Latin Terms Flashcards
Acaulis
Stemless
Alpestris
Alpicola
Alpinia
from the mountains / alps
Altissima
Tallest
Angustifolia
Narrow-leaved
Annua
Annual
-antha
Flowered
Arboricola
Living on trees
Arenaria
from sandy places
Australis
from the South
Azurea / Caerulea
Blue
Barbata
Bearded / hairy
Borealis
from the North
Bulbifera
bearing bulbs
Caespitosa
Dense
Campanulata
like a bell
Campestris
of the field
Capensis
from the Cape, South Africa
Canadensis
from Canada
Canariensis
from the Canary Isles
Chilensis
from Chile
Chinensis
from China
Chrysantha
Flava
Lutea
Yellow
Clivora
from the hills
Coccinea
Red
Compacta
Compact
Decidua
Deciduous
Densiflora
Dense-flowered
Digitata
(leaves) like a hand
w/ 5 lobes
Edulis / esculenta
Edible
Farinosa
floury / powdery
Florida
Floriferous (many flowers)
Feotida
Unpleasant smell
-folia
-leaved
Foliosa
Leafy
Fruticosa
Shrubby
Glabra
Smooth
Glacialis
from cold areas
Glutinosa
Sticky
Graeca
from Greece
Graminifolia
with grassy leaves
Helvetica
from Switzerland
Hirsuta
Hairy
Hispada
Bristly
Humilis
Short
Hyemalis
of winter
Incana
Gray
Inodora
Unscented
Japonica
from Japan
Lanata
Wooly
Lanceolata
Lance-shaped
Latifolia
Wide-leaved
Longiflora
with long flowers
Longifolia
with long leaves
Macarantha
Large-flowered
Macro-
large
Macrocarpa
Large-fruited
Macrorhiza
Large-rooted
Macrophylla
Large-leaved
Maculata
Spotted
Magellanica
from the south of South America
Magna
Big
Majus
Big(ger)
Maritima
Maritime, near the sea
Maxima
Big(gest)
Mexicana
from Mexico
Micrantha
Small-flowered
Millefolia
with many (thousand) leaves
Montana
from mountains
Muralis
growing on walls
Nana
Small
Ochroleuca
Pallida
Cream
Odorata
Perfumed
Officinalis
with herbal uses
Palustris
from marshes
Parvi-
small-
Pauci-
few-
Pendula
Hanging
Perennis
Perennial
Phoenica
Purple
Pinnata
with pinnate leaves
central stem with small leaves arranged on either side of it
(like a feather)
Pratensis
Field
Procumbens
Creeping
Prostrata
Prostrate
Pulverulenta
Dusty
Pumila
Small
Punica
Red
Pygmaea
Small
Rivalis
Rivularis
from near rivers
Rotundifolia
Round-leaved
Rupestris
Rupicola
of hills
Russica
from Russia
Sanguinea
blood-red
Sativa
Cultivated
Saxatilis
of rocks
Scaber
Sandens
Climbing
Semperviva
Perennial
Sibirica
from Siberia
Sinense
from China
Somnifera
inducing sleep
Spicata
Spiked
Spinosa
Spiny
Stellata
Starry
Sulphyera
Yellow
Sylvestris
of woods
Tenuifolia
thin, narrow leaves
Texensis
from Texas
Umbellata
flowers in an umbel
Velutina
Velvety
Vernalis
of spring
Villosa
Hairy
Viridis
Green
Viscosa
Sticky
Vitifolia
leaves like a vine
Vulgaris
Common