Species Epithets - S

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Epithet	Meaning	Reference
sabaudum	From Savoy,  part of the region Rhône-Alpes.	Z
saccharata	With sweet taste, sugaryielding (Saccharum, sugar).	Z
saccharinum	Sugary.	Z
sachalinensis	From the Isle of Sachalin.	Z
saeva	Cruel ?
saginoides	Resembling Pearl-wort, Sagina.	Z
sagittalis	Shaped like an arrowhead (used of leaves).	Z
sagittarius	Shaped like an arrowhead (used of leaves).	Z
sagittata	Shaped like an arrowhead (used of leaves).	Z
sagittifolia	With arrow-shaped leaves.	Z
salicaria	Willow-like. (Of leaves or flowers.)	JS
salicifolius	With leaves like the Willow.	Z
salicina	Willow or Sallow like.	Z
saligna	Willow or Sallow like.	Z
salignum	Willow or Sallow like.	Z
salisburgensis	From Salzburg in Austria.	Z
salmantica	From ancient Salmantica, now Salamanca, in Spain.	Z
salviifolius	With leaves like Sage, Salvia.	Z
sancta	Holy, sacred.	Z
sanguinalis	Of blood red colour.	Z
sanguinea	Blood-red (sanguis, blood).	Z
sanguineum	Blood-red (sanguis, blood).	Z
sanguineus	Blood-red (sanguis, blood).	Z
sardensis	Of Sardinian origin.	Z
sardous	Of Sardinian origin.	Z
sarmentosa	Bearing long, slender runners.	Z
sarniense	From the Isle of Guernsey.	Z
sarniensis	From the Isle of Guernsey.	Z
sativa	That which is sown or planted for crops.	Z
sativum	That which is sown or planted for crops.	Z
sativus	That which is sown or planted for crops.	Z
saxatile	Growing amongst rocks, rock-loving.	Z
saxatilis	Growing amongst rocks, rock-loving.	Z
saxifraga	Stone splitting, rock-breaking.	Z
saxonicum	Of Saxon origin.	Z
scaber	Rough to the touch.	Z
scabiosa	Scabby.	Z
scabra	Rough to the touch.	Z
scabriuscula	Somewhat rough.	Z
scabrum	Rough to the touch.	Z
sceleratus	Acrid, biting, blister-drawing.	Z
schoenoides	Resembling Card-Rush, of Victoria, Schoenus.	Z
schoenoprasum	Chives.	Z
scilloides	Resembling Squill or Wild Hyacinths, Scilla.	Z
scissus	Cleft, slit, fibrous.	Z
sclarea	Dry, stiff.	Z
scolopendrium	Centipede-like.	JS
scolymus	From the Greek for artichoke.
scoparius	Brush-like.	Z
scorodonia	Garlic-like.	Z
scorpioides	Scorpion like, when the inflorescence resembles a scorpion's tail.	Z
scotica	Of Scotch origin.	Z
scoticum	Of Scotch origin.	Z
scoticus	Of Scotch origin.	Z
scutatus	Buckler-shaped.	Z
scutellata	Shaped like a small salver or plate.	Z
secalinum	Resembling Rye, Secale.	Z
secalinus	Resembling Rye, Secale.	Z
sect.	Section (of a Genus with complex sub-species).
secta	Cut or cleft completely to the base.	Z
secunda	One-sided, or following.	Z
sedifolius	With leaves like Stonecrop Sedum.	Z
sedoides	Resembling Stonecrop, Sedum.	Z
segetalis	Growing in standing crops.	Z
segetum	Growing in standing crops.	Z
seguine	Resembling Hemlock.	Z
selaginoides	Resembling Selago, a genus of greenhouse shrubs.	Z
selago	ancient name for Lycopodium selago	DBE
semiglobata	(Half-globular, which I take to mean hemispherical ?)
sempervirens	Evergreen, retaining leaves in winter.	Z
senegalensis	From the banks of the river Senegal in W. Africa.	Z
senescens	Grey, as from age.	Z
sensibilis	Sensitive, manifesting irritability.	Z
sepium	Ink.
septentrionale	Northern.	Z
septentrionalis	Northern.	Z
sericea	Silky, covered with silky pubescence.	Z
sericeum	Silky, covered with silky pubescence.	Z
serotina	Late in the year, blooming in autumn.	Z
serotinum	Late in the year, blooming in autumn.	Z
serotinus	Late in the year, blooming in autumn.	Z
serpens	Snake.	Z
serpyllifolia	With leaves like Wild thyme.	Z
serrata	Beset with saw teeth.	Z
serratifolia	Having serrated leaves.	Z
serrulata	Teethed, with minute teeth.	Z
sessiliflorus	Bearing sessile, or stalk-less flowers.	Z
sessilis	Sitting close, destitute of a stalk.	Z
setacea	Bristly (seta, a bristle).	Z
setaceum	Bristly (seta, a bristle).	Z
setigerus	Bearing bristles.	Z
setosa	Bristly (seta, a bristle).	Z
setulosa	Resembling a fine bristle.	Z
sexangulare	Six-angled.	Z
shallon	Derived from the North American native name, Salal ?
siberica	Of Siberian origin.
sibirica	Of Siberian origin.	Z
sibiricum	Of Siberian origin.	Z
sibiricus	Of Siberian origin.	Z
sicula	From the Isle of Sicily in Italy.	Z
siculum	From the Isle of Sicily in Italy.	Z
siculus	From the Isle of Sicily in Italy.	Z
sikkimensis	From Sikkim, now an Indian State in the eastern Himalayas.	Z
siliquastrum	The Careb-Tree, St. John's Bread Tree, Coratonia, Siliqua.	Z
siliquosa	Bearing silique, ie Pods with a partition like those of Cruciferae.	Z
silvatica	Growing in woods and forests.	Z
silvaticus	Growing in woods and forests.	Z
sylvestri	Wild not cultivated.	Z
sylvestris	Wild not cultivated.	Z
simia	[Like a] monkey.
simplex	Of one piece or series (opposed to compound).	Z
sinensis	Of Chinese origin.	Z
sinuata	Having a deep, wavy margin (like the oak-leaf).	Z
sinuatum	Having a deep, wavy margin (like the oak-leaf).	Z
sitchensis	From the Sitka or Sitcha, Alaska.	Z
soldanella	With leaves like Soldanella.	JS
soleirolii	I have been unable to find a lead on this. Would you like to edit the entry ?
solida	Not hollow, or, free from cavities.	Z
solstitialis	Pertaining to summer.	Z
sordida	Dirty in tint, dirty-white.	Z
soulangeana	Hybrid named for Etienne Soulange-Bodin, 19th century French cavaly officer and Director of the Royal Institute of Horticulture.	DGB
spartea	Resembling Esparto-Grass.	Z
spathacea	Spathe-bearing (spathe, a large bract enclosing a flower cluster).	Z
spathularis	Spoon-shaped (leaves).
spathulata	Spathe, spatula-shaped, in form of a large bract.	Z
speciosa	Beautiful.	Z
speciosissimum	Extra beautiful.	Z
speciosum	Beautiful.	Z
speciosus	Beautiful.	Z
spectabile	Showy, superior.	Z
spectabilis	Showy, superior.	Z
speltoides	Resembling Dinkel or Spelt weed, Triticum Speltra.	Z
sphacelata	With marks like gangrene, withered, dead in appearance.	Z
sphacelatum	With marks like gangrene, withered, dead in appearance.	Z
sphaericus	Spherical, globe-like.	Z
sphaerocephalus	Round-headed.	Z
sphondylium	Spine (in the sense of backbone) - like ?
spicata	Spike-like, or disposed on a spike.	Z
spicatum	Spike-like, or disposed on a spike.	Z
spiculatum	Being covered with fine points.	Z
spinosa	Having spines or thorns.	Z
spinosissima	Closely beset with thorns.	Z
spinosissimum	Closely beset with thorns.	Z
spinosum	Having spines or thorns.	Z
spinosus	Having spines or thorns.	Z
spinulosa	With small spines (Spinula, a diminutive spine).	Z
spiralis	Coiled, wound round.	Z
splendens	Glistening or shining.	Z
spongiosa	Spongy, soft, or having the texture of a sponge.	Z
spp.	Indicates an unknown (to me) species of the genus.
spumosum	Frothy, spongy.	Z
spurium	False.	DBE
spurius	False.	DBE
squalida	Dull yellow.	Z
squalidus	Dull yellow.	Z
squamaria	Common Tooth-Wort, Lathraea squamaria.	Z
squamatus	Being furnished with scales.	Z
squamosum	Beset with scales, or scale like.	Z
squamosus	Beset with scales, or scale like.	Z
squarrosa	Being rough or scurfy.	Z
squarrosum	Being rough or scurfy.	Z
squarrosus	Being rough or scurfy.	Z
stagnalis	Growing in stagnant water.	Z
staminea	Stamen-like.	Z
stellaris	Star-spangled.	Z
stellata	Star-like, or radiating like the points of a star.	Z
stellatum	Star-like, or radiating like the points of a star.	Z
stellatus	Star-like, or radiating like the points of a star.	Z
stellulata	Minutely star-shaped, or stellate.	Z
stenopetalus	Having narrow petals.	Z
stenophylla	Narrow leaved.	Z
stenophyllus	Narrow leaved.	Z
stenostachys	Bearing slender spikes.	Z
sterilis	Barren, as flowers destitute of pistil or stamen without anther.	Z
sterneri	Low, spreading ?
stictophyllum	Having leaves covered with points, dots.	Z
stipitatus	Having small stalks or stems.	Z
stipoides	Resembling Oat Grass, Stipa.	Z
stipulaceum	Having stipules (small appendages to the base of the leaf-stalk).	Z
stoechas	From the Iles d'Hyères, or ancient Stoechades, a group of islands off southern France.	Z
stramonium	The old botanic / herbal name for Thorn Apple.	JS
striata	Marked with fine, longitudinal flutings, or grooves.	Z
striatella	Marked with small stripes or bruises (stria, a furrow).	Z
striatum	Marked with fine, longitudinal flutings, or grooves.	Z
striatus	Marked with fine, longitudinal flutings, or grooves.	Z
stricta	Drawn together, stiff, upright.	Z
strictum	Drawn together, stiff, upright.	Z
strigosa	Closely covered with pointed bristles.	Z
strigosum	Closely covered with pointed bristles.	Z
strigosus	Closely covered with pointed bristles.	Z
strumosa	Goitre-like (struma, goitre).	Z
strumosus	Goitre-like (struma, goitre).	Z
struthiopteris	Bunch-winged.	Z
stylosa	With prominent style.	Z
suaveolens	Fragrant, sweet-smelling.	Z
subcaulescens	With a very short stem.	Z
subciliata	Somewhat ciliate, fringed.	Z
subcrenata	Somewhat notched, scalloped.	Z
suberecta	Nearly erect, nodding at the top.	Z
subfusiformis	Almost carrot -shaped.
subglobosum	Somewhat spherical.	Z
subhirsutum	Somewhat rough-haired.	Z
submersum	Growing under water.	Z
subsp.	Indicates a subspecies.
subterraneum	Underground.	Z
subulata	Awl-shaped.	Z
subulatum	Awl-shaped.	Z
subulatus	Awl-shaped.	Z
succulenta	Juicy, sappy.	Z
suecica	Of Swedish origin.	Z
suecicum	Of Swedish origin.	Z
suffocatum	Choking, stifling.	Z
suffruticosum	Somewhat like a shrub.	Z
sulcata	Grooved, furrowed or fluted.	Z
sulcatus	Grooved, furrowed or fluted.	Z
sumatrensis	From Sumatra
supina	Prostrate, with face upward.	Z
supinum	Prostrate, with face upward.	Z
supinus	Prostrate, with face upward.	Z
suspensa	Hanging downward perpendicularly.	Z
sylvatica	Growing in woods and forests.	Z
sylvaticum	Growing in woods and forests.	Z
sylvaticus	Growing in woods and forests.	Z
sylvestris	Wild not cultivated.	Z
syriaca	Of Syrian origin.	Z
syriacum	Of Syrian origin.	Z
syriacus	Of Syrian origin.	Z