Plant Pronunciation Guide M-N

A guide to help you pronounce Botanical names.


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Genus - M species pronunciation
Magnolia - mag-NO-lee-ah
Melianthus - mel-ee-AN-thus
- major MAY-jor
Mentha - MEN-thah
- aquatica ah-KWAT-ih-kah
- requienii rek-wee-EN-ee-eye
Mertensia - mer-TEN-see-ah
- virginica ver-JIN-ih-kah
Metasequoia - met-a-see-KWOY-ah
- glyptostroboides glip-toe-stroe-BOY-deez
Mimulus - MIM-yoo-luss
- cardinalis kar-din-AL-iss
Miscanthus - mis-KAN-thus
- sinensis sih-NEN-sis
Molinia - mo-LEEN-ee-ah
- caerulea sir-OO-lee-ah
Muhlenbergia - muh-len-BER-jee-ah
- dumosa doo-MO-sah
Muscari - muss-KAR-ee
- armeniacum ar-men-ee-AY-kum
- botryoides bot-tree-OY-deez
Myriophyllum - mee-ree-oh-FIL-lum
- aquaticum ah-KWAT-ih-kum

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Genus - N species pronunciation
Narcissus - nar-SIS-us
- cyclamineus sik-la-MIN-ee-us
- papyraceus pap-ih-RAY-see-us
- triandrus tree-AN-drus
Nemesia - nem-EE-see-ah
- strumosa stroo-MOE-suh
Nemophila - ne-MA-fih-lah
- menziesii men-ZEE-see-eye
Nicotiana - nih-koe-shee-AY-nuh
- alata ah-LAH-tuh
- glauca GLOU-kah
- langsdorfii langs-DOR-fee-eye
- sanderae SAN-der-ay
- sylvestris sil-VES-tris
Nierembergia - near-em-BER-jee-ah
- repens REE-pens
Nipponanthemum - nip-pon-AN-them-um
- niponicum nip-PON-ih-kum
Nymphaea - nim-FAY-ah

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