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  • Common names: Goosefoot Etymology: Greek chen, goose, and pous, foot, in reference to the shape of the leaf Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Mentioned on
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  • Kral Common names: Yellow-eyed-grass Etymology: Greek xyron, razor, in reference to a plant with two-edged leaves Synonyms: Jupica Rafinesque Kotsjiletti Adanson
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  • Thieret Etymology: Greek phyton, plant, and Latin lacca, crimson dye, in reference to the pigment the berries yield Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment
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  • Etymology: generic name Cistus (rockrose) and Greek anthos, flower, in reference to similarity of the flowers Synonyms: Calyptridium Nuttall Lewisiopsis Govaerts
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  • aristolocheia, birthwort, from aristos, best, and lochia, delivery, in reference to ancient use of herb as aid in childbirth Synonyms: Endodeca Rafinesque
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  • Magrath Common names: Adder’s-mouth Etymology: Greek malaxis, softening, in reference to soft and tender texture of leaves Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26
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  • names: Spider-lily Etymology: Greek hymên, membrane, and kallos, beauty, in reference to the corona Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 283
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  • Matthews Common names: Purslane Etymology: Latin portula, little door, in reference to the lid of the capsule Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment
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  • group, but these characters are shared with other acrocarpous mosses. Reference should be made to the detailed treatment of D. G. Horton (1982, 1983) for
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  • H. Wagner Etymology: Greek poly, many, and stichos, row, presumably in reference to the rows of sori on each pinna Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2. Plants
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  • Star-scaled cloak ferns Etymology: Greek astro, star, and lepis, scale, in reference to the starlike scales on the adaxial blade surface Treatment appears in
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  • 2: 111. 1838. Eric Hágsater Etymology: Greek prostheke, appendix, in reference to appendage on back of column Synonyms: Anacheilium Anacheilium Hoffmannsegg
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  • Common names: Ringstem Etymology: Latin anulus, ring, and caule, stem, in reference to the sticky internodal rings Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment
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  • names: Cloak fern Etymology: Greek notho, false, and chlaena, coat, in reference to the reflexed leaf segment margins that form false indusia Treatment
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  • Greek schoinos, a rush, reed, and plectos, plaited, twisted, woven, in reference to the use of culms in making useful objects Basionym: Scirpus subg. S
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  • names: Strap ferns Etymology: Greek kampylos, curved, and neuron, nerve, in reference to the venation Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2. Plants epiphytic. Stems
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  • Adder's-tongue Etymology: Latin ophis, snakelike, and glossa, tongue, in reference to the sporophore tip Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2. Plants terrestrial
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  • orchid Etymology: Greek tri, 3-fold, and phoros, bearing, possibly in reference to the few-flowered inflorescence or the 3 crests on the lip of the type
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  • Nauman Common names: Climbing ferns Etymology: Greek lygodes, flexible, in reference to the twining rachis Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2. Plants terrestrial
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