Plant Pronunciation Guide G-H
A guide to help you pronounce Botanical names.
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 |
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 |
Gardening for the Homebrewer: Grow and Process Plants for Making Beer, Wine, Gruit, Cider, Perry, and More
By co-authors Debbie Teashon (Rainy Side Gardeners) and Wendy Tweton
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