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

MOLLUGINACEAE (La)
Wirecress Family, Carpetweed (Wi)

mollis, = easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple, soft, tender, delicate.
(soft, pliant)
gens, = [that which belongs together by birth or descent], a race or clan, embracing several families united together by a common name, and by certain religious rites.
Members of this family share common characteristics with the type-genus MOLLUGO, a name used by Pliny, probably derived from mollis.
(ld, BL, Le, K3)

ADENOGRAMMA (G)
Muggiesgras (PS)

aden, adena, = an acorn, a gland;
gramma, = written character, a drawing.
gramme, = line, stroke of a pen.
(ridged or striped by raised lines)
(Ox, LS, K3)

PHARNACEUM
Sneeuvygie (Le)

Named after Pharnaces II (63 - 47 B.C.).**
(Le)