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Etymologies can be looked-up on Dave's Garden, DoBE and LLD

Name Canonical name Scientific name Lookups Short etymology Long etymology Etymology applies to
Erica haemastoma archives.nd.edu Edit
Amphithalea esterhuysniae Amphithalea esterhuysniae (Granby) A. L. Schutte archives.nd.edu Edit
Leucospermum hypophyllocarpodendron subsp. canaliculatum archives.nd.edu From the Latin canaliculatus = ‘channelled’; i.e. bearing a groove or furrow-shaped Edit
Collema texanum archives.nd.edu Edit
Equisetum hyemale var. subverticillatum Equisetum hyemale var. subverticillatum A. Braun archives.nd.edu Edit
Rhoicissus sansibarensis Rhoicissus sansibarensis Gilg archives.nd.edu Edit
Vieusseuxia tenuifolia Vieusseuxia tenuifolia Eckl. ex Steud. archives.nd.edu From the Latin tenuis = ‘thin' or 'fine' or 'slender’ and the Latin folius = ‘leaf’ Edit
Bazzania Bazzania Bazzania S.F.Gray archives.nd.edu Edit
Delosperma echinatum archives.nd.edu Edit
Agathosma microcarpa Agathosma microcarpa archives.nd.edu From the Greek 'mikron' = small and carpum = 'fruit' Edit
Quaqua acutiloba archives.nd.edu From the Latin acutus = 'sharp' or 'pointed' and lobus = 'lobe' Edit
Tritonia atrorubens archives.nd.edu Edit
Semele androgyna archives.nd.edu Edit
Euryops multifidus var. multifidus Euryops multifidus var. multifidus auct. archives.nd.edu From the Latin multi = ‘many’ and fidus = ‘cleavage / divided'. The leaves are divided Edit
Oldenlandia effusa Oldenlandia effusa Oliv. archives.nd.edu From the Latin effusus = 'vast', 'wide', 'spread-out', 'disorderly' or 'sprawling' Edit

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