The a to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants (14 page)

laevis
L. =
Symphyotrichum laeve

lanceolatus
Willd. =
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

lateriflorus
(L.) Britton =
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

linariifolius
L. =
Ionactis linariifolia

macrophyllus
L. =
Eurybia macro-phylla

novae-angliae
L. =
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

novi-belgii
L. =
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

oblongifolius
Nutt. =
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

oolentangiensis
Riddel =
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense

pilosus
Willd. =
Symphyotrichum pilosum

prenanthoides
Muhl. ex Willd. =
Symphyotrichum prenanthoides

ptarmicoides
Torr. & A. Gray =
Solidago ptarmicoides

puniceus
L. =
Symphyotrichum puniceum

pyrenaeus
Desf. ex DC. pi-ruh-
nay
-oos. Lat. of the Pyrenees. France (Pyrenees).

radula
Aiton =
Eurybia radula

sagittifolius
Wedem. ex Willd. =
Symphyotrichum cordifolium

sedifolius
L. sed-i-
foh
-lee-oos. Lat. with leaves like
Sedum
. Eur., W and C Asia.

sericeus
Vent. =
Symphyotrichum sericeum

shortii
Lindl. =
Symphyotrichum shortii

simplex
Willd. =
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

spectabilis
Aiton =
Eurybia spectabilis

tanacetifolius
Kunth =
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia

tataricus
L.f. tuh-
ta
-ri-koos. From the reg. of C and E Asia once called Tartary. E Russia, China, Korea, Japan.

thomsonii
C. B. Clarke. tom-
soh
-neeee. After Thomas Thomson (1817–1878), British surgeon and botanist with the East India Company. Himal.

tongolensis
Franch. ton-go-
len
-sis. Of Tongolo (Dong’eluo), Sichuan. W China, Himal.

tradescantii
L. =
Symphyotrichum tradescantii

umbellatus
Mill. =
Doellingeria umbellata

aster, alpine
Aster alpinus
.
aromatic
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
.

beach
Erigeron glaucus.
bigleaf
Eurybia macrophylla
.
calico
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
.
China
Callistephus chinensis
.
climbing
Symphyotrichum carolinianum
.
common blue wood
S. cordifolium
.
crooked stem
S. prenanthoides
.
Drummond’s
S. drummondii
.
eastern showy
Eurybia spectabilis
.
flat top white
Doellingeria umbellata
.
flaxleaf white top
Ionactis linariifolia
.
grey
Eurybia glauca
.
Italian
Aster amellus
.
low rough
Eurybia radula
.
New England
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
.
New York
S. novi-belgii
.
oldfield
S. pilosum
.
Pacific
S. chilense
.
Pringle’s
S. pilosum
var.
pringlei
.
purplestem
S. puniceum
.
rice button
S. dumosum
.
seaside purple
Eurybia spectabilis.
shore
Symphyotrichum tradescantii
.
Short’s
S. shortii
.
silky
S. sericeum.
sky blue
S. oolentangiense
.
smooth blue
S. laeve
.
white heath
S. ericoides
.
white panicle
S. lanceolatum
.
white wood
Eurybia divaricata

Asteranthera
Hanst. (Gesneriaceae). uh-ste-ruhn-
the
-ruh. Gk. star-shaped flowers. 1 sp., woody climber. Chile.

ovata
(Cav.) Hanst. oh-
vah
-tuh. Lat. ovate (the leaves).

Astilbe
Buch.-Ham. ex G. Don (Saxifragaceae). uh-
stil
-bee. Gk. without brilliance (the individual flowers are very small). 12 spp. perenn. herbs. E Asia, SE USA.

×
arendsii
Arends. uh-
rend
-zee-ee. After German nurseryman Georg Arends (1863–1952), who raised it. Cult.

chinensis
(Maxim.) Franch. & Sav. chin-
en
-sis. Of China. China, NE Asia. var.
davidii
Franch. da-
vid
-eeee. After French missionary, botanist and zoologist Armand David (1826–1900), who collected the type specimen in Mongolia in 1864.
‘Pumila’
.
pew
-mi-luh. Lat. dwarf. var.
taquetii
(H. Lév.) Vilm. ta-
ket
-ee-ee. After French missionary E. J. Taquet, who collected the type specimen. Korea.

×
crispa
(Arends) Bergmans.
kris
-puh. Lat. wrinkled (the leaves). Cult.

glaberrima
Nak. gluh-
be
-ri-muh. More or less glabrous. Japan. var.
saxatilis
Nakai. sax-
a
-ti-lis. Lat. growing on rocks.

japonica
(C. Morren & Decne.) A. Gray. juh-
pon
-i-kuh. Of Japan. Japan.

rivularis
Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don. rivew-
lah
-ris. Lat. of riverbanks. Himal., China, SE Asia. var.
myriantha
(Diels) J. T. Pan. mi-ree-
an
-thuh. Lat. many-flowered. China.

simplicifolia
Makino. sim-pli-si-
foh
-lee-uh. Lat. with simple (undivided) leaves. Japan.

thunbergii
(Sieb. & Zucc.) Miq. thun-
berg
-ee-ee. After Swedish botanist and physician Carl Peter Thunberg (1743–1828), who collected in Japan and S Africa. Japan.

Astilboides
(Hemsl.) Engl. (Saxifragaceae). a-stil-
boy
-deez. Lat. like
Astilbe
. 1 sp., herb. China.

tabularis
(Hemsl.) Engl. tab-ew-
lah
-ris. Lat. table-like (the leaves).

Astrantia
L. (Apiaceae). uh-
stran
-teeuh. Masterwort. Poss. from Gk. star (the flowerheads). 8 spp. herbs. Eur., W Asia.

carniolica
Wulf. kar-nee-
o
-li-ka. Of Carniola (now part of Slovenia). SE Alps.

major
L.
may
-juh. Greater master-wort. Lat. large. C and E Eur. subsp.
involucrata
(W. D. J. Koch) Ces. in-vo-lue-
krah
-tuh. Lat. with an involucre.

maxima
Pall.
max
-i-muh. Lat. largest. Caucasus.

minor
L.
mie
-nuh. Lesser masterwort. Lat. small. S Eur.

Astrolepis
Benham (Pteridaceae). as-troh-
lee
-pis. Gk. star scale, referring to the star-shaped scales on the fronds. 8 spp. ferns. USA to S Am.

sinuata
(Lag. ex Sw.) Benham & Windham. sin-ew-
ah
-tuh. Wavy cloak fern. Lat. wavy-edged (the fronds). S USA to S Am.

Astrophytum
Lem. (Cactaceae). as-troh-
fie
-toom. Gk. star plant, referring to the shape. 6 spp. cacti. Texas, Mex.

asterias
(Zucc.) Lem. uh-
ste
-ree-oos. Silver dollar cactus. Gk. like a star (the plant). Texas, NE Mex.

capricorne
(A. Dietr.) Britton & Rose. kap-ree-
kor
-nee. Goat’s horn cactus. Lat. goat’s horn. N Mex.

myriostigma
Lem. mi-ree-oh-
stig
-muh. Bishop’s cap cactus. Gk. with many stigmas. NE Mex.

ornatum
(DC.) F. A. C. Weber. or-
nah
-toom. Star cactus. Lat. ornamental. Mex.

Athrotaxis
D. Don (Cupressaceae). ath-roh-
tax
-is. Gk. crowded arrangement, from the densely arranged leaves. 2 spp. trees. Tasmania.

cupressoides
D. Don. kew-pres-
oy
-deez. Tasmanian pencil pine. Lat. like
Cupressus
.

×
laxifolia
Hook. lax-i-
foh
-lee-uh. Lat. open, leaves (loosely arranged foliage).
A. cupressoides
×
A. selaginoides
.

selaginoides
D. Don. se-la-ji-
noy
-deez. King William pine. Like
Lycopodium selago
(the foliage).

Athyrium
Roth (Woodsiaceae). uh-
thi
-ree-oom. Gk. without, door (the sporangia appear not to open). 180 spp. ferns. N hemisph.

filix-femina
(L.) Roth.
fi
-lix-
fem
-inuh. Lady fern. Lat. female fern. N temp. regs.

niponicum
(Mett.) Hance. ni-
pon
-i-koom. Of Japan. E Asia.
‘Pictum’
.
pik
-toom. Japanese painted fern. Lat. painted (the fronds).

otophorum
(Miq.) Koidz. oh-
to
-fo-room. Gk. bearing ears (the auricles on the fronds). E Asia. var.
okanum
Sa. Kurata. oh-
kah
-noom. After Japanese botanist K. Oka (b. 1918), who collected the type specimen.

Atriplex
L. (Amaranthaceae).
at
-riplex. Lat. name for
A. hortensis
. 250 spp., herbs, shrubs. Widespread.

canescens
(Pursh) Nutt. kan-
es
-uhnz. Four-wing saltbush. Lat. grey (the foliage). W and C USA, W Canada, N Mex.

confertifolia
(Torr. & Frém.) S. Watson. kon-fer-ti-
foh
-lee-uh. Spiny saltbush. Lat. with crowded leaves. W and C USA, N Mex.

gardneri
(Moq.) D. Dietr.
gard
-nuhree. Gardner’s saltbush. Intended to honor the collector of the type specimen, thought to be Gardner but
who actually was Alexander Gordon. W and C USA, W Canada.

halimus
L.
hal
-i-moos. Sea orache. Gk. of the sea (it grows on coasts). S Eur., W Asia, Africa.

hortensis
L. hor-
ten
-sis. Orache. Lat. of gardens. Asia.

lentiformis
(Torr.) S. Watson. lent-i-
form
-is. Big saltbush, quailbush. Lat. lens-shaped (the fruit). SW USA, Mex.

polycarpa
(Torr.) S. Watson. pol-ee-
kar
-puh. Cattle saltbush. Gk. with many fruits. SW USA, NW Mex.

Atropa
L. (Solanaceae).
a
-tro-puh. After the Gk. goddess Atropa, who was said to cut the thread of life. 3 spp. herbs. Eur., Asia.

belladonna
L. bel-uh-
don
-uh. Deadly nightshade. Lat. beautiful woman (itwas used to dilate pupils). Eur., W Asia.