“A practical botanist will distinguish at the first glance the plant of the different quarters of the globe and yet will be at a loss to tell by what marks he detects them.”
Quote by Carl Linnaeus
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Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (May 23, 1707 - January 10, 1778) was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, physician, and systematist. He is considered the father of modern biological classification and his binomial nomenclature has had a profound impact on the development of biology. more
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