Used In This Book
+ : and / plus.
= : equal to / equalling.
x : times. After a genus name: a hybrid.
< : less than. smaller/shorter.
> : greater / more / longer.
>or< : more or less. 1/2 : fraction.
C.S. : cross section.
c. : circa.
C. : central / after e.g. 19th, indicates century.
diam : diameter.
E.,W.,S.,N.: south, west, east, north.
Espec.; : especially.
Infl. : inflorescence.
Fig. : figure.
fl. : flowering in.
flrs. : flowers.
flrng. : flowering.
g. : grams.
H. : height.
Hermph. : hermaphrodite.
lb. : pound.
lf. : leaf.
lvs. : leaves.
No. : number.
Umb. : umbel.
v. : very.
Abbreviation after Scientific Name of plant
indicates Botanical Author of the plant's description.
Abbreviation after TYPE, see KEY TO PLANT TYPES
(2) : number in brackets indicate uncommon lengths or number.
2n=No. : refers to diploid chromosome count.