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Dictionary of

Botanical Epithets

Eheu fugaces anni. Horace

The epithets are largely taken from alpine plants and found in the seed lists of the North
American Rock Garden Society's seed list, alpine plant nursery catalogs and alpine references.

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For a Byelorussian translation see Martha Ruszkowski at her blog.

abbreviatulus - abruptus hadriaticus - heptaphyllus

abscissus - abundiflorus herbaceus - hesperius
acaciifolius - accumbens heteradenus - hippocastanum
acephalus - achras hirsutior - homophyllus
acicularifolius - acoroides horizontalis - hymenorrhizus
acraeus - actinophyllus hyperboreus - hyssopifolius
aculeaticarpus - adductus ibericus - inaequalis
adelostoma - admixtus incanescens - inops
adnascens - adustus insectifer - ionanthus
advenus - aenigmaticus iridaceus - italicus
aequalis - afer jubatus - junior
affinis - ageratoides labiatus - ladanifer
agglomeratus - ailanthoides laeteviolaceus - lappaceus
aiolopeplus - alatus lasiacanthus - laureola
albanicus - alexandrinus laxiflorus - leontopodius
algarbiensis - alkekengi lepidophyllus - leptotes
allantoides - alnus leucanthemus - lilliputianus
aloides - alsinoides linearifolius - lobatus
altaclerensis - alyssoides lonchitis - lusitanus
amabilis - amarus luteoalbus - lyratus
ambigens - amorphus macedonicus - manicatus
ampelinus - amygdalus margaritaceus - medullaris
anacampseros - ancyrensis megacalyx - mellitus
andegavensis - anfractuosus membranaceus - meteoricus
angelensis - anserinus micranthiformis - mitissimus
antarcticus - apiifolius modestus - mollissimus
apocarpus - apus monacanthos - mucronulatus
aquaticus - araxanus multibracteatus - mutilus
arborescens - ardens myriophyllus - myrtinervius
arenarius - areolatus nana - nicaeensis
argentaceus - arrectus nidiformis - nocturnus
artemisioides - asiaticus nodiflorus - nummularius
asper - atlanticus nutans - nutans
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atramentarius - aulicus obconicus - obscurus

auratus - avicularis obtusangulus - oculatus
axillariflorus - azureus odontolomus - opacus
baccatus - banaticus ophianthus - oreophilus
barba-jovis - beatus orientalis - ovinus
belgicus - bibullatus oxycarpus - oxysepalus
bicapsularis - bidentis pabularius - paludosus
bifarius - bilocularis pamphylicus - papyrifer
bimaculatus - binominatus paradoxus - pauperrimus
bipartitus - birameus pavoninus - pelviformis
bisanctus - blatteus pendulinus - pes-tigridis
blepharantherus - borealis petasitis - phryganodes
botrycephalus - botuliformis phyllanthos - pilulifer
brachiatus - brassicoides pindicola - pisifer
breviaculeatus - bubalinus planiflorus - pneumonanthis
buccinator - bugulifolius podocarpus - poeticus
bulbifer - byzantinus politus - pravissimus
cacaliaster - caducus primulaceus - pruinosus
caelestinus - cajanoides pseudarmerius - pterocephalus
calaber - calyptriformis pubentior - puellaris
camelinus - canus pulchellus - purpureus
caperatus - caput-medusae pusillus - pygmaeus
cardinalis - catharticus pyramidalis - pyroloides
cauda-felina - cephalotes quadrangularis - quinquevulnus
ceraceus - chartaceus racemosus - rapaceus
cheilanthus - chionopappus reclinatus - reptans
chlamydeus - chordorhizos resinifer - rhizophyllus
chrysacanthion - ciliosus rhodotrichus - roridus
cinctus - citriodorus rosaceus - rotundus
clandestinus - cochleatus rubellus - rusticus
coelestinus - columnifer ruta-muraria - rutilus
comans - comptus saccharatus - saponarius
concavus - copiosus sarcocaulis - saxum
coracinus - cous scaber - scutatus
crassicarpus - creticus secundiflorus - sensibilis
crinitus - cryptoceras septemfidus - septentrionalis
cubicus - cupuliformis sericatus - sexstylosus
curtifolius - cuspidifolius sicula - sinuatus
cyananthus - cymosus sobolifer - speculum-veneris
cyperoides - cytisoides sphacelatus - spurius
dacicus - debilis squalidus - stannensis
decapetalus - demissus stella - stolonifer
dendricola - diastrophis stramineus - suavissimus
dicarpus - dioicus subacaulis - sylvestris
diphyllus - distylus syriacus - syriacus
divaricatissimus - durior tabularis - telephium
ebeneus - emarginatus tenacissimus - testaceus
enneacanthus - erectus tetracanthus - thessalus
eriantherus - erumpens thymifolius - torus
erythrinus - eximius trachelius - tremulus
exoticus - extraaxillaris triandrus - tubulosus
fabaceus - fenestrellatus tulipifer - typhinus
feracissimus - filix-mas uberior - uncinatus
fimbriatulus - fistulosus undatus - urceolatus
flabellatus - flexuosus urens - uvarius
floccosus - fontinalis vagans - vegetus
formosior - fugax venenosus - victorialis
fulgens - fuscus villiflorus - violaceus
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gaditanus - giganteus virens - volubilis

gilviflorus - gilvostriatus vulcanicus - vulpinus
glabellus - glutinosus xanthinus - xylorrhiza
glycyphyllos - gnidius yezoalpinus - yunnanensis
gracilentus - gypsicola

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