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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

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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

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