Humans make stuff up—including the names and classifications of living things. But those categories are still useful. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore how taxonomy and systematics ...

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - Adam Schneider is an assistant professor of biology at UW-La Crosse. He’s teaching a plant taxonomy course to help students identify plants they may see in their daily lives.

You're in your garden and notice a beautiful, new-to-you flower that has popped up somewhere unexpected — pull it or leave it? Or perhaps an unfamiliar garden pest has ravaged your tomato plants. Or ...

Charlotte Taylor has named 500 new plant species, more than any other living female taxonomist. She's one of 60 taxonomists at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Millions of plant samples, some centuries ...