Scientific Name

The taxonomic, botanical or Latin name/classification of a plant.  Scientific names are divided into categories in the following hierarchy: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.  The Lacey Act Amendments of 2008 require that the species be identified for each plant imported into the United States (e.g. the scientific name of Balsam fir is reported as Abies balsamea (where the genus is Abies and species is balsamea)).