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