Epithets
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| viscida |
sticky |
| viscosa |
sticky |
| viticella |
a little vine |
| vivipara |
bearing young alive |
| viviparus |
bearing young alive |
| volubilis |
twining |
| vulgare |
common |
| vulgaris |
common |
| vulneraria |
for healing wounds |
| xanth- |
prefix meaning "yellow" |
| xylorhiza |
woody root |
| xylorrhiza |
woody root |
| yakushimanum |
of or from Yakushima, an island in southern Japan |
| yezoalpina |
from (the mountains of) Hokkaido |
| yezoensis |
from (the mountains of) Hokkaido |
| yuccifolium |
having Yucca-like leaves |
| yunnanense |
of or from Yunnan, China |
| zaleucus |
very white |
| zebrina |
striped like a zebra |
| zonalis |
banded or girdled with a distinct color |