Glasswort saltwort samphire Etymology: Latin sal, salt, cornu, horn, in reference to the appearance of the plant and its association with saline habitats
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Name from the Greek brachys, short, and elytron, husk or involucre, a reference to the short glumes. Conn., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Wis., W.Va., Del., D.C, Mass
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Hop-hornbeam Etymology: Latin ostrya, hop-hornbeam, from Greek ostryos, scale, in reference to the scaly infructescences Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3. Trees,
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Allan D. Zimmerman, Bruce D. Parfitt Etymology: Greek asteros, star, in reference to the star-shaped stem cross section of the type species, and phyton,
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78: 433. 1925. John E. Bleck Etymology: Greek konikos, cone-shaped, in reference to the capsule Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 87
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1925. John E. Bleck Etymology: Greek delos, visible, and sperma, seed, in reference to the seeds being exposed as the fruits dehisce Treatment appears in FNA
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Richard W. Spellenberg Etymology: Greek kommi, gum, and carpos, fruit, in reference to gummy-glandular fruit Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on
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Sensitive fern Etymology: Greek onos, vessel, and kleiein, to close, in reference to the sori, which are enclosed by the revolute fertile leaf margins Treatment
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Thompson Common names: Water-lettuce Etymology: Greek pistra, watertrough, in reference to the aquatic habitat Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22. Herbs, aquatic
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names: Needleleaf Etymology: Greek poly, numerous, and kneme, limb, in reference to the numerous branches resembling the spokes of a wheel Treatment appears
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1763. Scott Zona Common names: Oil palm Etymology: Greek elaia, olive, in reference to the oily fruits Synonyms: Alfonsia Kunth Corozo Jacquin ex Giseke Treatment
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Coyol gru-gru Etymology: Greek akron, summit, and kome, hairs of the head, in reference to the high crown of leaves akrokomos, with leaves at the top, said especially
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seal sceau-de-Salomon Etymology: Greek poly- , many, and gony, knee, in reference to the jointed rhizome Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on
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Samphire glasswort saltwort Etymology: Greek sarco, fleshy, and Latin cornis, horned, in reference to the appearance of the plants Basionym: Salicornia sect. Perennes Duval-Jouve
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Everglades Etymology: Greek a-, without, coelo, hollow, and raphe, in reference to shape of the seed Synonyms: Paurotis O. F. Cook Treatment appears in
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Leila M. Shultz Common names: Spinach Etymology: Latin spina, spine, in reference to spiny fruit, or Persian ispanakh, spinach Treatment appears in FNA Volume
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epithet of Lycopodium phlegmaria Greek phlegma, flame, and oura, tail in reference to the tasslelike fertile portions of the plant Treatment appears in FNA
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Common names: Golden-crest Etymology: Greek lophia, mane or crest, in reference to pubescence on adaxial sides of tepals Treatment appears in FNA Volume
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Etymology: Malay am ottelambel, apparently from otta, to stick to, in reference to thin leaves that stick to body, and am bel, nymphaea Treatment appears
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1913. A. A. Reznicek Etymology: Greek kyma, wave, and phyll, leaf, in reference to the undulate-margined leaves Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment
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