Learn about the comparison between natural and artificial classification of plants. Comparison # Natural Classification of Plants: 1. Sum total of all the characters of its members is taken into consideration. 2. Groups together plants most alike in their hereditary constitutions. In general, groups together plants most closely related phylogenetically. 3. It contains a great deal of information about its [...]
The below mentioned article provides an overview on History of Plant Classification during Different Periods. Preliterate Humans: Ancient men who made their living by gathering food from the landscape, knew many plants by necessity and are considered to be practical plant taxonomists. They described and classified a plant as useful or harmful, so that others could recognize it, and identified [...]
The following points highlight the top three types of system of plant classification. The types are: 1. Artificial Classification 2. Natural Classification 3. Phylogenetic Classification. Plant Classification: Type # 1. Artificial Classification: The earliest systems of classification which remained dominant from 300 B.C. up to about 1830 were artificial systems, which were based on one or a few easily observable characters [...]