Posts Tagged ‘Species Plantarum’
May 1, 2026 Carl Linnaeus and Species Plantarum, May Theilgaard Watts, Joseph Addison, Fresh Cuts by Edwina von Gal, and Emerson’s May-Day
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Patreon Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Today’s Show Notes It’s the last day of April. And if you’ve been waiting for the right moment to tuck pansies into a pot or a…
Read MoreNaming Nature’s Dance: Carl Linnaeus and the Birth of Modern Taxonomy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 23, 1707 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of a man whose name is whispered reverently in gardens and herbaria across the globe – Carl Linnaeus (books about this…
Read MoreCarl Linnaeus: The Father of Taxonomy and Botanical Order
The Orderer November 1, 1783 Today is the anniversary of the death of Carl Linnaeus. Thirty years earlier, on May 1st, 1753, the publication of his masterpiece Species Plantarum changed plant taxonomy forever. Linnaeus earned the moniker Father of Taxonomy; his naming system is called binomial nomenclature. Binomial means “two names,” which in the naming…
Read MoreCarl Linnaeus: Courting Sara Lisa and Naming the Twinflower
Father of Taxonomy Today Carl Linnaeus went a-courting. He briefly visited an 18-year-old woman named Sara Lisa Morraea in full Lapp costume. He returned the next day and spent the entire day with Sara Lisa and her family. By the end of the month, his friends were betting bottles of wine that there would be…
Read MoreCarl Linnaeus: The Father of Plant Taxonomy and His Enduring Legacy
The Father of Taxonomy Today is the anniversary of the death of Carl Linnaeus, who died on this day 1783. Thirty years earlier, on May 1st, 1753, the publication of his masterpiece Species Plantarumchanged plant taxonomy forever. It gave Linnaeus the moniker Father of Taxonomy; his naming system is called binomial nomenclature. Binomial means “two names”…
Read MoreBlooms and Binomials: Celebrating Carl Linnaeus’ Botanical Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 23, 1707 On this day, a babe was born who would grow to become the most meticulous gardener in history. Not content with merely tending to plants, he would go on to…
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