The a to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants (44 page)

×
monacense
Harz. mon-uh-
ken
-see. Of Munich (Lat.
Monachum
).
G. phaeum
×
G. reflexum
. Cult.

orientalitibeticum
R. Knuth. o-reeen-tah-lee-ti-
bet
-i-koom. Lat. of E Tibet. W China.

×
oxonianum
Yeo. ox-oh-nee-
ah
-noom. Lat. of Oxford (medieval Lat.
Oxonia
), whence it was described.
G. endressii
×
G. versicolor
. Cult.

palmatum
Cav. pahl-
mah
-toom. Lat. palmate (the leaves). Madeira.

phaeum
L.
fee
-oom. Dusky cranesbill, mourning widow. Gk. dark (the flowers). Eur.

pratense
L. pruh-
ten
-see. Meadow cranesbill. Lat. of meadows. Eur., W and C Asia.

psilostemon
Ledeb. see-
lo
-stem-on. Armenian cranesbill. Gk. with glabrous stamens. W Asia.

renardii
Trautv. re-
nard
-ee-ee. After Karl Ivanovich (Charles Claude) Renard (1809–1886), Russian physician and naturalist. Caucasus.

×
riversleanum
Yeo. riv-ers-lee-
ah
-noom. Of the Riverslea nursery of Maurice Prichard & Sons, Hampshire, England, where it was raised.
G. endressii
×
G. traversii
. Cult.

sanguineum
L. san-
gwin
-ee-oom. Bloody cranesbill. Lat. blood-coloured (the flowers). Eur., W Asia. var.
lancastriense
(Mill.) Druce = var.
striatum
. var.
striatum
Weston. stree-
ah
-toom. Lat. marked with lines (the petals). NW England.

sylvaticum
L. sil-
vat
-i-koom. Wood cranesbill. Lat. of woods. Eur., W and C Asia.

wallichianum
D. Don ex Sweet. wol-ik-ee-
ah
-noom. After Nathaniel Wallich (1786–1854), Danish botanist and surgeon with the East India Company, who collected plants in India and Nepal and sent seeds of this species from Nepal to England ca. 1820. Himal.

wlassovianum
Fisch. ex Link. vla-sovee-
ah
-noom. After Vlassov, governor of Doroninsk, Russia, who collected the type specimen. E Russia, N China, Korea.

Gerbera
L. (Asteraceae).
ger
-buh-ruh. After German physician and botanist Traugott Gerber (1710–1743). 35 spp. herbs. Africa, E Asia.

jamesonii
Bolus ex Adlam. jaym-
son
-ee-ee. Barberton daisy. After Scottish-born businessman Robert Jameson (1832–1908), who collected specimens of it while exploring new goldfields. S Africa.

germander, shrubby
Teucrium fruticans
.
wall
T. chamaedrys
.
wood
T. scorodonia

Geum
L. (Rosaceae).
jee
-oom. Avens. The Lat. name, from Gk. taste, referring to the roots. 30 spp., herbs, sub-shrubs. Widespread.

chiloense
hort. =
G. quellyon

coccineum
Sm. kok-
sin
-ee-oom. Lat. scarlet (the flowers). SE Eur., N Turkey.

macrophyllum
Willd. mak-
rof
-i-loom. Gk. large-leaved. Japan, Canada, USA.

montanum
L. mon-
tah
-noom. Alpine avens. Lat. of mountains. C and S Eur.

quellyon
Sweet.
kel
-yon. From the Chilean name. Chile.

rivale
L. ri-
vah
-lee. Water avens. Lat. of streams. Canada, USA, Eur., W and C Asia to Tibet.

triflorum
Pursh. trie-
flaw
-room. Old man’s whiskers. Lat. three-flowered (the inflorescence). Canada, USA.

urbanum
L. ur-
bah
-noom. Herb Bennet. Lat. of towns. Eur., N Africa, W and C Asia.

gherkin
Cucumis sativus

Gilia
Ruiz & Pav. (Polemoniaceae).
gil
-ee-uh. After Italian naturalist Filippo Luigi Gilii (1756–1821), director of the Vatican Observatory, who wrote on South American cultivated plants. 40 spp. herbs. SW Canada to S Am.

aggregata
(Pursh) Spreng. =
Ipomopsis aggregata

capitata
Sims. kap-i-
tah
-tuh. Blue thimble flower. Lat. in a head (the flowers). SW Canada, W USA, NW Mex. (B.C.).

rubra
(L.) A. Heller =
Ipomopsis rubra

tricolor
Benth.
tri
-ko-lor. Bird’s eyes. Lat. three-coloured (the flowers). Calif.

Gillenia
Moench (Rosaceae). gil-
en
-ee-uh. After Arnold Gille (Lat.
Gillenius
), 17th-cent. German alchemist and physician. 2 spp. herbs. SE Canada, E USA.

trifoliata
(L.) Moench. trie-foh-lee-
ah
-tuh. Indian physic. Lat. with three leaves (leaflets).

ginger, wild
Asarum canadense

ginger lily
Alpinia, Hedychium
.
scarlet
H. coccineum
.
yellow
H. flavescens

Ginkgo
L. (Ginkgoaceae).
gink
-goh. From the Chinese and Japanese names, which mean silver apricot. 1 sp., tree. China.

biloba
L. bie-
loh
-buh. Maidenhair tree. Lat. two-lobed (the leaves).

Gladiolus
L. (Iridaceae). glad-ee-
oh
-loos. Lat. a small sword, referring to the shape of the leaves. 270 spp. cormous herbs. Eur., Africa, W and C Asia.

byzantinus
Mill. =
G. communis

callianthus
Marais =
G. murielae

cardinalis
Curtis. kar-di-
nah
-lis. Lat. cardinal red (the flowers). S Africa.

carneus
F. Delaroche.
kar
-nee-oos. Lat. flesh-pink (the flowers). S Africa.

communis
L.
kom
-ew-nis. Lat. common, or growing in colonies. Medit. to Caucasus. var.
byzantinus
(Mill.) O. Bolòs & Vigo =
G. communis

dalenii
Van Geel. duh-
len
-ee-ee. After Cornelius Dalen (1766–1852), Dutch botanist and director of the Rotterdam Botanic Garden (it was described from plants grown in the Netherlands). SW Arabia to S Africa.

flanaganii
Baker. flan-uh-
gan
-ee-ee. After South African citrus farmer Henry George Flanagan (1861–1919), who collected the type specimen in 1894. S Africa.

illyricus
W. D. J. Koch. i-
li
-ri-koos. Lat. of Illyria (ancient reg. of SE Eur., now in Albania and Croatia). Eur., Morocco, W Turkey.

italicus
Mill. i-
tal
-i-koos. Lat. of Italy. Medit., W and C Asia.

murielae
Kelway. mew-ree-
el
-ie. After Muriel Erskine, whose husband collected it in Ethiopia (it was described from a plant he sent to the Kelway Nursery). E Africa.

papilio
Hook.f. puh-
pil
-ee-oh. Lat. butterfly, moth (from the markings inside the flower). S Africa.

tristis
L.
tris
-tis. Lat. sad, gloomy (the sombre flower colour). S Africa.

Glandularia
J. Gmelin (Verbenaceae). gland-ew-
lah
-ree-uh. From Lat. gland, referring to the glandular appearance of the stigma. 100 spp. herbs. Americas.

bipinnatifida
(Nutt.) Nutt. bie-pinat-i-
feed
-uh. Lat. twice pinnately cut (the leaves). USA, Mex., Guatemala.

canadensis
(L.) Nutt. kan-uh-
den
-sis. Of Canada. USA.

gooddingii
(Briq.) Solbrig. good-
ing
-ee-ee. After American botanist Leslie Newton Goodding (1880–1967), who collected the type specimen in Nevada in 1902. SW USA, NW Mex.

×
hybrida
(Groenl. & Rümpler) G. L. Nesom & Pruski.
hib
-ri-duh. Garden verbena. Lat. hybrid. Cult.

peruviana
(L.) Small. puh-rue-vee-
ah
-nuh. Of Peru. S Am.

pulchella
(Sweet) Tronc. pool-
kel
-uh. Lat. beautiful. S Am.

Glastonbury thorn
Crataegus monogyna
‘Biflora’

Glaucidium
Sieb. & Zucc. (Ranunculaceae). glaw-
kid
-ee-oom. From
Glaucium
, referring to the similar foliage. 1 sp., herb. Japan.

palmatum
Sieb. & Zucc. pahl-
mah
-toom. Lat. palmate (the leaves).

Glaucium
Mill. (Papaveraceae).
glaw
-kee-oom. From Gk. blue-green, referring to the foliage. 23 spp. herbs. Eur., N Africa, W and C Asia.

flavum
Crantz.
flah
-voom. Yellow horned poppy. Lat. yellow (the flowers). Eur., N Africa, W Asia.

Glebionis
Cass. (Asteraceae). gleb-ee-
oh
-nis. Lat. characteristic of soil, referring to their occurrence on bare ground. 3 spp. herbs. S Eur., N Africa, W Asia.

carinata
(Schousb.) Tzvelev. ka-ri-
nah
-tuh. Painted daisy. Lat. keeled (the bracts of the involucre). Morocco.

coronaria
(L.) Cass. ex Spach. ko-ro-
nair
-ree-uh. Crown daisy. Lat. of garlands. Medit.

segetum
(L.) Fourr. seg-
ee
-toom. Corn marigold. Lat. of cornfields. S Eur., N Africa, W Asia.

Gleditsia
L. (Fabaceae). gle-
dits
-ee-uh. After Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch (1714–1786), German physician and botanist, director of the Berlin Botanical Garden. 16 spp., trees, shrubs. N and S Am., C and E Asia.

triacanthos
L. trie-uh-
kanth
-os. Honey locust. Gk. three thorns, referring to the often three-branched spines. SE Canada, E and C USA.

globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa

globe flower
Trollius

globe thistle
Echinops

Globularia
L. (Plantaginaceae). globew-
lair
-ree-uh. Globe daisy. From Lat. a small globe (the flowerheads). 23 spp., herbs, subshrubs. Cape Verde Is., Canary Is., Eur., N Africa, SW Asia.

cordifolia
L. kor-di-
foh
-lee-uh. Lat. with heart-shaped leaves. C and S Eur., Turkey.

meridionalis
(Podp.) O. Schwarz. me-rid-ee-o-
nah
-lis. Lat. southern. SE Eur.

Gloriosa
L. (Colchicaceae). glor-ree-
oh
-suh. Lat. glorious, from their striking flowers. 10 spp. climbing herbs. Trop. and S Africa, India, SE Asia.

modesta
(Hook.) J. C. Manning & Vinn. mo-
des
-tuh. Lat. modest (its appearance) “in contrast with its very near ally the
Gloriosa superba.
” Zimbabwe to S Africa.

superba
L. sue-
per
-buh. Glory lily. Lat. superb. E and S Africa, S Asia.
‘Rothschildiana’
. roths-chield-ee-
ah
-nuh. After English banker and zoologist Lionel Walter, 2nd Baron Rothschild (1868–1937); it was described from plants he grew at Tring Park.