Genera within a family

Family: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
HEMEROCALLIDACEAE (G)
Daylily (Wi)
hemera, = day, the light of day;
Hemera,** = the personification of the day.
calli-, = beautiful.
(LS, PG)
CAESIA
Blue Grass Lily (Le)
For Federico Cesi (Fridericus Caesius) (1585-1630),** Italian botanist, microscopist and supporter of Galileo, discovered that ferns have spores.
(Ch)