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Thursday, April 05, 2001

20010405 The Meaning of Latin Plant Names

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 Carroll County Office Building. If you go to the above Internet address and click on any of the Plants' names, a wonderful description and picture will come up. Or even better yet - Bring this document up and then go on line and click on any of the plants' names and the description will come up…Whatever. What fun! Please enjoy. Green side up! 04/05/2001 Kevin Dayhoff

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 Pennsylvania

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 California

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 "altus" (high)

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 Columbia region

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 America

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 Carolina

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 Illinois

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 Japan

Cercis canadensis - Eastern redbud Greek "kerkis" (a shuttle - fruit resembled instrument) / of eastern North America

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 Nootka Sound

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 Virginia

Chrysothamnus nauseosus - gray rabbitbrush Latin "chryso" (golden) flowered / nausea

Cladrastis kentukea - yellowwood Greek "kladros" (branch) and "thraustos or thrastos" (fragile) for fragile branches / from Kentucky

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 Canada

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 Japan

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 Virginia

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 Virginia

Hedera helix - English ivy Latin name / "winding around", referring to staff carried by Baccharus

Hibiscus syriacus - rose-of-sharon Greek name for mallow / of Syria

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 China

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 Virginia

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 California

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 Virginia

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 Russia / hairy (leaves)

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 Sitka, Alaska

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 Aylmer Lambert

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 Virginia

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 Carolina

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 Pennsylvania

Prunus persica - peach Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / of Persia

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 Virginia

Prunus x yedoensis - Yoshino cherry Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / of Tokyo (Yedo)

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 Catawba River

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 America

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 Linden / heart shaped

Tilia tomentosa - silver linden Latin name of Linden / hairy (leaves and twigs)

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 California

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 Leyland

Zelkova serrata - Japanese zelkova Caucasian name / serrate (leaves)

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