Rigidus
/RIH-jih-dus/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: rigida, rigidum
A texture and habit epithet describing a plant that is noticeably stiff or rigid — resisting bending and maintaining form under pressure. Appears as rigidus (masculine), rigida (feminine), or rigidum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin rigidus, meaning "stiff" or "rigid," from rigere (to be stiff).
Example
“Brachypodium rigidum and Carex rigida both have the characteristically stiff, unbending stems or leaves the epithet describes — plants whose tissues resist the wind.”