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Wikipedia
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List of plants by common name - Wikipedia
June 28, 2025 - This is a list of plants organized by their common names. However, the common names of plants often vary from region to region, which is why most plant encyclopedias refer to plants using their scientific names, in other words using binomials or "Latin" names.
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Ward's Nursery
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Plant List: Cross-reference Common to Botanical Name - Ward's Nursery & Garden Center
October 22, 2021 - We prefer to use the botanical name whenever possible and suggest you use it, too, especially when researching plants online. This cross reference list should help reduce confusion and help you locate plants among our perennials, trees and shrubs.
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Plant based names
It's going on the list though! ... If you love a more 'out-there' flower name, it could work really well as a quirky middle name! More replies More replies ... I also have a flower name, and so does my mom. When I told my friends I wanted to name all my future kids after plants I got scoffed ... More on reddit.com
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Underrated flower/plant names?
I’ve only heard this name in Mexico (but it’s probably popular in other areas too), but I always thought Azalea was a great, unique-but-wearable name for a girl. Lots of informal nickname potentials too. More on reddit.com
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everyone names their houseplants, right?
Some of my plants are: Keanu Leaves (a large Dracaena) Figgie Cent (Fiddle Leaf Fig) Robert Plant (r. Tetrasperma) Maynard James Keegan (Calathea Network ‘Musaica’) Johnny Cash (money tree) Ruth (snake plant named after my MIL) Celine Neon (neon pothos) Edgar Allen Aloe Mike Wazowski (Monstera) Bill (Peace Lily) More on reddit.com
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Punny Plant Names?
I had an aloe named Post mALOEn once! More on reddit.com
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The Spruce
thespruce.com › plants-a-to-z-5116344
Plants A to Z: Find Plant Names by Letter
May 13, 2021 - From Aloe to Zebra Grass—and with over 1,000 plants to explore—find every plant in the alphabet within our comprehensive A to Z index.
The International Plant Names Index (IPNI) describes itself as "a database of the names and associated basic bibliographical details of seed plants, ferns and lycophytes." Coverage of plant names is best at … Wikipedia
Factsheet
Type of site Database
Owner Plant Names Project
Created by The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbarium, and the Australian National Herbarium
Factsheet
Type of site Database
Owner Plant Names Project
Created by The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbarium, and the Australian National Herbarium
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International Plant Names Index
ipni.org
International Plant Names Index
IPNI provides nomenclatural data (spelling, author, types and first place/date of publication) for the scientific names of vascular plants from family to infraspecific ranks.
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Ukgardening
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Common plant names beginning with the letter 'a' and their botanic/latin name equivalent from UK Gardening
Below is a list of plant names beginning with the letter 'a', listed by common name. Click a letter of the alphabet to see a list of plants with common names beginning with that letter.
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Umass
extension.umass.edu › plant-identification › common › all
Plant Identification - by Common Name | UMass Amherst Greenhouse Crops and Floriculture Program
Jump to navigation · University of Massachusetts Amherst · Links to common UMass Amherst services and features · Go.UMass · Email · SPIRE · Moodle · Blackboard Learn · UDrive · People Finder
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Wfoplantlist
wfoplantlist.org
The WFO Plant List | World Flora Online
The latest versions of the citable static list is generated on June 21st and December 21st of each year from the dynamic WFO Taxonomic Backbone. The WFO Plant List provides the accepted scientific name for all taxa (families, genera, species, etc.), with links to all synonyms by which that ...
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USDA Plants Database
plants.usda.gov
USDA Plants Database
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
fws.gov › project › native-plant-list
Native plant list | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Are you interested in growing your own native garden, including pollinator plants? We've got you covered! This table includes information on each plant we are using for our garden. The success of the plants will depend on soil conditions. As we take this journey, we may have to adjust as we go for the benefit and long-term success of the garden.
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North-slope
north-slope.org › home › departments › wildlife management › other topics of interest › common plants on the north slope › list of plants & others on the north slope › list of plants by scientific name
List of Plants by Scientific Name
April 28, 2022 - Fungi Kingdom Parmeliaceae Dactylina arctica Lycoperdaceae Puffball Cladoniaceae Cladonia rangiferina Helvellaceae Helvella corium Plant Kingdom Phylum Pterophyta (Ferns and others) Equisetaceae Equisetum spp.
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Southwest Colorado Wildflowers
swcoloradowildflowers.com › plant names.htm
Plant names
SEARCH & WILDFLOWER HOME PAGE BLUE/PURPLE FLOWERS BROWN/GREEN FLOWERS FERNS PINK/RED/ORANGE FLOWERS TREES WHITE FLOWERS YELLOW FLOWERS CONTACT US · Names for Plant Species
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Oregon State University
landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu › species
Plant List by Genus | Landscape Plants | Oregon State University
Click on a genus name to see a list of species. Select a letter on the left to see more entries. Patrick Breen, CPN (Certified Plant Nerd) [email protected]
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Kapsenbergdesign
kapsenbergdesign.com › garden › bycommonname.php
Plant list ordered by common name with pictures from Vitoria Garden
Lists (still in progress) can be sorted by botanical name, common name, border or id · without pictures | [A-Z] | [D-F] | [G-H] | [I-O] | [P-S] | [T-Z] | all plants
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Pinterest
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100+ Plants Name with Picture - Pinterest
July 28, 2023 - Plants Name with Picture! Plants, Earth’s green guardians, play a vital role in sustaining life. Through photosynthesis, they convert sunlight into energy, releasing life-giving oxygen in the process. These botanical wonders come in diverse shapes and sizes, from towering trees to delicate ...
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NC State Extension
extensiongardener.ces.ncsu.edu › plant-names
Plant Names | NC State Extension
When a plant is named, the specific epithet often refers to some characteristic the person naming the plant noticed, and you can use these words to learn a little bit about a plant you know nothing about. In this example, alba means white. It’s like a secret language! To get you started on decoding this secret language, below is a list of plant names and their meaning in English that you may encounter.
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Wildflower Yard
wildfloweryard.com › home › my a-to-z list of plants, flowers & trees
My A-to-Z List of Plants, Flowers & Trees - Wildflower Yard
December 26, 2017 - This is a growing list of the flora in my yard, types of gardens as well as other subjects. It includes both common and Latin names. Each listing is a link to posts that that include the respective flora or subject. I hope this helps to find anything you’re looking for. If not, be sure […]
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Your Homify
yourhomify.com › plants › 51 indoor plants with names and pictures to add in your collection
51 Indoor Plants with Names, Images & Care Tips
June 12, 2024 - These plants are used for making the skin, hair, and nails healthy, as they are non-toxic to humans, cats, and even dogs. Overall, they create a relaxing and comforting place for everyone while adding to the aesthetics of your place. They are known by several names, like golden pothos, hunter’s rove, and also devil’s ivy, as they cannot die.
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Missouri Botanical Garden
missouribotanicalgarden.org › plantfinder › plantfindersearch.aspx
Plant Finder
Look up, view a photo and read about the over 7,500 plants which are growing or have been grown in the Kemper Center display gardens (plus selected additions) by scientific name, common name and/or selected plant characteristics.
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Plants of the World Online
powo.science.kew.org
Plants of the World Online | Kew Science
For now we’ve just listed some of our more popular apps, but soon we hope to show more and roll it out across all our science websites. Let us know what you think via the link at the bottom of the app switcher. ... Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it. Let us know what you think! Browse 1,442,000 global plant names...