A taxonomic epithet (species name) meaning 'of or belonging to Engelmann,' used to honor the botanist George Engelmann.
From the Latinized possessive form of 'Engelmann,' the surname of botanist George Engelmann. The '-i' ending is a Latin genitive/possessive marker used in scientific binomial nomenclature.
When scientists discover a new species, they can name it after people they admire—so 'engelmanni' literally means 'Engelmann's thing,' and there are dozens of plants with this specific epithet honoring one botanist!
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