Plant Pronunciation Guide T-U-V
A guide to help you pronounce Botanical names.
Genus — T | species | pronunciation |
Tagetes | tah-JEE-deez | |
Talinum | tah-LY-num | |
paniculatum | pah-nik-yew-LAY-tum | |
Tanacetum | tan-ah-SEE-tum | |
parthenium | par-THEN-ee-um | |
Taxodium | tax-OH-dee-um | |
distichum | DISS-tih-kum | |
Taxus | TAX-us | |
media | MEE-dee-ah | |
Tellima | TEH-lih-muh | |
grandiflora | gran-dih-FLOOR-ah | |
Teucrium | TEW-kree-um | |
aroanium | ah-ROE-nee-um | |
chamaedrys | kam-EE-driss | |
compactum | kom-PAK-tum | |
Thalictrum | thah-LIK-trum | |
decorum | deh-KORE-um | |
rochebruneanum | roesh-broo-nee-AY-num | |
Thuja | THOO-yah | |
occidentalis | ox-ee-den-TAL-is | |
Thujopsis | thoo-YOP-siss | |
dolobrata | doll-uh-BRAY-tuh | |
Thunbergia | thun-BER-jee-ah | |
alata | ah-LAY-tah | |
Thymophylla | ty-mo-FIL-lah | |
tenuiloba | ten-yew-ih-LOW-bah | |
Thymus | TY-mus | |
albus | AL-bus | |
articus | ARK-tee-kus | |
citriodorus | sih-tree-oh-DOR-us | |
praecox | PRAY-kox | |
pseudolanuginosus | soo-doe-lan-oo-han-OH-sus | |
serpyllum | ser-PIL-lum | |
Tiarella | tee-ar-EL-lah | |
collina | kol-LEE-nah | |
cordifolia | kor-dih-FOE-lee-ah | |
Tibouchina | tib-oo-CHEE-nah | |
urvilleana | ur-vil-lee-AY-nah | |
Tilia | TILL-ee-uh | |
tomentosa | toe-men-TOE-suh | |
Tillandsia | till-AND-see-uh | |
usneoides | uzz-nee-oh-EYE-deez | |
Torenia | tor-EE-nee-ah | |
fournieri | for-nee-ERR-eye | |
Tradescantia | trad-es-KAN-tee-ah | |
andersoniana | an-der-so-nee-AY-nah | |
pallida | PAL-ih-duh | |
Tricyrtus | try-SIR-tiss | |
formosana | for-moe-SAH-nah | |
Trillium | TRILL-ee-um | |
catesbaei | kats-BEH-eye | |
grandiflorum | grand-i-FLO-rum | |
sessile | SESS-ile | |
vaseyi | VAY-see-eye | |
Triteleia | trit-uh-LEE-uh | |
laxa | LACKS-uh | |
Trollius | TROE-lee-us | |
cultorum | kul-TOO-rum | |
pumilus | PEW-mih-lus | |
Tropaeolum | troe-pay-OH-lum | |
majus | MAY-jus | |
peregrinum | per-ih-GREE-num | |
polyphyllum | pah-lee-FIL-um | |
speciosum | spee-see-OH-sum | |
Tsuga | SOO-gah | |
canadensis | kan-ah-DEN-sis | |
Tulbaghia | tul-BAG-ee-ah | |
violacea | vy-oh-LAY-see-ah | |
Tulipa | TEW-lih-puh | |
fosteriana | foss-ter-ee-AY-nah | |
greigii | GREEG-ee-eye | |
praestans | PRAY-stanz |
Genus — U | species | pronunciation |
Ulmus | UL-mus | |
americana | ah-mer-KAY-nah | |
alata | ah-LAY-tah | |
carpinifolia | kar-py-nih-FOE-lee-ah | |
crassifolia | kras-ih-FOE-lee-uh | |
glabra | GLAY-brah | |
hollandica | hol-LAN-dih-kah | |
parviflora | par-vih-FLOOR-ah | |
procera | proe-SEE-rah | |
pumila | POO-mih-lah | |
rubra | ROO-brah | |
Umbellularia | um-bel-LAH-ree-ah | |
Uniola | you-NYE-uh-luh | |
paniculata | puh-nick-you-LAY-tuh | |
Urospermum | your-oh-SPERM-um | |
Uvularia | oo-vew-LAH-ree-ah | |
grandiflora | gran-dih-FLOOR-ah | |
Ursinia | er-SIN-ee-ah | |
anthemoides | an-the-MOY-deez | |
calenduliflora | kal-end-yew-lih-FLOR-ah |
Genus — V | species | pronunciation |
Vaccinium | vak-SIN-ih-um | |
angustifolium | an-gus-tih-FOE-lee-um | |
arboreum | ar-BOE-ree-um | |
ashei | ASH-ee-eye | |
corymbosum | kor-im-BO-sum | |
macrocarpon | mak-roe-KAR-pon | |
ovatum | oh-VAY-tum | |
oxycoccos | ok-si-KOK-ohs | |
stamineum | stam-IN-ee-um | |
vitis-idaea | VIE-tis eye-DEE-ah | |
Valeriana | vu-leh-ree-AH-nah | |
officinalis | oh-fi-shi-NAH-lis | |
Vancouveria | vang-koo-VEH-ree-uh | |
hexandra | heks-AN-druh | |
Valerianella | vah-ler-ree-ah-NEL-lah | |
Vallisneria | val-is-NEH-ree-ah | |
Veitchia | VEET-chee-eye | |
montgomeryana | mont-gom-er-ee-AY-nah | |
Veltheimia | velt-HYME-ee-uh | |
bracteata | brack-tee-AY-tuh | |
Veratrum | veh-RAH-trum | |
viride | VIH-rih-dee | |
Verbascum | ver-BASS-cum | |
bombyciferum | bom-bih-SIH-feh-rum | |
chaixii | SHAY-zee-eye | |
olympicum | oh-LIM-pih-cum | |
phoenicium | foy-NEE-see-um | |
Verbena | ver-BEE-nah | |
bonariensis | bon-ar-ee-EN-sis | |
canadensis | kah-nah-DEN-sis | |
hybrida | HY-brih-dah | |
rigida | RIH-gih-dah | |
tenuisecta | ten-yew-ih-SEK-tah | |
Vernonia | ver-NO-nee-ah | |
noveboracensis | no-veh-bor-ah-SEN-sis | |
Vernonia | ver-NO-nee-ah | |
noveboracensis | no-veh-bor-ah-SEN-sis | |
Veronica | ver-ON-ih-kah | |
alpina | al-PINE-ah | |
austriaca | ow-stree-AH-cah | |
gentianoides | gen-tee-a-NOI-deez | |
incana | in-KAH-nah | |
liwanensis | lee-wan-EN-sis | |
longifolia | long-gih-FOE-lee-ah | |
pectinata | pek-tih-NAH-tah | |
peduncularis | ped-unk-yew-LAR-iss | |
prostrata | pros-TRAH-tah | |
spicata | spee-KAH-tah | |
virginica | ver-JIN-ih-kah | |
Veronicastrum | ver-on-ih-KAS-trum | |
virginicum | ver-JIN-ih-kum | |
Viburnum | vy-BURN-um | |
cassinoides | kass-ih-no-EYE-deez | |
davidii | duh-VID-ee-eye | |
opulus | OP-yew-lus | |
plicatum | plih-KAY-tum | |
rhytidophyllum | rih-tid-oh-FY-lum | |
tinus | TYE-nus | |
tomentosum | toe-men-TOE-sum | |
trilobum | try-LOW-bum | |
opulus | OP-yew-lus | |
Vicia | VISS-ee-uh | |
faba | FAY-buh | |
Vinca | VING-ka | |
major | MAY-jor | |
minor | MINE-or | |
Viola | VIE-oh-lah | |
cornuta | kor-NEW-tah | |
cucullata | kuk-eh-LAH-tah | |
labradorica | lab-rah-DOE-ree-kah | |
odorata | oh-doe-RAH-tah | |
pedata | peh-DAH-tah | |
pubescens | PEW-bes-cens | |
rotundifolia | roe-tund-eye-FOE-lee-ah | |
tricolor | TRI-kul-er | |
wittrockiana | wit-rok-ee-AY-nah | |
Vitis | VY-tiss | |
agnus-castus | AG-nus KASS-tuss | |
vinifera | vin-IF-er-uh |
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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