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
HIPPIA (La, G)
Rankals (Le)
Family: ASTERACEAE
This was either the title of the Roman goddess Minerva/Athene** and others; or the name of some unknown botanist (W.P.U Taylor);
hippo, = horse;
-ius, = means 'characteristic of', hence indicates connexion or resemblance.
(Ch, Ox, BL)
Hippia frutescens (La)
Small Wormwood (Vo) Rankals (PS)
Location: (F, K, P)
frutex, = a shrub, bush;
-escens, = indicates process of becoming, hence not fully achieved resemblance, often expressed by the termination ‘-ish’.
frutesco, = to put forth shoots, to sprout, become bushy.
(becoming shrubby)
(ld, BL)
Hippia pilosa (La)
Dwarf Wormwood (Vo)
Location: (F, K, P)
pilus, = hair, the hair;
-osus, = indicates abundance or full or marked development.
pilosus, = hairy, shaggy.
(pilose, hairy with distinct long ascending hairs)
(ld, BL)