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
VELLEREOPHYTON (La)

Family: ASTERACEAE
vellus, = wool shorn off, a fleece; wool, down; of light, fleecy clouds; of snow-flakes; of things made of wool, woollen bands or fillets;
phyton, = a plant, tree.
(ld, LS)
Vellereophyton dealbatum (La)
Wool Weed (Vo)
Location: (F, K, P)
de-, = downwards, outwards, from;
albus, = white, properly dead white, not shining;
(white, particularly a dull rather than a glossy white;
dealbo, = to whiten over, to whitewash, to parget, plaster;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
dealbatus, = whitewashed, plastered.
(covered with a white powder; whitewashed)
(ld, BL)