We're all curious about plants and how they're named.  One of the delightful things about visiting a botanical garden is that everything is labeled with the botanical name and the family it belongs to.  Wouldn't it be great to have family names at our fingertips?

The Compleat Botanica puts family names within our grasp.  Every entry in the botanical checklist is annotated with its family name.  As new entries are added to the personal collection of data, family names are automatically looked up and inserted into the record.  And plant labels include the family name, turning everyone's plant collection into a botanical demonstration garden.

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