The a to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants (82 page)

Stauntonia
DC. (Lardizabalaceae). stawn-
toh
-nee-uh. After Sir George Leonard Staunton (1737–1801), Irish physician and diplomat. 25 spp. woody climbers. E Asia.

hexaphylla
Decne. hex-uh-
fil
-uh. Gk. with six leaves (leaflets). Korea, Japan.

steeplebush
Spiraea douglasii, S. tomentosa

Stephanandra incisa
Thunb. =
Neillia incisa

tanakae
(Franch. & Sav.) Franch. & Sav. =
Neillia tanakae

Sternbergia
Waldst. & Kit. (Amaryllidaceae). stern-
berg
-ee-uh. After Kaspar Maria von Sternberg (1761–1838), Bohemian entomologist and botanist. 8 spp. bulbous herbs. S Eur. to C Asia.

lutea
(L.) Ker Gawl. ex Spreng.
lue
-teeuh. Lat. yellow (the flowers). S Eur., W Asia.

Stewartia
L. (Theaceae). stew-
art
-eeuh. After John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713–1792). 20 spp., shrubs, trees. E N Am., E Asia.

pseudocamellia
Maxim. sue-do-kuh-
mel
-ee-uh. Gk. false
Camellia
. Japan, S Korea.

serrata
Maxim. se-
rah
-tuh. Lat. toothed (the leaves). Japan.

sinensis
Rehder & E. H. Wilson. sin-
en
-sis. Lat. of China. China.

Stipa
L. (Poaceae).
steep
-uh. Gk. tow (the inflorescence was used for making fibres). 150 spp. grasses. Eur., N Africa, Asia.

arundinacea
(Hook.f.) Benth. =
Anemanthele lessoniana

barbata
Desf. bar-
bah
-tuh. Lat. bearded (the inflorescence). S Eur., N Africa, W and C Asia.

calamagrostis
(L.) Wahlenb. =
Achnatherum calamagrostis

gigantea
Link =
Celtica gigantea

spartea
Trin. =
Hesperostipa spartea

tenuissima
Trin. =
Nassella tenuissima

stock
Matthiola
.
Brompton
M. incana
.
night-scented
M. longipetala
subsp.
bicornis

Stokesia
L’Hér. (Asteraceae).
stohks
-ee-uh. After Jonathan Stokes (1755–1831), English botanist and physician. 1 sp., perenn. herb. SE USA.

laevis
(Hill) Greene.
lee
-vis. Lat. smooth.

stonecrop
Sedum acre
.
white
S. album

stork’s bill
Erodium

strawberry
Fragaria
.
beach
F. chiloensis
.
garden
F
. ×
ananassa
.
Virginia
F. virginiana
.
woodland
F. vesca

strawberry blite
Chenopodium capitatum

strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus

strawberry tree
Arbutus unedo

Strelitzia
Banks (Strelitziaceae). stre-
lits
-ee-uh. After Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744–1818), wife of King George III. 5 spp. perenn. herbs. S Africa.

reginae
Banks. re-
jeen
-ie. Bird of paradise flower. Lat. of the queen (deriv. as for genus).

Streptocarpus
Lindl. (Gesneriaceae). strep-toh-
karp
-oos. Gk. twisted fruit (the fruits twist when ripe to release the seeds). 50 spp. ann. and perenn. herbs. Trop. and S Africa.

×
hybridus
Voss.
hib
-ri-doos. Cape primrose. Lat. hybrid. Cult.

Strobilanthes
Blume (Acanthaceae). stro-bil-
anth
-eez. Gk. cone flower (the conical flower clusters). 400 spp., herbs, shrubs. Trop. Asia.

attenuata
Nees. uh-ten-ew-
ah
-tuh. Lat. with a drawn-out point (the leaves). Himal.

dyeriana
Mast. die-uh-ree-
ah
-nuh. Persian shield. After William Turner Thiselton-Dyer (1843–1928), English botanist and director of RBG Kew, where it was grown. Myanmar.

wallichii
Nees. wol-
ik
-ee-ee. After Nathaniel Wallich (1786–1854), Danish botanist and surgeon with the East India Company, who studied plants in India and Nepal and collected the type specimen in 1821. Himal.

Sturt’s desert pea
Swainsona formosa

Styphnolobium
Schott (Fabaceae). stif-noh-
loh
-bee-oom. Gk. contracted pod (the fruits are contracted between the seeds). 9 spp., trees, shrubs. S USA to C Am., China, Korea.

japonicum
(L.) Schott. juh-
pon
-i-koom. Pagoda tree. Of Japan, where it is cultivated. China, Korea.

Styrax
L. (Styracaceae).
stie
-rax. Gk. name, from Arabic, for
S. officinalis
and the resin it produces. 130 spp., trees, shrubs. USA to S Am., SE Eur., W and E Asia.

americanus
Lam. uh-me-ri-
kah
-noos. American snowbell. Of America. E and C USA.

hemsleyanus
Diels. hemz-lee-
ah
-noos. After William Botting Hemsley (1843–1924), who worked on Chinese plants at Kew. China.

japonicus
Sieb. & Zucc. juh-
pon
-ikoos. Japanese snowbell. Of Japan. E and SE Asia.

obassia
Sieb. & Zucc. oh-
bas
-ee-uh. The Japanese name. China, Korea, Japan.

Succisa
Haller (Dipsacaceae). suk-
sie
-suh. Gk. cut off (the base of the rhizome is cut off in autumn; also the origin of the common name). 1 sp., perenn. herb. Eur., W Asia.

pratensis
Moench. pra-
ten
-sis. Devil’s bit scabious. Lat. of meadows.

sugarbeet
Beta vulgaris

sugarberry
Celtis laevigata

sumach, fragrant
Rhus aromatica
.
shining
R. copallinum
.
smooth
R. glabra
.
stag’s horn
R. typhina

summersweet
Clethra alnifolia

sundrops
Oenothera fruticosa

sunflower
Helianthus
.
ashy
H. mollis
.
cheerful
H.
×
laetiflorus
.
common
H. annuus
.
false
Heliopsis helianthoides
.
giant
Helianthus giganteus
.
rough
H. strumosus
.
swamp
H. angustifolius
.
thinleaf
H. decapetalus
.
western
H. occidentalis
.
willow-leaved
H. salicifolius

sunset hibiscus
Abelmoschus manihot

Sutera cordata
(Thunb.) Kuntze =
Chaenostoma cordatum

Swainsona
Salisb. (Fabaceae). swayn-
soh
-nuh. After English physician and horticulturist Isaac Swainson (1746–1812), who had a botanical garden at Twickenham, London. 70 spp., herbs, subshrubs. Australia.

formosa
(G. Don) Joy Thomps. for-
moh
-suh. Sturt’s desert pea. Lat. beautiful.

swallowwort
Asclepias curassavica, Chelidonium majus

swede
Brassica napus
Napobrassica Group

sweet alyssum
Lobularia maritima

sweet cicely
Myrrhis odorata

sweet flag
Acorus calamus

sweet Nancy
Achillea ageratum

sweet pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
.
downy
C. tomentosa
.
mountain
C. acuminata

sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas

sweet sultan
Amberboa moschata

sweet William
Dianthus barbatus

sweet woodruff
Galium odoratum

sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina

sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
.
oriental
L. orientalis

sweetheart vine
Ceropegia linearis
subsp.
woodii

Swiss cheese plant
Monstera deliciosa

sycamore
Acer pseudoplatanus
.
American
Platanus occidentalis

Sycopsis
Oliv. (Hamamelidaceae). sie-
kop
-sis. Gk. like a fig (the leaves). 3 spp., trees, shrubs. India (Assam), China.

sinensis
Oliv. sin-
en
-sis. Lat. of China. China.

Symphoricarpos
Duhamel (Caprifoliaceae). sim-fo-ree-
karp
-os. Gk. together, fruit, referring to the clustered fruit. 17 spp. deciduous shrubs. N Am., China.

albus
(L.) S. F. Blake.
al
-boos. Snowberry. Lat. white (the fruit). Canada, USA. var.
laevigatus
(Fernald) S. F. Blake. lee-vi-
gah
-toos. Lat. smooth (the shoots). W Canada, W USA.

×
chenaultii
Rehder. shuh-
nawlt
-eeee. Of the Chenault nursery, Orleans, France, where it was raised.
S. microphyllus
×
S. orbiculatus
. Cult.

occidentalis
Hook. ok-si-den-
tah
-lis. Western snowberry. Lat. western. W Canada, W and C USA.

orbiculatus
Moench. or-bik-ew-
lah
-toos. Coralberry. Lat. orbicular (the fruit). E and C USA, N Mex.

oreophilus
A. Gray. o-ree-oh-
fil
-oos. Mountain snowberry. Gk. mountain-loving. SW Canada, W USA, N Mex.

Symphyotrichum
Nees (Asteraceae). sim-fee-
ot
-ri-koom. Gk. union, hair, referring to the joined pappus bristles of the type species. 90 spp. ann. and perenn. herbs. Americas, E Asia.

carolinianum
(Walter) Wunderlin & B. F. Hansen. ka-ro-lin-ee-
ah
-noom. Climbing aster. Of the Carolinas. SE USA.

chilense
(Nees) G. L. Nesom. chi-
len
-see. Pacific aster. Of Chile, where it was mistakenly thought to originate. W USA, SW Canada.

cordifolium
(L.) G. L. Nesom. kor-di-
foh
-lee-oom. Common blue wood aster. Lat. with heart-shaped leaves. E USA, SE Canada.

drummondii
(Lindl.) G. L. Nesom. drum-
on
-dee-ee. Drummond’s aster. After Scottish naturalist Thomas Drummond (1793–1835), who collected the type specimen. E USA.

dumosum
(L.) G. L. Nesom. dew-
moh
-soom. Rice button aster. Lat. bushy. E USA, SE Canada.