The Meanings of Latin Names
April 5th, 2001
Agriculture Nursery Stock and Landscaping Plant Selection
See also: Agriculture Nursery Stock and Landscaping Plant Diseases
http://www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/meanings.htm
Kevin's note: I got this recently from Jimmy Slater over in the
Please note - in many cases these are best guesses. This is not meant to be definitive, but should be used as a learning aid. This list has been compiled from a number of sources, which are listed at the bottom. Clicking on the linked name will open the fact sheet for that species in a new window.
Abelia x grandiflora - glossy abelia After Dr. Clark Abel who introduced Abelia chinensis / large-flowered
Abies amabilis - Pacific silver fir Classical name - rising or tall tree, name for the European fir / Latin "amare" (beautiful or lovely, to love)
Abies balsamea - balsam fir Classical name - rising or tall tree, name for the European fir / balsam-producing
Abies concolor - white fir Classical name - rising or tall tree, name for the European fir / one color (both needle surfaces)
Abies fraseri - Fraser fir Classical name - rising or tall tree, name for the European fir / after John Fraser
Abies grandis - grand fir Classical name - rising or tall tree, name for the European fir / large
Abies lasiocarpa - subalpine fir Classical name - rising or tall tree, name for the European fir / rough fruit (cones)
Abies magnifica - California red fir Classical name - rising or tall tree, name for the European fir / magnificent
Abies procera - noble fir Classical name - rising or tall tree, name for the European fir / tall
Acer barbatum - Florida maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / barbed or bearded
Acer buergeranum - trident maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / unknown
Acer campestre - hedge maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / of fields
Acer circinatum - vine maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / rounded leaves
Acer ginnala - Amur maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / native name
Acer glabrum - Rocky Mountain maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / lacking hair
Acer griseum - paperbark maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / gray lower leaf surface
Acer macrophyllum - bigleaf maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / large leaves
Acer negundo - boxelder Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / Latinized form of Malayan name - leaves resemble genus Negundo (Sapindaceae)
Acer nigrum - black maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / black
Acer palmatum - Japanese maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / hand-like
Acer pensylvanicum - striped maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / of
Acer platanoides - Norway maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / like Platanus
Acer pseudoplatanus - sycamore maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / false Platanus
Acer rubrum - red maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / red
Acer saccharinum - silver maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / sugary sap - Greek "sakcharon" (sweet or sugar)
Acer saccharum - sugar maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / name for sugar cane - Greek "sakcharon" (sweet or sugar)
Acer spicatum - mountain maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / Latin "spica" (a spike) - a spike of flowers
Aesculus californica - California buckeye Latin for an oak with edible acorns (caution - many are poisonous) / of
Aesculus glabra - Ohio buckeye Latin for an oak with edible acorns (caution - many are poisonous) / glabrous (lacking hair)
Aesculus hippocastanum - horsechestnut Latin for an oak with edible acorns (caution - many are poisonous) / Latin name from Greek "hippos" (horse) and "kastanon" chestnut
Aesculus octandra - yellow buckeye Latin for an oak with edible acorns (caution - many are poisonous) / eight-stamened
Aesculus parviflora - bottlebrush buckeye Latin for an oak with edible acorns (caution - many are poisonous) / small flowered
Aesculus pavia - red buckeye Latin for an oak with edible acorns (caution - many are poisonous) / After Peter Paaw (Petrus Pavius), Dutch botanist
Aesculus sylvatica - painted buckeye Latin for an oak with edible acorns (caution - many are poisonous) / of the woods - Latin "silva" (forest)
Ailanthus altissima - tree of Heaven Indonesian-Mollucan name "ailanto" for Ailanthus moluccana - reaching to Heaven / tallest Latin "
Albizia julibrissin - mimosa After del Albizzi / the native name
Alnus glutinosa - European black alder Latin name for alder / sticky (buds)
Alnus rhombifolia - white alder Latin name for alder / leaves shaped like a rhombus
Alnus rubra - red alder Latin name for alder / red
Alnus rugosa - speckled alder Latin name for alder / rough
Alnus serrulata - hazel alder Latin name for alder / finely serrate
Alnus sinuata - Sitka alder Latin name for alder / wavy
Amelanchier alnifolia - Pacific serviceberry French name for Amelanchier ovalis / alder-like leaves
Amelanchier arborea - downy serviceberry French name for Amelanchier ovalis / tree-like
Annona glabra - pond apple native Indian name / glabrous (lacking hair)
Aralia spinosa - Devil's walking stick French Canadian "aralei" / bearing spines
Arbutus menziesii - Pacific madrone The Latin name / after naturalist Archibald Menzies
Arctostaphylos columbiana - hairy manzanita Greek "arctos" (a bear) and "staphyle" (a bunch of grapes) / of the
Arctostaphylos patula - green manzanita Greek "arctos" (a bear) and "staphyle" (a bunch of grapes) / Latin wide-spreading (reference to form or leaves)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - kinnikinick Greek "arctos" (a bear) and "staphyle" (a bunch of grapes) / bear's grape
Arctostaphylos viscida - whiteleaf manzanita Greek "arctos" (a bear) and "staphyle" (a bunch of grapes) / Latin "viscum" (thick, syrupy or sticky - flowers have sticky stems)
Aristolochia durior - Dutchman's pipe Greek "aristos" (best) and "lochia" (childbirth) - medicinal / tough or lasting
Aronia arbutifolia - chokeberry Greek "aria" (Sorbus aria) / arbutus-leaved
Artemisia tridentata - big sagebrush After the Greek goddess Artemis / leaves with three teeth
Asimina parviflora - dwarf pawpaw native Indian name (assimin) / small flower
Asimina triloba - pawpaw native Indian name (assimin) / 3-lobed calyx
Avicennia germinans - black mangrove perhaps from Latin "avi" (bird) and Greek "cen" (common) / Latin "germinare" (to sprout forth)
Berberis aquifolium - tall Oregon-grape Arabic name / holly-like leaf
Berberis nervosa - dwarf Oregon-grape Arabic name / veined or nerved (leaves)
Berberis thunbergii - Japanese barberry Arabic name / after Thunberg
Berchemia scandens - supplejack perhaps from Greek "Bero" (an ocean nymph) and "chem" (juice or pour) / climbing
Betula alleghaniensis - yellow birch Latin (pitch - bitumen is distilled from the bark or Sanskrit "bhurja" (to shine" (bark))) / of the Alleghany region
Betula lenta - sweet birch Latin (pitch - bitumen is distilled from the bark or Sanskrit "bhurja" (to shine" (bark))) / tough but pliable (twigs or ability to grow in rocky areas)
Betula nigra - river birch Latin (pitch - bitumen is distilled from the bark or Sanskrit "bhurja" (to shine" (bark))) / black (bark)
Betula papyrifera - paper birch Latin (pitch - bitumen is distilled from the bark or Sanskrit "bhurja" (to shine" (bark))) / paper bearing - Egyptian for reed - Greek "papyros" (paper) and Latin "ferre" (to bear)
Betula pendula - European white birch Latin (pitch - bitumen is distilled from the bark or Sanskrit "bhurja" (to shine" (bark))) / pendulous
Betula populifolia - gray birch Latin (pitch - bitumen is distilled from the bark or Sanskrit "bhurja" (to shine" (bark))) / poplar-leaved
Betula uber - roundleaf birch Latin (pitch - bitumen is distilled from the bark or Sanskrit "bhurja" (to shine" (bark))) / fertile or rich, probably in reference to site requirements
Broussonetia papyrifera - paper mulberry After Broussonet, French naturalist / paper-bearing (bark) - Egyptian for reed - Greek "papyros" (paper) and Latin "ferre" (to bear)
Buddleia davidii - butterfly bush After Adam Buddle / After Armand David
Bursera simarouba - gumbo-limbo Latin "burs" (a purse) / perhaps an indication of the resemblance to simaroubaceae
Buxus sempervirens - boxwood Latin name for Buxus sempervirens / evergreen - Latin "semper" (always) and "vivere" (live)
Callicarpa americana - American beautyberry Greek "kallos" (beautiful) "carpa" (fruit) / of
Callistemon spp. - bottlebrush tree Greek "kallos" (beautiful) and "stemon" (stamen)
Calocedrus decurrens - incense-cedar Greek "kallos" (beautiful) and Cedrus / with the leaf stem running gradually into the stem
Calycanthus floridus - common sweetshrub Greek "kalyx" (calyx) and "anthos" (a flower) referring to similar sepals and petals / flowering
Campsis radicans - trumpet creeper Greek "kampe" (something bent) refers to curved stamens / with rooting stems
Carpinus caroliniana - hornbeam Latin name of European hornbeam/ of
Carya aquatica - water hickory Greek "karya or kaura" (walnut -Juglans regia) / of water
Carya cordiformis - bitternut hickory Greek "karya or kaura" (walnut -Juglans regia) / heart-shaped (fruit) Latin "cordis" (heart) and "forma" (shaped)
Carya glabra - pignut hickory Greek "karya or kaura" (walnut -Juglans regia) / glabrous (lacking hair)
Carya illinoensis - pecan Greek "karya or kaura" (walnut -Juglans regia) / of
Carya laciniosa - shellbark hickory Greek "karya or kaura" (walnut -Juglans regia) / Latin "lacinia" (shred - the bark)
Carya ovata - shagbark hickory Greek "karya or kaura" (walnut -Juglans regia) / ovate or egg-shaped (leaflets)
Carya pallida - sand hickory Greek "karya or kaura" (walnut -Juglans regia) / pallid (pale)
Carya tomentosa - mockernut hickory Greek "karya or kaura" (walnut -Juglans regia) / hairy
Castanea dentata - American chestnut After Castanea in northern Greece, Greek "kastanea" (chestnut) / refers to big teeth on leaves
Castanea mollissima - Chinese chestnut After Castanea in northern Greece, Greek "kastanea" (chestnut) / very soft-hairy
Castanea pumila - Alleghany chinkapin After Castanea in northern Greece, Greek "kastanea" (chestnut) / dwarf or small
Castanopsis chrysophylla - golden chinkapin Like Castanea, Greek "kastanea" (chestnut) / Greek "chrysos" (golden) and "phyllon" leaf
Casuarina equisetifolia - Australian pine Malayan "casuar" (a cassowary) / Latin "equi" horse and "folium" (leaf)
Catalpa speciosa - Northern catalpa Cherokee name / Latin "species" (form) and "osus" (full of) - showy
Ceanothus americanus - New Jersey tea Greek name of a spiny shrub / american
Ceanothus cuneatus - narrowleaf buckbrush Greek name of a spiny shrub / wedge-shaped (leaf tips)
Ceanothus integerrimus - deerbrush Greek name of a spiny shrub / entire or uninjured - leaves are entire
Ceanothus prostratus - mahala mat Greek name of a spiny shrub / prostrate
Ceanothus sanguineus - redstem ceanothus Greek name of a spiny shrub / blood red
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus - blueblossom Greek name of a spiny shrub / flowers in a thyrse
Ceanothus velutinus - snowbrush Greek name of a spiny shrub / velvety
Cedrus atlantica - Atlas cedar Latin name / of the Atlas Mountains
Cedrus deodara - deodar cedar Latin name / Northern Indian name
Celastrus spp. - bittersweet Greek "kelastros" the name for an evergreen tree
Celtis laevigata - sugarberry Greek name or name applied to African lotus / Latin "laevigat" (smooth or slippery) - the bark
Celtis occidentalis - hackberry Greek name or name applied to African lotus / western - Latin "occidere" (to set, as the sun)
Cephalanthus occidentalis - buttonbush "Head of anthers" / western - Latin "occidere" (to set, as the sun)
Cercidiphyllum japonicum - katsuratree From Cercis and Greek "phyllon" (leaf) / of
Cercis canadensis - Eastern redbud Greek "kerkis" (a shuttle - fruit resembled instrument) / of eastern
Cercis occidentalis - Western redbud Greek "kerkis" (a shuttle - fruit resembled instrument) / western - Latin "occidere" (to set, as the sun)
Cercocarpus betuloides - birchleaf mountain-mahogany "kerkis" (a shuttle) and "karpon" (fruit) / birch-like (leaves)
Cercocarpus ledifolius - curlleaf mountain-mahogany "kerkis" (a shuttle) and "karpon" (fruit) / Ledum (labrador tea)-like leaves
Chaenomeles speciosa - common floweringquince Greek "chaina" (to gape) and "melon" (apple) / showy
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana - Port-Orford-cedar Greek "chamai" (low growing) and "kuparissos" (cypress) / after Charles Lawson British nurseryman
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis - Alaska yellow-cedar Greek "chamai" (low growing) and "kuparissos" (cypress) / of
Chamaecyparis obtusa - Hinoki falsecypress Greek "chamai" (low growing) and "kuparissos" (cypress) / blunt leaves
Chamaecyparis pisifera - Sawara-cedar Greek "chamai" (low growing) and "kuparissos" (cypress) / pea-bearing (referring to the small cones)
Chamaecyparis thyoides - Atlantic white-cedar Greek "chamai" (low growing) and "kuparissos" (cypress) / like Thuja
Chimaphila maculata - striped pipsissewa Strange leaf / spotted
Chionanthus virginicus - fringetree Greek "chion" (snow) and "anthus" (flower) / of
Chrysothamnus nauseosus - gray rabbitbrush Latin "chryso" (golden) flowered / nausea
Cladrastis kentukea - yellowwood Greek "kladros" (branch) and "thraustos or thrastos" (fragile) for fragile branches / from
Clethra alnifolia - summersweet clethra Greek "klethra" (alder) / alnus-leaved
Coccoloba uvifera - seagrape Latin "coccum" (a berry) / grape
Cornus alternifolia - alternate-leaf dogwood The Latin name for Cornus mas from "cornu" (hard - for the wood) / alternate leaves
Cornus amomum - silky dogwood The Latin name for Cornus mas from "cornu" (hard - for the wood) / purifying - Greek name of a spice plant
Cornus canadensis - bunchberry The Latin name for Cornus mas from "cornu" (hard - for the wood) / of
Cornus florida - flowering dogwood The Latin name for Cornus mas from "cornu" (hard - for the wood) / flowering Latin "flos" (flower)
Cornus kousa - kousa dogwood The Latin name for Cornus mas from "cornu" (hard - for the wood) / Japanese name
Cornus mas - Cornelian cherry dogwood The Latin name for Cornus mas from "cornu" (hard - for the wood) / masculine, robust, non-delicate
Cornus nuttallii - Pacific dogwood The Latin name for Cornus mas from "cornu" (hard - for the wood) / after Thomas Nuttall
Cornus sericea (stolonifera) - red-osier dogwood The Latin name for Cornus mas from "cornu" (hard - for the wood) / Latin "serus" (late or tardy) (stolonifera means "bearing stolons")
Corylus americana - American hazel Latin name / of America
Corylus cornuta - beaked hazel Latin name / horned, refers to bracts forming a beak at the apex of the nut
Cotinus obovatus - American smoketree Greek name for olive / obovate leaves
Crataegus spp. - hawthorn Greek "kratos" (strength - for the wood)
Cryptomeria japonica - Japanese cryptomeria Greek "krypto" (to hide) and "meris" (part), referring to concealed flower parts / of
Cunninghamia lanceolata - Chinafir After James Cunningham / lanceolate (leaves)
Cyrilla racemiflora - swamp cyrilla perhaps a reference to Cyril or Greek "cyri" (master of) / flowers in racemes
Cytisus scoparius - Scotch broom Greek name "kytisus" / broom-like
Diervilla lonicera - northern bush-honeysuckle After Dr. Dierville, French surgeon who introduced the plant / from Lonicera
Diospyros virginiana - persimmon Greek "dios" (divine) and "pyros" (wheat) referring to the edible fruit / of
Elaeagnus angustifolia - Russian-olive The name originally applied to a willow Greek "helodes" (growing in marshes) and "hagnos" (pure) referring to white fruit / narrow-leaved
Elaeagnus umbellata - autumn-olive The name originally applied to a willow Greek "helodes" (growing in marshes) and "hagnos" (pure) referring to white fruit / flowers in umbel-like clusters
Euonymus alatus - winged euonymus Latin name / winged
Euonymus americanus - strawberry bush Latin name / American
Euonymus atropurpureus - Eastern wahoo Latin name / dark purple
Fagus grandifolia - American beech Latin name from Greek "phagein" (to eat - edible nuts) / grand foliage
Fagus sylvatica - European beech Latin name from Greek "phagein" (to eat - edible nuts) / of the woods - Latin "silva" (forest)
Ficus aurea - strangler fig Latin name for Ficus carica / golden, beautiful or splendid
Forsythia spp. - forsythia After William Forsyth, Scottish gardener
Franklinia alatamaha - Franklin tree After Benjamin Franklin / of the Altamaha River in Georgia
Fraxinus americana - white ash The Latin name / of America
Fraxinus caroliniana - Carolina ash The Latin name / of Carolina
Fraxinus latifolia - Oregon ash The Latin name / broad-leaved
Fraxinus nigra - black ash The Latin name / black
Fraxinus pennsylvanica - green ash The Latin name / of Pennsylvania
Fraxinus profunda - pumpkin ash The Latin name / deep or profound
Fraxinus quadrangulata - blue ash The Latin name / four-angled
Gaultheria procumbens - teaberry after Gaulthier, Canadian botanist / prostrate
Gaultheria shallon - salal after Gaulthier, Canadian botanist / Indian name
Gelsemium sempervirens - false jessamine Italian "gelsomino" (jasmine) / evergreen - Latin "semper" (always) and "vivere" (live)
Ginkgo biloba - ginkgo Japanese "ginkyo" (silver apricot) and Chinese ngin-ghang / two-lobed (leaves)
Gleditsia aquatica - waterlocust After Gottlieb Gleditsch, German botanist / water
Gleditsia triacanthos - honeylocust After Gottlieb Gleditsch, German botanist / Greek "treis" (three) and "akantha" (spine)
Gordonia lasianthus - loblolly bay After nurseryman James Gordon / rough anthers
Gymnocladus dioicus - Kentucky coffetree Greek "gymnos" (naked) and "klados" (a branch) referring to leaves that grow following stem growth in spring / dioecious (two houses)
Halesia carolina - Carolina silverbell After English scientist Stephen Hales / of Carolina
Hamamelis virginiana - witch-hazel Greek name for a tree with pear-shaped fruits (the medlar) / of
Hedera helix - English ivy Latin name / "winding around", referring to staff carried by Baccharus
Hibiscus syriacus - rose-of-sharon Greek name for mallow / of
Holodiscus discolor - ocean spray Greek "holos" (entire) and "diskos" (disk), referring to unlobed discs / two-colored (leaves green and gray)
Hydrangea anomala - climbing hydrangea Greek "hydor" (water) and ""aggos" (jar) for cupped fruits / irregular, deviating from the norm - this hydrangea is a vine
Hydrangea arborescens - wild hydrangea Greek "hydor" (water) and ""aggos" (jar) for cupped fruits / tree-like
Hydrangea macrophylla - bigleaf hydrangea Greek "hydor" (water) and ""aggos" (jar) for cupped fruits / big leaves
Hydrangea paniculata - panicle hydrangea Greek "hydor" (water) and ""aggos" (jar) for cupped fruits / flowers in panicles
Hydrangea quercifolia - oakleaf hydrangea Greek "hydor" (water) and ""aggos" (jar) for cupped fruits / leaves oak-like
Hypericum spp. - Saint Johnswort Greek "hyper" (above) and "eikon" (picture) - it was hung above pictures to ward off evil spirits
Ilex cassine - dahoon from Latin name for Quercus ilex (holly oak) / Latin "casso" to destroy or Latin "cassi" (a helmet)
Ilex coriacea - large gallberry from Latin name for Quercus ilex (holly oak) / leathery (leaves)
Ilex cornuta - Chinese holly from Latin name for Quercus ilex (holly oak) / horned (leaf spines)
Ilex crenata - Japanese holly from Latin name for Quercus ilex (holly oak) / with shallow rounded teeth
Ilex decidua - deciduous holly from Latin name for Quercus ilex (holly oak) / deciduous Latin "de" (down) and "cadere" (to fall)
Ilex glabra - inkberry from Latin name for Quercus ilex (holly oak) / glabrous (lacking hair)
Ilex opaca - American holly from Latin name for Quercus ilex (holly oak) / not glossy, shady, opaque
Ilex verticillata - winterberry holly from Latin name for Quercus ilex (holly oak) / in circles around the stem, probably in reference to the lenticels
Ilex vomitoria - yaupon from Latin name for Quercus ilex (holly oak) / inducing vomiting
Ilex x attenuata - Foster's holly from Latin name for Quercus ilex (holly oak) / to make thin
Itea virginica - sweetspire Greek name for willow / of Virginia
Juglans cinerea - butternut Latin name for Juglans regia Latin "jovis" (Jupiter) and "glans" (nut) / ashy gray (bark)
Juglans nigra - walnut Latin name for Juglans regia Latin "jovis" (Jupiter) and "glans" (nut) / black (bark)
Juniperus chinensis - Chinese juniper Latin name from "junio" (young) and "parere" (to produce) - evergreen / of
Juniperus communis - common juniper Latin name from "junio" (young) and "parere" (to produce) - evergreen / common
Juniperus conferta - shore juniper Latin name from "junio" (young) and "parere" (to produce) - evergreen / crowded (leaves)
Juniperus horizontalis - creeping juniper Latin name from "junio" (young) and "parere" (to produce) - evergreen / horizontal (habit)
Juniperus occidentalis - western juniper Latin name from "junio" (young) and "parere" (to produce) - evergreen / western - Latin "occidere" (to set, as the sun)
Juniperus procumbens - Ibuki juniper Latin name from "junio" (young) and "parere" (to produce) - evergreen / prostrate
Juniperus scopulorum - Rocky Mountain juniper Latin name from "junio" (young) and "parere" (to produce) - evergreen / growing on cliffs
Juniperus virginiana - eastern redcedar Latin name from "junio" (young) and "parere" (to produce) - evergreen / of
Kalmia angustifolia - sheep laurel After Pehr Kalm, student of Linnaeus / narrow-leaved
Kalmia latifolia - mountain laurel After Pehr Kalm, student of Linnaeus / broad-leaved
Koelreuteria paniculata - goldenraintree After German botanist Joseph Koelreuter / flowers in panicles
Kolkwitzia amabilis - beautybush After Richard Kolkwitz, German botanist / beautiful
Laburnum x watereri - goldenchain tree Latin name / after the Waterer nursery that introduced this cross
Lagerstroemia indica - crapemyrtle After Magnus von Lagerstrom, friend of Linneus / Indian
Laguncularia racemosa - white mangrove Latin "laguncula" (little bottle) / flowers in racemes
Larix decidua - European larch Latin name / deciduous Latin "de" (down) and "cadere" (to fall)
Larix kaempferi - Japanese larch Latin name / After Engelbert Kaempfer, German botanist
Larix laricina - tamarack Latin name / pertaining to larch
Larix occidentalis - western larch Latin name / western - Latin "occidere" (to set, as the sun)
Leucothoe axillaris - coast leucothoe From Greek mythology Leucothoe was changed into a shrub by her lover, Apollo / refers to flowers in leaf axils
Leucothoe racemosa - swamp sweetbells From Greek mythology Leucothoe was changed into a shrub by her lover, Apollo / refers to flowers in racemes
Ligustrum spp. - privet The Latin name
Lindera benzoin - spicebush After Johann Linder, Swedish botanist / Arabic name - resinous balsams
Liquidambar styraciflua - sweetgum Latin "liquidus" (liquid) and "ambar" (amber), referring to resin containing storax / flowing with styrax (an aromatic balsam)
Liriodendron tulipifera - yellow-poplar Greek "leiron" (lily) and "dendron" (tree) / tulip-bearing
Lithocarpus densiflorus - tanoak Greek "lithos" (stone) and "karpos" (fruit) for its hard fruit / densely flowered
Lonicera involucrata - black twinberry After Adam Lonitzer, German naturalist / with an involucre
Lonicera japonica - Japanese honeysuckle After Adam Lonitzer, German naturalist / of Japan
Lonicera maackii - Amur honeysuckle After Adam Lonitzer, German naturalist / unknown - a surname
Lonicera morrowii - Morrow honeysuckle After Adam Lonitzer, German naturalist / unknown - a surname
Lyonia lucida - fetterbush lyonia After John Lyon, Scottish gardener / bright, shining or clear - leaves are shiny
Maclura pomifera - osage-orange After geologist William Maclure / "pommum" (apple) and "ferre" (to bear) - apple-bearing
Magnolia acuminata - cucumbertree After Pierre Magnol, French botanist / long pointed leaf tip
Magnolia fraseri - Fraser magnolia After Pierre Magnol, French botanist / after John Fraser
Magnolia grandiflora - southern magnolia After Pierre Magnol, French botanist / large flowering
Magnolia kobus var. stellata - star magnolia After Pierre Magnol, French botanist / Japanese name "kobushi"
Magnolia macrophylla - bigleaf magnolia After Pierre Magnol, French botanist / big leaves
Magnolia tripetala - umbrella magnolia After Pierre Magnol, French botanist / three petals
Magnolia virginiana - sweetbay magnolia After Pierre Magnol, French botanist / of Virginia
Magnolia x soulangiana - saucer magnolia After Pierre Magnol, French botanist / After Etienne Soulange-Bodin, French horticulturalist
Malus spp. - apple Latin name for apple, Greek "melon"
Melia azederach - Chinaberry Greek name for ash (similar leaves) / Native name
Metasequoia glyptostroboides - dawn redwood Greek "meta" (changed) and sequoia (a relative) / glypto (carved) and stroboides (overlapping scales)
Mitchella repens - partridgeberry After botanist John Mitchell / creeping
Morus rubra - red mulberry Latin name for Morus nigra from Greek "morea" (mulberry tree) / red
Myrica californica - Pacific waxmyrtle Greek "myrike" (Tamarix) / of
Myrica cerifera - waxmyrtle Greek "myrike" (Tamarix) / wax-bearing
Myrica gale - sweetgale Greek "myrike" (Tamarix) / old English "gagel"
Nandina domestica - Heavenly bamboo Japanese name "nanten" / cultivated
Nyssa aquatica - water tupelo Greek "Nysa" - a water nymph / of water
Nyssa biflora - swamp tupelo Greek "Nysa" - a water nymph / two-flowered
Nyssa sylvatica - blackgum Greek "Nysa" - a water nymph / of the woods - Latin "silva" (forest)
Oemleria cerasiformis - Indian plum Greek "oem" (a pathway) / cherry bearing
Oplopanax horridum - devilsclub Latin "opus" (beneficial) and "panax" (a plant that heals all diseases - natives used the plants to cure many ailments) / frightful, rough, bristly, horrible
Ostrya virginiana - hophornbeam Greek "ostrya or ostrua" (a tree with hard wood) / of
Oxydendrum arboreum - sourwood Greek "oxys" (acid) and "dendron" (tree) - refers to acid-tasting leaves / tree-like
Parthenocissus quinquefolia - Virginia creeper Greek "parthenos" (a virgin) and "kissos" (ivy) / five leaflets
Parthenocissus tricuspidata - Boston ivy Greek "parthenos" (a virgin) and "kissos" (ivy) / three-pointed (leaves)
Paulownia tomentosa - royal paulownia After Princess Paulowna of
Persea borbonia - redbay Greek name of a tree / Greek "bor" (food) and Latin "bon" (good) - allusion to bay leaves
Phellodendron amurense - Amur corktree Greek "phellos" (cork) and "dendron" (tree) / of Amur
Philadelphus coronarius - mock-orange The Greek name / used in garlands
Philadelphus lewisii - mockorange The Greek name / unknown - a surname?
Photinia x fraseri - red tips Greek "photos" (light), referring to shiny leaves / After Fraser nurseries
Physocarpus capitatus - ninebark Greek "physa" (bladder) and "karpon" (fruit) / having or forming a head
Picea abies - Norway spruce Latin "pix" (pitch-producing) from Greek "pissa" (pitch) / fir (needles flattened like a fir)
Picea breweriana - Brewer spruce Latin "pix" (pitch-producing) from Greek "pissa" (pitch) / after William Brewer, American botanist
Picea engelmannii - Engelmann spruce Latin "pix" (pitch-producing) from Greek "pissa" (pitch) / after Engelmann
Picea glauca - white spruce Latin "pix" (pitch-producing) from Greek "pissa" (pitch) / waxy whitish bloom
Picea mariana - black spruce Latin "pix" (pitch-producing) from Greek "pissa" (pitch) / of Maryland
Picea pungens - blue spruce Latin "pix" (pitch-producing) from Greek "pissa" (pitch) / sharp (leaves) - Latin "pungere" (to prick)
Picea rubens - red spruce Latin "pix" (pitch-producing) from Greek "pissa" (pitch) / blushed with red (buds and bark) - Latin "rubere" (red)
Picea sitchensis - Sitka spruce Latin "pix" (pitch-producing) from Greek "pissa" (pitch) / of
Pieris japonica - Japanese pieris From Pierides, a name of the Muses / flowering profusely
Pinus albicaulis - whitebark pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / white-stemmed
Pinus aristata - bristlecone pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / bristle, thorn, awned (armed cone) Latin "arista" (bristle)
Pinus attenuata - knobcone pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / drawn-out (cones)
Pinus banksiana - jack pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / After botanist Joseph Banks
Pinus bungeana - lacebark pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / After Alexander von Bunge, Russian botanist
Pinus clausa - sand pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / Latin "clausus" (shut - cones remain closed)
Pinus contorta - lodgepole pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / twisted Latin "torque" (to twist)
Pinus coulteri - Coulter pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / after Thomas Coulter
Pinus densiflora - Japanese red pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / densely flowered
Pinus echinata - shortleaf pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / Greek "echinos" (a hedgehog, prickly - a reference to the cone scales)
Pinus edulis - pinyon pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / edible (seeds)
Pinus elliottii - slash pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / After Elliott
Pinus flexilis - limber pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / flexible
Pinus glabra - spruce pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / glabrous (lacking hair)
Pinus jeffreyi - Jeffrey pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / After John Jeffrey
Pinus lambertiana - sugar pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / After
Pinus monticola - western white pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / growing on mountains
Pinus mugo - Mugo pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / Tyrolese name
Pinus nigra - Austrian pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / black
Pinus palustris - longleaf pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / of swamps - Latin "palus" (swamp)
Pinus parviflora - Japanese white pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / small-flowered
Pinus ponderosa - ponderosa pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / ponderous or heavy (wood) - Latin "pondus" (weight)
Pinus pungens - table mountain pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / sharp (cones) - Latin "pungere" (to prick)
Pinus radiata - Monterey pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / Latin "radi" (a spoke or ray) or "radian" (shining)
Pinus resinosa - red pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / resinous
Pinus rigida - pitch pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / rigid (leaves)
Pinus sabiniana - digger pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / after Sabine
Pinus serotina - pond pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / Latin "serus" (late) - cones are slow to open
Pinus strobus - eastern white pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / incense-bearing or a gum-yielding tree (pitchy) or Greek "strobus" (cone)
Pinus sylvestris - Scotch pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / of the woods - Latin "silva" (forest)
Pinus taeda - loblolly pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / a torch of pine wood - resinous
Pinus thunbergii - Japanese black pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / After Thunberg
Pinus torreyana - Torrey pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / unknown - a surname?
Pinus virginiana - Virginia pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / of
Planera aquatica - water elm Latin "plan" (flat or level) or Greek "plane" (a wanderer) / of water
Platanus occidentalis - American sycamore Greek "platanos" (broad or flat) / western - Latin "occidere" (to set, as the sun)
Platanus racemosa - California sycamore Greek "platanos" (broad or flat) / racemes
Platanus x acerifolia - London plane tree Greek "platanos" (broad or flat) / maple-like (leaves)
Poncirus trifoliata - trifoliate orange French name of a citron / three leaflets
Populus alba - European white poplar Latin name / white
Populus balsamifera - balsam poplar Latin name / balsam bearing
Populus deltoides - cottonwood Latin name / triangular (leaf)
Populus grandidentata - bigtooth aspen Latin name / with large teeth
Populus heterophylla - swamp cottonwood Latin name / Greek "hetero" (different) "phylla" (leaf) - with variable leaves
Populus tremuloides - quaking aspen Latin name / trembling
Populus trichocarpa - black cottonwood Latin name / three-parted fruit or Greek "thrix" (hair) and "karpos" (fruit)
Prunus angustifolia - Chickasaw plum Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / narrow-leaved
Prunus avium - sweet cherry Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / of birds (distribute seeds), where birds are found Latin "avis" (bird)
Prunus caroliniana - Carolina laurelcherry Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / of
Prunus cerasifera - purple leaf plum Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / cherry-bearing
Prunus emarginata - bitter cherry Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / out or away from
Prunus pennsylvanica - fire cherry Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / of
Prunus persica - peach Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / of
Prunus serotina - black cherry Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / Latin "serus" (late) - late maturing fruit
Prunus serrulata - Kwanzan cherry Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / small teeth (leaves)
Prunus subcordata - klamath plum Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / somewhat heart-shaped
Prunus subhirtella - Higan cherry Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / somewhat hairy
Prunus virginiana - choke cherry Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / of
Prunus x yedoensis - Yoshino cherry Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / of
Pseudotsuga menziesii - Douglas-fir False Tsuga / After naturalist Archibald Menzies
Pueraria lobata - kudzu perhaps Latin "puer" (a boy) / Latin "lobata" (lobed)
Purshia tridentata - bitterbrush unknown - a surname / three teeth (leaves)
Pyracantha coccinea - scarlet firethorn Greek "pyr" (fire) and "akantha" (thorn) / scarlet (fruit), Greek "kakkos" (a berry)
Pyrus calleryana - callery pear Latin name / After J. Callery, French missionary
Pyrus communis - common pear Latin name / common
Quercus acutissima - sawtooth oak Latin name / sharply pointed leaves
Quercus alba - white oak Latin name / white
Quercus bicolor - swamp white oak Latin name / 2-colored
Quercus chrysolepis - canyon live oak Latin name / Latin "chryso" (golden)
Quercus coccinea - scarlet oak Latin name / scarlet, Greek "kakkos" (a berry)
Quercus douglasii - blue oak Latin name / after Douglas
Quercus falcata - southern red oak Latin name / sickle-shaped (leaves)
Quercus gambelli - Gambel oak Latin name / after Gambel
Quercus garryana - Oregon white oak Latin name / unknown - a surname?
Quercus hemisphaerica - Darlington oak Latin name / unknown - perhaps a reference to the dome-shaped crown when open-grown
Quercus ilicifolia - bear oak Latin name / holly-like leaves
Quercus imbricaria - shingle oak Latin name / Latin "imbrex" (tile) - was used for shingles
Quercus incana - bluejack oak Latin name / gray or hoary
Quercus kelloggii - California black oak Latin name / after Kellogg
Quercus laevis - turkey oak Latin name / Latin "laev" (smooth; nimble, light)
Quercus laurifolia - laurel oak Latin name / laurel-like leaves
Quercus lobata - valley oak Latin name / lobed leaves
Quercus lyrata - overcup oak Latin name / Greek "lyra" (lute) - lyre-shaped seed
Quercus macrocarpa - bur oak Latin name / Greek "makros" (large) and "karpos" (seed)
Quercus margarettiae - sand post oak Latin name / perhaps Greek "margarit" (a pearl) or Latin "marg" (a border or edge)
Quercus marilandica - blackjack oak Latin name / of Maryland
Quercus michauxii - swamp chestnut oak Latin name / after Michaux
Quercus muehlenbergii - chinkapin oak Latin name / after G.H.E. Muehlenberg
Quercus nigra - water oak Latin name / black
Quercus pagoda - cherrybark oak Latin name / leaf shaped like a pagoda
Quercus palustris - pin oak Latin name / of swamps - Latin "palus" (swamp)
Quercus phellos - willow oak Latin name / Greek "phellos" (corky - bark has rough, corky ridges)
Quercus prinus - chestnut oak Latin name / perhaps a variation of "primus" (first) or Greek "prinos" (evergreen tree)
Quercus rubra - northern red oak Latin name / red
Quercus shumardii - Shumard oak Latin name / after Shumard
Quercus stellata - post oak Latin name / stellate (covered with stars), referring to hairs on leaf undersides
Quercus velutina - black oak Latin name / Latin "velutum" (velvety, in reference to the buds)
Quercus virginiana - live oak Latin name / of Virginia
Rhamnus purshiana - Cascara buckthorn Greek name for buckthorn "rhamnos" / unknown - a surname?
Rhizophora mangle - red mangrove Greek "rhiz" (a root) and "phor" (carry) / Portuguese "mang" (mongo)
Rhododendron calendulaceum - flame azalea Rose tree - Greek "rhodo" (red) and "dendron" (tree) / like Calendula, referring to the flower color
Rhododendron canescens - swamp azalea Rose tree - Greek "rhodo" (red) and "dendron" (tree) / covered in white, becoming hoary
Rhododendron catawbiense - Catawba rhododendron Rose tree - Greek "rhodo" (red) and "dendron" (tree) / refers to the
Rhododendron macrophyllum - Pacific rhododendron Rose tree - Greek "rhodo" (red) and "dendron" (tree) / large leaves
Rhododendron maximum - great rhododendron Rose tree - Greek "rhodo" (red) and "dendron" (tree) / the largest
Rhododendron nudiflorum- pink azalea Rose tree - Greek "rhodo" (red) and "dendron" (tree) / naked flower
Rhododendron occidentale - western azalea Rose tree - Greek "rhodo" (red) and "dendron" (tree) / western
Rhus aromatica - fragrant sumac Latin name from Greek name for sumac "rhous" from Greek "reo" (to flow) / fragrant
Rhus copallina - shining sumac Latin name from Greek name for sumac "rhous" from Greek "reo" (to flow) / Mexican name - yields copal gum
Rhus glabra - smooth sumac Latin name from Greek name for sumac "rhous" from Greek "reo" (to flow) / glabrous (lacking hair)
Rhus typhina - staghorn sumac Latin name from Greek name for sumac "rhous" from Greek "reo" (to flow) / like Typha or "cat-tail-like" (hairy branches)
Ribes sanguineum - red-flowering currant Arabic "ribas" (acidic tasting (fruit)) / blood red (flowers)
Robinia hispida - bristly locust After Jean Robin, French Herbalist / bristly
Robinia neomexicana - New Mexico locust After Jean Robin, French Herbalist / of New Mexico
Robinia pseudoacacia - black locust After Jean Robin, French Herbalist / false acacia, Greek "akakia" (the Egyptian thorn-tree) and "akis" (thorn)
Rosa multiflora - multiflora rose Latin name / many flowers
Rosa rugosa - rugosa rose Latin name / wrinkled (leaves)
Roystonea elata - royal palm unknown / Latin "elat" (high or lofty; proud)
Rubus allegheniensis - Alleghany blackberry Latin name for blackberry / from Alleghany region
Rubus discolor - Himalaya blackberry Latin name for blackberry / two-colored (leaves)
Rubus flagellaris - dewberry Latin name for blackberry / lash, thresh or flail
Rubus idaeus - red raspberry Latin name for blackberry / of Mt. Ida
Rubus laciniatus - evergreen blackberry Latin name for blackberry / deeply cut (leaves)
Rubus occidentalis - black raspberry Latin name for blackberry / western - Latin "occidere" (to set, as the sun)
Rubus odoratus - purple flowering raspberry Latin name for blackberry / scented
Rubus parviflorus - thimbleberry Latin name for blackberry / small-flowered
Rubus phoenicolasius - wine raspberry Latin name for blackberry / with purple hairs (stems)
Rubus spectabilis - salmonberry Latin name for blackberry / spectacular
Rubus ursinus - wild blackberry Latin name for blackberry / of bears - bears eat the fruits
Sabal minor - bush palmetto Latin "sab" (sand) / smaller or slight
Sabal palmetto - cabbage palmetto Latin "sab" (sand) / palm grove
Salix babylonica - weeping willow Latin name / of Babylon
Salix discolor - pussy willow Latin name / two colors (leaf)
Salix nigra - black willow Latin name / black
Sambucus canadensis - American elderberry Greek name for the elder tree / of Canada
Sambucus cerulea - blue elderberry Greek name for the elder tree / Latin "cera" (waxy - leaves)
Sambucus racemosa - red elderberry Greek name for the elder tree / in racemes
Sapium sebiferum - Chinese tallow tree Latin "sapium" (art or craft done by a person) or Latin "sapa" (new wine) / Latin "seb" (tallow)
Sassafras albidum - sassafras American Indian name or from Spanish "saxafrax" / white (leaf undersides)
Sequoia sempervirens - redwood After Sequoiah, son of a British merchant and Cherokee woman / Latin "semper" (always) and "vivere" (to live) - evergreen
Sequoiadendron giganteum - giant sequoia From sequoia and Greek "dendron (tree) / huge
Serenoa repens - saw palmetto interwoven / creeping or low
Smilax glauca - catbriar Greek name / waxy whitish bloom
Smilax laurifolia - laurel greenbrier Greek name / laurel-like leaves
Smilax rotundifolia - common greenbrier Greek name / round-leaved
Solanum dulcamara - bitter nightshade Latin name / sweet and injurious
Sophora japonica - Japanese pagoda tree Arabic name / of Japan
Sorbus americana - American mountainash Latin name for Sorbus domestica / of
Sorbus aucuparia - European mountainash Latin name for Sorbus domestica / Latin "avis" (bird) and "capere" (to catch) - birds eat the fruits, tree used as bait
Sorbus sitchensis - Sitka mountainash Latin name for Sorbus domestica / of Sitka, Alaska
Spiraea alba - narrowleaf spiraea Greek "speiraira" (plant used in garlands) / white
Spiraea latifolia - meadowsweet Greek "speiraira" (plant used in garlands) / broad-leaved
Staphylea trifolia - bladdernut Greek "staphyle" (cluster - of flowers) / three leaflets
Stewartia spp. - stewartia After John Stuart
Styrax japonicus - Japanese snowbell Greek name of Styrax officinalis / of Japan
Swietenia mahogani - West Indies mahogany unknown / unknown
Symphoricarpos albus - snowberry Greek "symphorein" (bear together) and "karpos" (fruit) refers to clustered fruits / white
Symphoricarpos orbiclatus - coralberry Greek "symphorein" (bear together) and "karpos" (fruit) refers to clustered fruits / orbicular fruits
Symplocos tinctoria - common sweetleaf Greek "symploke" (connection") - stamens are connected / dye or medical solution
Syringa reticulata - Japanese tree lilac Greek "syrinx" (a pipe) for its hollow stems / networked (veins in the leaf)
Syringa vulgaris - common lilac Greek "syrinx" (a pipe) for its hollow stems / common
Tamarix gallica - tamarisk Latin name / of France
Taxodium ascendens - pondcypress From Taxus and Greek "eidos" (resemblence to Taxus) / ascending
Taxodium distichum - baldcypress From Taxus and Greek "eidos" (resemblence to Taxus) / in two rows (leaves) Greek "di" (two) and "stichos" (rank)
Taxus brevifolia - Pacific yew Latin name / short foliage
Taxus baccata - English Yew Latin name / berry-bearing
Thuja occidentalis - northern white-cedar Greek "thyia" (for a juniper or a fragrant-wooded tree) from "thyo" (perfume) / western - Latin "occidere" (to set, as the sun)
Thuja plicata - western redcedar Greek "thyia" (for a juniper or a fragrant-wooded tree) from "thyo" (perfume) / plaited (leaves, branches) - Latin "plicare" (to fold)
Tilia americana - American basswood Latin name of Linden / of America
Tilia cordata - littleleaf linden Latin name of
Tilia tomentosa - silver linden Latin name of
Torreya californica - California nutmeg After John Torrey / of California
Toxicodendron diversilobum- Pacific poison-oak Greek "toxikon" (poison) and "dendron" (tree) / variable leaves
Toxicodendron quercifolium - poison-oak Greek "toxikon" (poison) and "dendron" (tree) / oak-like leaves
Toxicodendron radicans - poison-ivy Greek "toxikon" (poison) and "dendron" (tree) / with rooting stems
Tsuga canadensis - eastern hemlock Japanese name / of Canada
Tsuga caroliniana - Carolina hemlock Japanese name / of Carolina
Tsuga heterophylla - western hemlock Japanese name / Greek "hetero" (different) "phylla" (leaf) - with variable leaves
Tsuga mertensiana - mountain hemlock Japanese name / after Karl Mertens, German botanist
Ulmus alata - winged elm Latin name / winged (twigs)
Ulmus americana - American elm Latin name / of America
Ulmus parvifolia - Chinese elm Latin name / small leaves
Ulmus pumila - Siberian elm Latin name / dwarf or small
Ulmus rubra - slippery elm Latin name / red
Ulmus thomasii - rock elm Latin name / after horticulturist David Thomas
Umbellularia californica - California laurel Latin "umbella" (umbel) / of
Vaccinium arboreum - sparkleberry The Latin name for Vaccinium myrtillus or hyacinth / tree-like
Vaccinium membranaceum - big huckleberry The Latin name for Vaccinium myrtillus or hyacinth / like a membrane - thin leaves
Vaccinium ovatum - evergreen huckleberry The Latin name for Vaccinium myrtillus or hyacinth / ovate leaves
Vaccinium parvifolium - red huckleberry The Latin name for Vaccinium myrtillus or hyacinth / small leaves
Vaccinium vacillans - lowbush blueberry The Latin name for Vaccinium myrtillus or hyacinth / Latin "vacill" (waver; stagger, totter, to be in a weak condition)
Viburnum acerifolium - mapleleaf viburnum Latin name for Viburnum lantana / maple-leaved
Viburnum alnifolium - hobblebush Latin name for Viburnum lantana / alder-leaved
Viburnum dentatum - Southern arrowwood Latin name for Viburnum lantana / referring to the teeth on the leaves
Viburnum lentago - nannyberry Latin name for Viburnum lantana / tough but pliable
Viburnum nudum - possumhaw viburnum Latin name for Viburnum lantana / bare or stripped
Viburnum opulus - European cranberrybush Latin name for Viburnum lantana / Latin name for a kind of maple
Viburnum plicatum - doublefile viburnum Latin name for Viburnum lantana / pleated leaves
Viburnum prunifolium - blackhaw Latin name for Viburnum lantana / plum-leaved
Viburnum rhytidophyllum - leatherleaf viburnum Latin name for Viburnum lantana / wrinkled leaves
Viburnum rufidulum - rusty blackhaw Latin name for Viburnum lantana / Latin "rufi" (red - probably a reference to rusty red hairs)
Viburnum trilobum - highbush cranberry Latin name for Viburnum lantana / 3-lobed leaves
Vitis spp. - grape Latin name
Weigela florida - old fashioned weigela After von Weigel, German botanist / flowering Latin "flos" (flower)
Wisteria floribunda - Japanese wisteria After Caspar Wistar, American anatomy professor / flowering profusely
x Cupressocyparis leylandii - Leyland cypress Latin name for Cupressus sempervirens and Greek "kuparissos" (cypress) / crossed by
Zelkova serrata - Japanese zelkova Caucasian name / serrate (leaves)
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