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  • 5: 659. 1836. James D. Morefield Common names: Pincushion dustymaidens Etymology: Greek chaino, to gape, and aktis, ray, alluding to enlarged peripheral
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  • Phytol. 3: 88. 1834. Raymund Chan, Robert Ornduff† Common names: Goldfields Etymology: Greek, for a student of Plato, said to have been a woman who dressed as
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  • tristichoides Bruch & Schimper Bryol. Europ. 2: 7. 1856 ,. Dale H. Vitt Etymology: For Ignaz Seliger, 1752–1812, Silesian pastor Treatment appears in FNA
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  • rhombipetala Chamisso in C. G. D. Nees, Horae Phys. Berol., 73. 1820. Etymology: For Johann F. G. von Eschscholtz, 1793-1831, Estonian physician and biologist
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  • Pl. 2: 56. 1818. Kerry A. Barringer Common names: Owl’s-clover Endemic Etymology: Greek orthos, straight, and carpos, fruit, alluding to distinctness from
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  • vahlii Vahl Enum. Pl. 2: 285. 1805. Robert Kral Common names: Fimbristyle Etymology: Latin fimbria, fringe, and stylus, style Treatment appears in FNA Volume
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  • 265. 1898. Mark W. Bierner, Billie L. Turner Common names: Bitterweed Etymology: Greek tetra, four, and neuron, nerve, alluding to venation of ray floret
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  • 6: 370. 1836. Bruce A. Sorrie Common names: Frostweed rushrose rockrose Etymology: Greek krokos, saffron, and anthemon, flower, alluding to petal color Synonyms:
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  • plate 1486. 1832. Tom A. Ranker, Tim Hogan Common names: Camas quamash Etymology: Shoshone name camas or quamash Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment
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  • Enum. Pl. 4: 681. 1843. Judy Jernstedt Common names: Soap plant amole Etymology: Greek chloros, green, and gala, milk, alluding to the lather-producing
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  • meriana Miller Fig. Pl. Gard. Dict., 184, plate 276. 1758. Peter Goldblatt Etymology: For William Watson, 1715–1787, British botanist Treatment appears in FNA
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  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 225. 1754. Gerald B. Ownbey Common names: Prickly-poppy Etymology: a poppylike herb mentioned by Pliny Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3
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  • ed. 5, 237. 1754. Alan T. Whittemore Common names: Columbine ancolie Etymology: derivation disputed possibly Greek aqua, water, and legere, to draw or
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  • 1816. Dale E. Johnson, John S. Mooring Common names: Woolly sunflower Etymology: Greek erion, wool, and phyllon, leaf Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21
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  • plate 9. 1817. Michael S. Park Common names: Chinese-houses blue-eyed Mary Etymology: For Zaccheus Collins, 1764–1831, Philadelphia botanist Treatment appears
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  • Pl. 2: 607. 1753. Bruce W. Robart Common names: Lousewort fernflower Etymology: Latin pediculus, louse, alluding to belief that livestock feeding on P
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  • H. Lewis, Barbara Ertter, Anne Bruneau Common names: Rose brier rosier Etymology: Latin name for rose Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page
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  • Jussieu Gen. Pl., 448. 1789. Leo A. Galloway Common names: Sand-verbena Etymology: Greek abros, de licate or graceful Synonyms: Tricratus L’Heritier ex Willdenow
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  • Britton, R. James Hickey, Daniel F. Brunton Common names: Quillwort isoète Etymology: Greek isos, equal, and etos, year, referring to evergreen habit of some
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  • Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 202. 1753. Michael O. Moore†, Jun Wen Common names: Grape Etymology: Latin, vine Synonyms: Muscadinia (Planchon) Small Treatment appears in
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