| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| rugelii | roo-GEL-ee-eye | Named for Ferdinand Rugel, 19th century American botanist in the southeastern U.S. |
| sulcatus | sul-KAY-tus | Furrowed |
| sulcatum | sul-KAY-tum | Furrowed |
| sulcata | sul-KAY-tuh | Furrowed |
| flexipedes | fleks-ih-PEE-dees | Bent stem |
| flexipes | FLEKS-ih-pees | Bent stemp |
| triglochidiatus | try-glo-ky-dee-AY-tus | From the Greek tri (three) and glochis (a point), referring to the fruit of some species |
| pseudocolumnaris | soo-doh-kol-lum-NAR-iss | False column |
| muscarimi | muss-kar-e-me | From the Greek word - moschos which means a musk scent |
| lycioides | ly-see-OY-deez | Resembles Lycium (from the Greek name of a medicinal tree from Lycia in Asia Minor) |
| Encephalocarpus | en-sef-uh-loh-KAR-pus | From the Greek encepahlos (brain, head) and karpos (fruit), referring to the shape of the fruit |
| urbicus | UR-bee-kus | Urban (belonging to cities or towns) |
| urbicum | UR-bee-kum | Urban (belonging to cities or towns) |
| urbica | UR-bee-kuh | Urban (belonging to cities or towns) |
| albomaculatus | al-boh-mak-yoo-LAY-tus | White spotted |
| albomaculatum | al-boh-mak-yoo-LAY-tum | White spotted |
| albomaculata | al-boh-mak-yoo-LAY-tuh | White spotted |
| lupinoides | loo-py-NOY-deez | Resembles Lupin (From the word for wolf as it was believed they robbed the soil of nutrients) |
| lavateroides | lav-uh-ter-OY-deez | Resembles Lavatera (named for Johann Kaspar Lavater, 18th century Swiss physician and naturalist) |
| nigropunctatus | ny-gro-punk-TAY-tus | Black-spotted |
| nigropunctatum | ny-gro-punk-TAY-tum | Black-spotted |
| nigropunctata | ny-groh-punk-TAY-tuh | Black-spotted |
| gymnocephalus | jim-no-KEF-uh-lus | From the Greek gymnos (naked) and kephale (head) |
| gymnocephalum | jim-no-KEF-uh-lum | From the Greek gymnos (naked) and kephale (head) |
| gymnocephala | jim-no-KEF-uh-luh | From the Greek gymnos (naked) and kephale (head) |
| semilobatus | sem-ee-loh-BAY-tus | Half-lobed, referring to shapes like the ear lobe |
| semilobata | sem-ee-loh-BAY-tuh | Half-lobed, referring to shapes like the ear lobe |
| blitoides | bly-TOY-deez | Resembling Blitum (an old name for strawberry-blite, used to describe a bland vegetable) |
| bliti | BLY-tee | An old name for strawberry-blite, used to describe a bland vegetable |
| Blitum | BLY-tum | An old name for strawberry-blite, used to describe a bland vegetable |
| Franseria | frans-SER-ee-uh | Named for Antonio Franseri, 18th-century Spanish botanist |
| Doxantha | doks-ANTH-uh | From the Latin doxa (glory) and anthos (flower) |
| Actinea | ak-TIN-ee-uh | From the Greek aktis (ray) |
| Rotantha | roh-TAN-tha | From the Latin rota (wheel, coiled) and anthos (flower) |
| kentukea | ken-TUK-ee-uh | Of or from Kentucky (U.S.) |
| decandrus | dek-AN-drus | Having ten stamens |
| decandrum | dek-AN-drum | Having ten stamens |
| decandra | dek-AN-druh | Having ten stamens |
