The a to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants (84 page)

speciosa
(Schreb.) Baumg. spee-see-
oh
-suh. Lat. showy.

Tellima
R. Br. (Saxifragaceae). tel-
ee
-muh. Anagram of the related
Mitella
. 1 sp., perenn. herb. SW Canada, W USA.

grandiflora
(Pursh) Douglas ex Lindl. gran-di-
flaw
-ruh. Lat. large-flowered.

Telopea
R. Br. (Proteaceae). tel-
oh
-peeuh. From Gk. seen from afar, referring to the showy flowers. 5 spp., evergreen shrubs, small trees. SE Australia.

truncata
(Labill.) R. Br. trung-
kah
-tuh. Lat. abruptly cut off (the leaf tips). Tasmania.

Tetradium
Lour. (Rutaceae). tet-
ray
-dee-oom. From Gk. four (the parts of the flowers are in fours). 9 spp., trees, shrubs. E and SE Asia.

daniellii
(Benn.) T. G. Hartley.dan-
yel
-ee-ee. After British army surgeon and botanist William Freeman Daniell (1818–1865), who collected it in China. China, Korea.

Tetragonia
L. (Aizoaceae). tet-ruh-
goh
-nee-uh. Gk. four-angled (the fruit). 60 spp., ann. and perenn. herbs, subshrubs. Africa, E Asia, NZ, Australia, S Am.

tetragonioides
(Pall.) Kuntze. tet-ruhgoh-nee-
oy
-deez. New Zealand spinach. Lat. like
Tetragonia
(it was originally described in another genus). NZ.

Tetrapanax
(K. Koch) K. Koch (Araliaceae). tet-ruh-
pan
-ax. Gk. four, and
Panax
. The parts of the flowers are usually in fours (fives in the related
Panax
). 1 sp., shrub, tree. S China, Taiwan.

papyrifer
(Hook.) K. Koch. pa-
pi
-ri-fer. Rice paper plant. Lat. bearing paper (the pith is used to make rice paper).

Teucrium
L. (Lamiaceae).
tewk
-reeoom. The Gk. name, possibly from Teucer, king of Troy, who is said to have used it medicinally. 260 spp., herbs, subshrubs. Widespread.

chamaedrys
L. kam-
ee
-dris. Wall germander. Gk. like a dwarf oak (the leaves). Eur., N Africa, W and C Asia.

fruticans
L.
frue
-ti-kanz. Shrubby germander. Lat. shrubby. S Eur., N Africa.

hircanicum
L. hir-
kan
-i-koom. Lat. of Hyrcania (ancient reg. now in N Iran and Turkmenistan). W Asia.

×
lucidrys
Boom. lue-
sid
-ris. From the names of the parents,
T. chamaedrys
×
T. lucidum
. Cult.

scorodonia
L. sko-ro-
doh
-nee-uh. Wood germander. An old name applied to this plant, from Gk. onion. Eur., N Africa.

Texas bluebonnet
Lupinus texensis

Thalia
L. (Marantaceae).
thal
-ee-uh. After Johannes Thal (1542–1583), German physician and botanist. 6 spp. aquatic perenn. herbs. USA to S Am., W Africa.

dealbata
Fraser ex Roscoe. dee-al-
bah
-tuh. Lat. whitened (the floral bracts). SE and C USA.

Thalictrum
L. (Ranunculaceae). thuh-
lik
-troom. Meadow rues. Gk. name used by Dioscorides for a plant. 150 spp. perenn. herbs. Widespread.

aquilegiifolium
L. ak-wi-lee-jee-i-
foh
-lee-oom. Lat. with leaves like
Aquilegia
. Eur. to Japan.

dasycarpum
Fisch. ex Avé-Lall.das-ee-
karp
-oom. Gk. thick-fruited. Canada, USA.

delavayi
Franch. del-uh-
vay
-ee. After French missionary Jean Marie Delavay (1834–1895), who collected the type specimen in Yunnan in 1887. SW China.

flavum
L.
flah
-voom. Yellow meadow rue. Lat. yellow (the flowers). Eur., N Africa, Asia. subsp.
glaucum
(Desf.) Batt.
glaw
-koom. Lat. bluish white (the leaves).

isopyroides
C. A. Mey. ie-soh-pie-
roy
-deez. Lat. like the related
Isopyrum
. C and SW Asia.

kiusianum
Nakai. kee-ue-zee-
ah
-noom. Of Kyushu. Japan.

lucidum
L.
lue
-sid-oom. Lat. shining (the foliage). Eur., Turkey.

minus
L.
mie
-noos. Lesser meadow rue. Lat. small. Eur. to Japan, N Africa.

rochebruneanum
Franch. & Sav. rosh-broon-ee-
ah
-noom. After French botanist and zoologist Alphonse Trémeau de Rochebrune (1836–1912), a colleague of author Adrien Franchet. Japan.

thalictroides
(L.) A. J. Eames & B. Boivin. tha-lik-
troy
-deez. Rue anemone. Lat. like
Thalictrum
(it was originally described as a species of
Anemone
). SE Canada, E and C USA.

Thamnocalamus
Munro (Poaceae). tham-no-
kal
-uh-moos. Gk. shrubby reed. 2 spp. bamboos. Himal., China.

crassinodus
(T. P. Yi) Demoly =
T. spathiflorus
var.
crassinodus

spathiflorus
(Trin.) Munro. spath-i-
flaw
-roos. Lat. spathe flower, referring to the spathe-like bracts that subtend the inflorescence. Himal., S Tibet. var.
crassinodus
(T. P. Yi) Stapleton. kras-i-
noh
-doos. Lat. with thick nodes.

Thelypteris
Schmidel (Thelypteridaceae). thel-
ip
-te-ris. Gk. female fern. 875 spp. ferns. Widespread.

decursive-pinnata
=
Phegopteris decursive-pinnata

noveboracensis
(L.) Nieuwl. noh-veebo-ruh-
ken
-sis. New York fern. Of New York, from Lat. new, and Eboracum, Roman city where present-day York, UK, is. E N Am.

palustris
Schott. puh-
lus
-tris. Marsh fern. Lat. of marshes. Eur., Asia.

Thermopsis
R. Br. (Fabaceae). ther-
mop
-sis. Gk. lupin-like. 25 spp. perenn. herbs. N Am., C and E Asia.

montana
Nutt. mon-
tah
-nuh. Lat. of mountains. W USA.

rhombifolia
(Pursh) Richardson. rom-bi-
foh
-lee-uh. Lat. with diamond-shaped leaves. W Canada, W and C USA.

villosa
(Walter) Fernald & B. G. Schub. vil-
oh
-suh. Carolina lupin. Lat. with long hairs (the pods). SE USA.

thimbleberry
Rubus odoratus, R. parviflorus

thistle, cotton
Onopordum acanthium
.
holy
Silybum marianum
.
our lady’s milk
S. marianum

thorow wax
Bupleurum

three birds flying
Linaria triornithophora

thrift
Armeria maritima

throatwort
Campanula trachelium

Thuja
L. (Cupressaceae).
thue
-yuh. Arborvitae. Gk. name of a juniper or similar tree. 5 spp. conifers. N Am., E Asia.

occidentalis
L. ok-si-den-
tah
-lis. American arborvitae. Lat. western. E N Am.

orientalis
L. =
Platycladus orientalis

plicata
Donn ex D. Don. pli-
kah
-tuh. Western red cedar. Lat. folded together (the leaves). W Canada, W USA.

Thujopsis
Sieb. & Zucc. ex Endl. (Cupressaceae). thue-
yop
-sis. Gk. like
Thuja
. 1 sp., conifer. Japan.

dolabrata
(Thunb. ex L.f.) Sieb. & Zucc. dol-uh-
brah
-tuh. Lat. axe-shaped (the leaves).

Thunbergia
Retz. (Acanthaceae). thun-
berg
-ee-uh. After Carl Peter Thunberg (1743–1828), Swedish botanist and physician, who collected in Japan and S Africa. 100 spp., shrubs, ann. and perenn. herbs, often climbing. Trop. and S Africa, trop. Asia.

alata
Bojer ex Sims. uh-
lah
-tuh. Black-eyed Susan. Lat. winged (the leaf stalks). Trop. and S Africa.

thyme
Thymus
.
caraway
T. herba-barona
.
garden
T. vulgaris
.
wild
T. serpyllum

Thymus
L. (Lamiaceae).
tie
-moos. Thyme. The Gk. name, from Gk. to make a burnt offering (it was burned as incense to the gods). 300 spp., perenn. herbs, subshrubs. Eur., N Africa, temp. Asia.

caespititius
Brot. ses-pi-
tit
-ee-oos. Lat. mat-forming. SW Eur.

camphoratus
Hoffmanns. & Link. kam-fo-
rah
-toos. Lat. camphor-scented. SW Portugal.

herba-barona
Loisel.
herb
-uh-buh-
roh
-nuh. Caraway thyme. From its use in seasoning baron of beef. Corsica, Sardinia.

pseudolanuginosus
Ronniger. sue-doh-luh-nue-ji-
noh
-soos. Gk. false
T. lanuginosus
. Cult.

pulegioides
L. pue-lee-jee-
oy
-deez. Lat. like
Mentha pulegium
. Eur.

serpyllum
L. ser-
pil
-oom. Wild thyme. Lat. thyme-like. Eur., W Asia.

vulgaris
L. vul-
gar
-ris. Garden thyme. Lat. common. S Eur., N Africa.

Tiarella
L. (Saxifragaceae). tee-uh-
rel
-uh. Diminutive of Gk./Lat. turban, referring to the shape of the fruit. 3 spp. perenn. herbs. N Am., E Asia.

cordifolia
L. kord-i-
foh
-lee-uh. Foam-flower. Lat. with heart-shaped leaves. SE Canada, E USA.

wherryi
Lakela =
T. cordifolia

tick trefoil
Desmodium
.
Canadian
D. canadense

tickseed
Coreopsis
.
golden
C. tinctoria
.
goldenmane
C. basalis
.
lance-leaf
C. lanceolata
.
large flower
C. grandiflora
.
lobed
C. auriculata
.
pink
C. rosea
.
stiff
C. palmata
.
tall
C. tripteris
.
whorled
C. verticillata

Tigridia
Juss. (Iridaceae). ti-
grid
-ee-uh. From Lat. tiger, referring to the patterned flowers. 50 spp. bulbous herbs. Mex. to S Am.

pavonia
(L.f.) DC. puh-
voh
-nee-uh. Peacock flower. Lat. peacock, from the showy flowers. Mex., C Am.

Tilia
L. (Malvaceae).
ti
-lee-uh. Limes, lindens. The Lat. name. 23 spp. deciduous trees. N Am., Eur., Asia.

americana
L. uh-me-ri-
kah
-nuh. American lime, basswood. Of America. Canada, E and C USA, Mex.

cordata
Mill. kor-
dah
-tuh. Small-leaved lime/linden. Lat. heart-shaped (the leaves). Eur., W Asia.

dasystyla
Steven. das-i-
stie
-luh. Lat. with a thick style. E Eur.