldwide.
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