The a to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants (40 page)

chrysanthemoides
(DC.) B. Nord. kris-anth-uh-
moy
-deez. Lat. like
Chrysanthemum
. S Africa.

pectinatus
(L.) Cass. pek-ti-
nah
-toos. Lat. comb-like (the leaves). S Africa.

Euthamia
(Nutt.) Cass. (Asteraceae). ew-
tham
-ee-uh. Gk. well-crowded, referring to the branching pattern. 5 spp., perenn. herbs, subshrubs. Canada, USA, Mex.

graminifolia
(L.) Nutt. gram-i-ni-
foh
-lee-uh. Common goldentop. Lat. with grass-like leaves. Canada, USA.

Eutrochium
Raf. (Asteraceae). ew-
troh
-kee-oom. Joe Pye weed. From Gk. well, wheel-like, referring to the whorled leaves. 5 spp. herbs. Canada, USA.

maculatum
(L.) E. E. Lamont. mak-ew-
lah
-toom. Spotted Joe Pye weed. Lat. spotted (the stems).

purpureum
(L.) E. E. Lamont. pur-
pew
-ree-oom. Sweetscented Joe Pye weed. Lat. purple (the flowers). SE Canada, E and C USA.

evening primrose
Oenothera biennis
.
white
O. speciosa

everlasting, golden
Xerochrysum bracteatum
.
pearly
Anaphalis margaritacea
.
pink and white
Rhodanthe chlorocephala
subsp.
rosea

Exochorda
Lindl. (Rosaceae). ex-oh-
kord
-uh. From Gk. external cord, referring to fibres on the ovary wall. 1 sp., deciduous shrub. C Asia to China, Korea.

giraldii
Hesse =
E. racemosa
subsp.
giraldii

×
macrantha
(Lemoine) C. K. Schneid. =
E. racemosa

racemosa
(Lindl.) Rehder. ras-i-
moh
-suh. Pearlbush. Lat. with flowers in racemes. subsp.
giraldii
(Hesse) F. Y. Gao & Maesen. ji-
ral
-dee-ee. After Italian missionary Giuseppe Giraldi, who collected the type specimen in China and introduced it to cultivation in 1897.

Fabiana
Ruiz & Pav. (Solanaceae). fab-ee-
ah
-nuh. After Francisco Fabián y Fuero (1719–1801), archbishop of Valencia, who promoted the study of plants. 15 spp. shrubs. S Am.

imbricata
Ruiz & Pav. im-bri-
kah
-tuh. Lat. overlapping (the leaves). Chile, Argentina.

Fagopyrum
Mill. (Polygonaceae). fay-goh-
pie
-room. From Gk. beech wheat, from the beech-like edible seeds. 16 spp. herbs. Eur., Asia, E Africa.

dibotrys
(L.) Gaertn. die-
bot
-ris. Tall buckwheat. Gk. two bunches of grapes (the inflorescences are paired). Himal., China, Vietnam.

esculentum
Moench. es-kew-
len
-toom. Buckwheat. Lat. edible (the seeds). China.

tataricum
(L.) Gaertn. tuh-
ta
-ri-koom. Green buckwheat. From the reg. of C and E Asia once called Tartary. C Asia, China.

Fagus
L. (Fagaceae).
fay
-goos. Beeches. Lat. name of the beech, from Gk. edible, for the edible nuts. 10 spp. trees. SE Canada to E Mex., Eur., Asia.

grandifolia
Ehrh. gran-di-
foh
-lee-uh. American beech. Lat. large-leaved. E N Am.

sylvatica
L. sil-
vat
-i-kuh. European beech. Lat. of woods. Eur., W Asia.
‘Aspleniifolia’
. uh-splee-nee-i-
foh
-lee-uh. Lat. with leaves like
Asplenium
.
‘Riversii’
. ri-
verz
-ee-ee. After Messrs Rivers of Sawbridgeworth, Herts., England, in whose nursery it was raised.
‘Rohanii’
. roh-
han
-ee-ee. After Prince Camille de Rohan of Sychrov, Bohemia (now Czech Republic), on whose estate it was raised.
‘Zlatia’
.
zlah
-tee-uh. From Serbian, gold (the yellow leaves).

fairies’ thimbles
Campanula cochlearifolia

fairy bells
Prosartes

fairy fan flower
Scaevola aemula

fairy lantern, white
Calochortus albus

fairywand
Chamaelirium luteum

Fallopia
Adans. (Polygonaceae). fuh-
loh
-pee-uh. After Italian anato-mist Gabriele Fallopio (1523–1562), who described the Fallopian tube. 12 spp., herbs, woody climbers. Eur., Asia, N Am.

aubertii
(L. Henry) Holub =
F. baldschuanica

baldschuanica
(Regel) Holub. bald-shoo-
an
-i-kuh. Mile-a-minute, Russian vine. Of Baldshuan, Tajikistan. Afghanistan to China.

japonica
(Houtt.) Ronse Decr. juh-
pon
-i-kuh. Japanese knotweed. Of Japan. China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan.

farewell to spring
Clarkia amoena

Farfugium
Lindl. (Asteraceae). far-
few
-gee-oom. Lat. name used by Pliny, probably for coltsfoot (
Tussilago farfara
). 3 spp. herbs. China, Japan.

japonicum
(L.) Kitam. juh-
pon
-i-koom. Of Japan.

Fargesia
Franch. (Poaceae). far-
jee
-zeeuh. After French missionary Paul Guillaume Farges (1844–1912), who collected the type specimen of
F. spathacea
, the first species described. 90 spp. bamboos. E Himal., China, Vietnam.

apicirubens
Stapleton. ay-pi-si-
rue
-buhnz. Lat. red at the tip (the sheaths and internodes). China (Shaanxi, Sichuan).

denudata
T. P. Yi. dee-new-
dah
-tuh. Lat. naked. China (Gansu, Sichuan).

dracocephala
hort. =
F. apicirubens

dracocephala
T. P. Yi. drak-oh-
kef
-uhluh. Lat. a dragon’s head (from the resemblance of the auricles). China.

murielae
(Gamble) T. P. Yi. mew-ree-
el
-ie. After Muriel Primrose Wilson (1906–1976), whose father, English plant collector E. H. Wilson, introduced it to gardens in 1907 and asked that it be named after her. China (Hubei, Sichuan).

nitida
(Mitford) Keng f. ex T. P. Yi.
ni
-ti-duh. Lat. glossy (the leaves). China.

robusta
T. P. Yi. roh-
bus
-tuh. Lat. robust. China (Sichuan).

rufa
hort. =
F. dracocephala
T. P. Yi

utilis
T. P. Yi.
ew
-ti-lis. Lat. useful (the shoots are edible and the canes are used for furniture). China (Yunnan).

Fascicularia
Mez (Bromeliaceae). fa-sik-ew-
lah
-ree-uh. Lat. like a small bundle, referring to the clustered habit. 1 sp., evergreen herb. Chile.

bicolor
(Ruiz & Pav.) Mez.
bi
-ko-lor. Lat. two-coloured (the leaves).

fat hen
Chenopodium album

×
Fatshedera
Guillaumin (Araliaceae). fats-
hed
-uh-ruh. From the names of the parents (
Fatsia
×
Hedera
). Cult.

lizei
Guillaumin.
lee
-zay-ee. After the nursery of Lizé Frêres, Nantes, France, where it was raised ca. 1910.
F. japonica
×
H. hibernica
.

Fatsia
Decne. & Planch. (Araliaceae).
fat
-see-uh. From an incorrect reading of the Japanese name,
yatsude
, which means eight hands. 3 spp. shrubs. Japan, Korea, Taiwan.

japonica
(Thunb.) Decne. & Planch. juh-
pon
-i-kuh. Of Japan. Korea, Japan.

fawn lily
Erythronium
.
California
E. californicum
.
pink
E. revolutum
.
Tuolumne
E. tuolumnense

feathertop
Pennisetum villosum

Feijoa sellowiana
O. Berg =
Acca sellowiana

Felicia
Cass. (Asteraceae). fel-
is
-ee-uh. After Herr Felix (d. 1846) of Regensburg, Germany. 85 spp., herbs, shrubs. S and E Africa, Arabia.

amelloides
(L.) Voss. am-uh-
loy
-deez. Blue daisy. Lat. like
Aster amellus
. S Africa.

fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
.
dog
Eupatorium capillifolium
.
Florence
Foeniculum vulgare
Azoricum Group.
giant
Ferula communis

fennel flower
Nigella hispanica

fern, Asiatic holly
Cyrtomium caryotideum.
asparagus
Asparagus aethiopicus.
beech
Phegopteris connectilis
.
bird’s nest
Asplenium nidus
.
bladder
Cystopteris
.
Boston
Nephrolepis exaltata
‘Bostoniensis’.
brittle bladder
Cystopteris fragilis
.
brittle maidenhair
Adiantum tenerum
.
broad buckler
Dryopteris dilatata
.
bulblet bladder
Cystopteris bulbifera
.
chain
Woodwardia radicans
.
Christmas
Polystichum acrostichoides
.
cinnamon
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
.
crown
Blechnum dis-color
.
deer
B. spicant
.
dwarf hard
B. penna-marina
.
evergreen maiden-hair
Adiantum venustum
.
fishbone water
Blechnum nudum
.
giant chain
Woodwardia fimbriata
.
Goldie’s
Dryopteris goldieana
.
hairy lip
Cheilanthes lanosa
.
hard
Blechnum spicant
.
hard shield
Polystichum aculeatum
.
hart’s tongue
Asplenium scolopendrium
.
interrupted
Osmunda claytoniana
.
Japanese holly
Cyrtomium falcatum
.
Japanese painted
Athyrium niponicum
‘Pictum’.
Japanese shield
Dryopteris erythrosora
.
Korean rock
Polysti-chum tsussimense
.
lady
Athyrium filix-femina
.
maidenhair
Adiantum
.
male
Dryopteris filix-mas
.
marginal wood
D. marginalis
.
marsh
Thelypteris palustris
.
mosquito
Azolla caroliniana
.
narrow buckler
Dryopteris carthusiana
.
New York
Thelypteris noveboracensis
.
oak
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
.
ostrich
Matteuccia struthiopteris
.
parsley
Cryptogramma crispa
.
rigid holly
Polystichum rigens
.
royal
Osmunda regalis
.
scaly male
Dryopteris affinis
.
sensitive
Onoclea sensibilis
.
shaggy wood
Dryopteris cycadina
.
soft shield
Polystichum setiferum
.
soft tree
Dicksonia antarctica
.
sword
Polystichum munitum
.
tassel
P. polyblepharum
.
wavy cloak
Astrolepis sinuata
.
wood
Dryopteris
.
woolly lip
Cheilanthes tomentosa