Plant Pronunciation Guide Q-R-S
A guide to help you pronounce Botanical names.
Genus — Q | species | pronunciation |
Quercus | KWER-kus | |
acuta | ah-kew-tah | |
acutissima | ah-kew-TIS-ih-ma | |
alba | AL-bah | |
bicolor | BY-kul-or | |
cerris | SER-ris | |
cok-SIN-ee-ah | SER-ris | |
ellipsoidalis | ee-lip-soy-DAH-lis | |
falcata | fal-KAY-tah | |
frainetto | fran-ET-oh | |
glauca | GLOU-kah | |
georgiana | jorj-ee-AH-nah | |
hemisphaerica | hem-ih-SFER-ik-ah | |
imbricaria | im-bri-KAY-rih-ah | |
laevis | LEE-vis | |
lyrata | ly-RAY-tah | |
macrocarpa | ma-krow-CAR-pah | |
marilandica | mar-ih-LAN-dih-kah | |
michauxii | mih-SHOW-ee-eye | |
muehlenbergii | mew-len-BER-jee-eye | |
myrsinifolia | mer-sin-ih-FOE-lih-ah | |
nuttallii | new-TAL-lee-eye | |
nigra | NY-grah | |
oglethorpensis | oh-gle-thorp-EN-sis | |
palustris | pah-LUS-tris | |
petraea | peh-TREE-ah | |
phellos | FEL-ohs | |
phillyraeoides | fil-ee-ree-OY-deez | |
prinus | PRY-nus | |
robur | ROW-ber | |
rubra | REW-brah | |
salicina | sal-is-EE-nah | |
shumardii | shew-MAR-dee-eye | |
stellata | stel-LAY-tah | |
variabilis | ver-ih-AB-ih-lis | |
velutina | veh-LEW-tih-nah | |
virginiana | ver-jin-ee-AH-nah |
Genus — R | species | pronunciation |
Ranunculus | rah-NUN-kew-lus | |
repens | REE-penz | |
Rhododendron | roe-doe-DEN-dron | |
macrophyllum | mak-row-FIL-um | |
Rhus | rus | |
copallina | koe-pah-LEE-nah | |
latifolia | lat-ih-FOE-lee-ah | |
typhina | ty-FEE-nah | |
Ribes | RYE-beez | |
alpinum | al-PINE-um | |
odoratum | oh-dor-AY-tum | |
sanguineum | san-GWIN-eeum | |
speciosum | spee-see-OH-sum | |
Ricinus | RY-sin-us | |
communis | com-MEW-nis | |
Rodgersia | rod-JER-zee-ah | |
aesculifolia | ess-kew-lih-FOE-lee-ah | |
Rohdea | ROE-dee-ah | |
japonica | jah-PON-ih-kah | |
Rosa | ROE-sah | |
banksiae | BANK-see-ay | |
Rosmarinus | ross-mah-RYE-ness | |
officinalis | oh-fi-shi-NAH-lis | |
Rudbeckia | rud-BEK-ee-ah | |
fulgida | FULL-jih-dah | |
hirta | HER-tah | |
laciniata | lass-in-ee-AY-tah | |
nitida | NIT-ih-dah | |
occidentalis | ok-si-den-TAH-lis | |
sullivantii | sul-lih-VAN-tee-eye | |
triloba | tri-LOW-bah | |
Ruellia | roo-EL-ee-ah | |
elegans | EL-eh-ganz | |
Rumex | ROO-mex | |
acetosella | ass-eh-TOW-sell-ah | |
Ruta | ROO-tah | |
graveolens | grav-ee-OH-lenz |
Genus — S | species | pronunciation |
Saccharum | SAK-har-um | |
officinarum | of-fi-shi-NAR-um | |
ravennae | rah-VEN-nay | |
Salix | SAY-lix | |
integra | in-TEG-rah | |
Salvia | SAL-vee-uhh | |
angustifolia | an-gus-tih-FOE-lee-ah | |
azurea | ah-ZUR-ee-ah | |
coccinea | kok-SIN-ee-uh | |
darcyi | DAR-see-eye | |
elegans | EL-eh-ganz | |
farinacea | fair-in-AY-see-ah | |
guaranitica | gwar-an-IT-ih-kah | |
koyamae | koy-YAM-aye | |
leucantha | lew-KAN-thah | |
nemorosa | nem-or-OH-sah | |
officinalis | oh-fi-shi-NAH-lis | |
splendens | SPLEN-denz | |
sylvestris | sil-VES-tris | |
superba | soo-PER-bah | |
uliginosa | ew-li-gi-NO-sah | |
urica | YURE-ih-kah | |
vanhouttei | van-HOOT-ee-eye | |
Sambucus | sam-BOO-kus | |
canadensis | kan-ah-DEN-sis | |
nigra | NY-grah | |
racemosa | rass-ih-MO-sah | |
Sanguinaria | san-gwin-AIR-ee-ah | |
canadensis | kan-ah-DEN-sis | |
Santolina | san-toe-LEE-nah | |
chamaecyparissus | kam-ah-sip-ar-ISS-us | |
pinnata | pin-AH-tuh | |
neopolitana | nee-ah-po-lih-TAH-nuh | |
rosmarinifolia | rose-mah-ren-ih-FO-lee-uh | |
virens | VIH-rens | |
Saponaria | sap-oh-NAR-ee-ah | |
caespitosa | ky-spih-TOW-suh | |
Sarcococca | sar-ko-KOAK-ah | |
confusa | kon-FU-sa | |
hookeriana | hook-er-ee-AH-nah | |
ruscifolia | rus-ki-FO-lee-ah | |
saligna | sal-IG-nah | |
Saruma | sah-ROO-mah | |
henryi | HEN-ree-eye | |
Satureja | sat-ur-AY-ah | |
montana | mon-TAN-ah | |
Saxifraga | saks-IF-rah-gah | |
stolonifera | sto-lon-IF-er-ah | |
Scabiosa | skab-ee-OH-sah | |
atropurpurea | aht-row-pur-PURE-ee-uh | |
caucasica | kaw-KEH-sih-uh | |
columbaria | kuh-lum-BAH-ree-uh | |
graminifolia | grah-mih-nih-FAH-lee-uh | |
ochroleuca | oh-kro-LOO-kah | |
Scaevola | skay-VO-lah | |
aemula | EYE-mew-lah | |
Schizachyrium | skiz-ah-KEER-ee-um | |
scoparium | skoe-PAR-ee-um | |
Sedum | SEE-dum | |
acre | A-ker | |
alboroseum | al-bo-ROE-see-um | |
aizoon | AYE-zoon | |
kamtschaticum | kamt-SHAW-tih-kum | |
oreganum | or-reh-GAH-num | |
sexangulare | sex-ang-yew-LAIR-ay | |
spathulifolium | spath-ew-li-FOE-lee-um | |
spectabile | spek-TAB-ill-ee | |
spurium | SPUR-ee-um | |
telephium | tel-EF-ee-um | |
ternatum | ter-NA-tum | |
Senecio | sen-EE-see-oh | |
cineraria | sin-er-AIR-ee-ah | |
serpens | SIR-penz | |
viravira | veer-ah-VEER-ah | |
Silene | sy-LEE-nee | |
acaulis | uh-KAW-liss | |
alpestris | al-PES-tris | |
armeria | ar-MEH-ree-uh | |
caroliniana | kar-ah-lin-ee-AY-nuh | |
coeli-rosea | KOY-lee-RAH-see-uh | |
compacta | com-PAK-tuh | |
pendula | pen-DEW-luh | |
polypetala | pah-LEE-pet-uh-luh | |
regia | REE-jee-ah | |
schafta | SHAF-tuh | |
vulgaris | vul-GAH-ris | |
Sisyrinchium | sis-ih-RIN-kee-um | |
angustifolium | an-gus-tih-FOE-lee-um | |
Skimmia | SKIM-eeh-ah | |
japonica | jah-PON-ih-kah | |
Solanum | so-LAY-num | |
quitoense | KEE-toe-ense | |
Solenostemon | sol-en-oh-STEM-on | |
scutellarioides | skoot-el-lar-ee-OY-deez | |
Solidago | sol-ih-DAY-go | |
rugosa | roo-GO-sah | |
sphacelata | sfass-el-AY-tah | |
Sorghastrum | sor-GAS-trum | |
nutans | NEW-tanz | |
Spiraea | spy-REE-ah | |
cinerea | sin-AIR-ee-ah | |
japonica | jah-PON-ih-kah | |
Sporobolus | spoor-OB-oh-lus | |
heterolepsis | het-er-oh-LEP-sis | |
wrightii | RITE-ee-eye | |
Stachys | STAK-iss | |
byzantina | bye-zan-TEEN-ah | |
Stewartia | stew-AR-tee-ah | |
pseudocamellia | soo-doe-kah-MEL-ee-ah | |
Stipa | STY-pah | |
tenuissima | ten-yew-ISS-ih-mah | |
Stokesia | sto-KEE-see-ah | |
laevis | LAY-viss | |
Strobilanthes | stroe-bih-LAN-theez | |
dyerianus | dy-err-ee-AY-nus | |
Styrax | STY-rax | |
japonicus | jah-PON-ih-kus | |
obassia | oh-BASS-ee-ah | |
Sutera | soo-TAIR-ah | |
Symphoricarpos | sim-for-ih-KAR-pos | |
doorenbosii | door-en-BO-see-eye | |
Syringa | sih-RING-gah | |
chinensis | chih-NEN-sis | |
hyacinthiflora | hy-ah-sin-thih-FLOW-rah | |
josikaea | jos-IK-ee-ah | |
laciniata | la-sin-EE-ay-tah | |
meyeri | MY-er-eye | |
microphylla | my-kro-FIL-ah | |
oblata | ob-LAY-tah | |
patula | PAT-yew-lah | |
pekinensis | pee-kin-EN-sis | |
persica | PER-sih-kah | |
reflexa | ree-FLEK-sah | |
reticulata | reh-tik-yew-LAY-tah | |
sweginzowii | sweg-in-ZOE-ee-eye | |
villosa | vil-LOE-sah | |
vulgaris | vul-GAH-ris |
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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