My daughter is making her own trivia game and one of her questions was "what is the scientific name for a flower." I have looked and looked for the answer, but I cannot find one. She thought the answer was angiosperm, but I don't feel like that is right. Is there a scientific name for flowers, in general?
2007-03-13 11:31:29 · 4 answers · asked by k_l_mueller 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
The term you are seeking could be 'Anthos' or 'Anthus'.
The reasoning is as follows
1)Anthophyta is the scientific term for the flowering plants or the Angiosperms.
2) Helianthus is the scientific or the botanical name of sunflower plant.
Here 'Helios' means Sun and 'Anthus' or 'Anthos' means flower.
Another term is ' inflorescence' but it does not fit as it means a collection of flowers; and not a single one.
2007-03-14 04:33:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the question is: "What is the scientific term for flowering plants?", then the answer can be "angiosperms".
All flowering plants are angiosperms.
If you say "scientific name", that sound like you want the name for a particular flowering plant - the genus and species name.
2007-03-13 18:35:30 · answer #2 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agree with ecolink.
Or maybe you're looking for plantae, the scientific name of the kingdom of flowers.
2007-03-13 18:47:15 · answer #3 · answered by Lilly26 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-03-17 17:41:00 · answer #4 · answered by katelyn r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋