Aestivalis
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Also known as: aestivale
A seasonal epithet indicating the plant flowers or reaches its peak in summer. Less common than vernalis or autumnalis, it marks plants that make their main contribution during the warmest months. Appears as aestivalis (both genders).
Etymology
From Latin aestivalis, meaning "of summer," from aestas (summer).
Example
“Adonis aestivalis (summer pheasant's eye) and various summer-blooming Leucojum species carry this epithet to distinguish them from their spring-blooming relatives.”