Calandrinia creethiae, also known as Rumicastrum creethiae or Parakeelya creethiae, is a low-growing annual plant with prostrate stems …
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Epithet: creethiae
Derivation: Honors Miss Creeth, who first collected the Calandrinia creethiae at Laverton, about 480 miles east of the coast at Champion Bay.
Pronunciation: cree-ETH-ee‑ay
While the generic name must be unique, two or more genera often share the same specific epithet. Moreover, the same epithet can be used for subspecies, varieties, and forms within a species. Here is a list of plants that share this epithet.