Plant Pronunciation Guide C-D

A guide to help you pronounce Botanical names.


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Genus - C species pronunciation
Caladium - kah-LAY-dee-um
- bicolor BY-kul-or
Calamagrostis - kal-ah-mah-GROSS-tiss
- acutiflora ah-kew-tih-FLOOR-ah
Calendula - kah-LEND-yew-lah
- officinalis oh-fi-shi-NAH-lis
Calibrachoa - kal-ih-brah-KOE-ah
Callicarpa - kal-lee-KAR-pah
Calochortus - kal-oh-KOR-tus
Caltha - KAL-thuh
- palustris puh-LUSS-triss
Calycanthus - kal-ih-KAN-thus
- floridus FLORE-ih-dus
Camellia - kah-MEE-lee-ah
- japonica jah-PON-ih-kah
- sasanqua sah-SAN-kwah
Campanula - kam-PAN-yew-lah
- garganica gar-GAH-ni-ka
- persicifolia per-sis-i-FO-lee-ah
- portenschlagiana por-ten-schlag-ee-AH-na
- trachelium truh-KEE-lee-um
Canna - KAN-nah
Carex - KARE-ex
- buchananii boo-kan-an-ee-eye
- hachijoensis hak-ih-jo-EN-sis
Carphephorus - kar-FEFF-ur-us
- paniculata pan-NICK-you-lay-tah
Caryopteris - kare-ee-OP-ter-iss
- clandonensis klan-don-EN-sis
- divaricata div-air-ih-KAY-tah
- incana in-KAY-nah
Catalpa - kah-TAL-pah
- bignonioides big-no-nee-OY-deez
Catananche - kat-ah-NAN-ke
- caerulea se-RU-lee-ah
Catharanthus - kath-uh-RAN-thus
- roseus ROE-zee-us
Cedrus - SEE-druss
- atlantica at-LAN-tee-kah
- f. forma
- glauca GLOU-kah
Celastrus - sell-ASS-trus
- orbiculatus or-bik-yew-LAY-tus
Celosia - Sell-OH-see-ah
- argentea ar-JEN-tee-ah
Centaurea - sen-TOR-ee-ah
- cyanus sy-AN-us
Centranthus - sen-TRAN-thus
Cephalanthus - seff-uh-LAN-thuss
- occidentalis ock-sih-den-TAY-liss
Cephalaria - seff-al-AY-ri-a
- gigantea gi-GAN-tee-a
Ceratoides - sir-ah-TOY-deez
- lanata lan-AY-tah
Ceratostigma - ser-at-o-STIG-ma
- plumbaginoides plum-bah-gi-NOI-deez
Cercocarpus - ser-koe-KAR-pus
- montanus mon-TAN-us
Cerinthe - ser-IN-thee
- major MAY-jur
- purpurascens poor-pyoo-RAI-senz
Chamaecyparis - kam-ah-SIP-ar-iss
- obtuse ob-TOO-sah
Chasmanthium - kaz-MAN-thi-um
- latifolium lat-ih-FOE-lee-um
Chelone - kuh-LOE-nee
- glabra GLAY-bruh
Chiastophyllum - ky-AS-to-fy-lum
- oppositifolium op-po-sit-ee-FOH-lee-um
Chimonanthus - KY-mo-nan-thus
- praecox PREE-koks
Chionanthus - kye-uh-NAN-thuss
- virginicus vur-JIN-ih-kus
Chionodoxa - kee-on-oh-DOKS-ah
- luciliae loo-SILL-ee-ay
Chrysanthemum - kris-AN-theh-mum
- morifolium mor-ih-FOE-lee-um
Chrysopsis - kris-OP-sis
- villosa vil-LOW-sah
Cimicifuga - sim-ih-sih-FEW-gah
- racemosa rass-ih-MO-sah
Cistus - SIS-tus
Clematis - KLEM-uh-tiss
- alpina al-PEEN-uh
- armandii ar-MAHN-dee-eye
- gracilifolia gray-sih-lih-FOE-lee-uh
- integrifolia in-teg-rih-FOE-lee-ah
- rehderiana ray-da-ree-AH-nuh
Clethra - KLETH-rah
- alnifolia all-nih-FOE-lee-ah
- barbinervis bar-bin-ER-vis
Clivia - KLY-vee-ah
Colchicum - KOHL-chi-kum
- autumnale ot-um-NAL-ee
Colocasia - kol-oh-KAY-shah
- esculenta ess-kew-LEN-tah
Consolida - kon-SOL-ih-dah
- ajacis ah-JAY-sis
Cordyline - kor-dih-LYE-nee
- australis oss-TRAL-iss
Cornus - KOR-nus
- alba AL-bah
- amomum uh-MOE-mum
- florida FLOOR-ih-dah
- nuttallii nuh-TALL-ee-eye
- racemosum ray-sem-OH-zum
- sericea sur-ISS-ee-uh
- stolonifera sto-lon-IF-er-ah
Corydalis - kor-ID-ah-liss
- fedtschenkoana fed-shenk-oh-AY-nuh
Corylopsis - kor-ill-OP-sis
- glabrescens glab-RESS-senz
- pauciflora poss-ih-FLOOR-ah
Corylus - KOR-ih-lus
- avellana av-el-LAY-nah
Cotinus - koe-TY-nus
- coggygria koe-GIG-ree-ah
Cotoneaster - kah-TONE-ee-ass-ter
- dammeri DAM-mer-eye
Crambe - KRAM-bee
- cordifolia kor-dih-FOE-lee-ah
Crassulaceae - krass-you-LAY-see-ee
Crinum - KRYE-num
- bulbispermum bul-bih-SPUR-mum
- digweedii DIG-weed-ee-eye
- scabrum SKAY-brum
Crocus - KROW-kus
- sativus sah-TY-vus
- tommasinianus tom-uh-sin-ee-AY-nus
Cryptomeria - krip-toe-MARE-ee-ah
- japonica jah-PON-ih-kah
Cucurbita - kew-KUR-bit-uh
- maxima MACKS-ih-muh
Cuphea - KOO-fee-ah
- cyanea sy-AN-ee-ah
- hyssopifolia hih-sop-ih-FOE-lee-ah
- ignea IG-nee-ah
- llavea LAY-vee-ah
- micropetala mi-kro-PEH-ta-la
Cupressocyparis - koo-pres-oh-SIH-pa-ris
- leylandii lay-LAN-dee-eye
Cupressus - koo-PRES-us
- arizonica air-ih-ZON-ih-kah
- var. glabra GLAB-rah
- macrocarpa ma-kro-CAR-pah
- arizonica air-ih-ZON-ih-kah
- sempervirens sem-per-VY-renz
Cyclamen - SIK-lah-men
- coum KO-um
- persicum PER-sih-kum
Cyperus - sih-PEER-us
- haspans HASS-panz
Cyrtomium - sir-TOE-mee-um
- falcatum fal-KAY-tum
Cystopteris - sis-TOP-ter-is
- fragilis FRAJ-ih-liss

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Genus - D species pronunciation
Daboecia - dab-EE-shi-uh
- cantabrica KAN-tuh-bri-kuh
Dahlia - DAH-lee-ah
Daphne - DAF-nee
- burkwoodii burk-WOOD-ee-eye
Delphinium - del-FIN-ee-um
Dendranthema - den-DRAN-theh-mah
- morifolium mor-ih-FOE-lee-um
Deschampsia - des-KAMP-see-ah
- cespitosa sess-pih-TOE-sah
Deutzia - DEWT-see-ah
Dianella - dee-ah-NEL-lah
- tasmanica taz-MAN-ih-kay
Dianthus - dy-ANN-thus
- gratianopolitanus grah-tee-ah-no-pol-ih-TAY-nus
- plumarius ploo-MAH-ree-us
Diascia - dy-ASS-see-ah
- rigescens ri-GES-cens
- vigilis vig-ILL-is
Dicentra - dy-SEN-tra
- spectabilis spek-TAH-bi-lis
Dichelostemma - dy-kel-low-STEM-mah
Dietes - DEE-ah-teez
- grandiflora gran-dih-FLOOR-ah
Digitalis - dij-ih-TAL-ess
- albiflora al-bih-FLOOR-ah
- purpurea per-per-EE-ah
Dorotheanthus - do-ro-thee-ANTH-us
- bellidiformis bel-id-ee-FORM-is
Dracaena - drah-SEE-nah
Dryopteris - dry-OP-ter-iss
- dilatata dil-a-TAH-ta
- filix-mas FIL-iks-mahs
- wallichiana wall-lik-ee-AY-na

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