Scientific Names of Plants
Scientific Names of Plants
Scientific Names of Plants
Bugloss – Anchusa
Burnet, Giant – Sanguisorba tenuifolia
Adder’s Tongue – Erythronium Bush Clover – Lespedeza
Ageratum, Hardy – Conoclinium Bush Morning-glory – Ipomoea leptophylla
Alexander – Angelica atropurpurea Bush Palmeto – Sabal minor
Alkanet – Anchusa Bush Pea – Thermopsis
Allegheny Spurge – Pachysandra procumbens Butter Bur – Petasites japonicus
Alpine Violet – Cyclamen hederifolium Buttercup – Ranunculus
Alumroot – Heuchera Butterfly Bush – Buddleja, Clerodendron ugadensis
American Dream – Coreopsis rosea Butterfly Milkweed – Asclepias
American Feverfew – Parthenium integrifolium Button Bush, Button Willow – Cephalanthus
American Pokeweed – Phytolocca a. ‘Melody’ occidentalis
American Spikenard – Aralia racemosa Button Snakeroot – Liatris p. ‘Eureka’
Anchusa myosotidiflora – Brunnera macrophylla California Fuchsia – Zauschneria garrettii
Anise Mint – Agastache Campion – Lychnis, Silene
Apache Plume – Fallugia paradoxa Canadian Milkvetch – Astragalus Canadensis
Apple Blossom Grass – Gaura Candylily – Pardancanda
Artic Willow – Salix arctica Candytuft – Iberis
Arrow Broom – Genista sagittalis Canterbury Bells – Campanula
Avens – Geum Cardinal Flower – Lobelia
Aztec Indian Berry – Duchesnea Cardoon – Cynara
Baby White Swan – Echinacea ‘Cygnet White’ Carnation – Dianthus
Baby’s Breath – Gypsophila Carolina Moonseed – Cocculus carolinus
Bachelor Button – Centaurea Carpenter Plant – Silphium perfoliatum
Ball Cactus – Coryphantha vivipara Catchfly – Lychnis, Silene
Balloon Flower – Platycodon Catmint – Nepeta
Baneberry – Actaea Celandine – Chelidonium, Stylophorum
Barren Strawberry – Waldsteinia Chamomile – Matricaria recutita
Basket of Gold – Aurinia Chamomile, False – Chamaemelum
Beardtongue – Penstemon Checkerbloom – Sidalcea
Bear’s Breech – Acanthus Cheddar Pink – Dianthus gratianopolitanus
Beautyberry – Callicarpa Chinese Foxglove – Rehmannia
Bee Balm – Monarda Chinese Lantern – Physalis
Bellflower – Campanula Chinese Yam – Dioscorea batatas
Bellwort – Uvularia Chocolate Flower – Berlandiera
Betony – Stachys Chocolate Vine – Akebia
Big Ears – Stachys b. ‘Helene von Stein’ Cinnamon Vine – Dioscorea batatas
Birch Double – Geranium h. ‘Plenum’ Cinquefoil – Potentilla
Bird-foot Violet – Viola pedata Clove pink – Dianthus gratianopolitanus
Bird’s Foot Trefoil – Lotus corniculatus Clover – Trifolium
Birthwort – Aristolochia Cohosh – Cimicifuga, Actaea
Bishop’s Weed – Aegopodium Colorado Rubber Plant – Hymenoxys r. var.
Bitter Root – Lewisia richardsonii
Blackberry Lily – Belamcanda Columbine – Aquilegia
Black Cohosh – Actaea Compass Plant – Silphium lacinatum
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia Comfrey – Symphytum
Black Mondo Grass – Ophiopogon p. ‘Niger’ Coneflower – Echinacea, Rudbeckia
Bladder Pod – Alyssoides Coral Beads – Cocculus carolinus
Blanket Flower – Gaillardia Coral Bells – Heuchera
Blazing Star – Liatris Cowslip – Caltha
Bleeding Heart – Dicentra Crane’s Bill – Geranium
Bloodroot – Sanguinaria Creeping Phlox – Phlox subulata
Bloody Crane’s Bill – Geranium sanguineum Crimson Glory Vine – Vitis coignetiae
Blue Cohosh – Caulophyllum Cross Vine – Bignonia capreolata
Blue Indigo – Baptisia australis Crowsfoot – Ranunculus
Blue Mist Spirea – Caryopteris Crown of Snow – Campanula g. ‘Schneekrone’
Blue Pickerel Plant – Pontederia cordata Crownvetch – Coronilla
Bluebell – Mertensia Culver’s Physic – Veronicastrum
Bluestar – Amsonia Cup and Saucer – Campanula med. ‘Calycanthema’
Boston Ivy – Parthenocissus tricuspidata Cup Plant – Silphium perfoliatum
Bouncing Bet – Saponaria officinalis Cupid’s Dart – Catananche
Bowman’s Root – Gillenia Curly Onion – Allium s. s. glaucum
Boxwood – Buxus Bright Star – Echinacea Daisy, Mt. Atlas – Anacyclus pyrethrum var. depressus
‘Leuchstern’ Daisy, Ox-Eye – Leucanthemum vulgare
Broom – Genista Daisy, Shasta – Leucanthemum
Dame’s Rocket – Hesperis Gas Plant – Dictamnus
Daylily – Hemerocallis Gayfeather – Liatris
Dead Nettle – Lamium Gentian – Gentiana
Dense Gentian – Liatris microcephala German Garlic – Allium senescens subsp. M.
Devil’s Paintbrush – Hieracum aurantiacum German Statice – Goniolimon tataricum
Dittany of Crete – Origanum calcarticum Germander – Teucrium
Dog-toothed Violet – Erythronium Giant Flowered Salvia – Salvia pachyphylla
Doll’s Eyes – Actaea Gilia – Ipomopsis
Dong dang gui – Angelica acutiloba Ginger – Asarum
Double Bird’s Foot Trefoil – Lotus coniculatus Globeflower – Trollius
Double Bubble Mint – Agastache cana Globemallow – Sphaeralcea
Double Gloriosa – Rudbeckia h. ‘Tetraploid’ Globe Thistle - Echinops
Double Robin White Breast – Silene ‘Swan Lake’ Gloriosa Daisy – Rudbeckia
Dragonhead – Dracocephalum Goatsbeard – Aruncus
Drumstick Primrose – Primula denticulate Gold Crown – Hosta f. ‘Aureomarginata’
Dunce Caps – Orostachys Gold Dust – Aurinia
Dusty Miller (Hardy) – Artemisia stelleriana Gold Net – Lonicera
Dutchman’s Pipe – Aristolochia Goldball – Geum chiloense ‘Lady Stratheden’
Dwarf Blue Rabbitbrush – Ericameria nauseosus Golden Alexander – Zizia aurea
Dwarf Golden – Linum Golden Bells – Clematis tangutica
Dwarf Palmetto – Sabal minor Golden Poppy – Stylophorum
Dwarf Red – Helenium x ‘Rubinzwerg’ Goldenrod – Solidago
Edelweiss – Leontopdium Golden Star – Chrysogonum
Elder – Sambucus Golden Strawbwrry – Waldsteinia geoides
Englemann Daisy – Englemannia pinnatifida Gooseberry Leafed Globemallow – Sphaeralcea
English Daisy – Bellis grossulariifolia
European Elder – Sambucus Gooseneck Loosestrife – Lysimachia clethroides
Evening Primrose – Oenothera Goutweed – Aegopodium
Evergreen Bittersweet – Euonymus f. ‘Vegeta’ Grape – Vitis
Everlasting – Anaphalis Great Merrybells – Uvularia grandiflora
Faassen’s Catnip – Nepeta faassenii (x) Greater Celandine – Chelidonium majus
Fairy Candles – Actaea Green-and-Gold – Chrysogonum
Fairy Lily – Zephyranthes drummondii Greenthreads – Thelosperma trifidum
False Dragonhead – Physostegia Greek Valerian – Polemonium
False Indigo – Baptisia, Amorpha fruticosa, A. nana Ground Elder – Aegopodium
False Lupine – Thermopsis Ground Plum – Astragulus
False Mallow – Sidalcea, Sphaeraicea Groundsel, Prairie – Senecio plattenensis
False Miterwort – Tiarella Gumbo Lily – Oenothera caespitosa
False Salvia – Lamium m. ‘Chequers’ Hall’s Honeysuckle – Lonicera halliana
False Solomon’s Seal – Smilacena racemosa Harebell – Campanula
False Strawberry – Duchesnea Hawkweed – Hieracum
Fern-leaf – Coreopsis verticillata Heartleaf Alexanders – Zizia aptera
Feverfew – Tanacetum p. ‘Tetra White Wonder’ Helen’s Flower – Helenium
Fireball – Geum chiloense ‘Mrs. Bradshaw’ Heliotrope – Valeriana
Firecracker – Penstemon Helmet Flower – Scutellaria
Fire Pink – Silene virginica Hen and Chicks – Sempervivum
Five Finger – Potentilla Heron’s-bill – Erodium
Five-leaf Aralia – Eleutherococcus Hibiscus, Russian – Kitaibela
Flag – Iris Hoary Scullcap – Scutellaria incana
Flax – Linum Hollyhock – Alcea
Fleabane – Erigeron Honey Bells – Cephalanthus occidentalis
Fleece Flower – Fallopia Honeysuckle – Lonicera
Fleur-De-Lis – Iris Hopflower Oregano – Origanmum libanoticum
Foamflower – Tiarella Hops – Humulus
Forget-Me-Not – Myosotis Horehound – Marrubium
Four-winged Saltbush – Atriplex canescens Horsemint – Monarda
Foxglove – Digitalis Hummingbird – Agastache cana
Fraxinella – Dictamnus albus Hyssop – Agastache
Fremont’s Crowfoot – Clematis fremontii Hyssop Scullcap – Scutellaria incana
French Honeysuckle – Hedysarum Ice Plant, Hardy – Delosperma, Ruschia
Fringed Finger Poppy Mallow – Callirhoe digitata Indian Physic – Gillenia
Fringed Sage – Artemisia frigida Indian Strawberry – Duchesnea
Funkia – Hosta Indian Turnip – Arisaema triphyllum
Garden Heliotrope – Valeriana officinalis Indigo – Indigofera pseudotinctoria
Garden Phlox – Phlox paniculata Irish Moss – Minuartia verna
Garden Sorrel – Rumex Ironweed – Vernonia fasciculate
Italian Bugloss – Anchusa Moneywort – Lysimachia nummularia
Ivy – Hedera Monkey Flower – Mimulus ringens
Jack-In-The-Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum Monkshood – Aconitum
Jacob’s Ladder – Polemonium Monk’s Hood Vine – Ampelopsis
Japanese Parsley – Cryptotaenia j. ‘Atropurpurea’ Moon Carrot – Seseli gummiferum
Joe-Pye Weed – Eupatorium purpureum Moss Campion – Silene schafta
Joint Fir – Ephedra Mother of Thyme – Thymus serpyllum
Kalimeris mongolica – Asteromoea mongolica Mountain Bluet – Centaurea Montana
Kalm St.-John’s-Wort – Hypericum Kalmianum Mountain Fringe – Adlumia fungosa
Knapweed – Centaurea dealbata Mountain Gold – Alyssum m. ‘Berggold’
Korean Boxwood – Buxus sinica var. insularis Mountain Lady’s Mantle – Alchemilla alpine
Lacy Veil – Asparagus officinalis var. pseudoscaber Mountain Mint – Pycnanthemum
Ladies’ Tresses – Spiranthes Mt. Atlas Daisy – Anacyclus
Lady’s Leek – Allium cernuum Mullein – Verbascum
Lady’s Mantle – Alchemilla Myrtle – Vinca
Ladybells – Adenophora Naples Onion – Allium neapolitanum
Lamb’s Ear – Stachys Nettle – Solanum
Lantern Plant – Physalis New Jersey Tea – Ceanothus americanus
Lavender Cotton – Santolina Nightshade – Salanum N
Lavender Monkey Flower – Mimulus rigens ordic Dragonhead – Dracocephalum ruyschiana
Lead Plant – Amorpha Northern Crepe Myrtle – Heptacodium
Leadwort – Ceratostigma Obedience Plant – Physostegia
Lemon Lace Vine – Fallopia October Daphne – Sedum sieboldii
Lemon Lily – Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus Of The Rocks – Erigeron scopalinus
Lenten Rose – Helleborus orientalis Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart – Dicentra spectabilis
Leopard Plant – Farfugium, Ligularia Old Man of the Mountain – Hymenoxys grandiflora
Leopard’s Bane – Doronicum Old Man of the Prairie – Ipomoea leptophylla
Lily – Lilium Old Woman – Artemisia stelleriana
Lily-Of-The-Valley – Convallaria Onion – Allium
Lilyturf – Liriope, Ophiopogon Orris Root – Iris pallida
Little Pickles – Othonna capensis Ostrich Plume – Astilbe t. ‘Straussenfeder’
Littleleaf Mock Orange – Philadelphus microphyllus Our Lady’s Bedstraw – Galium verum
Liverleaf – Hepatica Ox-Eye Daisy – Leucanthemum vulgare
Lizard Tail – Saururus cernuus Pansy – Viola
Locoweed, Lambert’s – Oxytropis lambertii Pasque Flower – Pulsatilla
Loosestrife – Lysimachia Peach-Bells – Campanula persicifolia
Low’s Japanese Creeper – Parthenocissus t. ‘Lowii’ Pearlwort – Sagina
Lungwort – Pulmonaria, Mertensia Pearly Everlasting – Ansphalis margaritacea
Lupine – Lupinus Pennywort – Hydrocotyle
Magnolia Vine – Schisandra Peony – Paeonia
Mahogany Plant – Sedum telephium ‘Atropurpureum’ Periwinkle – Vinca
Maidenhair Tree – Ginkgo biloba Persian Stonecrest – Aethionema g. Pulchella Group
Mallow – Hibiscus, Persian Violet – Cyclamen herderifolium
Malva, Sphaeralcea Pie Plant – Rheum
Maltese Cross – Lychnis Pincushion Cactus – Coryphantha vivipara
Man of the Earth – Ipomoea leptophylla Pincushion Flower – Scabiosa
Marsh Marigold – Caltha Pink Fleece Flower – Fallopia japonica ‘Reynoutria’
Martha Washington’s Plume – Filipendula r. ‘Venusta’ Pink Prairie Onion – Allium stellatum
Masterwort – Angelica atropurpureum Pinks – Dianthus
Matricaria – Tanacetum Plumbago – Ceratostigma
Mayapple – Podophyllum Plume Poppy – Macleaya
Meadow Parsley – Zizia aptera Poker Plant – Kniphofia
Meadow Rue – Thalictrum Poppy – Papaver
Meadowsweet – Filipendula Poppy Mallow – Callirhoe
Mexican Hat – Ratibida columnifera ‘Red” Porcelain Vine – Ampelopsis brevipedunculata
Mile-A-Minute – Fallopia aubertii ‘Elegans’
Milfoil – Achillea Prairie Baptisia – Baptisia lacteal
Milkvetch – Astragalus Prairie Clover – Dalea
Milkweed – Asclepias Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida
Mint Shrub – Elcholtzia stauntonii Prairie Mallow – Sphaeralcea
Miniature Hen and Chicks – Jovibarba hirta subsp. Prairie Smoke – Geum triflorum
Arenaria Prairie Spiderwort – Tradescantia bracteata
Missouri Primrose – Oenothera macrocarpa Primrose – Primula, Oenothera
Mist Flower – Conoclinium, Eupatorium Prince’s Plume – Stanleya pinnata
Mock Orange – Philadelphus Purple Coneflower – Echinacea
Mondo Grass – Ophiopogon Purple-leaf Wintercreeper – Euonymus f. ‘Coloratus’
Purple Leaf Japanese Parsley – Cryptotaenia j. Spirea – Astilbe
‘Atropurpurea’ Spurge – Euphorbia, Pachysandra
Purple Rockcress – Aubrieta ‘Leichtlinii’ Standing Wine Cups – Callirhoe digitata
Quarter Vine – Bignonia capreolata Starburst Ice Plant – Delosperma ‘Stardust’
Queen Anne’s Lace – Daucus carota var. carota Statice – Limonium, Goniolimon
Queen of the Meadow – Filipendula ulmaria St. John’s-Wort – Hypericum
Rainbow – Scutellaria a. Arcobaleno Stoke’s Aster – Stokesia
Rain Lily – Zephyranthes drummondii Stonecrop – Sedum
Rattlesnake Master – Eryngium yuccifolium Stork’s Bill – Erodium
Red False Mallow – Sphaeralcea coccinea Strawberry – Fragaria, Duchesnea
Red Hot Poker – Kniphofia Sulphur Flower – Eriogonum umbellatum
Red Puccoon – Sanguinaria Summer Solstice – Oenothera f. ‘Sonnenwende’
Red Valerian – Centranthus Sun Daisy – Osteospermum
Rhubarb – Rheum Sundrop – Oenothera
Riddell’s Goldenrod – Solidago riddellii Sunflower, perennial – Helianthus, Heliopsis
Robin White Breast – Silene maritime Sunray Flower – Inula ensifolia
Rock Cress – Arabis Sun Rose – Helianthemum
Rock Garden Statice – Limonium minutum Sunset Hyssop – Agastache rupestris
Rockfoil – Saxifraga Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnate
Rock Rose – Helianthemum, Talinum Sweet Autumn Clematis – C. terniflora (paniculata)
Rose of Sharon – Hypericum calycinum Sweet Coneflower – Rudbeckia subtomentosa
Rose of the Rockery – Geum coccineum Sweet Flag – Acorus calamus
Rose Mallow – Hibiscus Sweet Pea – Lathyrus
Rose Sage – Salvia pachyphylla Sweet William – Dianthus
Rue – Ruta Sweet Woodruff – Galium odoratum
Rue Anemone – Anemonella thalictroides Texas Rose – Scutellaria suffrutescens
Rupturewort – Herniaria Threadleaf Bluestar – Amsonia ciliate
Russian Hibiscus – Kitaibela Thrift – Armeria
Russian Sage – Perovskia Thriller – Alchemilla mollis
Sage – Salvia Thyme – Thymus
Sandwort – Arenaria Tickseed – Coreopsis
Scarlet Rocket – Ipomopsis Tiger’s Jaws – Chasmatophyllum
Scotch Bluebells – Campanula rotundifolia Toadflax – Linaria
Sea Holly – Eryngium Toad Lily – Tricyrtis
Sea Lavender – Limonium Torch Lily – Kniphofia
Sea Pink – Armeria Tree Mallow – Lavatera
Seaside Daisy – Erigeron Tritoma – Kniphofia
Self Heal – Prunella Trout Lily – Erythronium
Seven Son Flower – Heptacodium Trumpet Creeper – Campsis
Shasta Daisy – Leucanthemum Tufted Ice Plant – Delosperma sphalmanthoides
Shining Bluestar – Amsonia illustris Turk’s Cap – Lilium
Shooting Star – Dodecatheon Turtlehead – Chelone
Shrub Ice Plant – Ruschia pulvinaris Twinspur – Diascia
Silkweed – Asclepias Valerian – Valeriana
Silver Butterfly Bush – Buddleja a. ‘Argentea’ Variegated Ground Ivy – Glechoma h. ‘Variegata’
Silver Lace Vine – Fallopia aubertii Variegated Sweet Marjoram – Origanum m. ‘Variegata’
Silvervein Creeper – Parthenocissus henryana Variegated Yellow Rocket – Babrarea v. ‘Variegata’
Silvervine – Actinidia polygama Veil of Lace – Asparagus officinalis var. pseudoscaber
Silver-leafed Nettle – Solanum eleagnifolium Venitian Sumac – Cotinus coggygria
Skull Cap – Scutellaria Vervain – Verbena
Smoke Bush – Cotinus coggygria Vesper Iris – Pardanthopsis dichotoma
Snail-seed – Cocculus carolinus Violet – Viola
Snakehead – Chelone Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Snakeroot – Actaea, Eupatorium rugosum Virgin’s Bower – Clematis virginiana
Snapdragon – Antirrhinum Wand Bloom – Penstemon ‘Blue Buckle’
Sneezeweed – Helenium White Bouquet – Tanacetum niveum
Snow-In-Summer – Cerastium Wild Ginger – Asarum
Snowdrop – Anemone Wild Oats – Uvularia sessilifolia
Snowy Tansy – Tanacetum niveum Wild Onion – Allium cernuum
Soapweed – Yucca glauca Wild Petunia – Ruellia
Soapwort – Saponaria Wils Quinine – Parthenium integrifolium
Society Garlic – Tulbaghia Wild Snowball – Ceanothus americanus
Solomon’s Seal – Polygonatum Willow – Salix Willowherb – Epilobium
Spanish Snapdragon – Antirrhinum h. s. roseum Wine Cup – Callirhoe
Speedwell – Veronica Winter Fat – Krascheninnikovia lanata
Spiderwort – Tradescantia Wintercreeper – Euonymus
Woodbine – Parthenocissus
Wood Poppy – Stylophorum
Wood Sunflower – Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’
Woodwaxen – Genista
Wooly Thyme – Thymus p. ‘Pseudolanuginosus’
Wormwood – Artemisia
Woundwort – Stachys
Yarrow – Achillea
Yellow Archangel – Lamiastrum
Yellow Flag – Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Horned Poppy – Glaucium flavum ‘Extra’
Yellow Storksbill – Erodium chrysanthum