Palustris

Palustris

A Latin word often used in taxonomy for species names. Palustris is a Latin word meaning "swampy" or "marshy". It is typically used in scientific names for animals and plants to refer to the typical habitat of the species. Species labelled palustris include:

*The Kingcup or Marsh Marigold, "Caltha palustris"
*Parnassia palustris, the county flower of Cumberland and Sutherland in the United Kingdom.
* The rattan palm species "Calamus palustris"
*The Water Violet, "Hottonia palustris"
*The Marsh Helleborine "Epipactis palustris"
*The Marsh Lousewort, "Pedicularis palustris"
*The Marsh Woundwort, "Stachys palustris"
*The Marsh Violet "Viola palustris"
*The Southern Yellow Pine "Pinus palustris"
*The Pin oak, "Quercus palustris"
*The Common Spike-rush, "Eleocharis palustris"
*The Fowl bluegrass, "Poa palustris"
*The Potentilla palustris, otherwise known as the Swamp Cinquefoil
*The Marsh Wren, "Cistothorus palustris"


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