A list of 275 words by hernesheir.
- wandering dudewas added by technikon and appears on just this list
- Moses-in-the-cradlewas added by technikon and appears on just this list
- polecat-treewas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- close-scienceswas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- gouty-stemwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- bottle-codwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- bindwithwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- kakalaioawas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- fish-woodwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- conacastewas added by hernesheir and appears on 3 lists
- lady's-eardropwas added by actung and appears on 2 lists
- virgin's bowerwas added by actung and appears on 3 lists
- traveler's joywas added by actung and appears on just this list
- elephant's-footwas added by actung and appears on 2 lists
- devil's-grandmotherwas added by actung and appears on just this list
- butcher's broomwas added by actung and appears on just this list
- Cowslipwas added by JennyTWH and appears on just this list
- Mother-in-Law's Tonguewas added by JennyTWH and appears on just this list
- love-in-a-puzzlewas added by actung and appears on 3 lists
- bishop's-wortwas added by actung and appears on just this list
- devil-in-a-bushwas added by actung and appears on 4 lists
- love-in-a-mistwas added by actung and appears on 13 lists
- clithewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- onion-couchwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- side-oatswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Newhousiawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- nosegay-treewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- friar's-cowlwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- hart's-tonguewas added by actung and appears on 3 lists
- eyebrightwas added by actung and appears on 12 lists
- love-lies-bleedingwas added by actung and appears on 16 lists
- King Clonewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- turnsolewas added by hernesheir and appears on 13 lists
- hogweedwas added by hernesheir and appears on 9 lists
- watermealwas added by hernesheir and appears on 3 lists
- johnny-cockswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Scuticariawas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- yoncopinwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- wankapinwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- water-chinkapinwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- sasalapawas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- tamalpatrawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- bullwaddywas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- banabawas added by hernesheir and appears on 3 lists
- dragonheadwas added by hernesheir and appears on 3 lists
- starve-acrewas added by hernesheir and appears on 4 lists
- buckwas added by hernesheir and appears on 73 lists
- erswas added by hernesheir and appears on 6 lists
- Ayapanawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- cascara sagradawas added by hernesheir and appears on 3 lists
- haircap-mosswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- orvalwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- clove-gillyflowerwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- hare's-footwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- clockswas added by hernesheir and appears on 16 lists
- stinkwoodwas added by hernesheir and appears on 3 lists
- Opuntiaewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Bartramiawas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- Erica eugeniawas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- turtle herbswas added by hernesheir and appears on 3 lists
- Eydouxiawas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- Pandawas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- Ascolepis erythrocephalawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Attalea vitrivirwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Hoffmannseggellawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- alfalfawas added by hernesheir and appears on 45 lists
- tetterwortwas added by hernesheir and appears on 5 lists
- pewterwortwas added by hernesheir and appears on 4 lists
- pepperwortwas added by hernesheir and appears on 4 lists
- pepperrootwas added by hernesheir and appears on 4 lists
- johnny-jump-upwas added by hernesheir and appears on 9 lists
- Cabombaceaewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Bombacaceaewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Legenerewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Diooeaewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- bubble-bathwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- touch-me-notwas added by PrincessStar and appears on 6 lists
- kryptonitewas added by hernesheir and appears on 21 lists
- supermanwas added by hernesheir and appears on 18 lists
- Dypsis mcdonaldianawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- phone bookwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- Aawas added by hernesheir and appears on 3 lists
- Hebejeebiewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Draculawas added by hernesheir and appears on 4 lists
- corpse lilywas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Secondatiawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Veronicastrumwas added by hernesheir and appears on 3 lists
- insideout flowerwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- horizontal navelwortwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Venus' navelwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- navelwortwas added by hernesheir and appears on 4 lists
- Umbilicuswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Taeniophyllumwas added by hernesheir and appears on 3 lists
- Jack-go-to-bed-at-noonwas added by qroqqa and appears on 3 lists
- Silentvalleyawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- fairy clockwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- nipplewortwas added by hernesheir and appears on 7 lists
- bellies-and-bums-fingers-and-thumbswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- pissabedwas added by hernesheir and appears on 9 lists
- bum-pipewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- stinking willywas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- snotty gogswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- stinking williewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- houseleekwas added by hernesheir and appears on 6 lists
- moonpodwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- Selinocarpuswas added by hernesheir and appears on 3 lists
- Schtschurowskiawas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- Satanocraterwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Sardiniawas added by hernesheir and appears on 3 lists
- soldier crabtreewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Sagitariawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- wapatoowas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- Arecawas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- Punicawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Rinoreocarpuswas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- Quidproquowas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Lablabwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Quaquawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Putterlickiawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Pseudovanillawas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- Pseudobastardiawas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- Needhamiawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Namibiawas added by hernesheir and appears on 5 lists
- Miyamayomenawas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- Gardeniawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Kumbayawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Cheesemaniawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Jollydorawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Roosevelt weedwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- new deal weedwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- poverty weedwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Itiwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Humblotiellawas added by hernesheir and appears on 3 lists
- Hippopodiumwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- love-in-idlenesswas added by ruzuzu and appears on 7 lists
- Erosionwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- Epiglottiswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- horse cripplerwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- jack-in-the-pulpitwas added by ruzuzu and appears on 11 lists
- Solomon's Sealwas added by ruzuzu and appears on just this list
- Diarrhenawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- Damnxanthodiumwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- Damnameniawas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- Damnacanthuswas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- Damrongiawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- early yellowrocketwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- mangosteenwas added by fbharjo and appears on 24 lists
- prunellowas added by fbharjo and appears on just this list
- wait-a-bitwas added by fbharjo and appears on 2 lists
- eglantinewas added by fbharjo and appears on 43 lists
- downweedwas added by fbharjo and appears on just this list
- loosestrifewas added by fbharjo and appears on 12 lists
- crinklerootwas added by fbharjo and appears on 5 lists
- dracaenawas added by fbharjo and appears on 3 lists
- rattleboxwas added by fbharjo and appears on 3 lists
- cudweedwas added by fbharjo and appears on 4 lists
- quillwortwas added by fbharjo and appears on 6 lists
- beggarweedwas added by fbharjo and appears on 3 lists
- shittahwas added by fbharjo and appears on 14 lists
- jamaican navel spurgewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- aawas added by hernesheir and appears on 64 lists
- hebejeebiewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- naked ladieswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- rupturewortwas added by hernesheir and appears on 5 lists
- desert bottle cleanerwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- turpentine broomwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- resurection fernwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- madam gorgonwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- skunkvinewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- sewervinewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- florida mountainmintwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- ramgoat dashalongwas added by hernesheir and appears on 7 lists
- noseburnwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- bellyache bushwas added by hernesheir and appears on 3 lists
- cheesytoeswas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- cluster peawas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- whitetasselswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- sweetscented pigeonwingswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- wonderbeanwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- hogpeanutwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- woman's tonguewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- porknutwas added by hernesheir and appears on 4 lists
- bullhorn acaciawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- cheesewoodwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- devil's backbonewas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- cutleaf toothcupwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- earthsmokewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- polecat bushwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- sweet autumn virginsbowerwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- guinea hen weedwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- beeftreewas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- juba's bushwas added by hernesheir and appears on 3 lists
- seaside joyweedwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- joyweedwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- devil's walking stickwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- devil's horsewhipwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- pain-in-the-backwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- nodding nixiewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- bandana-of-the-evergladeswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- rush featherlingwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- fairywandwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- croomiawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- bighead rushwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- fuzzy-wuzzy airplantwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- gru-gru palmwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- crinkleawnwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- toothache treewas added by hernesheir and appears on 4 lists
- toothache grasswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- small carpgrasswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- bulltongue arrowheadwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- southern waternymphwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- wigeongrasswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- coontiewas added by hernesheir and appears on 6 lists
- false freesiawas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- snatch grasswas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- threebirdswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- creeping cucumberwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- fetid passionflowerwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- finger-rotwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- flower-of-an-hourwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- fortyflower lovegrasswas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- herb-of-gracewas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- kiss-me-over-the-garden-gatewas added by hernesheir and appears on 3 lists
- longbeak beaksedgewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- little floatingheartwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- love-in-a-puffwas added by hernesheir and appears on 4 lists
- lusterspike indigobushwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- hairysheath lovegrasswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- mudbabieswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- moses-in-the-cradlewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- mugwortwas added by hernesheir and appears on 26 lists
- mingled beaksedgewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- false fiddleleaf oneflowerwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- oriental false hawksbeardwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- pitchfork crowngrasswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- pink fuzzybeanwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- pinkscale gayfeatherwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- pinewoods daintieswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- rattlesnakemasterwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- pretty false pawpawwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- purpledisk honeycombheadwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- slender scratchdaisywas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- zig-zag silkgrasswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- smallhead doll's-daisywas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- small-flower half-chaff sedgewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- slimspike three-awnwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- silversheath knotweedwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- water spangleswas added by hernesheir and appears on 3 lists
- snow squarestemwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- wakerobinwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- summer farewellwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- stinking goosefootwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- suckling cloverwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- fragrant swallowwortwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- alabama supplejackwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- threeway sedgewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- damnacanthuswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- titiwas added by hernesheir and appears on 19 lists
- threeseed mercurywas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- tietonguewas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- tough bullywas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- twining snoutbeanwas added by hernesheir and appears on 5 lists
- venus' looking-glasswas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- tall tumblemustardwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- clitoria marianawas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- clitoria fragranswas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- yankeeweedwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- turkey tangle fogfruitwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- widespread maiden fernwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- downy maiden fernwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- hairy maiden fernwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- stately maiden fernwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- jeweled maiden fernwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- glandular maiden fernwas added by hernesheir and appears on 2 lists
- tongueshape mudmidgetwas added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
gangerh commented on the list ponderable-plant-names
A delightful list, h'heir.
September 17, 2009
hernesheir commented on the list ponderable-plant-names
Thanks, gangerh.
September 17, 2009
reesetee commented on the list ponderable-plant-names
Great list!
September 17, 2009
john commented on the list ponderable-plant-names
Totally loving this list as well, thanks hernesheir.
When you're done, or donish, would you mind bulk tagging these whatever you think is appropriate? Maybe 'plants', or 'flora', or both?
September 18, 2009
hernesheir commented on the list ponderable-plant-names
Yes, John - will bulk tag the terms with some appropriate catch-words. Thanks for the reminder!
September 18, 2009
hernesheir commented on the list ponderable-plant-names
Many of the names seem too fanciful to believe, which is why they ended up on this list. All names to date (9/17/2009) are recorded in Richard P. Wunderlin's Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida, University Press of Florida. 1998. 806 pp. This book is the standard taxonomic treatment for the state of Florida.
Many of the words herein are mashups of two words, or otherwise hyphenated words. For the most part, I've preserved the spelling (sans spaces or hyphens between two or more words) that was recorded in the source, and thus am preserving that author's conventions or editorial choices.
September 18, 2009
gangerh commented on the list ponderable-plant-names
Dick Wunderlin? That explains everything! :-)
September 18, 2009
hernesheir commented on the list ponderable-plant-names
Great observation in the preceding comment gangerh! Or perhaps words that made it onto the list reflect my own predilections? Dang, now I have to ponder myself again.
September 18, 2009
madmouth commented on the list ponderable-plant-names
I found Jamaican navel spurge at the neat sea-bean website you linked to.
September 20, 2009
madmouth commented on the list ponderable-plant-names
also, this is the best list in recent memory! hours of delight
September 21, 2009
hernesheir commented on the list ponderable-plant-names
Thanks, madmouth!
September 21, 2009
hernesheir commented on the list ponderable-plant-names
I don't think it Damrongia at all to include Damnacanthus, Damnamenia and Damnxanthodium to this list.
June 21, 2010
hernesheir commented on the list ponderable-plant-names
The grass genus Diarrhena probably belongs on this list too.
June 21, 2010
bilby commented on the list ponderable-plant-names
Diarrhena, shittah and sewervine all on the same page.
June 21, 2010
hernesheir commented on the list ponderable-plant-names
This gardening article from the Sunday Times (London) is titled "Get kids into gardens with snotty gogs, stinking willy and bum-pipe".
June 24, 2010
hernesheir commented on the list ponderable-plant-names
Sacha Langton-Gilks’s Red Undies and Dutchman’s Trousers: Naughty Plants for Every Occasion is published by Collins.
June 24, 2010
JennyTWH commented on the list ponderable-plant-names
This has truly made my day! Thank you herneshair.
March 29, 2012
linhao commented on the list ponderable-plant-names
it's wonderful to contemplate on these lovely names.
May 3, 2012