Contribute Taxa Etymologies

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
Enneapogon pusillus Enneapogon pusillus Rendle archives.nd.edu From the Latin pusillus = 'very small' or 'tiny' Edit
Ficinia tenuis Ficinia tenuis (Kunth) C.B. Clarke archives.nd.edu From the Latin tenuis meaning ‘fine / thin / slender’ Edit
Polytrichastrum Polytrichastrum Polytrichastrum G.L.Sm. archives.nd.edu Edit
Mesembryanthemum mutans Mesembryanthemum mutans L. Bolus archives.nd.edu Edit
Aspalathus odontoloba archives.nd.edu Edit
Dombeya globiflora Dombeya globiflora Staner archives.nd.edu Edit
Zygodon runcinatus archives.nd.edu From the Latin runcinatus = 'a carpenters plane', referring to a pinnately cut leaf with the lobes...Edit
Panicum eickii archives.nd.edu Edit
Drypetes natalensis Drypetes natalensis (Harv.) Hutch. archives.nd.edu From the Natal region along the east-coast of South Africa Edit
Euchaetis tricarpellata archives.nd.edu Edit
Pycreus unioloides archives.nd.edu Edit
Corymbium glabrum var. glabrum Corymbium glabrum L. var. glabrum archives.nd.edu From the Latin glabra meaning ‘smooth’ Edit
Hyparrhenia niariensis archives.nd.edu Edit
Veronica hederifolia var. brevipes Veronica hederifolia var. brevipes (Pomel ex E. Lehm.) Maire archives.nd.edu From the Latin brevis = "short"  and pes = 'foot'; generally referring to a short leaf or flowering...Edit
Sonchus asper var. glaucescens Sonchus asper var. glaucescens (Jord.) Batt. archives.nd.edu Edit

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