Botanists have plenty of heroes. One of our best known, of course, is Charles Linnaeus, the “Father of Plant Taxonomy,” who lived and worked in Sweden. His most memorable publication, probably, is a ...

Botanists have plenty of heroes. One of our best known, of course, is Charles Linnaeus, the “Father of Plant Taxonomy,” who lived and worked in Sweden. His most memorable publication, probably, is a ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American I originally published this post on May 23, ...

Botanists have plenty of heroes. One of our best known, of course, is Charles Linnaeus, the “Father of Plant Taxonomy,” who lived and worked in Sweden. His most memorable publication, probably, is a ...