Citrus × sinensis ‘Washington Navel’
|Kingdom||Plantae||Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn’s Botanical Latin)|
|Subkingdom||Tracheobionta||Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients|
|Division||Magnoliophyta||Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms|
|Class||Magnoliopsida||Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves|
|Subclass||Rosidae||Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more|
|Order||Sapindales||Includes citrus; maples, horse-chestnuts, lychees and rambutans; mangos and cashews; frankincense and myrrh; mahogany and neem|
About plant names...
Citrus × sinensis is a cultivated variety of navel orange. Original navel oranges were created
by a chance natural mutation. The Washington Navel orange, available from
nurseries, described by one source as “the most popular backyard orange grown in Australia.”
Citrus × sinensis ‘Washington Navel’ is a sweet, easily peeled
Citrus × sinensis ‘Washington Navel’ on easybloom.com
Citrus × sinensis ‘Washington Navel’ on www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu
Orange varieties at Purdue University's Center for New Crops and Plants Products
Citrus × sinensis ‘Washington Navel’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 16 Aug 2013.
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2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, CA