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Epithet: madisoniorum
Derivation: Honors Marshall Pierce Madison (1895-1977), United States attorney, his wife Elena Eyre Madison, and the Madison Fund in San Francisco for their support of the University of California Botanical Garden.
Pronunciation: mad-ih-so-nee-OR-um

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.