The a to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants (56 page)

Lithospermum diffusum
Lag. =
Lithodora diffusa

purpurocaeruleum
L. =
Buglossoides purpurocaerulea

littlebrownjug
Asarum arifolium

Littonia modesta
Hook. =
Gloriosa modesta

living stones
Lithops

Lobelia
L. (Campanulaceae). lo-
bee
-lee-uh. After Mathias de L’Obel (1538–1616), Flemish botanist. 300 spp., ann. and perenn. herbs, shrubs, trees. Widespread.

bridgesii
Hook. & Arn. brij-
es
-ee-ee. After British explorer and plant collector Thomas Bridges (1807–1865), who discovered it ca. 1832. Chile.

cardinalis
L. kar-di-
nah
-lis. Cardinal flower. Lat. red (the flowers). Canada to Colombia.

erinus
L.
e
-rin-oos. Edging lobelia. Gk. name for an early-flowering plant, from Gk. of spring. S Africa.

inflata
L. in-
flay
-tuh. Indian tobacco. Lat. inflated (the fruit). E Canada, E and C USA.

laxiflora
Kunth. lax-i-
flaw
-ruh. Lat. loosely flowered. SW USA to Colombia.

pedunculata
R. Br. ped-un-kew-
lah
-tuh. Blue star creeper. Lat. peduncled (the flowers). SE Australia, NZ.

siphilitica
L. si-fi-
li
-ti-kuh. Lat. of syphilis (which it was said to cure). Canada, USA.

×
speciosa
Sweet. spee-see-
oh
-suh. Lat. showy (the flowers).
L. cardinalis
×
L. siphilitica.
Cult.

tupa
L.
tue
-puh. Chilean name for the plant. Chile.

lobelia, edging
Lobelia erinus

lobster claw
Clianthus puniceus

Lobularia
Desv. (Brassicaceae). lob-ew-
lair
-ree-uh. From Gk./Lat. a small pod, referring to the fruit. 4 spp. ann. and perenn. herbs. Atlantic Is., Medit., SW Asia.

maritima
(L.) Desv. muh-
rit
-i-muh. Sweet alyssum. Lat. of the sea. S Eur.

locust, black
Robinia pseudoacacia
.
bristly
R. hispida
.
honey
Gleditsia triacanthos

loganberry
Rubus
×
loganobaccus

lollipop plant
Pachystachys lutea

Lomatia
R. Br. (Proteaceae). loh-
mah
-tee-uh. From Gk. border (the seeds are edged with a papery wing). 12 spp., shrubs, trees. Australia, S Am.

ferruginea
(Cav.) R. Br. fe-rue-
jin
-ee-uh. Lat. rusty (the hairs of the shoots and leaves). Chile, Argentina.

myricoides
(C. F. Gaertn.) Domin. mi-ri-
koy
-deez. Lat. like
Myrica
. SE Australia.

tinctoria
(Labil.) R. Br. tink-
tor
-reeuh. Lat. of dyers (the fruit gives a red dye). Tasmania.

London pride
Saxifraga
×
urbium

Lonicera
L. (Caprifoliaceae). lo-
nis
-uh-ruh, lo-ni-
se
-ruh. Honeysuckles. After Adam Lonitzer (Lat.
Lonicerus
) (1528–1586), German physician and botanist. 180 spp., shrubs, climbers. Eur., N Africa, Asia, N Am.

×
americana
(Mill.) K. Koch. uh-meri-
kah
-nuh. American (which it was thought to be).
L. etrusca
×
L. implexa
. Cult.

×
brownii
(Regel) Carrière.
brown
-ee-ee. Scarlet trumpet honeysuckle. After Brown.
L. hirsuta
×
L. sempervirens
. Cult.

caprifolium
L. kap-ri-
foh
-lee-oom. Italian honeysuckle. Lat. goat leaf. Eur.

etrusca
Santi. ee-
trus
-kuh. Lat. of Tuscany (Etruria). Medit.

fragrantissima
Lindl. & Paxt. fray-gruhn-
tis
-i-muh. Lat. most fragrant (the flowers). E China.

×
heckrottii
Rehder. hek-
rot
-ee-ee. After Heckrott.
L
. ×
americana
×
L. sempervirens
. Cult.

henryi
Hemsl. hen-
ree
-ee. After Scottish-born Irish plantsman Augustine Henry (1857–1930), who collected the type specimen in 1887. W China.

involucrata
(Richardson) Spreng. in-vol-ue-
krah
-tuh. Twinberry. Lat. with an involucre (of conspicuous bracts). Canada, USA, N Mex.

×
italica
Tausch. i-
tal
-i-kuh. Lat. Italian.
L. caprifolium
×
L. etrusca
. Cult.

japonica
Thunb. juh-
pon
-i-kuh. Japanese honeysuckle. Of Japan. E China, Japan, Korea.
‘Halliana’
. hawl-ee-
ah
-nuh. After George Rogers Hall (1820–1899), American doctor and plant collector in Japan, who introduced it to gardens.

korolkowii
Stapf. ko-rol-
kov
-ee-ee. After General Nicolai Iwanawitsch Korolkow (b. 1837), who introduced it to cultivation. W and C Asia.

maackii
(Rupr.) Maxim.
mah
-kee-ee. Amur honeysuckle. After Russian explorer and naturalist Richard Otto (Karlovic) Maack (1825–1886), who collected the type specimen in 1855. E Asia.

nitida
E. H. Wilson.
ni
-ti-duh. Lat. glossy (the leaves). W China.

periclymenum
L. pe-ree-
klim
-uhnoom. Common honeysuckle, woodbine. Gk. name for honeysuckle, from Gk. twining around. Eur., N Africa.
‘Belgica’
.
bel
-ji-kuh. Lat. of Belgium.

pileata
Oliv. pil-ee-
ah
-tuh. Lat. with a cap (referring to the cap-like projection on the calyx). China.

×
purpusii
Rehder. pur-
poos
-ee-ee. After German botanist Carl Albert Purpus (1851–1941), who collected the type specimen from a plant grown at Darmstadt Botanic Garden ca. 1920.
L. fragrantissima
×
L. standishii
. Cult.

rupicola
Hook.f. & Thomson. rue-
pik
-o-luh. Lat. growing on rocks. Himal., China. var.
syringantha
(Maxim.) Zabel. si-ring-
ganth
-uh. Gk. with flowers like
Syringa
.

sempervirens
L. sem-per-
vie
-ruhnz. Trumpet honeysuckle. Lat. evergreen. E and S USA.

similis
Hemsl.
sim
-i-lis. Lat. resembling (the leaves were likened to those of
L. macrantha
). W China, Myanmar. var.
delavayi
(Franch.) Rehder. del-uh-
vay
-ee. After French missionary Père Jean Marie Delavay (1834–1895), who, in the 1880s, collected several of the specimens from which it was described. W China.

standishii
Jacques. stan-
dish
-ee-ee. After British nurseryman John Standish (1814–1875) of the Standish & Noble Nursery, Sunning-dale, where it was grown. China.

syringantha
Maxim. =
L. rupicola
var.
syringantha

tatarica
L. tuh-
ta
-ri-kuh. Tatarian honeysuckle. From the reg. of C and E Asia once called Tartary. E Eur. to C Asia.

tragophylla
Hemsl. trah-goh-
fil
-uh. The Gk. equivalent of Lat.
caprifolium
, meaning goat leaf. China.

×
xylosteoides
Tausch. zie-los-tee-
oy
-deez. Lat. like
L. xylosteum. L. tatarica
×
L. xylosteum
. Cult.

xylosteum
L. zie-
los
-tee-oom. Fly honeysuckle. A generic name that has been applied to
Lonicera
, from Gk. wood bone. Eur., W Asia.

loosestrife
Lysimachia
.
dotted
L. punctata
.
fringed
L. ciliata
.
goose-neck
L. clethroides
.
purple
Lythrum salicaria

Lophomyrtus
Burret (Myrtaceae). lofoh-
mur
-toos. From Gk. crested, and the related
Myrtus
(referring to the
ribbon-like lobes of the placenta). 2 spp. shrubs. NZ.

bullata
Burret. bool-
ah
-tuh. Lat. puckered (the leaves).

×
ralphii
(Hook.f.) Burret.
ralf
-ee-ee. After Dr. Thomas Shearman Ralph (1813–1891), who collected the type specimen.
L. bullata
×
L. obcordata
.

Lophospermum
D. Don ex R. Taylor (Plantaginaceae). lof-oh-
sperm
-oom. Gk. crested seed (referring to the membranous crest on the seed). 10 spp. perenn. herbs. Mex., C Am.

erubescens
D. Don. e-rue-
bes
-uhnz. Creeping gloxinia. Lat. becoming red, blushing (the flowers). Mex.

loquat
Eriobotrya japonica

lords and ladies
Arum maculatum

Loropetalum
R. Br. ex Rchb. (Hamamelidaceae). lo-roh-
pet
-uh-loom. Gk. with strap-shaped petals. 3 spp., shrubs, small trees. India, China, Japan.

chinense
(R. Br.) Oliv. chin-
en
-see. Of China.

Lotus
L. (Fabaceae).
loh
-toos. Gk. name for several plants. 125 spp. ann. and perenn. herbs. Widespread.

corniculatus
L. kor-nik-ew-
lah
-toos. Bird’s foot trefoil. Lat. with a small horn (referring to the fruit). Eur., Asia, N Africa.

hirsutus
L. hir-
sue
-toos. Lat. hairy (the foliage). S Eur., N Africa, SW Asia.

Louisiana canna
Canna glauca

lovage
Levisticum officinale
.
Scot’s
Ligusticum scoticum

love-in-a-mist
Nigella damascena

love-lies-bleeding
Amaranthus caudatus

Ludwigia
L. (Onagraceae). lood-
wig
-ee-uh. After Christian Gottlieb Ludwig (1709–1773), German physician and botanist. 82 spp., herbs, shrubs, often aquatic. Widespread.

alternifolia
L. al-ter-ni-
foh
-lee-uh. Rattlebox. Lat. with alternate leaves. SE Canada, E and C USA.

sedoides
(Bonpl.) H. Hara. sed-
oy
-deez. Mosaic plant. Lat. like
Sedum
. S Mex. to S Am.

Luma
A. Gray (Myrtaceae).
lue
-muh. Name used by the Mapuches in Chile for the following. 2 spp., trees, shrubs. S Am.

apiculata
(DC.) Burret. uh-pik-ew-
lah
-tuh. Lat. ending in a short, abrupt point (the leaves). Argentina, Chile.

Lunaria
L. (Brassicaceae). lue-
nair
-ree-uh. Lat. moon-like, referring to the fruit. 3 spp. ann. and perenn. herbs. Eur.

annua
L.
an
-ew-uh. Honesty. Lat. annual. SE Eur.