Thursday, February 9, 2012

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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