Latin Naming of Plants Flashcards
(140 cards)
1
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Affinis
A
Related
2
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Alatus
A
Winged
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Alba
A
White
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Albiflorus
A
White flowered
5
Q
Alpestris
A
Nearly alpine
6
Q
Alpinus
A
Alpine
7
Q
Alternifolia
A
Alternate-leaves
8
Q
Altissima
A
Tallest
9
Q
Amabilis
A
Lovely
10
Q
Angulatus
A
Angular, angled
11
Q
Augustifolius
A
Narrow-leaved
12
Q
Apiculata
A
Short, pointed tip
13
Q
Aquifolium
A
Holly leaved
14
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Arborea
A
Treelike, woody
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Arenarius
A
Of sand or sandy places
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Q
Argentea
A
Silvery
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Attenuata
A
Slenderly tapering
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Aureu
A
Golden
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Australis
A
Southern
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Baccatus
A
Berried
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Barbatus
A
Barbed, bearded
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Bipinnata
A
Twice pinnate (leaflets on each side of a common petiole, like a feather)
23
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Brevicaulis
A
Short-stemmed
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Brevifolius
A
Short-leaved
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Buxifolius
Box leaved
26
Campestris
Of the fields or plains
27
Canadensis
From Canada
28
Candidus
Pure white, shining
29
Coccineus
Scarlet
30
Communis
Common, general
31
Concolor
Of uniform color
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Confertus
Crowded, pressed together
33
Cordate
Heart shaped
34
Crassifolius
Thick leaved
35
Crenata
Toothed, teeth rounded
36
Crenulatus
Finely scalloped
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Cuspidata
Short, rigid point
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Cyaneus
Blue
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Devilish
Weak, frail
40
Decorus
Elegant, comely, becoming
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Decurrens
Running down the stem
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Densiflorus
Heavily flowered
43
Denticulata
Toothed slightly or minutely
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Dimorphus
Occurring in two forms
45
Dioecious
Male and female flowers on separate plants
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Divergens
Wide spreading
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Edulis
Edible
48
Elatus
Tall
49
Elegans
Elegant, beautiful
50
Elongatus
Elongated, lengthened
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Falcatus
Like a sickle
52
Fastigiatus
Branches erect and close together
53
Floribunda
Free flowering
54
Floridus
Flowering freely
55
Fragilis
Fragile, brittle
56
Fruticosus
Shrubby
57
Glauca
With white or gray as on a blue spruce
58
Globosa
Globe shaped
59
Gracilis
Graceful, slender
60
Grandiflorus
Large flowered
61
Herbaceous
Non-woody above ground stem
62
Hirsuta
With coarse or stiff hairs
63
Illicifolius
Ilex-leaved, holly-leaved
64
Inermis
Unarmed, without thorns
65
Japonica
Of Japan
66
Laciniatus
Torn, fringed
67
Lanceolate
Shaped like a lance head
68
Lineatus
With lines or stripes
69
Littoralis
Of the seashore
70
Lucidus
Bright, shining, clear
71
Lusitanicus
Of Portugal
72
Lutescens
Yellow
73
Macrophyllus
Large leaved
74
Marginatus
With a margin or a stripe
75
Mas
Male
76
Maxiums
Largest
77
Microphylla
Small leaved
78
Mollis
Soft, soft-hairy
79
Monstrosus
Monstrous, abnormal
80
Mucronata
With small, abrupt tip
81
Multicolor
Many-colored
82
Nana
Dwarf
83
Niger, nigra
Black
84
Nivalis
Snowy, white
85
Obtusa
Blunt
86
Occidentalis
Western, New World
87
Odoratissimum
Very fragrant
88
Officinalis
Medicinal
89
Oxycanthus
Sharp-spined
90
Papyrifera
Paper bearing
91
Parviflorus
Small-flowered
92
Pendulus
Pendulous, hanging
93
Petiolaris
With a leafstalk
94
Pisifera
Pea-bearing
95
Platycladus
Broad-branched
96
Plicata
Planted, folded lengthwise
97
Polyanthus
Many-flowered
98
Procumbens
Trailing, prostrate
99
Prolifera
Many-leaved
100
Prostratus
Lying flat
101
Pubescens
Short, soft hairs; downy
102
Pumilis
Dwarf
103
Pungens
Piercing; sharp-pointed, sharp tasting
104
Purpurea
Purple
105
Pyramidalis
Like a pyramid; inverted cone
106
Quinquefolia
Five leaves or leaflets
107
Radiatus
Rayed
108
Radicans
Rooting
109
Recurvata
Bent backward, reversely curved
110
Repens, reptans
Creeping
111
Rex
King
112
Rhytidophyllus
Wrinkle-leaved
113
Rigidus
Stiff
114
Rotundifolius
Round-leaved
115
Rugosa
Wrinkled
116
Saccharum
Of sugar
117
Saxatilis
Found among rocks
118
Scabrous
Rough to the touch
119
Sempervirens
Evergreen
120
Seratta
Serrate, toothed
121
Speciosus
Showy, good-looking
122
Squamatus
With scale-like leaves or bracts
123
Stellata
Star-like
124
Stoloniferous
Producing runners that root
125
Stricta
Upright, with few or no branches
126
Suffruticosa
Shrubby
127
Sylvatica
Forest-loving
128
Ternatus
In threes (as clover leaflets)
129
Tremuloides
Quivering, trembling
130
Triacanthos
Three-spined
131
Truncata
Cut of squarely
132
Umbraculifera
Umbrella-bearing
133
Undulata
Waxy surface or margin
134
Vegetus
Vigorous
135
Verrucosa
Warty
136
Verticillatus
Whorled
137
Viridis
Green
138
Viscosus
Sticky
139
Vulgaris
Common
140
Whorl
Leaves, etc., in a circle around a stem
