Species Epithets - H

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Epithet	Meaning	Reference
halepense	From Aleppo (Halep) in Syria.	Z
halicacabum	Resembling Winter-Cherry, Physalis.	Z
halimus	Old Genus name for Orache.	JS
halophilum	Salt-loving (sea salt).	Z
hamata	Hook shaped.	Z
hamatum	Hook shaped.	Z
hamosa	Hooked, hook-shaped (hamus hook).	Z
hamosus	Hooked, hook-shaped (hamus hook).	Z
hamulata	Beset with small hooks.	Z
hamulosus	Beset with small hooks.	Z
hansonii	After Hanson.	JS
hastata	Spear or halberd-like (hasta, spear).	Z
hederacea	Ivy-like in habit or form (Hedera, Ivy).	Z
hederaceus	Ivy-like in habit or form (Hedera, Ivy).	Z
hederae	Pertaining to Ivy, Hedera.	Z
hederifolia	With ivy-like leaves.	Z
hederifolium	With ivy-like leaves.	Z
helianthoides	Resembling Sunflower.	Z
helioscopia	Turning towards the sun.	Z
helix	Spiral, to turn round spirally as ivy.	Z
helleborine	Like Helleborus.
helobia	Growing in marshes.	Z
helveticum	From Switzerland.	Z
helvola	I have been unable to find a lead on this. Would you like to edit the entry ?
hemisphaerica	In the form of half a globe.	Z
henryi	After Dr A Henry, discoverer.	JS
hepaticum	Liver-coloured, puce with a greenish hue.	Z
heptaphylla	Having seven leaves.	Z
herbacea	Herb-like, with succulent stem.	Z
herbaceum	Herb-like, with succulent stem.	Z
hermaphroditum	Combining the two sexes, having pistil and stamen in the same flower.	Z
hesperius	Towards even, western.	Z
heteropetala	Bearing petals of more than one kind.	Z
heterophylla	Bearing leaves of more than one kind.	Z
heterophyllum	Bearing leaves of more than one kind.	Z
heterophyllus	Bearing leaves of more than one kind.	Z
hexagyna	Bearing flowers with six pistils.	Z
hians	Gaping open.	Z
hibernica	Of Irish origin.	Z
hibernicum	Of Irish origin.	Z
hibernicus	Of Irish origin.	Z
hieracioides	Resembling Hawk-weed, Hieracium.	Z
hierosolymitanus	From Jerusalem.	Z
himalayense	From the Himalaya Mountains.	Z
hippocastanum	Greek: horse-chestnut.
hircinum	Smelling like a goat.	Z
hirculus	Smelling somewhat like a goat.	Z
hirsuta	Having long distinct hairs, rough, hairy.	Z
hirsutum	Having long distinct hairs, rough, hairy.	Z
hirsutus	Having long distinct hairs, rough, hairy.	Z
hirta	With short or fairly stiff hairs, hairy but shorter than hirsute.	Z
hirtella	Minutely haired, pubescent.	Z
hirtum	With short or fairly stiff hairs, hairy but shorter than hirsute.	Z
hirundinaria	Of swallows.
hispanica	Of Spanish origin.	Z
hispanicum	Of Spanish origin.	Z
hispanicus	Of Spanish origin.	Z
hispida	With stiff hairs or bristles.	Z
hispidula	Somewhat rough or with small bristles.	Z
hispidulus	Somewhat rough or with small bristles.	Z
hispidus	With stiff hairs or bristles.	Z
holoschoenus	Greek: "Entire rush".
holosericeum	Thickly covered with a fine silky pubescence, velvet-like.	Z
holostea	Hard or bony.	Z
homolepis	Having scales of one kind only.	Z
hordeaceus	Resembling Barley, Hordeum.	Z
horizontalis	Horizontal, level.	Z
hortensis	Pertaining to the garden.	Z
huegelii	I have been unable to find a lead on this. Would you like to edit the entry ?
humifusa	Creeping on the surface of the ground.	Z
humifusum	Creeping on the surface of the ground.	Z
humile	Of low growth.	Z
humilis	Of low growth.	Z
hyalina	Glass-like, transparent.	Z
hyberna	Pertaining to winter.	Z
hybrida	Between two species, sharing both characteristics.	Z
hybridum	Between two species, sharing both characteristics.	Z
hybridus	Between two species, sharing both characteristics.	Z
hydrolapathum	Horse-Sorrel or water dock, Rumex.	Z
hydropiper	Water-pepper or Water-wort (Elatine).	Z
hygrophilum	Moisture loving.	Z
hylophilus	Forest loving.	Z
hymenodes	Membrane-like.	Z
hypnoides	Resembling Feather-moss.	Z
hypochondriacus	Sombre.	Z
hypogaea	Subterranean, growing be low the surface.	Z
hypoglossum	Resembling the uvula of the throat (a fleshy conical body).	Z
hypophegea	Growing under Beeches.	Z
hypoxylon	Greek: Under wood.