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  • John W. Thieret Etymology: Greek trichos, hair, and stigma, stigma, in reference to the penicillate stigma Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment
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  • dikranos, twice-forked, and pteris, fern, derived from pteron, feather, in reference to the leaf architecture Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2. Stems long-creeping;
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  • Allan D. Zimmerman, Bruce D. Parfitt Etymology: Greek asteros, star, in reference to the star-shaped stem cross section of the type species, and phyton,
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  • Coyol gru-gru Etymology: Greek akron, summit, and kome, hairs of the head, in reference to the high crown of leaves akrokomos, with leaves at the top, said especially
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  • bachelor's buttons Etymology: Greek lachnos, wool, and chaulos, stem, in reference to the long, soft, upwardly pointed hairs on scapes of the type Treatment
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  • 1763. Scott Zona Common names: Oil palm Etymology: Greek elaia, olive, in reference to the oily fruits Synonyms: Alfonsia Kunth Corozo Jacquin ex Giseke Treatment
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  • palm Etymology: Greek thrinax, trident or winnowing fork presumably in reference to shape of leaf Synonyms: Hemithrinax Hooker f. Treatment appears in FNA
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  • Hop-hornbeam Etymology: Latin ostrya, hop-hornbeam, from Greek ostryos, scale, in reference to the scaly infructescences Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3. Trees,
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  • names: Horned-poppy sea-poppy Etymology: Greek glaukos, gray-green, in reference to color of waxy bloom on all parts Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
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  • John E. Bleck Etymology: Greek malle, arm-hole, and pherein, to bear, in reference to the seed pockets of the fruits Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment
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  • Thompson Common names: Water-lettuce Etymology: Greek pistra, watertrough, in reference to the aquatic habitat Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22. Herbs, aquatic
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  • names: Bramble ferns Etymology: Greek hypo, below, and lepis, scale, in reference to position of sori under the revolute leaf margin Treatment appears in
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  • Noel H. Holmgren Common names: (Greek halos salt and geiton neighbor in reference to the habitat of the species) Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment
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  • New Zealand spinach Etymology: Greek tetra, four, and gonia, angle, in reference to the shape of the fruit Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment
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  • 1927. John E. Bleck Etymology: Greek drosos, dew, and anthos, flower, in reference to the glistening papillae Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment
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  • ou puant Etymology: Greek symplokos, connected, and karpos, fruit, in reference to the infructescence Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22. Treatment on
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  • Common names: South American elodea Etymology: Latin egeri, a nymph, in reference to aquatic habitat Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22. Plants perennial
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  • 1925. John E. Bleck Etymology: Greek delos, visible, and sperma, seed, in reference to the seeds being exposed as the fruits dehisce Treatment appears in FNA
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  • epithet of Lycopodium phlegmaria Greek phlegma, flame, and oura, tail in reference to the tasslelike fertile portions of the plant Treatment appears in FNA
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  • names: Needleleaf Etymology: Greek poly, numerous, and kneme, limb, in reference to the numerous branches resembling the spokes of a wheel Treatment appears
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