Free The a to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants by Allen Coombes Page B

the shape of the stigma. 95 spp. herbs. E Asia.
elatior Blume. ee-
lay
-tee-or. Cast-iron plant. Lat. tall. China.
lurida hort. =
A. elatior
Asplenium L. (Aspleniaceae). uh-
splee
-nee-oom. Spleenwort. Gk. name used by Dioscorides, not, spleen, referring to med. properties. 700 spp. ferns. Widespread.
nidus L.
nee
-doos. Bird’s nest fern. Lat. nest. Trop. Asia.
platyneuron (L.) Oakes. plat-ee-
new
-ron. Ebony spleenwort. Gk. broad-veined. Tropics.
scolopendrium L. skol-oh-
pen
-dreeoom. Hart’s tongue fern. Gk. centipede (from the arrangement of the sori on the fronds). Eur., E USA, E Canada.
trichomanes L. trie-koh-
may
-neez. Maidenhair spleenwort. Gk. name for a fern.
Astelia Banks & Sol. ex R. Br. (Asteliaceae). uh-
steel
-ee-uh. Gk. without a trunk (stemless). 25 spp. herbs. Pacific Is., NZ, Australia, Chile.
banksii A. Cunn.
banks
-ee-ee. After Sir Joseph Banks (1743–1820), English botanist and explorer who collected the type specimen on Cook’s first voyage. NZ.
chathamica (Skottsb.) L. B. Moore. chuh-
tam
-i-kuh. Of the Chatham Is. NZ.
nervosa Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f. ner-
voh
-suh. Bush flax. Lat. veined (conspicuously, the leaves). NZ.
Aster L. (Asteraceae).
as
-tuh. Lat. star (the flowerheads). 180 spp., perenn. herbs, shrubs. Eur., Asia, 1 sp. in N Am.
acris L. =
A. sedifolius
alpinus L. al-
pie
-noos. Alpine aster. Lat. alpine. Asia, with a subsp. in N Am.
amellus L. uh-
mel
-oos. Italian aster. Lat. name for this or a similar plant. Eur., W Asia.
azureus Lindl. =
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
bigelovii A. Gray =
Dieteria bigelovii
carolinianus Walter =
Symphyotrichum carolinianum
chilensis Nees =
Symphyotrichum chilense
coloradoensis A. Gray =
Xanthisma coloradoense
cordifolius L. =
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
diplostephioides (DC.) C. B. Clarke. dip-loh-stef-ee-
oy
-deez. Gk. like a double crown (the flowerheads). Himal., China.
divaricatus L. =
Eurybia divaricata
drummondii Lindl. =
Symphyotrichum drummondii
dumosus L. =
Symphyotrichum dumosum
ericoides L. =
Symphyotrichum ericoides
× frikartii Silva Tar. & C. K. Schneid. fri-
kar
-tee-ee. After Swiss nursery-man Carl Ludwig Frikart (1879–1964), who raised it.
A. amellus
×
A. thomsonii
. Cult.
glaucodes S. F. Blake =
Eurybia glauca
× herveyi A. Gray =
Eurybia
×
herveyi
horizontalis Desf. =
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
var.
horizontale
laevis L. =
Symphyotrichum laeve
lanceolatus Willd. =
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
lateriflorus (L.) Britton =
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
linariifolius L. =
Ionactis linariifolia
macrophyllus L. =
Eurybia macro-phylla
novae-angliae L. =
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
novi-belgii L. =
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
oblongifolius Nutt. =
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
oolentangiensis Riddel =
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
pilosus Willd. =
Symphyotrichum pilosum
prenanthoides Muhl. ex Willd. =
Symphyotrichum prenanthoides
ptarmicoides Torr. & A. Gray =
Solidago ptarmicoides
puniceus L. =
Symphyotrichum puniceum
pyrenaeus Desf. ex DC. pi-ruh-
nay
-oos. Lat. of the Pyrenees. France (Pyrenees).
radula Aiton =
Eurybia radula
sagittifolius Wedem. ex Willd. =
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
sedifolius L. sed-i-
foh
-lee-oos. Lat. with leaves like
Sedum
. Eur., W and C Asia.
sericeus Vent. =
Symphyotrichum sericeum
shortii Lindl. =
Symphyotrichum shortii
simplex Willd. =
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
spectabilis Aiton =
Eurybia spectabilis
tanacetifolius Kunth =
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
tataricus L.f. tuh-
ta
-ri-koos. From the reg. of C and E Asia once called Tartary. E Russia, China, Korea, Japan.
thomsonii C. B. Clarke. tom-
soh
-neeee. After Thomas Thomson (1817–1878), British surgeon and botanist with the East India Company. Himal.
tongolensis Franch. ton-go-
len
-sis. Of Tongolo (Dong’eluo), Sichuan. W China, Himal.
tradescantii L. =
Symphyotrichum tradescantii
umbellatus Mill. =
Doellingeria umbellata
aster, alpine
Aster alpinus
. aromatic
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
.
beach
Erigeron glaucus.
bigleaf
Eurybia macrophylla
. calico