Species Epithets - N

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Epithet	Meaning	Reference
naevosum	Marked with scars.	Z
nana	A dwarf (synonym Pumilio).	Z
nanum	A dwarf (synonym Pumilio).	Z
napellus	"Little turnip." (The root.)	DBE
napus	Turnip.
narbonense	From Narbonne in France.	Z
narbonensis	From Narbonne in France.	Z
nasturtium-aquaticum	Water-nasturtium. The previous Genus name, Nasturtium meant "pungent smelling".
natalensis	From KwaZulu-Natal Province, South. Africa.	Z
natans	'Swimming'. Usually means 'with floating leaves'.	Z
neapolitanum	From Naples in Italy.	Z
neapolitanus	From Naples in Italy.	Z
nebularis	Cloudy, applied to finely divided inflorescence, as feather-grass.	Z
nebulosa	Cloudy, applied to finely divided inflorescence, as feather-grass.	Z
neglecta	Unobserved, insignificant.	Z
neglectum	Unobserved, insignificant.	Z
nemoralis	Sylvan, growing in woods and groves.	Z
nemorosa	Wooded, wood-like, full of woods, abounding in woods.	Z
nemorosum	Wooded, wood-like, full of woods, abounding in woods.	Z
nemorosus	Wooded, wood-like, full of woods, abounding in woods.	Z
nemorum	Of the woods (used in compound words).	Z
neomexicana	From New Mexico, U.S.A.	Z
nepalensis	From Nepal.	Z
nervosum	Having veins or nerves.	Z
nicaeense	From Nicaea in Turkey or from Nice.	Z
nicaeensis	From Nicaea in Turkey or from Nice.	Z
nictitans	Nodding, drooping.	Z
nidifica	Forming nests.	Z
nidus-avis	Bird's nest.
niger	Black, blackness.	Z
nigra	Black, blackness.	Z
nigrescens	Turning black, becoming black.	Z
nigricans	Turning black, becoming black.	Z
nigrum	Black, blackness.	Z
nipponicum	From Honshu, Japan (one time Nipon?).	Z
nissolia	I have been unable to find a lead on this. Would you like to edit the entry ?
nitens	Shining, smooth and clear, lustrous.	Z
nitida	Shining, smooth and clear, lustrous.	Z
nitidum	Shining, smooth and clear, lustrous.	Z
nitidus	Shining, smooth and clear, lustrous.	Z
nivalis	Growing near the snow line.	Z
nivea	Snow-white, pure and lustrous.	Z
nobile	Noble, stately.	Z
nobilis	Noble, stately.	Z
noctiflora	Flowering at night, lasting one night only.	Z
nocturna	Flowering at night, lasting one night only.	Z
nodosa	Knotty, gnarled, said of roots and stems.	Z
nodosum	Knotty, gnarled, said of roots and stems.	Z
nodosus	Knotty, gnarled, said of roots and stems.	Z
noli-tangere	"Do not touch".
non-scripta	Literally, "not written (on)". This has always puzzled me. Generally sources take it to mean "unmarked" but that does not seem to me to be a particularly distinguishing feature in the Genus ! Zimmer has "Not described, or without markings.".
nootkatensis	From Nootka Island an island near Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.	Z
norvegica	Of Norwegian origin.	Z
norvegicum	Of Norwegian origin.	Z
notabile	Noteworthy.	Z
notata	Marked with lines or spots.	Z
nova	New.	Z
novae-angliae	From New England, a region of the eastern states of U.S.A.	Z
novae-zelandiae	From New Zealand.
novemnerve	With nine nerves or veins.	Z
nubigenum	Cloud-forming.	Z
nuda	Naked, bare.	Z
nudicaule	Having naked stem, denude of leaves.	Z
nudicaulis	Having naked stem, denude of leaves.	Z
nudiflorum	Naked flowering. ie when the branches do not have leaves.
nudiflorus	With hairless-naked flowers.	Z
nudiusculus	Being somewhat bare or naked.	Z
nudum	Naked, bare.	Z
nummularia	Round and flat, like a coin.	Z
nummularium	Round and flat, like a coin.	Z
nutans	Nodding, drooping.	Z