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  • 152, 1754. Ralph E. Brooks*, Steven E. Clemants* Common names: Rush jonc Etymology: classical name for the genus Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22. Herbs
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  • ed 5, 236. 1754. Michael J. Warnock Common names: Larkspur delphinium Etymology: Greek delphinion, derived from delphin, possibly for fancied resemblance
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  • 1754. Paul A. Fryxell†, Steven R. Hill Common names: Fanpetals wireweed Etymology: Greek side, name used by Theophrastos for plants now called Nymphaea alba
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  • V. Geltman, Jeffery J. Morawetz, Natalia I. Cacho Common names: Spurge Etymology: For Euphorbus, first-century A.D. Greek physician Treatment appears in
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  • Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 195. 1753. Clifford L. Schmidt†, Dieter H. Wilken Etymology: Greek keanothus, name used by Dioscorides for some spiny plant Treatment
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  • 1: 246, plate 24. 1803. James L. Reveal Common names: Wild buckwheat Etymology: Greek erion, wool, and gony, knee, alluding to the hairy nodes of the
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  • 243. 1754. Alan T. Whittemore Common names: Buttercup crowfoot renoncule Etymology: Latin rana, frog, unculus, little, allusion to the wet habitats in which
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  • Pl. ed. Keller, [ 2]. 1763. Craig C. Freeman Common names: Beardtongue Etymology: Greek pente, five, and stemon, stamen, alluding to the conspicuous nature
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  • Dict. Abr. ed. 4. 1754. Kevin C. Nixon Common names: Chestnut châtaignier Etymology: Classical Latin, from Greek kastanaion karuon, nut from Castania, probably
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  • John J. Schenk, Joshua M. Brokaw Common names: Blazingstar stickleaf Etymology: For Christian Mentzel, 1622–1701, German botanist Treatment appears in
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  • 175. , Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 431. 1754. Kevin C. Nixon Common names: Oak chêne Etymology: Classical Latin for the English oak, Quercus robur, from some central
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  • Mihai Costea, François J. Tardif, Harold R. Hinds† Common names: Knotweed Etymology: Greek poly, many, and gony, knee joint (traditional interpretation), or
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  • Linum Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 277. 1753. Nancy R. Morin Common names: Flax Etymology: Latin lin, flax Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page
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  • 1844. Sharon C. Yarborough, A. Michael Powell Common names: Rock daisy Etymology: Greek peri, around, and tyle, a callus, alluding to calloused cypselae
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  • Francis J. Menapace* Common names: Spike-rush spikesedge éléocharide Etymology: Greek heleios, dwelling in a marsh, and charis, grace Synonyms: Eleocharis (R
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  • Felon-herb mugwort sagebrush sailor’s-tobacco wormwood armoise herbe Saint-Jean Etymology: Greek Artemis, goddess of the hunt and namesake of Artemisia, Queen of
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  • ed. 3 1: 198; 3: 158. 1805. Janice Coffey Swab Common names: Wood rush Etymology: possibly from Italian lucciola, to shine, sparkle, or Latin gramen luzulae
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  • Aethéogam. 101. 1805. Iván A. Valdespino Common names: Spike-moss sélaginelle Etymology: from Selago, an ancient name for Lycopodium, a genus resembling Selaginella
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  • Pl. ed. 5, 242. 1754. James S. Pringle Common names: Clematis clématite Etymology: Greek clema, plant shoot, ancient name of a vine Treatment appears in
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  • Dutton, Carl S. Keener, Bruce A. Ford Common names: Windflower anémone Etymology: etymology not clear: probably Greek anemos, wind possibly from Naaman, Se for
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