| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| subbiflorus | sub-BIH-flor-us | Nearly two-flowers |
| subbiflorum | sub-BIH-flor-um | Nearly two-flowers |
| pleiocephalus | plee-uh-KEF-al-us | Many heads, referring to the plant's habit of producing offsets |
| myriacanthum | my-ree-uh-KAN-thum | From the Greek myrios (many) and ákantha (spines) |
| myriacantha | my-ree-uh-KAN-tha | From the Greek myrios (many) and ákantha (spines) |
| linkii | LINK-ee-eye | Named for Dr. Heinrich Friedrich Link, 19th century German physician and botanist |
| Hillebrandia | hil-le-BRAND-ee-uh | Named for William Hillebrand, 19th century physician and botanist |
| Penthorum | PEN-thor-um | Five, referring to the five each petals and sepals, as well as having an ovary that is five-clef and five-celled |
| Papaveraceae | puh-pav-er-AY-see | From the Latin name for the Poppy family |
| Gaudichaudia | go-dih-SHAW-dee-uh | Named for Charles Gaudichaud-Baupré, 19th century French botanist and physician |
| hybridum | hy-BRID-um | A hybrid (cross between two plants resulting in a plant that differs in one or more genes from the parent plants); also written as x hybridum |
| neochilus | nee-oh-KY-lus | From the Greek neo (new) and cheilos (lip) |
