The a to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants (76 page)

chaenomeloides
Kimura. kie-nom-uh-
loy
-deez. Lat. like
Chaenomeles
(the leaves). China, Korea, Japan.

cinerea
L. sin-
e
-ree-uh. Grey willow, pussy willow. Lat. ash-grey (the foliage). Eur., W and C Asia.

daphnoides
Vill. daf-
noy
-deez. Violet willow. Lat. laurel-like (the foliage). Eur.

discolor
Muhl.
dis
-ko-lor. American pussy willow. Lat. two-coloured (the leaves). Canada, USA.

eleagnos
Scop. el-ee-
ag
-nos. Hoary willow. Gk. olive-like. Eur., Turkey.

‘Erythroflexuosa’
. e-rith-roh-flex-ew-
oh
-suh. Gk. red, twisted (the shoots).

euxina
I. V. Belyaeva. ewx-
een
-uh. Crack willow. Gk. of the Baltic. Eur., W Asia.

exigua
Nutt. ex-
ig
-ew-uh. Coyote willow. Lat. small. Canada, USA, N Mex.

fargesii
Burkill. far-
jee
-zee-ee. After French missionary Paul Guillaume Farges (1844–1912), who collected one of the specimens from which it was described in Sichuan. China.

×
fragilis
L.
fraj
-i-lis. Lat. fragile (the shoots).
S. alba
×
S. euxina
. Eur.

fragilis
auct. =
S. euxina

gracilistyla
Miq. gras-i-li-
stie
-luh. Lat. with a slender style. China, Japan, Korea.
‘Melanostachys’
. me-lan-oh-
stak
-is. Gk. with black spikes (the catkins).

hastata
L. has-
tah
-tuh. Halberd willow. Lat. spear-shaped (the leaves). Eur. to NE Russia, NW Canada, Alaska.
‘Wehrhahnii’
. vair-
hahn
-eeee. After German horticultural writer H. R. Wehrhahn (1887–1940).

helvetica
Vill. hel-
vet
-i-kuh. Swiss willow. Lat. of Switzerland (Lat.
Helvetia
). C and S Eur.

hookeriana
Barratt ex Hook. hook-uh-ree-
ah
-nuh. After Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785–1865), English botanist and first director of RBG Kew. The name was published in his
Flora Boreali-Americana
. SW Canada, W USA.

integra
Thunb. in-
teg
-ruh. Lat. entire, untoothed (the leaves). E Russia, Korea, Japan.

lanata
L. lan-
ah
-tuh. Woolly willow. Lat. woolly (the leaves). N Eur., Siberia.

magnifica
Hemsl. mag-
ni
-fi-kuh. Lat. magnificent. China (Sichuan).

matsudana
Koidz. =
S. babylonica
var.
pekinensis

nigra
Marshall.
nie
-gruh. Black willow. Lat. black (the bark). E Canada. E and C USA.

×
pendulina
Wender. pen-dew-
leen
-uh. Lat. weeping (the branches).
S. babylonica
×
S. euxina
. Cult.

pentandra
L. pent-
an
-druh. Bay willow. Gk. with five stamens. Eur. to E Russia, China.

purpurea
L. pur-
pew
-ree-uh. Purple osier. Lat. purple (the shoots). Eur., N Africa.

repens
L.
ree
-puhnz. Creeping willow. Lat. creeping. Eur. var.
argentea
(Sm.) Wimm. & Grab. = subsp.
arenaria
. subsp.
arenaria
(L.) Hiitonen. a-ruh-
nah
-ree-uh. Lat. growing on sand.

×
rubens
Schrank =
S.
×
fragilis

scouleriana
Barratt ex Hook. skueluh-ree-
ah
-nuh. After Scottish physician and naturalist John Scouler (1804–1871), who collected the type specimen in 1825. W Canada, W USA, N Mex.

×
sepulcralis
Simonk. sep-ool-
krah
-lis. Lat. of graveyards.
S. alba
×
S. babylonica
. Cult.
‘Chrysocoma’
. kriesoh-
kohm
-uh. Golden weeping willow. Gk. with a golden head of hair (referring to the shoots).

sericea
Marshall. suh-
rik
-ee-uh. Silky willow. Lat. silky (the leaves). E N Am.

udensis
Trautv. & C. A. Mey. ue-
den
-sis. Of the Uda River. E Russia, N China, Japan.

viminalis
L. vim-i-
nah
-lis. Common osier. Lat. with long, slender shoots. Eur. to N China, E Russia.

salmonberry
Rubus parviflorus, R. spectabilis

salt tree
Halimodendron halodendron

saltbush, big
Atriplex lentiformis
.
cattle
A. polycarpa
.
four-wing
A. cane-scens
.
Gardner’s
A. gardneri.
spiny
A. confertifolia

Salvia
L. (Lamiaceae).
sal
-vee-uh. Lat. name for sage, from Lat. to heal, referring to its med. properties. 900 spp., herbs, shrubs. Eur., Africa, Asia, Americas.

apiana
Jeps. ap-ee-
ah
-nuh. White sage. Lat. of bees (which are attracted to it). Calif., NW Mex. (B.C.).

argentea
L. ar-
jent
-ee-uh. Silver sage. Lat. silvery (the foliage). Medit.

aurea
L.
aw
-ree-uh. Lat. golden (the flowers). S Africa.

azurea
Lam. uh-
zew
-ree-uh. Blue sage. Lat. blue (the flowers). SE and C USA. var.
grandiflora
Benth. grandi-
flaw
-ruh. Lat. large-flowered.

blepharophylla
Brandegee. blef-uhroh-
fil
-uh. Gk. with fringed leaves. Mex.

buchananii
Hedge. bew-kan-
an
-ee-ee. After Sir Charles Buchanan, who grew it from Mexican seed. Cult.

cacaliifolia
Benth. kuh-kah-lee-i-
foh
-lee-uh. Lat. with leaves like
Cacalia
. Mex., Guatemala.

candelabrum
Boiss. kan-duh-
lab
-room. Lat. like a candelabra (the inflorescence). S Spain.

chamaedryoides
Cav. kam-ee-dree-
oy
-deez. Lat. like a dwarf oak (the leaves). Mex.

clevelandii
(A. Gray) Greene. kleev-
land
-ee-ee. After American lawyer and naturalist Daniel Cleveland (1839–1929), who collected the type specimen in 1875. Calif., NW Mex. (B.C.).

coccinea
Buc’hoz ex Etl. kok-
sin
-ee-uh. Scarlet sage. Lat. scarlet (the flowers). S USA to Brazil.

discolor
Kunth.
dis
-ko-lor. Lat. twocoloured (the leaves). Peru.

elegans
Vahl.
el
-i-ganz. Lat. elegant. Mex., Guatemala.

farinacea
Benth. fa-ri-
nay
-see-uh. Mealy sage. Lat. mealy (the stems). S USA, Mex.

forsskaolii
L. for-
shohl
-ee-ee. After Finnish botanist Pehr Forsskål (1732–1753), a student of Linnaeus. SE Eur., Turkey.

fulgens
Cav.
fool
-juhnz. Lat. shining (the flowers). Mex.

glutinosa
L. glue-ti-
noh
-suh. Lat. sticky (the leaves and shoots). Eur., W Asia.

greggii
A. Gray.
greg
-ee-ee. After American naturalist Josiah Gregg (1806–1850), who collected the type specimen in Mexico ca. 1848. Texas, Mex.

guaranitica
A. St.-Hil. ex Benth. ga-ra-
nit
-i-kuh. Of Guara, Brazil. S Am.

involucrata
Cav. in-vol-ue-
krah
-tuh. Lat. with an involucre (of bracts). Mex.
‘Bethellii’
. beth-
el
-ee-ee. After Mr Bethell, who raised it before 1880.

×
jamensis
J. Compton. hahm-
en
-sis. Of Jame, Coahuila, where it was discovered in 1991.
S. greggii
×
S. microphylla
. Mex.

lavandulifolia
Vahl. la-van-dew-li-
foh
-li-uh. Lat. with leaves like
Lavandula
. SW Eur., N Africa.

leucantha
Cav. lue-
kanth
-uh. Gk. white-flowered. Mex., C Am.

lyrata
L. lie-
rah
-tuh. Lat. with lyre-shaped leaves. E USA.

microphylla
Kunth. mik-
rof
-i-luh. Gk. small-leaved. Mex.

nemorosa
L. nem-o-
roh
-suh. Lat. of woods. Eur., W and C Asia. subsp.
tesquicola
(Klokov & Pobed.) Soó. tes-
kee
-ko-luh. Lat. of the steppe.

officinalis
L. o-fis-i-
nah
-lis. Sage. Lat. sold as a med. herb. SE Eur.

patens
Cav.
pay
-tuhnz. Lat. spreading (the flowers). Mex.

pratensis
L. pruh-
ten
-sis. Meadow clary. Lat. of meadows. Eur.

sclarea
L.
sklair
-ree-uh. Clary. An old name, from Lat. clear; clary from clear eye, from med. properties. S Eur., W and C Asia.

splendens
Sellow ex Schult.
splen
-duhnz. Lat. splendid. Brazil.

×
superba
Stapf. sue-
per
-buh. Lat. superb. Cult.

×
sylvestris
L. sil-
ves
-tris. Lat. of woods. C Asia.

uliginosa
Benth. ew-lij-i-
noh
-suh. Lat. of marshes. S Am.

verticillata
L. vur-ti-si-
lah
-tuh. Whorled clary. Lat. whorled (the flowers). Eur., W Asia.

viridis
L.
vi
-ri-dis. Annual clary. Lat. green (the bracts, sometimes). Eur., N Africa, W and C Asia.

Sambucus
L. (Adoxaceae). sam-
bew
-koos. The Lat. name. 9 spp., trees, shrubs, herbs. Temp. and trop. regs.

canadensis
L. =
S. nigra
subsp.
canadensis

nigra
L.
nie
-gruh. Elder. Lat. black (the fruit). Eur., N Africa, W Asia. subsp.
canadensis
(L.) R. Bolli. kanuh-
den
-sis. American elder. Of Canada. Canada, USA, Mex.

racemosa
L. ras-i-
moh
-suh. Redberried elder. Lat. in racemes (the flowers). Eur., Asia, N Am.

sandwort
Arenaria

Sanguinaria
L. (Papaveraceae). sangwin-
air
-ree-uh. From Lat. blood, referring to the red sap. 1 sp., perenn. herb. SE Canada, E USA.

canadensis
L. kan-uh-
den
-sis. Blood-root. Of Canada.

Sanguisorba
L. (Rosaceae). san-gwi-
sorb
-uh. From Lat. blood, to absorb (it was said to stop bleeding). 30 spp. perenn. herbs. Eur., N Africa, Asia, N Am.

albiflora
(Makino) Makino. al-bi-
flaw
-ruh. Lat. white-flowered. Japan.