"For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth
forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God..."
Gardening Quote of the Day
"Sweet April showers
Do spring May flowers.
(from Five Hundreds Points of Good Husbandrie)
"
Named for Jinzo Matsumura, early 20th century Japanese professor of botany
Campylanthus
kam-pil-LAN-thus
From the Greek kampylos (curved or bent) and anthos (flower)
campylantha
kam-pil-LAN-tha
From the Greek kampylos (curved or bent) and anthos (flower)
campylanthum
kam-pil-LAN-thum
From the Greek kampylos (curved or bent) and anthos (flower)
ferdinandiana
fer-din-an-dee-AH-na
Named for Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, German botanist
drepanolobium
dre-pan-oh-LOH-bee-um
From the Greek words drepane (sickle) and lobos (pod, capsule)
goldieana
gold-ee-AH-na
Named for Hugh Goldie, 19th century American missionary in West Africa
goldieanum
gold-ee-AH-num
Named for Hugh Goldie, 19th century American missionary in West Africa
lupinaster
loo-pin-ASS-ter
From the Greek lupin (wolf) and astro (star)
chontalense
chon-tal-EN-see
Of or from Chontal, a mountainous area of Oaxaca
chontalensis
chon-tal-EN-sis
Of or from Chontal, a mountainous area of Oaxaca
basedowii
bas-DOW-ee-eye
Named for Herbert Basedow, 20th century Australian anthropologist
Benthamiella
ben-tham-ee-EL-uh
Named for George Bentham, 19th century English botanist
tenuiculmis
ten-yoo-ih-KUL-mis
Slender-stemmed
festucoides
fes-too-KOH-ih-deez
Resembling Festuca, genus name from the ancient Latin word meaning stalk or straw (grass)
lutchuensis
lu-chu-EN-sis
Of or from the Japanese islands of Lutchu
lutchuense
lu-chu-EN-see
Of or from the Japanese islands of Lutchu
genistelloides
jen-is-stell-OH-ih-deez
Resembling Genistella, a genus name which in turn is the diminutive of Genista, from the Latin, which the Plantagenet kings and queens of England took their name, planta genesta
keiskeiana
kay-skee-ee-AH-na
Named for Ito Keisuke, 19th century Japanese botanist called called the father of modern Japanese botany
spelta
SPELT-a
Wheat; a late Latin term, most likely from Germanic or Middle Dutche origins
paludicola
pa-lud-ih-KOH-la
Swamp-dweller
Siphonoglossa
sy-fon-oh-GLOSS-a
From the Greek siphon (tube) and glossos (tongue)
knappiana
nap-ee-AH-na
Named for Moses Arthur Knapp, 19th century plant collector on the Mohave River)
veronicifolia
ver-on-ih-kih-FOH-lee-a
Having foliage like Veronica, genus name in honor of Saint Veronica
veronicifolius
ver-on-ih-kih-FOH-lee-us
Having foliage like Veronica, genus name in honor of Saint Veronica
veronicifolium
ver-on-ih-kih-FOH-lee-um
Having foliage like Veronica, genus name in honor of Saint Veronica
megastigma
meg-a-STIG-ma
Large-stigma
pamirica
pam-IR-ee-ka
Of or from the Pamir Mountains in Central Asia
pamiricum
pam-IR-ee-kum
Of or from the Pamir Mountains in Central Asia
pamiricus
pam-IR-ee-kus
Of or from the Pamir Mountains in Central Asia
cyrenaicum
ser-en-AY-ih-kum
Of or from the historical Cyrenaica region off the eastern coast of Libya
buckleii
BUCK-lee-eye
Orthographic variant for buckleyi; named by Moses Ashley Curtis for Samuel Botsford Buckley, who discovered the species
bisulcata
bi-sul-KAY-ta
With twin furrows
bisulcatus
bi-sul-KAY-tus
With twin furrows
bisulcatum
bi-sul-KAY-tum
With twin furrows
sirindhorniae
sir-ind-HORN-ee-ay
Named for Thailand's Princess Sirindhorn
myrioclada
mir-ee-oh-KLAD-a
From the Greek myrio (many) and clados (branches)
myriocladum
mir-ee-oh-KLAD-um
From the Greek myrio (many) and clados (branches)
myriocladus
mir-ee-oh-KLAD-us
From the Greek myrio (many) and clados (branches)
novomexicana
no-vo-meks-ih-KAY-na
Of or from New Mexico (southwestern state in the U.S.)
novomexicanum
no-vo-meks-ih-KAY-num
Of or from New Mexico (southwestern state in the U.S.)
oldhamiana
old-ham-ee-AH-na
Named for Oldham; the specific honoree is uncertain
Brunia
BRUN-ee-a
Named for Dr. Cornelius Brun, 18th century apothecary and plant collector in Russia
pecan
peh-kahn
From the vernacular (Algonquin) word for a nut that requires a stone to crack
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