Louisiana Horticulture Exam Study Guide
/ Comprehensive Study Guide Complete Questions
and Correct Detailed Answers
A Nursery Sales person must be able to... - answer-Identify plants by common
and scientific, Latin, or botanical names.
When do you consider the confusion of the common name "cedar" ? - answer-
When its applied to plants that include: arborvitae, cedar, cypress, false
cypress, and junipers
The American joint committee on horticultural nomenclature has adopted
what? - answer-Standardized plant names, a dictionary of plant names
A naturally occurring subgroup within a species may be different enough in
appearance from the remaining members of the species to be called a... -
answer-Botanical variety
The international code of nomenclature for cultivated plants recognizes a
special category called... - answer-The cultivar or the cultivated variety, this
group designates a special group of individuals, agriculture,forestry, or
horticulture.
Some states require that all non-herbaceous ornamental plants be... - answer-
Properly labeled
, Botanical names serve the customer mainly as... - answer-A protection ( that
he is getting the correct plant)
Plants are classified scientifically by - answer-Their morphological
characteristics
Horticulturists find that - answer-Grouping plants by use and growth habit is
also important
The scientific name of the plant is made up of... - answer-The plant's GENUS
and SPECIES
No plant has more than ____ scientific name, although it may have common
names - answer-One
Genus names are always... - answer-CAPITALIZED
Species names are generally... - answer-NOT capitalized
Giving plants a genus and species name is credited to... - answer-Linnaeus a
Swedish botanist
/ Comprehensive Study Guide Complete Questions
and Correct Detailed Answers
A Nursery Sales person must be able to... - answer-Identify plants by common
and scientific, Latin, or botanical names.
When do you consider the confusion of the common name "cedar" ? - answer-
When its applied to plants that include: arborvitae, cedar, cypress, false
cypress, and junipers
The American joint committee on horticultural nomenclature has adopted
what? - answer-Standardized plant names, a dictionary of plant names
A naturally occurring subgroup within a species may be different enough in
appearance from the remaining members of the species to be called a... -
answer-Botanical variety
The international code of nomenclature for cultivated plants recognizes a
special category called... - answer-The cultivar or the cultivated variety, this
group designates a special group of individuals, agriculture,forestry, or
horticulture.
Some states require that all non-herbaceous ornamental plants be... - answer-
Properly labeled
, Botanical names serve the customer mainly as... - answer-A protection ( that
he is getting the correct plant)
Plants are classified scientifically by - answer-Their morphological
characteristics
Horticulturists find that - answer-Grouping plants by use and growth habit is
also important
The scientific name of the plant is made up of... - answer-The plant's GENUS
and SPECIES
No plant has more than ____ scientific name, although it may have common
names - answer-One
Genus names are always... - answer-CAPITALIZED
Species names are generally... - answer-NOT capitalized
Giving plants a genus and species name is credited to... - answer-Linnaeus a
Swedish botanist
