Scientific Names

  1. aestivale
    summer flowering
  2. autumnalis
    fall flowering
  3. hyemale
    pertaining to winter
  4. praecox
    premature
  5. serotinus
    produced late in the season
  6. vernalis
    spring flowering
  7. alpina
    alpine
  8. americana
    american
  9. aquatica
    growing in or near water
  10. arvensis
    of the fields
  11. borealis
    boreal, of northern climates
  12. campestris
    belonging to the plains
  13. canadensis
    canadian
  14. caroliniana
    from the carolinas
  15. chinensis
    from china
  16. communis
    common
  17. exotica
    foreign
  18. illinoensis
    illinoian
  19. japonica
    japanese
  20. lacustris
    lacustrine, growing near lakes
  21. marilandica
    from maryland
  22. maritimus
    maritime, sea coast
  23. mexicanus
    mexican
  24. montanus
    growing in the mountains
  25. muralis
    growing on walls
  26. novae-angliae
    from new england
  27. noveboracensis
    from NY
  28. occidentalis
    from the new world
  29. orientalis
    from the orient
  30. palustris
    growing in the marsh or swamp
  31. philadelphicus
    from philly
  32. pratensis
    of the meadows
  33. riparia
    riparian, along riverbank
  34. saxatile
    rock-loving
  35. sylvestris
    sylvan, growing in the forest
  36. tectorum
    growing on roofs
  37. uliginosa
    muddy, wet places
  38. virginiana
    from virginia
  39. vulgaris
    vulgar
  40. amorphous
    without form
  41. annuus
    annual, 1yr life span
  42. arborescens
    woody, tree like
  43. biennis
    2yr life span
  44. bulbosus
    growing from a bulb
  45. cernuus
    nodding
  46. compacta
    dense
  47. divaricata
    divergent
  48. fastigiata
    upright
  49. fruticosus
    shrubby
  50. gracilis
    gracefully slender
  51. gregarious
    growing in large colonies
  52. pendulous
    hanging
  53. perennis
    many year life span
  54. procumbens
    lying flat on ground
  55. pumilus
    dwarf
  56. radicans
    freely rooting
  57. repens
    creeping
  58. scandens
    climbing
  59. tuberosus
    growing from a tuber
  60. acaule
    stemless
  61. acuminatus
    pointed leaves
  62. alternifolius
    alternate leaf arrangement
  63. aromaticus
    pleasant odor
  64. angustifolius
    narrow leaves
  65. baccata
    having berries
  66. barbatus
    bearded
  67. bullatus
    pimpled face
  68. capillaris
    hair-like, very slender
  69. ciliatus
    fringed with hairs
  70. comosa
    tuft of hair
  71. cordifolius
    heart shaped leaves
  72. cornuta
    horned
  73. crispus
    curly leaf margin
  74. digitata
    finger like
  75. elongatus
    elongated
  76. erectus
    standing tall
  77. glabra
    smooth surface
  78. glaucus
    white waxy covering
  79. hirsutus
    hairy
  80. hispidus
    bristly hairs
  81. horridus
    prickly
  82. incisus
    sharply toothed leaves
  83. inermis
    unarmed
  84. laciniatus
    deeply cut leaves
  85. latifolius
    broad leaves
  86. mollis
    soft, gentle
  87. monstrus
    horrible
  88. nuciferous
    bearing nuts
  89. perfoliatus
    stem piercing the leaves
  90. pubescens
    soft hairs
  91. punctata
    dotted surface
  92. reticulata
    netted veins
  93. rugosa
    covered with wrinkles
  94. sessile
    attached directly
  95. spectabilis
    handsome
  96. tomentosa
    dense matted hairs
  97. velutina
    velvety hairs
  98. verruca
    warty
  99. villosus
    shaggy
  100. alba
    white
  101. argentea
    silver
  102. atropurpureus
    dark purple
  103. aurea
    golden
  104. azureus
    blue
  105. bicolor
    having two colors
  106. caerulea
    dark blue
  107. caesia
    bluish gray
  108. candidus
    shining white
  109. coccinea
    scarlet
  110. concolor
    uniform in color
  111. lurida
    pale yellow
  112. lutea
    yellow
  113. maculata
    spotted
  114. nigra
    black
  115. pallidus
    pale
  116. purpurea
    purple
  117. rosea
    rose
  118. rubra
    red
  119. sanguinea
    blood red
  120. sempervirens
    evergreen
  121. violaceus
    violet
  122. virida
    green
Author
klokot
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