How Do We Categorize Plants?: Crash Course Botany #7

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Humans make stuff up-including the names and classifications of living things. But those categories are still useful. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore how taxonomy and systematics help us understand what plants are and where they come from. We’ll discuss the power of naming, and why even scientists don’t agree on what a species is.
Chapters:
Categorizing Plants 00:00
What Is a Plant? 1:26
Taxonomy & Systematics 3:15
Indigenous Taxonomic Knowledge 6:36
Species Concepts 9:10
Review & Credits 12:11
Sources: docs.google.com/document/d/1P...
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@crashcourse 11 ай бұрын

The answer to the extra credit question is… a pea plant! What type of scientific discovery would you want to be named after you?

@Adephonsus 11 ай бұрын

I'd like to have a plant that can absorb all harmful pollutants named after me, cause my exes where so toxic, and I survived and thrived anyways.

@someoneelse4925 11 ай бұрын

As cool as a scientific discovery would be, I'd rather have my name credited under as one of the leaders of an environmental movement to eradicate European Honey Bees from North America! They're so devastating to our ecosystem, who knows how much of North America's biodiversity has been lost to these pests!!

@tinkersdinkers 11 ай бұрын

@@Adephonsus LMDAO I DID NOT EXPECT SUCH A FUNNY COMMENT RIGHT UNDERNEATH

@trevinbeattie4888 11 ай бұрын

I’m not a botanist and don’t know the actual names of most of the plants around my area, but I’ve found it useful when pulling weeds from the yard to call them by their characteristics - creeping sticky vine, prickly seeds, thorny vine, smelly root, etc. That’s more practical for my own use; if I were to hire a professional groundskeeper, then it might help to know their scientific names to communicate which plants I mean. Off-topic, I like how your butterfly hairpin flutters its wings when you move. :)

@Aphelia. 11 ай бұрын

I think this is how the plants got their "official" names as well

@Rekeronse2543 11 ай бұрын

the way the butterflies flutter when you're really getting into what you're saying is literally so wonderful i love being alive

@mayaa1125 11 ай бұрын

I absolutely ADORE this series! I recently started a small plant are business and am always looking to increase my knowledge around all things botanical! Thank you!

@ForteFaiey 11 ай бұрын

I love your passion for botany! You're definitely making me wonder more about plants. It's interesting that they used latin for naming and not english or something.

@pedrostormrage 11 ай бұрын

12:49 _Mimosa_ _mexiae_ is a species of legume from the Fabaceae family (Kingdom: Plantae, Phylum: Magnoliophyta, Class: Magnoliopsida, Order: Fabales, Family: Fabaceae, Subfamily: Mimosoideae, Tribe: Mimoseae, Genus: Mimosa, Species: _M._ _mexiae_ ). But considering the "bathroom break" hint at the end, the intended answer was probably "bathroom plant".

@MySmileStillStaysOn 11 ай бұрын

Pea plant lol

@kaplanswelcomehomefarms6062 11 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness I think I just squeaked myself. Alexis Nelson is on Crash Course. I’m not crying.. well.. yes. Actually I am. Love you so much, Queen!! 🙏🏼 🍄 🥰

@dianagibbs3550 11 ай бұрын

The 'they don't always fit into our human-made boxes' comment reminded me of a scene from Wall-E, which I recently re-watched, where Wall-E has picked up a plastic spork and is trying to figure out whether to put it in a container with plastic forks or plastic spoons. He ends up putting it down between the two boxes. That's the London plane tree, right there.

@Aphelia. 11 ай бұрын

This is the best host and video topic match ever. They look like a Sim I would create to make a plant lover. I love the butterfly clips.

@kimeonyoung914 11 ай бұрын

I lived in San Blas, Nayarit in Mexico for a while and there are all sorts of mimosa there. They're some of my favorite plants. They even can learn when to close because of a dangerous stimuli vs. Not closing for a NOT dangerous one. They're fascinating!

@breanne2117 11 ай бұрын

I'm teaching my kids botany this year in homeschool and I am so excited about this new addition to crash course! Thank you for these videos!!!!!

@snailfren 11 ай бұрын

Please make a crash course Botany poster. I love Botany so much

@crippletron6879 11 ай бұрын

Is there a crash course on mushrooms? If not, there needs to be.

@matthewwilcox2015 11 ай бұрын

Another great video! I’m really happy she got this spot on crash course. Im a huge fan of black forager and Alexis! Now that being said! When are we going to get the zoologist crash course with Lindsey! 😍 these two would be my favorite crash courses hostesses of all time

@aaronpederson8685 11 ай бұрын

Dude! Thank you! I've been looking at it and saying that, if you go far enough back, we're all just cousins ever since my first budding frustration at my mother's overly complicated classification of how people were related to me at weddings, funerals and reunions. Well, my classification was that if you look old enough, you're a grand parent. If you're my parents age, uncle or aunt. My age, cousin. Anyway... glad to hear someone else seeing it that way as well. My brain went all Leo Pointing meme...

@frostamatus 11 ай бұрын

I love this. I already know most of this, (even the bit about the sycamore trees), but your energy is so wonderful & fun.

@sarahstalerman3094 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations Alexis! I love your Blackforgager vidoes! I'm excited to watch your new content!

@robertboeckmann1111 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm!

@ntcssj 11 ай бұрын

Those collectible plant plushies should be merch. :3

@latronqui 11 ай бұрын

Mimosa I think are those plants with little leaves that react to touch.

@totsker5015 11 ай бұрын

i don t know if you ve always worked with crash course but i remember seeing you on the internet doing mushroom videos if u didnt and just started now good job you're bubbly enough to keep me curious

@AllergictoStardust 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely loving this series!!❤❤

@Giyu____Tomioka 11 ай бұрын

I love how she explains it. It makes learning fun❤❤

@user-dv4ep7ny6d 11 ай бұрын

thanks for video Alexsis Appreciate you so much Keep doing such amazing videos

@Teo117 9 ай бұрын

To think such valuable information is seen by so few people. I'm grateful for the opportunity to learn. Thank you.

@tripendicular 11 ай бұрын

This series and the host are both amazing.

@francescopaologiarratana5181 11 ай бұрын

Love this series!

@elihinze3161 11 ай бұрын

One of the best crash course series yet!

@britheedivine8 11 ай бұрын

I am still so genuinely pleased to see you hosting this!

@Davlavi 11 ай бұрын

Informative as always.

@Luchabul 11 ай бұрын

Still absolutely love this for Alexis

@miriamceornea97 11 ай бұрын

MY GOD I LOVE the enthusiasm

@AlbertGilbert-yw8qc 11 ай бұрын

Best Chanel ever. I love plants and I am going to study botany, so this is super inspirational. Thank you!!

@MAGG0911 11 ай бұрын

I love (and start following) Alexis for her vibrant personality and I wasn’t interested at all about plants.. but she convert me! Great to see her at Crashcourse ❤🎉

@werothegreat 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations, you have awakened in me a need for real Leafy Loveables. I need a Molly Moss!

@poisonedfrog 11 ай бұрын

This show makes plants super interesting to me, which is the most important part of being an educator- Thank you!!

@Agrosophi 11 ай бұрын

amazing episode🤩

@ellejaysea2799 11 ай бұрын

this is so cool! also i love ur butterfly clips ❤

@anandkalra 11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Alexis!

@someoneelse4925 11 ай бұрын

Crash course should consider doing an episode about invasive honey bees and their devastating effects on north America's ecosystems!

@gailaltschwager7377 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@fegolem 11 ай бұрын

Your butterflies are pretty. They bobble and flap like real ones. Very nice.

@murasakint 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@fourcatsandagarden 11 ай бұрын

don't mind me just gonna play this video for my unsprouted seeds to encourage them to sprout

@roshanacademy8265 11 ай бұрын

Interesting🎉

@jjjm7322 11 ай бұрын

Love how your hair clips flap like butterflies!

@tracysorrell4141 11 ай бұрын

Thank you

@user-cw6ci7px3y 11 ай бұрын

great teachin mr noodle

@AmericanReptile. 11 ай бұрын

Late night crash course woohoo

@Blueskool98 11 ай бұрын

oh we strong with this notification squad, can’t miss this 🤩

@angelaatejera1736 11 ай бұрын

I first saw her in Tiktok! She taught me a lot about mushrooms and foraging. I’ve tried some of them and they actually taste pretty good.

@abderrahmaneamiri1570 11 ай бұрын

We want an episode about sargassum muticum and invasive algae

@muhammadyahya110 11 ай бұрын

Thanks

@olanaji1076 11 ай бұрын

Love your enthusiasm and energy in explaining, keep going

@shawnholbrook7278 11 ай бұрын

Mimosa sounds like a flower plant with little spray things, like deeli-boppers.

@alexisholguin1966 11 ай бұрын

I’m just here to hype up a fellow Alexis Environmental Educator

@scienceexplains302 11 ай бұрын

Excellent presenter

@maarten7902 11 ай бұрын

The Bellis perennis picture shows a different species.

@joshuashimo309 11 ай бұрын

Nice

@Wonton1 11 ай бұрын

Is Mimosa mexiae a species of sensitive plant?

@TheRexisFern 11 ай бұрын

An a.m. accident? I'll submit to biology education any hour of the day!

@orcamilkman5273 11 ай бұрын

Does KZfaq hate this channel because I never get notifications nor do videos show up in my feed

@nataliemulby7808 11 ай бұрын

I'd love to be in her class

@sophiaflagg4259 11 ай бұрын

She gives me Julia Childs energy! 💕

@Ergoluline 11 ай бұрын

Hey, I don't know if the people handling the channel are gonna read this, but in the crash course botany playlist, the #4 and #5 are inverted, and we're missing the #6 !

@crashcourse 11 ай бұрын

fixed! thanks for the heads up :)

@Ergoluline 11 ай бұрын

@@crashcourse thank youuuu

@rahuldhargalkar 11 ай бұрын

Yay blackforager squad!

@DragoniteSpam 11 ай бұрын

The chom choms you bought at the corner store, you mean?

@keineahnung2868 11 ай бұрын

I gotta get myself a molly moss tho

@KokoKoture 11 ай бұрын

Oh I love her.

@TwoSpark55 11 ай бұрын

in English it's a sensitive plant. is the answer angiosperm? It's a pretty plant with interesting leaves, flowers AND berries 😮 Plants are so cool, I like tending to my various succulents and my Jackaranda ❤️ it's a fun hobby when weather permits.

@zolacnomiko 11 ай бұрын

Omg do they still make butterfly clips?? I was all about those when I was 13 in 1999!

@drjoriv 11 ай бұрын

Mimosa mexiae is a type of legume such as beans

@LuinTathren 11 ай бұрын

Can you eat Mimosa mexiae. It's a legume, right? Or in the legume family. The flower is beautiful!

@renzoojastro2147 11 ай бұрын

Mimosa Mexiae is a type of sensitive plant.

@mr.mrs.d.7015 11 ай бұрын

Great video but please try decaf lol

@muhammadyahya110 11 ай бұрын

The answer to the question is It is Species of legume (FABACEAE) family. Yeah the botanical collector was Ynes Mexia but this was actually Named by J.N Rose.

@atealmartin3864 11 ай бұрын

OMG MY FAV TIKTOKER IS ON MY FAV KZfaq CHANNEL OMFG ITS GONNA BE A GOOD DAY

@lazyorbit86 11 ай бұрын

Omg is that @blackforager???? Yaaaassssss

@williambilyeu9801 11 ай бұрын

Alexis is so enthusiastic that it is contagious. I would like to know about the moth like barrettes in her hair. I think I would like to get some for my Goddaughter.

@sankimalu 11 ай бұрын

I’m here for my ‘mimosa’…🌴

@rishiraj2548 11 ай бұрын

🎉

@patrickmeehan6856 11 ай бұрын

12:05 I tried this definition of "species" on an AP Bio exam question and did not earn the point.

@ryanlikesdogs4171 11 ай бұрын

YES ALEXISSSS

@SHITPOSTPOM 11 ай бұрын

LETS GOOOO

@Sparkle656 11 ай бұрын

Lol, I thought those similar smelly but yummy fruits were actually the same :D Edit: Oh, this is my first time seeing an empty comment section

@kuntamdc 11 ай бұрын

It's a legume! Beanie baby! (:

@urmom-vd3ue 11 ай бұрын

she ate that up

@GlassMunky 11 ай бұрын

It’s a legume 🎉

@jesperlindstrom4613 11 ай бұрын

Isnt taxonomy how we categorize life in general?

@eddielong96 11 ай бұрын

Lmao ...Did anyone else get an ad for a green plushy duck below this vid?

@blackholesun4942 11 ай бұрын

The classification of plants is not rigid and universally agreed upon

@thebluntvampire 11 ай бұрын

What's the answer?

@jim7274 11 ай бұрын

@jonnyapplesxxd 11 ай бұрын

acacia 🎉

@FairMiles 11 ай бұрын

The species concept is both very useful and arbitrary, fuzzy and debatable; I think you show all that perfectly (in so few minutes). However, you made a bit more confusing by using "species" to explain problems with each definition. E.g., (9:58) when showing the limitations of the "biological" concept you say "some organisms produce offspring with OTHER species (so that breaks the concept)", which does not make sense: by that definition those organisms are within THE SAME species! (and also the derived interfertile offspring, called here "hybrid species").