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Intermedius

/in-ter-MEH-dee-us/
🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate

Also known as: intermedia, intermedium

A taxonomic epithet indicating the plant is intermediate in form or character between two other taxa — sharing features of both and sometimes suggesting hybrid origin. It is one of the most intellectually interesting of all epithets, acknowledging a transition state. Appears as intermedius (masculine), intermedia (feminine), or intermedium (neuter).

Etymology

From Latin intermedius, meaning "in between" or "intermediate," from inter- (between) + medius (middle).

Example

Forsythia x intermedia (the most commonly grown garden forsythia) is a hybrid intermediate between two parent species, and Lonicera intermedia similarly occupies a botanical middle ground that its epithet acknowledges.

Example Plant

🌿Lavandula cultivars