What is the botanical name of the flower?

Answer 1

"Daisy" (Daisies = plural) is a common generic term and can refer to any of a large group of different plants that share similar general characteristics - much in the same way that a group of plants are called "herbs".

• They normally belong to the plant Family Asteraceae or Compositeae - although this is not necessary the only criteria.
• They normally have a number of coloured bracts (ray florets) which surround numerous (slightly insignificant) flowers (disk florets), similar in structure to the Sunflower, but smaller.
• The coloured ray florets are the primary attractant to insect pollinators; flower colours can range from bright white and include reds, yellows, lilac shades and Oranges.
• These composite flowers are normally borne in profusion on the plant during the flowering period.

The portfolio of Daisies is not fixed and covers a multitude of plants which vary from country to country. Simply because their flowers appear similar, people refer to them commonly as a Daisy if they do not know the correct botanical name.

Some common examples are:

Common Daisy - Bellis perennis

Oxeye Daisy - Leucanthemum vulgare

Shasta Daisy - Leucanthemum X superbum

Crown Daisy (Garland Chrysanthemum)- Chrysanthemum coronarium / 4 other names

Livingstone daisy - Dorotheanthus bellidiformis (formerly Mesembryanthemum criniflorum)

Answer 2

There are different types of flowers, each with their own unique genetics that sets them apart from others. Each of these has a "botanical name", which identifies, classifies and separates it from other plants.

While there is an entire classification system for each plant most horticulturists, botanists, landscapers and farmers simply use the last two or three parts of the naming protocol - the Genus and Species.

The use of the Genus and species can be compared to identifying a person by his surname and then his forename.

Answer 3

The botanical name of a flower includes the genus and species. For example, the botanical name for a rose is Rosa, with different species having their own specific names within the Rosa genus.

Answer 4

Helianthus annus.

Sunflower make up the genus Helianthus and and belong to the family Asteraceae (formerly Compositeae)

Answer 5

the scientific name for the bluebell flower is Mertensia virginica

the other common names for the blue bell flower are the Mertensia and the Virgina cowslip