Plants with Place Names
What is the place in this plant name?
Tilia americana
America
What is the characteristic in this plant's name?
Juniperus horizontalis
Horizontal Growth
Who is the person that this plant is named after?
Franklinia alatamaha (Franklin Tree)
Benjamin Franklin
Acer saccharum
Empress Tree
Who (or group of peoples) is this plant named after?
Sequoia sempervirens (Redwood)
Sequoyah (Cherokees)
What is the place in this plant name?
Ageratum mexicanum
Mexico
What is the characteristic in this plant's name?
Wisteria floribunda
Many Flowers
Who is the person that this plant is named after?
Napoleonaea imperialis (evergreen tree)
Napoleon
Solanum tuberosum
Star Magnolia
What is the place in this plant's name?
Syringa afghanica
Afghanistan
What is the place in this plant's name?
Rhus chinensis
China
What is the characteristic in this plant's name?
Polygonatum odoratum
Perfumed
Who is the person that this plant is named after?
Jeffersonia diphylla (Twinleaf)
Thomas Jefferson
Asarum europaeum
Sugar Maple
What is the characteristic in this plant's name?
Pinus contorta
Twisted
What is the place in this plant's name?
Chionanthus virginicus
Virginia
What is the characteristics in this plant's name?
Viburnum dentatum
Toothed Leaves
Who is the person that this plant is named after?
Victoria amazonica (Victoria Water Lily)
Queen Victoria
Citrus x sinensis
Orange
What is the place in this plant's name?
Stewartia koreana
Korea
What is the place in this plant's name?
Carya illinoensis
Illinois
What is the characteristic in this plant's name?
Picea pungens
Pungent Odor
Who is the person that this plant is named after?
Linnaea borealis (Twinflower)
Carl von Linne
Antennaria rosea
Potato
What is the characteristic in this plant's name?
Cuphea purpura
Purple color