Systema Natura was a groundbreaking scientific work written by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus during the Age of Enlightenment. It classified plants based on their reproductive organs, specifically the number of stamens and pistils.
Related terms
Taxonomy: The science of classification and organizing organisms into categories.
Binomial nomenclature: Linnaeus' system of naming species using two Latin words, the genus and species names.
Species: A group of organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring.