Plant Pronunciation Guide G-H

A guide to help you pronounce Botanical names.


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Genus - G species pronunciation
Gaillardia - gay-LARD-ee-ah
- aristata ar-iss-TAY-tuh
- grandiflora gran-dih-FLOOR-ah
Galanthus - gah-LAN-thus
- elwesii el-WEZ-ee-eye
- nivalis ni-VAH-lis
Gardenia - gar-DEE-ni-ah
- jasminoides jas-min-OY-deez
Gaultheria - gal-THEE-ri-ah
- mucronata moo-kro-NAY-tah
- procumbens prow-KUM-benz
- shallon SHAH-lon
Gaura - GOR-uh
- lindheimeri lind-HY-mer-eye
Gelsemium - jell-SEEM-ee-um
- sempervirens sem-pur-VYE-vum
Gentiana - gen-TEE-ah-na
- acaulis a-KAW-lis
- andrewsii an-drooz-EE-eye
- asclepiadea a-sklay-pee-AH-dee-ah
- cruciata cruc-ee-AH-ta
- dahurica da-her-IH-ca
- lutea LOO-tee-uh
- makinoi mack-IN-oy
Geranium - jer-AY-nee-um
- macrorrhizum mak-roe-REE-zum
- wallichianum wuh-lick-ee-AY-num
Gingko - GINGK-go
- biloba bi-LOW-bah
Gladiolus - glad-ee-OH-lus
- papilio puh-PILL-ee-oh
Glechoma - glay-KOE-mah
- hederacea hed-er-AY-see-ah
Gomphrena - gom-FREE-nah

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Genus - H species pronunciation
Hakonechloa - hah-koe-neh-KLOE-uh
- macra MAY-kruh
Haloragis - ha-LOR-ah-jiss
- erecta ee-REK-tah
Hamamelis - ham-ah-MAY-lis
Hebe - HEE-bee
Hedera - HED-er-ah
- helix HEE-lix
Hedychium - hed-IK-ee-um
Helianthemum - hee-lee-AN-them-um
Helianthus - hee-lee-AN-thus
- annuus an-YEW-us>
- salicifolius sah-lih-sih-FOE-lee-us
Helichrysum - hel-ih-KRY-sum
- petiolare pet-ee-oh-LAR-ee
Helictotrichon - hel-ik-toe-TRY-kon
- sempervirens sem-per-VEER-enz
Heliopsis - hee-lee-OP-sis
- helianthoides hee-lee-an-THOY-deez
Helleborus - hel-LEB-or-us
- hercegovinus hur-sih-go-VYE-nus
- hybridus HY-brid-us
- multifidus mul-TIFF-ih-dus
- niger NYE-ger
- orientalis or-ee-ent-TALL-iss
Hemerocallis - hem-er-oh-KAL-iss
Heterotheca - het-er-oh-THEE-kah
- villosa vil-LOW-sah
Heuchera - HEW-ker-ah
- americana ah-mer-ih-KAY-nah
- sanguinea sang-GWIN-ee-ah
Hosta - HOSS-tah
Houttuynia - hoo-TY-nee-ah
- cordata kor-DAY-tah
Hyacinthoides - hy-ah-sin-THOY-deez
- hispanica hiss-PAN-ih-kah
Hyacinthus - hy-ah-SIN-thus
- orientalis or-ee-ent-TALL-iss
Hydrangea - hy-DRAIN-jah
- macrophylla mak-roe-FY-lah
- paniculata pah-nik-yew-LAY-tah
Hydrocotyle - hy-dro-KOT-ill-lee
- verticillata ver-tiss-ill-LAY-tah
Hymenocallis - hy-men-oh-KAL-lis
- caribaea kare-ih-BAY-ah

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