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  • Robertson Common names: Trout-lily fawn-lily dog’s-tooth-violet érythrone Etymology: Greek erythros, red, alluding to the pink to purple flowers of Erythronium
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  • Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4 vol. 1. 1754. Richard S. Hunt Common names: Fir Etymology: Latin name of a European fir Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2. Trees
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  • R. Brown Prodr. 145. 1810. Michael D. Windham Common names: Cloak fern Etymology: Greek notho, false, and chlaena, coat, in reference to the reflexed leaf
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  • J. Mark Porter Common names: Plains cactus foot cactus hedgehog cactus Etymology: Greek pedio, a plain, referring to its supposed habitat, and Cactus, an
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  • Pl. ed. 5, 218. 1754. Günter Staudt† Common names: Strawberry fraisier Etymology: Latin fraga, fragrance, and aria, possession, alluding to sweet-smelling
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  • Bogler Common names: Rattlesnakeroot cankerweed gall-of-the-earth prenanthe Etymology: Greek prenes, drooping, and anthos, flower, alluding to drooping heads
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  • Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 298. 1840. Geraldine A. Allen Common names: Aster Etymology: Greek eu -, good or original, and kephalotos, with a head alluding “to
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  • Hedwig Sp. Musc. Frond., 172. 1801 ,. Donna H. Miller, Harvey A. Miller Etymology: Latin funis, rope, alluding to cord-like twisted seta Treatment appears
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  • Cat. Polish Mosses, 137. 2003,. Ryszard Ochyra, Halina Bednarek-Ochyra Etymology: Greek nipha, snow, and trichos, hair, alluding to hoary appearance owing
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  • 60, 69, 78, 81, 98, 100. 1968. Terry T. McIntosh, Steven G. Newmaster Etymology: Greek plagios, oblique, and mnion, moss, alluding to arching sterile stems
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  • P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 695. 1836. Robert L. Carr, Gerald D. Carr Etymology: Greek calyx, cup, and aden, gland, alluding to tack-glands of peduncular
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  • 240. 1803. Craig C. Freeman Common names: Jointweed wireweed polygonelle Etymology: genus name Polygonum and Latin - ella, diminutive Treatment appears in
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  • Rosulabryum torquescens J. R. Spence Bryologist 99: 222. 1996. John R. Spence Etymology: Latin rosula, rosette, and Greek bryon, moss, alluding to clustering of
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  • N. Amer. Fl. 25: 84. 1907. Nancy R. Morin Common names: Western flax Etymology: Greek hesperos, western, and linon, flax Basionym: Linum Linnaeus Hesperolinon
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  • 181. 1867,. Rodney D. Seppelt, Robert R. Ireland Jr., Harold Robinson Etymology: Greek di-, two, and trichos, hair, alluding to peristome split longitudinally
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  • Michael D. Windham, Frank A. Lang, S. A. Whitmore Common names: Polypody Etymology: Greek poly, many, and pous, podion, little foot, in allusion to numerous
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  • Hedwig Sp. Musc. Frond., 122. 1801,. Richard H. Zander, Patricia M. Eckel Etymology: Latin torta, twist, and -ula, diminutive, alluding to peristome teeth
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  • Robert M. Lloyd Common names: Antler ferns water ferns floating ferns Etymology: Greek cerato, horned, and pteris, fern, referring to the antlerlike fertile
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  • Rocky Mts., 312. 1845. Susan E. Meyer Common names: Desert bearclaw-poppy Etymology: Greek arktos, bear, alluding to the long-pilose pubescence, and mekon
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  • Paul M. Catling Common names: Putty-root Adam-and-Eve aplectrum d’hiver Etymology: Greek a, without, and plectron, spur Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26
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