The a to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants (42 page)

×
intermedia
Ranney & Fantz. in-ter-
mee
-dee-uh. Lat. intermediate (between the parents).
F. gardenii
×
F. major
. Cult.

major
Lodd.
may
-juh. Witch alder. Lat. large (compared to
F. gardenii
).
Monticola Group
. mon-
ti
-ko-luh. Lat. living in the mountains.

monticola
Ashe =
F. major
Monticola Group

fountain plant
Russelia equisetiformis

four o’clock plant
Mirabilis jalapa

foxglove
Digitalis
.
Chinese
Rehmannia elata
.
common
Digitalis purpurea
.
fairy
Erinus alpinus
.
Grecian
Digitalis lanata
.
large yellow
D. grandiflora
.
rusty
D. ferruginea
.
straw
D. lutea

foxtail lily
Eremurus

Fragaria
L. (Rosaceae). fruh-
gah
-reeuh. Strawberry. From Lat. scented, referring to the scent of the fruit. 20 spp. herbs. N hemisph., S Am.

×
ananassa
Duchesne ex Rozier. an-uh-
nas
-uh. Garden strawberry. From
Ananas
, pineapple (it was originally known as the pineapple strawberry from the scent and flavour of the fruit). Cult.

chiloensis
(L.) Mill. kee-loh-
en
-sis. Beach strawberry. Of Chiloé, Chile. W Canada, W USA, Argentina, Chile.

vesca
L.
ves
-kuh. Woodland strawberry. Lat. small. Eur., W and C Asia to China, Canada, USA.

virginiana
Mill. vir-jin-ee-
ah
-nuh. Virginia strawberry. Of Virginia. Canada, USA.

Francoa
Cav. (Francoaceae). fran-
koh
-uh. After Francisco Franco, 16th-cent. Spanish physician. 1 sp., herb. Chile.

appendiculata
Cav. =
F. sonchifolia

sonchifolia
(Willd.) Cav. sonch-i-
foh
-lee-uh. Bridal wreath. With leaves like
Sonchus
.

Frangula
Mill. (Rhamnaceae).
frang
-ew-luh. The medieval name of
F. alnus
, from Lat. to break, referring to the brittle stems. 50 spp., shrubs, trees. N Am., Eur., N Africa, Asia.

alnus
Mill.
al
-noos. Alder buckthorn. From the resemblance of the leaves to those of
Alnus
. Eur., N Africa, W and C Asia.

purshiana
(DC.) J. G. Cooper. purshee-
ah
-nuh. Casacara buckthorn. After German botanist Frederick (Friedrich) Traugott Pursh (1774–1820), who described it under another name. SW Canada, W USA.

Franklinia
Bartram ex Marshall (Theaceae). frank-
lin
-ee-uh. After American statesman Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), a family friend of author Bartram who introduced it to cultivation. 1 sp., tree or shrub. Georgia, USA (now extinct in the wild).

alatamaha
Marshall. uh-lah-tuh-
mah
-huh. After the Altamaha River, Georgia, USA, near where it used to grow.

Fraxinus
L. (Oleaceae).
frax
-i-noos. Ashes. The Lat. name. 43 spp., trees, shrubs. Temp. and subtrop. N hemisph.

americana
L. uh-me-ri-
kah
-nuh. White ash. Of America. E N Am.

angustifolia
Vahl. an-gus-ti-
foh
-lee-uh. Narrow-leaved ash. Lat. with narrow leaves (leaflets). S and E Eur., N Africa, W Asia. subsp.
oxycarpa
(M. Bieb. ex Willd.) Franco & Rocha Afonso. ox-ee-
kar
-puh. Gk. with pointed fruit. E Eur., W Asia.

excelsior
L. ex-
sel
-see-or. European ash. Lat. taller. Eur., W Asia.

latifolia
Benth. lat-i-
foh
-lee-uh. Oregon ash. Lat. with broad leaves (leaflets). W USA.

mandshurica
Rupr. mand-
shoo
-rikuh. Manchurian ash. Of Manchuria. E Russia, China, Korea, Japan.

mariesii
Hook.f. =
F. sieboldiana

nigra
Marshall.
nie
-gruh. Black ash. Lat. black, referring to the dark wood. E N Am.

ornus
L.
or
-noos. Manna ash. Lat. name for mountain ash (
Sorbus aucuparia
). Eur., SW Asia.

pennsylvanica
Marshall. pen-sil-
van
-i-kuh. Green ash, red ash. Of Pennsylvania. E N Am.

quadrangulata
Michx. kwod-rang-ew-
lah
-tuh. Blue ash. Lat. four-angled (the shoots). SE Canada, E USA.

sieboldiana
Blume. see-bold-ee-
ah
-nuh. After German physician and botanist Philip Franz von Siebold (1796–1866), who studied the flora and fauna of Japan. China, Korea, Japan.

velutina
Torr. vel-ew-
tee
-nuh, vel-
ue
-ti-nuh. Arizona ash, velvet ash. Lat.
velvety (the leaf undersides and shoots, sometimes). SW USA, N Mex.

Freesia
Ecklon ex Klatt (Iridaceae).
free
-zee-uh. After German physician and botanist Friedrich Heinrich Theodor Freese (1797–1876), a student of author Christian Friedrich Ecklon. 16 spp. cormous herbs. E and S Africa.

laxa
(Thunb.) Goldblatt & J. C. Manning.
lax
-uh. Lat. open (the inflorescence). Kenya to S Africa.

Fremontodendron
Cov. (Malvaceae). free-mont-oh-
den
-dron. Flannel-bush. After American politician and explorer John Charles Frémont (1813–1890), and Gk. tree. Frémont collected the type specimen of
F. californicum
in 1846. 3 spp., trees, shrubs. SW USA, NW Mex.

californicum
(Torr.) Cov. kal-i-
for
-ni-koom. California flannelbush. Of California.

friar’s cowl
Arisarum vulgare

fringe tree
Chionanthus virginicus
.
Chinese
C. retusus

Fritillaria
Tourn. ex L. (Liliaceae). fri-ti-
lair
-ree-uh. Fritillary. From Lat. dice box, referring to the checkered flowers of
F. meleagris
. 100 spp. bulbous herbs. Temp. N hemisph.

acmopetala
Boiss. ak-moh-
pet
-uh-luh. Gk. with anvil-shaped petals. SW Asia.

affinis
(Schult. & Schult.f.) Sealy.
af
-i-nis. Checker lily. Lat. related to (another species). W Canada, W USA.

aurea
Schott.
aw
-ree-uh. Lat. golden (the flowers). Turkey.

biflora
Lindl. bie-
flaw
-ruh. Chocolate lily, mission bells. Lat. two-flowered. Calif.

bithynica
Baker. bi-
thin
-i-kuh. Lat. of Bithynia (ancient reg. of NW Turkey). Aegean Is., W Turkey.

camschatcensis
(L.) Ker Gawl. kam-shat-
ken
-sis. Black sarana. Of Kamchatka. E Russia, Japan, NW N Am.

davisii
Turrill. day-
vis
-ee-ee. After English botanist Peter Hadland Davis (1918–1992), who worked on the flora of Turkey and who collected the type specimen in 1940. S Greece.

imperialis
L. im-peer-ree-
ah
-lis. Crown imperial. Lat. imperial. SE Turkey to W Himal.

meleagris
L. mel-ee-
ag
-ris. Snake’s head fritillary. Lat. spotted (the flowers). Eur., W Asia.

michailovskyi
Fomin. mi-kiel-
of
-skeeee. After S. J. Michailovsky, who collected the type specimen. E Turkey.

pallidiflora
Schrenk. pa-li-di-
flaw
-ruh. Lat. with pale flowers. C Asia, NW China.

persica
L.
per
-si-kuh. Lat. of Persia (Iran). SW Asia.

pontica
Wahlenb.
pon
-ti-kuh. Lat. of Pontus (ancient reg. of NE Turkey). SE Eur., N Turkey.

pyrenaica
L. pi-ruh-
nay
-i-kuh. Lat. of the Pyrenees. S France, N Spain.

uva-vulpis
Rix.
ue
-vuh-
vul
-pis. Lat. fox grape, which the flowers resemble. SE Turkey, Iraq, NW Iran.

verticillata
Willd. vur-ti-si-
lah
-tuh. Lat. whorled (the leaves). Siberia to Japan.

fritillary
Fritillaria
.
snake’s head
F. meleagris

Fuchsia
L. (Onagraceae).
few
-shuh,
fooks
-ee-uh. After German physician Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566), who wrote on the med. use of herbs. 100 spp., shrubs, trees. Mex. to S Am., NZ, Tahiti.

arborescens
Sims. ar-bor-
res
-uhnz. Lat. becoming tree-like. Mex.

×
bacillaris
Lindl. bas-i-
lah
-ris. Lat. wand-like (the shoots).
F. microphylla
×
F. thymifolia
. Mex.

‘Corallina’
. ko-ruh-
leen
-uh. Lat. coral-red (the flowers).

glazioviana
Taubert. gla-zee-ov-ee-
ah
-nuh. After French botanist and garden designer Auguste François Marie Glaziou (1828–1906), who collected the type specimen in 1888. Brazil.

hatschbachii
P. E. Berry. hach-
bahk
-ee-ee. After Brazilian botanist Gert Guenther Hatschbach (b. 1923), manager of the Museu Botánico Municipal in Curitiba, who collected it in 1983. Brazil.

magellanica
Lam. ma-juh-
lan
-i-kuh. Of the Magellan reg. Chile, Argentina. var.
gracilis
(Lindl.) Bailey.
gras
-i-lis. Lat. slender (the shoots). var.
molinae
Espinosa. mo-
leen
-ie. After Juan Ignacio Molina (1740–1829), Chilean priest and naturalist.

microphylla
Kunth. mik-
rof
-i-luh. Gk. small-leaved. Mex., C Am.

paniculata
Lindl. pan-ik-ew-
lah
-tuh. Lat. in panicles (the flowers). Mex., C Am.

procumbens
R. Cunn. ex A. Cunn. proh-
kum
-buhnz. Lat. creeping. NZ (N.I.).

‘Riccartonii’
. rik-uh-
tohn
-ee-ee. After Riccarton, near Edinburgh, where it was raised.

splendens
Zucc.
splen
-duhnz. Lat. splendid. S Mex., C Am.

Gaillardia
Foug. (Asteraceae). gay-
lard
-ee-uh. Blanket flower. After Gaillard de Charrentonneau, 18th-cent. French patron of botany. 17 spp. herbs. Americas.

aristata
Pursh. a-ris-
tah
-tuh. Lat. bristle-tipped (the pappus scales). W Canada, W USA.

×
grandiflora
Van Houtte. gran-di-
flaw
-ruh. Lat. large-flowered.
G. aristata
×
G. pulchella
. Cult.

pulchella
Foug. pool-
kel
-uh. Lat. beautiful. USA, N Mex.

Galanthus
L. (Amaryllidaceae). guh-
lanth
-oos. Snowdrops. From Gk. milk flower, referring to the white flowers. 19 spp. bulbous herbs. Eur. to N Iran.