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CHIONANTHUS
(
G
)
Ironwood (
Le
)
Family:
OLEACEAE
chion, = snow;
anthos, = a flower, the bloom of a flower.
(abundance of white flowers)
(
LS
,
Le
)
Chionanthus foveolatus subsp. faveolatus
(
La
)
Pock-ironwood (
PS
)
Location: (
F
)
fovea, = a small pit;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(minutely pitted)
(
ld
,
BL
)
Chionanthus foveolatus subsp. tomentellus
(
La
)
Coast Pock-ironwood (
PS
)
Location: (
F
,
K
,
P
)
fovea, = a small pit;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(minutely pitted)
tomentum, = a stuffing for cushions (e.g. of wool, hair, feathers, straw, etc.).
(tomentose, matted woolly down on stems and leaves)
-ellus, = diminutive.
(
ld
,
BL
)