Plant Pronunciation Guide E-F

A guide to help you pronounce Botanical names.

 

 

Genus — E	species	pronunciation
Echinacea		Eh-kih-NAY-shah
	purpurea	per-per-EE-ah
Echinops		EH-ki-nops
	ritro	RIT-tro
Echhornia		ike-HORN-ee-ah
	crassipes	KRAS-ih-pays
Ensete		en-SET-ay
	ventricosum	ven-trih-KOE-sum
Epimedium		ep-ih-MEE-dee-um
	alpinum	al-PINE-um
	grandiflorum	grand-i-FLO-rum
	rubrum	REW-brum
	versicolor	VERS-ih-kul-or
Eriogonum		ee-ree-OG-oh-num
	umbellatum	um-bell-AY-tum
Erodium		e-ROW-dee-um
	manescavi	man-es-KAH-vee
	reichardii	ry-KARD-ee-eye
Eryngium		air-ING-ee-um
	bourgatii	boor-GAT-ee-eye
	giganteum	jye-gan-TEE-um
	planum	PLAY-num
Erysimum		eh-RIH-sih-mum
	allionii	al-lee-own-EE-eye
	helveticum	hel-vet-IH-kum
	kotschyanum	kot-shy-AYE-num
	linifolium	line-ih-FO-lee-um
Erythronium		e-rith-RON-ee-um
	grandiflorum	grand-ih-FLO-rum
	oregonum	oh-ree-GO-num
Euonymus		yew-ON-ih-mus
	alatus	ah-LAY-tus
	japonicus	jah-PON-ih-kus
Eupatorium		yew-pah-TOR-ee-um
	purpureum	per-per-EE-um
Euphorbia		Yew-FOR-bee-ah
	amygdaloides	ah-mig-dah-LOY-deez
	cotinifolia	koe-tin-ih-FOE-lee-ah
	dulcis	DULL-sis

Genus — F	species	pronunciation
Fagus		FAY-gus
	sylvatica	sill-VAT-ih-kuh
Fallugia		fal-LOO-gee-ah
	paradoxa	pare-ah-DOX-ah
Farfugium		far-FOO-jee-um
	japonicum	jah-PON-ih-kum
Fatsia		FAT-see-ah
	japonica	jah-PON-ih-kah
Festuca		fess-TOO-kah
	glauca	GLOU-kah
Ficus		FY-kus
	elastica	ee-LASS-tih-kah
Foeniculum		fee-NIK-ew-lum
	vulgare	vul-GAR-ay
Forsythia		for-SITH-ee-ah
Francoa		frank-OH-uh
	ramosa	ruh-MOE-suh
Fritillaria		frit-ill-AIR-ee-ah
	meleagris	mel-ee-AG-riss
Fuchsia		FEWK-see-ah
	magellanica	mah-geh-LAN-ih-kuh