2007-05-21 12:39:46 · 3 answers · asked by oscar v 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
There are lots of data bases on line as well as plant dictionaries or botanicals.
'Shorter dictionary of Gardening' from the Royal Horticultural Society editor Michael Pollock
Plants For A Future Database, Edible, Medicinal, & Useful
http://www.pfaf.org/index.html
The Plant Press
http://www.plantpress.com/dictionary.html
Tropical Database
http://www.rain-tree.com/plistbot.htm
http://www.crescentbloom.com/Plants/Lists/default.htm
Botanical Pronounciations, References, and Images
http://roundrobin2001.0catch.com/audio.html
BOTANICALS: Cross Reference of Latin Binomials and American Common Names
http://www.ctfa.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Consumer_Information/Botanicals/Botanicals.htm
Harvard's Botanical Databases
http://www.huh.harvard.edu/libraries/databases.htm
Worldwide Botanical Knowledge Base
http://wwbota.free.fr/
Floras and Field Guides
http://herbarium.biology.colostate.edu/onlinedatabases.htm
2007-05-21 13:02:05 · answer #1 · answered by gardengallivant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would guess that you could ask a botanist or look it up online although it might be difficult online to describe a flowers exact features and have it find a name. What you could do is type in "names of flowers" (be sure to use quotes) and or, if you're on Yahoo (I'm not sure if they have this feature for other search engines), click on "images" and type in "names of flowers". Then you might be able to see a picture of the flower you're looking for and in the caption of the picture, it will have a name.
2007-05-21 19:50:04 · answer #2 · answered by Zorchalate 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wikipedia.org
They list the whole scientific classification from kingdom to genus.
2007-05-21 19:44:02 · answer #3 · answered by kimski 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋