Eagle-claw cactus fishhook cactus Etymology: Greek sclero, hard, cruel, in reference to the hooked spines, and Cactus, an old genus name Synonyms: Coloradoa Boissevain
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bachelor's buttons Etymology: Greek lachnos, wool, and chaulos, stem, in reference to the long, soft, upwardly pointed hairs on scapes of the type Treatment
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bulrush Etymology: Greek bolbos, a bulb, and schoenos, a rush, reed, in reference to the presence of corms Basionym: Scirpus sect. Bolboschoenus Ascherson
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palm Etymology: Greek thrinax, trident or winnowing fork presumably in reference to shape of leaf Synonyms: Hemithrinax Hooker f. Treatment appears in FNA
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palm parlor palm Etymology: Greek chamai, on the ground, and dorea, gift, in reference to small, low-growing palms of great beauty Treatment appears in FNA Volume
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Etymology: Greek aris, plant name used by Pliny, and haima, blood, in reference to the red-spotted leaves of some species Synonyms: Muricauda Small Treatment
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Ackerman Etymology: Greek dendro, tree, and phylax, epiphyte or guardian, in reference to the epiphytic habit Synonyms: Polyradicion Garay Polyrrhiza Pfitzer
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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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fern dwarf staghorn Etymology: Greek cheir, hand, and glossa, tongue in reference to the palmately lobed trophophores and the linear sporophores Treatment
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ou puant Etymology: Greek symplokos, connected, and karpos, fruit, in reference to the infructescence Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22. Treatment on
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Noel H. Holmgren Common names: (Greek halos salt and geiton neighbor in reference to the habitat of the species) Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment
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Common names: South American elodea Etymology: Latin egeri, a nymph, in reference to aquatic habitat Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22. Plants perennial
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names: Horned-poppy sea-poppy Etymology: Greek glaukos, gray-green, in reference to color of waxy bloom on all parts Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
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Nancy J. Vivrette Etymology: Greek a- , not, and pt enos, winged, in reference to the lack of wings on the capsules Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4
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John E. Bleck Etymology: Greek malle, arm-hole, and pherein, to bear, in reference to the seed pockets of the fruits Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment
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1927. John E. Bleck Etymology: Greek drosos, dew, and anthos, flower, in reference to the glistening papillae Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment
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names: Bramble ferns Etymology: Greek hypo, below, and lepis, scale, in reference to position of sori under the revolute leaf margin Treatment appears in
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