Species within a genus

Genus: 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

DIDELTA (G)
Salad Thistle (Wf)
Family: ASTERACEAE

di-, = two;
dis-, = twice, double;
Delta, = a name for the islands formed at the mouths of large rivers, especially the Nile, so called from their shape;
delta, = triangle; (the fourth letter in the Greek alphabet ‘Δ’).
(bracts in two rows and are triangular in shape)
(LS, BL, Le)

Didelta carnosa var tomentosa (La)
Dune Salad Thistle (Wf)
Location: (F)

caro, carnis, = flesh; the flesh, pulp, of fruits;
-osus, = indicates abundance or full or marked development.
carnosus, = abounding in flesh, fleshy.
(fleshy, succulent, soft but firm)

tomentum, = a stuffing for cushions (e.g. of wool, feathers, etc.);
(tomentose, matted woolly down on stems and leaves)
-osus, = indicates abundance or full or marked development.
(tomentose; thickly and evenly covered with short more or less appressed curled or curved matted hairs)
(ld, BL)