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The Genus and the Species.

The genus can be likened to a persons Family name and the species name likened to the first name.

For example:

Quercus robor is the botanical name for the English Oak tree. Quercus is the genus name and robor the species name.

Querus ilex is the botanical name of the Turkish Oak tree.

Quercus suber is the botanical name of the Spanish Oak tree.

From the examples above you can see that all "true" oak trees belong to the genus Quercus, where as the species name is specific to a particular type of oak. The Genus name shows how the plants are related to each other.

The genus name is always capitalized and the species name begins with a small letter.

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