Plant Pronunciation Guide W-X-Y-Z

A guide to help you pronounce Botanical names.

 

 

Genus — W	species	pronunciation
Weigela		wy-JEE-lah
	coraeensis	kor-ee-EN-sis
	florida	FLOR-ih-dah
	maximowiczii	max-im-oh-WIX-ee-eye
	middendorffiana	mid-en-dor-fih-AY-nah
Wisteria		wis-TEE-rih-ah
	floribunda	flor-ih-BUN-dah
	frutescens	froo-TES-enz
	sinensis	sih-NEN-sis
Waldsteinia		wald-STEEN-ee-ah
	fragarioides	fra-gah-ree-OY-deez
Woodsia		woods-EE-ah
Woodwardia		wood-ward-EE-ah
	areolata	ar-EE-oh-LAH-ta
	fimbriata	fim-BREE-aht-uh

Genus — X	species	pronunciation
Xanthoceras		zan-tho-THOES-er-as
	sorbifolium	sor-bih-FOE-lih-um
Xanthosoma		zan-tho-SO-mah
	sagittifolium	sah-jit-ih-FOE-lee-um
Xeranthemum		ze-RAN-thah-mum
	annuum	AN-yew-um

 

 

 

 

Genus — Y	species	pronunciation
Yucca		YUK-ah
	aloifolia	ah-lo-ih-FOE-lee-ah
	filamentosa	fil-ah-men-TOE-sah
	glauca	GLOU-kah
	gloriosa	glow-rih-OH-sah

Genus — Z	species	pronunciation
Zaluzianskya		zah-looz-ee-AN-skee-ah
	capensis	kah-PEN-sis
	villosa	vih-LOW-sah
Zantedeschia		zan-teh-DES-kee-ah
	aethiopica	ay-thee-OP-ih-kah
	albo-maculata	al-bow-mak-ew-LAH-tah
	rehmannii	ray-MAHN-ee-eye
Zanthoxylum		zan-thoe-ZY-lum
	americanum	ah-mer-ih-KAY-num
	clava-herculis	CLAY-va-her-KEW-lis
	piperitum	py-PER-ih-tum
	schinifolium	sky-nih-FOE-lih-um
	simulans	SIM-yew-lanz
Zauschneria		zowsh-NAIR-ee-ah
	garrettii	gar-RET-tee-eye
Zelkova		zel-KOE-vah
	carpinifolia	kar-pie-nih-FOE-lih-ah
	schneiderana	shny-der-AY-nah
	serrata	ser-RAY-tah
	sinica	SIN-ih-kah
Zenobia		zen-OH-bih-ah
	pulverulenta	pul-ver-yew-LEN-tah
Zephyranthes		zeh-fih-RANTH-eez
	atamasco	ah-tah-MAS-koe
	grandiflora	grand-ih-FLO-rah
Zexmenia		zeks-ME-nee-ah
	hispida	HISS-pih-dah
Zigadenus		zih-gah-DAY-nus
Zinnia		ZIN-ee-ah
	angustifolia	an-gust-ih-FOE-lee-ah
	elegans	ELL-eh-ganz
	haageana	hay-gee-AH-nah
Zizia		ziz-EE-ah