What plants begin with X?

PLANT NAMES THAT START WITH THE LETTER ‘X’

• X CHITALPA TASHKENTENSIS.
• X FATSHEDERA LIZEI.
• X HEUCHERELLA.
• X PETCHOA.
• X SOLIDASTER LUTEUS.

What does X mean in botany?

When you see a genus name followed by the letter “x,” followed, in turn, by an epithet, this is an indication that the plant is a cross between two different plant species—a “hybrid plant.”

What are some weird plant names?

10 Funny and Strange Plant Names

• Sneezewort Yarrow, AKA Sneezewort.
• Hooded Skullcap, AKA Marsh Skullcap.
• Turkey Corn, AKA Fringed Bleeding Heart.
• Butter and Eggs, AKA Yellow Toadflax/ Brideweed.
• Hens and Chicks, AKA House Leeks.
• Lambsquarters, AKA Fat Hen, White Goosefoot.
• Euphorbia Obesa, AKA The Baseball Plant.
• Skunk Cabbage.

What is a plant that starts with Z?

Zantedeschia aethiopica ‘Swartberg Giant’

What flower starts with Z?

Flowers that start with letter Z

• Zantedeschia (Calla Lily; Arum Lily)
• Zephyranthes (Rain Lily; Fairy Lily)
• Zinnia.
• Zygopetalum (Zygo)

What are 5 examples of plants?

Explanation:

• Trees.
• Flowers.
• Moss.
• Grasses.
• Algae.

Is hybrid a name?

A hybrid name is treated like other botanical names, for most purposes, but differs in that: A hybrid name does not necessarily refer to a morphologically distinctive group, but applies to all progeny of the parents, no matter how much they vary.

How do you name a plant?

The proper way to name a plant is to use its scientific name and cultivar, if applicable. Genus names are capitalized, species epithet are not. Both genus and species names are treated in italics, e.g. Vanilla planifolia. If there is a natural variant, “var” is used with the variant type italicized and all lowercase.