Species

A group of plants which are genetically and characteristically similar, which breed true to type from seed. Can also refer to a plant originally found in the wild and not the result of hybridisation or plant breeding by horticulturalists. Also used when naming and or assigning the botanical classification of plants. Designates a specific species of the 'Genus' and is best described as the plant worlds equivalent to our Christian names (or first names). Will follow the Genus name and is usually in Latin. Note: Once a plants full name is used, i.e. Hedera helix, future listings will abbreviate the Genus name and follow it with the species name. An example would be, H. helix, as the next plant in a listing.