Plant Pronunciation Guide I-J-K-L

A guide to help you pronounce Botanical names.


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Genus - I species pronunciation
Ilex - EYE-leks
- glabra GLAB-rah
- verticillata ver-tiss-ill-LAY-tah
Impatiens - im-PAY-shenz
- auricoma or-ih-KOE-mah
- walleriana wall-err-ee-AY-nah
Ipomoea - eye-poe-MEE-ah
- batatas bah-TAY-tas
Iresine - ee-reh-SEE-nee
- lindenii lin-DEN-ee-eye
Iris - EYE-riss
- pseudacorus soo-DAY-kor-us
- reticulata reh-tik-yew-LAY-tah
- tectorum tek-TOR-um
Itea - IT-ee-ah
- virginica ver-JIN-ih-kah

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Genus - J species pronunciation
Jasminum - jas-MEE-num
- beesianum beez-ee-AH-num
- floridum FLOR-ih-dum
- humile HUM-ih-lee
- mesnyi MES-nee-eye
- nudiflorum new-dih-FLOOR-um
- officinale oh-fi-shi-NAH-lee
- parkeri PAR-ker-eye
- sambac SAM-bak
- stephanense stef-an-EN-see
Jeffersonia - jef-er-SON-ee-ah
Jovibarba - yov-ih-BAR-ba
- arenaria a-ray-NAH-ree-uh
- hirta HER-tah
Juglans - JUE-glanz
- nigra NY-grah
- regia REE-jih-ah
Juncus - YUNG-kus
Juniperus - joo-NIP-er-us
- chinensis chih-NEN-sis
- communis kom-MEW-nis
- conferta kon-FER-tah
- davurica day-VUR-ih-ka
- deppeana dep-pee-AY-nah
- horizontalis hor-ih-zon-TAY-lis
- procumbens proe-KUM-benz
- rigida RIJ-ih-dah
- sabina sah-BY-nah
- scopulorum skop-yew-LOR-um
- silicicola si-lis-ih-KOE-lah
- squamata skah-MAY-tah
- virginiana ver-jin-ih-AY-nah
- wallichiana wall-lik-ee-AY-na

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Genus - K species pronunciation
Kadsura - KAD-ser-ah
- japonica jah-PON-ih-kah
Kaempferia - kemp-FER-ee-ah
Kalimeris - kal-ih-MER-is
- pinnatifida pin-ah-TIF-ih-dah
Kalmia - KAL-mih-ah
- angustifolia an-gus-tih-FOE-lee-ah
- cuneata koo-nee-AY-tah
- latifolia lat-ih-FOE-lih-ah
Kalopanax - kal-oh-PAN-aks
- pictus PIK-tus
Kerria - KER-ih-ah
- japonica jah-PON-ih-kah
Kirengeshoma - ki-reng-ge-SHOW-ma
- koreana kor-ee-AH-nah
- palmata pahl-MAH-ta
Knautia - not-EE-ah
Kniphofia - ny-FOE-fee-ah
- foliosa foe-lee-OH-sah
- galpinii gal-PIN-ee-eye
- triangularis try-an-gew-LAH-ris
- uvaria yew-VAR-ee-ah
Kochia - KOE-kee-ah
- scoparia skoe-PAH-ree-ah
- trichophylla trih-KAH-fil-ah
Koelreuteria - kol-ra-TEE-rih-ah
- bipinnata by-pin-AY-ta
- elegans ELL-eh-ganz
- paniculata pah-nik-yew-LAY-tah
- bipinnata by-pin-AY-ta
Kolkwitzia - kolk-WIT-zih-ah
- amabilis ah-MAB-ah-lis
Kostelezkya - kos-tel-lets-KEE-ah

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Genus - L species pronunciation
Lamium - Lay-mee-um
- maculatum mak-yew-LAY-tum
Lantana - lan-TAN-ah
- camara cah-MAR-ah
Larix - LAR-iks
- decidua dee-SID-yew-ah
- kaempferi KEMP-fa-ree
- laricina lar-ih-SEE-nah
Lavandula - lah-VAN-dew-lah
- angustifolia an-gus-tih-FOE-lee-ah
- intermedia in-ter-MED-ee-ah
- stoechas STOY-kas
Leonotis - lee-oh-NO-tus
- leonurus lee-oh-NURE-us
Leucojum - lew-KOE-jum
- aestivum ESS-tih-vum
Ligularia - lig-yew-LAYER-ee-uh
- dentata den-TAH-tuh
- stenocephala sten-o-SEPH-uh-lah
- wilsoniana wil-son-ee-AH-nah
Lilium - LIL-ee-um
Limonium - lee-MO-nee-um
- gmelinii mel-LIN-ee-eye
Liriope - lih-RY-oh-pee
- spicata spih-KAY-tah
Lobelia - lo-BEE-lee-ah
- cardinalis kar-din-AL-iss
- erinus air-EYE-nus
- ricardii rih-CARD-ee-eye
Lobularia - lob-yew-LAR-ee-ah
- maritima mah-RIT-ih-mah
Lupinus - loo-PY-nus
Luzula - loo-ZOO-lah
- sylvatica sil-VAT-ih-kah
Lycoris - ly-KOR-iss
- radiata rad-ee-AY-tah
Lysimachia - lye-sih-MAK-ee-ah
- nummularia num-yew-LAR-ee-ah

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