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Boykinia

Boykinia

9.9
A group of small plants with small flowers that live for many years and grow in North America and Japan
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The shady garden was planted with several Boykinia species to provide delicate blooms in the summer.

Examples

  • The moist woodland habitat is ideal for growing Boykinia alongside other shade-loving perennials.

  • Botanists discovered a new variety of Boykinia in the mountains of western North America.

  • The Boykinia plant thrives in moist environments.

  • Many gardeners appreciate Boykinia for its delicate flowers.

  • Botanists discovered a new variety of Boykinia in the mountains of western North America.

  • The moist woodland habitat is ideal for growing Boykinia alongside other shade-loving perennials.

  • The shady garden was planted with several Boykinia species to provide delicate blooms in the summer.

Compounds

Boykinia elata
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant that grows in western North America with leaves at the base and groups of small white flowers

coast boykinia
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant that lives for many years with leaves mainly at the base and small white flowers

Surface Forms

Boykinia singular
Boykinias plural

Etymology

Boykinia comes from the last name Boykin plus the plant-name ending -ia, which you can think of as 'belonging to' or 'of' a person; many plant genera are named this way, like Gardenia. So Boykinia means 'the plants of Boykin' and is used for a group of small herb plants.