The division of forestry concerned with taxonomy of trees and other woody plants. Dendrology, called forest botany in some countries, usually is limited to taxonomy of trees but may also include shrubs and woody vines. This basic subject in the training of foresters teaches how trees are named (nomenclature), described (morphology), and grouped (classification); how to find the name of an unknown tree and recognize important forest species (identification); and where trees occur both by geographic ranges of species and by forest types (distribution). Forest stands of similar composition, appearance, and structure are grouped together into areas characterized by major forest types or formation, and are named from the predominant or characteristic species. Forest and forestry Plant taxonomy