Caucasicus
/kaw-KAY-sih-kus/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: caucasica, caucasicum
A geographic epithet indicating the plant is native to the Caucasus region — the mountains and valleys between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea, spanning parts of modern Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and southern Russia. The Caucasus is one of the world's most important centres of plant diversity. Appears as caucasicus (masculine), caucasica (feminine), or caucasicum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin Caucasicus, meaning "of the Caucasus," from Caucasus (the mountain range), from Greek Kaukasos.
Example
“Geranium ibericum subsp. caucasicum, Helleborus caucasicus, and Primula vulgaris subsp. sibthorpii — sometimes called caucasica — represent the extraordinary contribution of Caucasian flora to temperate gardens.”