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Epithet: ewersii
Derivation: Honors Johann Philipp Gustav von Ewers (1779-1830), a German legal historian, a friend of Carl Friedrich von Ledebour (1786-1851), and a promotor of his botanical exploration in Siberia.
Pronunciation: ev-ERZ-ee-eye

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.