Common plant names beginning with the letter 'q' and their botanic/latin name equivalent from UK Gardening (2024)

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Common plant names beginning with the letter 'q' and their botanic/latin name equivalent from UK Gardening? ›

A botanical name consists of two words, and is therefore referred to as a “binomial.” By convention, the name is printed in italics. The first word represents the larger group the plant belongs to, the genus (plural genera, NOT ge- nuses), and the first letter is always capitalized.

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Plantae

Plant / Scientific name

A botanical name consists of two words, and is therefore referred to as a “binomial.” By convention, the name is printed in italics. The first word represents the larger group the plant belongs to, the genus (plural genera, NOT ge- nuses), and the first letter is always capitalized.

Plant names mostly have Latin origins because this was the international language of science when Linnaeus devised his naming system. There are also some Greek influences.

Some of these common horticultural Latin prefixes you might already know: Campanula (bell-shaped), officinal (medical), nocti (night), gracili (slender), strepto (twisted), platy (broad and flat), trachy (rough), sauvi (sweet), hirtus (hairy), flavi, xantho, luteus (yellow), erythro, rubrum (red), viridi (green), ...

vireto: a garden or park, a place green with vegetation or foliage. Viridarium,-ii (s.n.II): garden planted with trees, pleasure garden, flora.

Self Heal (Prunella vulgaris) | Naturescape Wildflower Farm.

Classical Latin plant names, sometimes transferred by modern botanists to other plants: Quercus (oak), fa*gus (beech), Pinus (pine), Acer (maple), Cornus (dogwood), Rosa (rose), Lilium (lily), Malus (apple), Ilex (holly).

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Botanical names (aka scientific or Latin names) for plant species are italicized or underlined. Botanical names are standard throughout the world, unlike common names which can be different in different languages and even in different parts of the same country.

According to the Kew Plant List, the longest species name for a plant is Ornithogalum adseptentrionesvergentulum, the official scientific name for, ironically, an extremely small species of asparagus (and one that has no common name), and which, including the single space between genus and species, is 39 characters ...

For example, the Latin name for each species has two parts. The first part indicates the "genus" and the second part indicates the "epithet".

This tradition of using Latin has continued for many good reasons not least that it has an abundance of words to describe the characteristics of plants such as colour, texture, size, and form. Also, since Latin is no longer spoken in an everyday sense the meanings of words in Latin do not change.

Although botanical names are often referred to as "Latin" names, in fact, many of them are Greek in origin. The term "Latin name" comes from the fact that all botanical names, originating from Latin, Greek, other languages, place names and people's names, are declined following the rules of Latin grammar.

Answer. Although botanical names are often referred to as "Latin" names, in fact, many of them are Greek in origin. The term "Latin name" comes from the fact that all botanical names, originating from Latin, Greek, other languages, place names and people's names, are declined following the rules of Latin grammar.

(a) Rules of nomenclature were framed by Italian botanists as they were speaking Latin. (b) It is very difficult to pronounce Latin names and convey multiple meanings.

The scientific names of species are italicized. The genus name is always capitalized and is written first; the specific epithet follows the genus name and is not capitalized. There is no exception to this.

Latin (botanical) names are necessary, because common names for plants vary from region to region and even from town to town. One plant may live under several different common names. Or a single common name may refer to several plants that don't look anything alike (example: bluebells).