Plant Pronunciation Guide E-F

A guide to help you pronounce Botanical names.


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Genus - E species pronunciation
Echinacea - Eh-kih-NAY-shah
- purpurea per-per-EE-ah
Echinops - EH-ki-nops
- ritro RIT-tro
Echhornia - ike-HORN-ee-ah
- crassipes KRAS-ih-pays
Ensete - en-SET-ay
- ventricosum ven-trih-KOE-sum
Epimedium - ep-ih-MEE-dee-um
- alpinum al-PINE-um
- grandiflorum grand-i-FLO-rum
- rubrum REW-brum
- versicolor VERS-ih-kul-or
Eriogonum - ee-ree-OG-oh-num
- umbellatum um-bell-AY-tum
Erodium - e-ROW-dee-um
- manescavi man-es-KAH-vee
- reichardii ry-KARD-ee-eye
Eryngium - air-ING-ee-um
- bourgatii boor-GAT-ee-eye
- giganteum jye-gan-TEE-um
- planum PLAY-num
Erysimum - eh-RIH-sih-mum
- allionii al-lee-own-EE-eye
- helveticum hel-vet-IH-kum
- kotschyanum kot-shy-AYE-num
- linifolium line-ih-FO-lee-um
Erythronium - e-rith-RON-ee-um
- grandiflorum grand-ih-FLO-rum
- oregonum oh-ree-GO-num
Euonymus - yew-ON-ih-mus
- alatus ah-LAY-tus
- japonicus jah-PON-ih-kus
Eupatorium - yew-pah-TOR-ee-um
- purpureum per-per-EE-um
Euphorbia - Yew-FOR-bee-ah
- amygdaloides ah-mig-dah-LOY-deez
- cotinifolia koe-tin-ih-FOE-lee-ah
- dulcis DULL-sis

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Genus - F species pronunciation
Fagus - FAY-gus
- sylvatica sill-VAT-ih-kuh
Fallugia - fal-LOO-gee-ah
- paradoxa pare-ah-DOX-ah
Farfugium - far-FOO-jee-um
- japonicum jah-PON-ih-kum
Fatsia - FAT-see-ah
- japonica jah-PON-ih-kah
Festuca - fess-TOO-kah
- glauca GLOU-kah
Ficus - FY-kus
- elastica ee-LASS-tih-kah
Foeniculum - fee-NIK-ew-lum
- vulgare vul-GAR-ay
Forsythia - for-SITH-ee-ah
Francoa - frank-OH-uh
- ramosa ruh-MOE-suh
Fritillaria - frit-ill-AIR-ee-ah
- meleagris mel-ee-AG-riss
Fuchsia - FEWK-see-ah
- magellanica mah-geh-LAN-ih-kuh

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