The first two words in Cornus florida 'Cherokee Chief' designate

The first two words in Cornus florida 'Cherokee Chief' designate

• A. genus and species
• B. family and genus
• C. order and family
• D. phyla and order

Answer: (A)

The two-word part of a plant’s scientific name represents the genus and species, forming the binomial name that uniquely identifies the species within a genus. In this case, Cornus is the genus and florida is the species epithet, together identifying the species. The part in quotes, Cherokee Chief, is a cultivated variety (cultivar) name and does not form part of the species identification. Higher taxonomic levels like family, order, or phyla are not shown by those two words.

The two-word part of a plant’s scientific name represents the genus and species, forming the binomial name that uniquely identifies the species within a genus. In this case, Cornus is the genus and florida is the species epithet, together identifying the species. The part in quotes, Cherokee Chief, is a cultivated variety (cultivar) name and does not form part of the species identification. Higher taxonomic levels like family, order, or phyla are not shown by those two words.