Hortax, formed in 1988, is a small committee of European plant taxonomists and horticulturists with a professional interest in the classification and nomenclature of cultivated plants.
The committee meets to discuss topics of relevance to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP) and seeks to find solutions to the plentiful problems presented by humanity's attempts to classify the plants it grows.
The purpose of this website is to provide a fund of information for the non-specialist enthusiast wishing to learn more about how plants are named, as well as a forum where questions of cultivated plant taxonomy can be aired and addressed.
News
24 Oct: A new page - "Plant patents" - has been added to the Legislation section.
