Tylecodon striatus (Groovy Butterbush) is a small succulent shrub with usually few erect or spreading branches arising from an irregular …
Browsing: striatus
< Back to Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names
Epithet: striatus
Meaning: Furrowed; grooved, fluted, striated
Derivation: The perfect passive participle of the Latin verb "strio."
Pronunciation: stree-AH-tus
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.
Phedimus middendorfianus f. striatus, formerly known as Sedum middendorffianum f. striatum, is a succulent plant with numerous erect or…