Species within a genus

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BERKHEYA
Wild Thistle (Wf) Dissel (Le)
Family: ASTERACEAE
After Jan (Johannes) Le Francq van Berkhey (1729-1812),** Dutch botanist, biologist, lecturer in natural history at the University of Leyden 1773-1795, poet, and physician.
(Ch)
Berkheya armata (La)
Porcupine Daisy(Vo) Greater Wild Thistle(Wf) Grootdissel (PS)
Location: (F, K)
arma, = what is fitted to the body for its protection, defensive armour;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(equipped, armed)
(ld, BL)
Berkheya barbata (La)
Holly-leaved Wild Thistle (Wf) Dissel (PS)
Location: (F, K, P)
barba, = of plants, the wool; the beard, of men;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
barbatus, = having a beard, bearded; of plants, wooly, downy.
(bearded, provided with tufts of long, weak hairs)
(ld, BL)
Berkheya herbacea (La)
Kaaldissel (PS)
Location: (F, K)
herba, = springing vegetation, grass, green stalks or blades, green crops, an herb;
-aceous, = indicates resemblance.
herbaceous, = grass coloured, grass-green.
(ld, BL)
Berkheya rigida (La)
Disseldoring, Isihlungu (PS)
Location: (P)
rigeo, rigens, = to be stiff, stiffen;
(stiff, rigid, unbendable)
-idus, = indicates a state or an action in progress.
rigidus, = stiff, hard, inflexible, rigid.
(ld, BL)