If I had to wager a guess, I would say, "Linnaeus" after Carolus Linnaeus, the Swedish guy who came up with the whole classificatioin of plants and animals mess...
Now, on to my flower pics...
A yellow Daffodil
A light pink Azalea
A Pink Lily
A Red Amaryllis
Mike
Mike - re your signature comment ~ the flower pics say all that is needed!
Super shots!
If I had to wager a guess, I would say, "Linnaeus" after Carolus Linnaeus, the Swedish guy who came up with the whole classificatioin of plants and animals mess...
Yup, you got it! The full taxonomic name of a plant includes the name of the person who first officially described it. Linnaeus, who as you say started the science of Taxonomy (plant and animal naming), has a lot of "firsts" to his name, so he justs gets an L. Everyone else gets their full name. Firstness has its privileges .
I've been enjoying this camera immensely. Here are two flower pics I posted over in the Panasonic section (didn't realize this thread existed). I'm very new at this so I'd appreciate feedback and critiques.