Plant Pronunciation Guide M-N

A guide to help you pronounce Botanical names.

 

 

Genus — M	species	pronunciation
Magnolia		mag-NO-lee-ah
Melianthus		mel-ee-AN-thus
	major	MAY-jor
Mentha		MEN-thah
	aquatica	ah-KWAT-ih-kah
	requienii	rek-wee-EN-ee-eye
Mertensia		mer-TEN-see-ah
	virginica	ver-JIN-ih-kah
Metasequoia		met-a-see-KWOY-ah
	glyptostroboides	glip-toe-stroe-BOY-deez
Mimulus		MIM-yoo-luss
	cardinalis	kar-din-AL-iss
Miscanthus		mis-KAN-thus
	sinensis	sih-NEN-sis
Molinia		mo-LEEN-ee-ah
	caerulea	sir-OO-lee-ah
Muhlenbergia		muh-len-BER-jee-ah
	dumosa	doo-MO-sah
Muscari		muss-KAR-ee
	armeniacum	ar-men-ee-AY-kum
	botryoides	bot-tree-OY-deez
Myriophyllum		mee-ree-oh-FIL-lum
	aquaticum	ah-KWAT-ih-kum

Genus — N	species	pronunciation
Narcissus		nar-SIS-us
	cyclamineus	sik-la-MIN-ee-us
	papyraceus	pap-ih-RAY-see-us
	triandrus	tree-AN-drus
Nemesia		nem-EE-see-ah
	strumosa	stroo-MOE-suh
Nemophila		ne-MA-fih-lah
	menziesii	men-ZEE-see-eye
Nicotiana		nih-koe-shee-AY-nuh
	alata	ah-LAH-tuh
	glauca	GLOU-kah
	langsdorfii	langs-DOR-fee-eye
	sanderae	SAN-der-ay
	sylvestris	sil-VES-tris
Nierembergia		near-em-BER-jee-ah
	repens	REE-pens
Nipponanthemum		nip-pon-AN-them-um
	niponicum	nip-PON-ih-kum
Nymphaea		nim-FAY-ah