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For Johan Peter Falk (Falck) (1733-1774).**
(Ch)
FELICIA (La)
Felicia (Wf) Astertjie (Le)
Family: ASTERACEAE
Either from Latin felix, happy,
or after Herr Felix who died in 1846.**
(Ch)
FERRARIA
Spider Iris (Wf) Spider Lily, Spinnekopblom (Le)
Family: IRIDACEAE
For Giovanni Battista Ferrari (1584-1655).**
(Ch)
FESTUCA (La)
Fescue (Le)
Family: POACEAE
festuca, = a stalk, stem or straw; a straw-like weed which grows among barley.
(ld)
For Heinrich David Auguste Ficinus (1782-1857).**
(Ch)
FICUS (La)
Figs (Int)
Family: MORACEAE
ficus, = a fig tree.
(ld)
FISSIDENS (La)
Moss ()
Family: FISSIDENTACEAE
findo, fidi, fissum = to cleave, split, part, separate, divide; a cleft, slit, fissure;
(split-)
dens, dentis, = a tooth.
(with split teeth)
(ld, BL)
FRANKENIA
Sea-Heath, Sandangelier (Le)
Family: FRANKENIACEAE
For Johan Frankenius (1590-1661).**
(Ch)
FREESIA
Freesia, Kammetjie (Le)
Family: IRIDACEAE
For Friedrich Heinrich Theodor Freese (1795-1876).**
(Ch)
FREYLINIA
Bell Bush, Klokkiesbos (Le)
Family: SCROPHULARIACEAE
For Count L. de Freylino (Freylin).**
(Ch)
FRULLARIA
A Liverwort, Moss (I)
Family: JUBULACEAE
For Leonardo Frullani (1756-1824).**
(Ch)
For Jørgen Fuiren (1581-1628).**
(Ch)
FUMARIA (La)
Fumitory (Le)
Family: FUMARIACEAE
fumus, = smoke, steam, fume;
-aria, = indicates, connection or possession.
fumarium, = a smoke-chamber for ripening wine.
(perhaps the smell of some species)
(ld, BL, Le)