Family: Geraniaceae (includes Geranium and Pelargonium)
Genus: Geranium (includes the cranesbills (the true geraniums))
Botanical/Binomial Name: Geranium robertianum
Meaning of Name:
Geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos, ‘crane’): seed capsule resembling a crane’s beak; and
robertianum..
Family: Geraniaceae (includes Geranium and Pelargonium)
Genus: Geranium (includes the cranesbills (the true geraniums))
Botanical/Binomial Name: Geranium robertianum
Meaning of Name:
Geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos, ‘crane’): seed capsule resembling a crane’s beak; and
robertianum..
Family: Bromeliaceae (the bromeliad family)
Genus: Aechmea (includes silver vase [urn plant])
Botanical/Binomial Name: Aechmea gamosepala
Meaning of Name:
Aechmea, from Ancient Greek αἰχμή (aikhmḗ, ‘spearhead’, ‘arrowhead’) inflorescence like a spear; and
gamosepala, from Italian gamosepala (fe..
Family: Bromeliaceae (the bromeliad family)
Genus: Aechmea (includes silver vase [urn plant])
Botanical/Binomial Name: Aechmea gamosepala
Meaning of Name:
Aechmea, from Ancient Greek αἰχμή (aikhmḗ, ‘spearhead’, ‘arrowhead’) inflorescence like a spear; and
gamosepala, from Italian gamosepala (fe..
Family: Bromeliaceae (the bromeliad family)
Genus: Aechmea (includes silver vase [urn plant])
Botanical/Binomial Name: Aechmea gamosepala
Meaning of Name:
Aechmea, from Ancient Greek αἰχμή (aikhmḗ, ‘spearhead’, ‘arrowhead’) inflorescence like a spear; and
gamosepala, from Italian gamosepala (fe..
Family: Selaginellaceae (includes spikemosses)
Genus: Selaginella (includes spikemosses — Selaginella is the sole genus of Selaginellaceae)
Botanical/Binomial Name: Selaginella kraussiana
Common Names: Krauss’ spikemoss, Krauss’ clubmoss, Green clubmoss
Botanical Characteristics: Herbaceo..
Family: Selaginellaceae (includes spikemosses)
Genus: Selaginella (includes spikemosses — Selaginella is the sole genus of Selaginellaceae)
Botanical/Binomial Name: Selaginella kraussiana
Common Names: Krauss’ spikemoss, Krauss’ clubmoss, Green clubmoss
Botanical Characteristics: Herbaceous | ..
Family: Poaceae (the grass family; includes lawn grasses, bamboos, cereals, sugarcanes)
Genus: Cymbopogon (includes cirtronella grass, East Indian lemongrass)
Botanical/Binomial Name: Cymbopogon citratus
Meaning of Name:
Cymbopogon, from Ancient Greek κύμβη (kúmbē, ‘hollow vessel’) + πώγων (pṓgō..
Family: Asteraceae (includes daisies, sunflowers, Curio sp. succulents)
Genus: Smallanthus (includes Yellow Leafcup)
Botanical/Binomial Name: Smallanthus sonchifolius
Meaning of Name:
Smallanthus, for John Kunkel Small, 1869–1938, American botanist; and
sonchifolius, from Sonchus, the sow thist..
Family: Poaceae (the grass family; includes lawn grasses, bamboos, cereals, lemon grasses)
Genus: Saccharum (includes many sugarcanes)
Botanical/Binomial Name: Saccharum sp. Ancestry of this cultivar unknown. Likely to be Saccharum officinarum, but could be a hybrid.
Meaning of Name:
Saccharum, ..