Botanical and Latin names are purely a European creation. The binomial naming system for plants was created in the mid 1700s by Swedish naturalist Carl Linneaus.

Advocates of the changes point out that species names and taxonomy rules are constantly in flux — this week’s meeting will consider hundreds of proposals to alter rules for plant names.

Blue crane. Knowsley Hall/Wikimedia Commons As part of the survey, we asked people to name each of the five national biodiversity symbols. After that, we presented them with photos of four ...

Birmingham Botanical Gardens to list thousands of plants in collection 31 December 2023 The Grade-II listed Botanical Gardens is home to more than 7,000 plants and trees By David Gregory-Kumar ...