Species within a genus

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STILBE (G)
Bottlebrush (Le) Stilbe (Wf)
Family: STILBACEAE

stilbo, = to shine, glitter, glisten.
(possibly referring to the silver-white flowers that appear to shine. The genus could also be named after the nymph Stilbe**; but ‘the allusion is not clear’.)
(LS, J)

Stilbe albiflora (La)

Location: (F, K)

albus, = white, properly dead white, not shining;
(white, particularly a dull rather than a glossy white)
flos, floris, = a blossom, flower.
(ld, BL)

Stilbe ericoides (La)
Pink Stilbe (Wf)
Location: (F, K)

ERICA (q.v.);
-oides, = like, resembling, having the form or nature of.
(heather-like)
(BL)

Stilbe mucronata [Now Kogelbergia verticillata] (La)
Common Woolyhead (PS)
Location: (K)

mucro, = a sharp point or edge;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
mucronatus, = pointed.
(mucronate; abruptly terminated by a hard sharp point)
(ld, BL, Ox)

Stilbe rupestris (La)
Rock Stilbe (Vo)
Location: (F, K)

rupes, = a rock, of a cliff;
-estris, = indicates place of growth.
(rock or cliff-dwelling)
(ld, BL)

Stilbe vestita (La)

Location: (K)

vestitus, = clothing, clothes, dress, apparel, raiment, attire, vesture.
(clothed)
(ld, BL)