Thursday, April 30, 2009

Latin names for common wild flowers?

I am doing an ecology course and I need the latin names for all wild flowers. Thanks

Latin names for common wild flowers?
Try this site





http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/pla...
Reply:Achillea filipendulina


Achillea millefolium


Ammi majus


Asclepias tuberosa


Aster novae-angliae


Berbena rigida


Callirhoe involucrata


Castilleja indivisa


Centaurea cyanus


Cheiranthus allionii


Chrysanthemum leucanthemum


Chrysanthemum maximum


Cichorium intybus


Clarkia amoena


Coreopsis lanceolata


Coreopsis tinctoria


Coreopsis tinctoria


Cosmos bipinnatus


Cosmos sulphureus


Delphinium ajacis


Dianthus barbatus


Digitalis purpurea


Dimorphotheca aurantiaca


Echinacea purpurea


Eschscholzia californica


Gaillardia aristata


Gaillardia pulchella


Gilia tricolor


Gypsophila muralis


Helianthus maximiliani


Hesperis matronalis


Iberis umbellata


Ipomopsis rubra


Lavatera trimestris


Layia platyglossa


Liatris spicata


Linaria maroccana


Linum lewisii


Linum rubrum


Lobularia maritima


Lupinus succulentus


Lupinus perennis


Lupinus texensis


Machaeranthera tanacetifolia


Monarda citriodora


Nemophila maculata


Nemopila insignis


Oenothera lamarckiana


Oenothera missouriensis


Oenothera speciosa


Papaver nudicaule


Papaver rhoeas


Papaver rhoeas


Penstemon strictus


Petalostemum purpureum


Phacelia campanularia


Phacelia tanacetifolia


Phlox drummondii


Ratibida Columnaris


Rudbeckia amplexicaulis


Rudbeckia hirta


Salvia coccinea


Salvia farinacea


Silene armeria


Trifolium incarnatum


Verbena tenuisecta


Viola cornuta


Viscaria oculata





Edit: That second link has 1,481 wildflowers, too many to list individually here.
Reply:It may be a strange concept to the younger generation, but how about using a book? The Flora of the British Isles by Rev. Keeble Martin is a superb starting point. I am sure you could pick it up from Amazon quite cheaply in its paperback form. The author spent years travelling Britain personally drawing and painting every common species of wild flower, an amazing task.
Reply:ALL wild flowers - in which country?





Why don'y you go to your local/college library or bookshop and get a book for identification of wild flowers so you can see together the following:





- the picture (%26amp; description, habitat etc)


- the common name (wherever you are)


- the Latin name





Surely in your course, it's not just knowing Latin names that is important, but knowing which flowers they relate to?! Context is important.
Reply:Try www.edirectory.co.uk/chilternseeds





They're a mail order seed nursery which specialises in wild flowers and lists them with their latin names.


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