Plant Pronunciation Guide G-H

A guide to help you pronounce Botanical names.

 

 

Genus — G	species	pronunciation
Gaillardia		gay-LARD-ee-ah
	aristata	ar-iss-TAY-tuh
	grandiflora	gran-dih-FLOOR-ah
Galanthus		gah-LAN-thus
	elwesii	el-WEZ-ee-eye
	nivalis	ni-VAH-lis
Gardenia		gar-DEE-ni-ah
	jasminoides	jas-min-OY-deez
Gaultheria		gal-THEE-ri-ah
	mucronata	moo-kro-NAY-tah
	procumbens	prow-KUM-benz
	shallon	SHAH-lon
Gaura		GOR-uh
	lindheimeri	lind-HY-mer-eye
Gelsemium		jell-SEEM-ee-um
	sempervirens	sem-pur-VYE-vum
Gentiana		gen-TEE-ah-na
	acaulis	a-KAW-lis
	andrewsii	an-drooz-EE-eye
	asclepiadea	a-sklay-pee-AH-dee-ah
	cruciata	cruc-ee-AH-ta
	dahurica	da-her-IH-ca
	lutea	LOO-tee-uh
	makinoi	mack-IN-oy
Geranium		jer-AY-nee-um
	macrorrhizum	mak-roe-REE-zum
	wallichianum	wuh-lick-ee-AY-num
Gingko		GINGK-go
	biloba	bi-LOW-bah
Gladiolus		glad-ee-OH-lus
	papilio	puh-PILL-ee-oh
Glechoma		glay-KOE-mah
	hederacea	hed-er-AY-see-ah
Gomphrena		gom-FREE-nah

Genus — H	species	pronunciation
Hakonechloa		hah-koe-neh-KLOE-uh
	macra	MAY-kruh
Haloragis		ha-LOR-ah-jiss
	erecta	ee-REK-tah
Hamamelis		ham-ah-MAY-lis
Hebe		HEE-bee
Hedera		HED-er-ah
	helix	HEE-lix
Hedychium		hed-IK-ee-um
Helianthemum		hee-lee-AN-them-um
Helianthus		hee-lee-AN-thus
	annuus	an-YEW-us>
	salicifolius	sah-lih-sih-FOE-lee-us
Helichrysum		hel-ih-KRY-sum
	petiolare	pet-ee-oh-LAR-ee
Helictotrichon		hel-ik-toe-TRY-kon
	sempervirens	sem-per-VEER-enz
Heliopsis		hee-lee-OP-sis
	helianthoides	hee-lee-an-THOY-deez
Helleborus		hel-LEB-or-us
	hercegovinus	hur-sih-go-VYE-nus
	hybridus	HY-brid-us
	multifidus	mul-TIFF-ih-dus
	niger	NYE-ger
	orientalis	or-ee-ent-TALL-iss
Hemerocallis		hem-er-oh-KAL-iss
Heterotheca		het-er-oh-THEE-kah
	villosa	vil-LOW-sah
Heuchera		HEW-ker-ah
	americana	ah-mer-ih-KAY-nah
	sanguinea	sang-GWIN-ee-ah
Hosta		HOSS-tah
Houttuynia		hoo-TY-nee-ah
	cordata	kor-DAY-tah
Hyacinthoides		hy-ah-sin-THOY-deez
	hispanica	hiss-PAN-ih-kah
Hyacinthus		hy-ah-SIN-thus
	orientalis	or-ee-ent-TALL-iss
Hydrangea		hy-DRAIN-jah
	macrophylla	mak-roe-FY-lah
	paniculata	pah-nik-yew-LAY-tah
Hydrocotyle		hy-dro-KOT-ill-lee
	verticillata	ver-tiss-ill-LAY-tah
Hymenocallis		hy-men-oh-KAL-lis
	caribaea	kare-ih-BAY-ah