| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Dentaria | den-TAY-ree-uh | From the Latin dens (tooth), referring to the toothlike scales on the rhizome |
| cygneus | SIG-nee-us | Swan-like, referring to a curved neck |
| cygneum | SIG-nee-um | Swan-like, referring to a curved neck |
| cygnea | SIG-nee-uh | Swan-like, referring to a curved neck |
| Hartwegia | hart-WEG-ee-uh | Named for Carl Theodor Hartweg, 19th century German gardener who collected plants in Mexico and California for the Horticultural Society of London |
| Sherardia | sher-RAR-dee-uh | Named for Dr. William Sherard 18th century Brittish patron of botany |
| vicioides | vik-ee-OY-deez | Resembling Vicia (Latin name for the vetch plant) |
| aberdeenensis | ab-er-deen-EN-sis | Of or from Aberdeen, South Africa |
| aberdeenense | ab-er-deen-EN-see | Of or from Aberdeen, South Africa |
| rutifolius | roo-tih-FOH-lee-us | Having foliage like Ruta (rue) |
| rutifolium | roo-tih-FOH-lee-um | Having foliage like Ruta (rue) |
| rutifolia | roo-tih-FOH-lee-uh | Having foliage like Ruta (rue) |
| Euanthe | yoo-AN-thee | From the Greek euanthes (good flowers; blooming), referring to the showy flowers |
| Colax | KOH-laks | From the Greek, kolax, a flatterer or fawner |
| Ornithcephallus | or-nith-oh-KEF-al-us | Bird-headed |
