Plant Pronunciation Guide I-J-K-L
A guide to help you pronounce Botanical names.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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