Description of vegetation: the search for global patterns

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Two ways of sorting plants into groups: phylogeny and function. Phylogenetic classification: Linnaeus, Bentham, Hooker, Wallace, Darwin, Bessey. Molecular systematics. Asteraceae, Orchidaceae. Takhtajan. Functional classification: von Humboldt, Raunkiaer, Küchler. Classification of climate: the Köppen system. Synthesis: ecoregions.

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