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PLANT NAMES Botanical names translated to common plant names |
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| Common practice in the green industry calls for professionals to use formal botanical names for plants. For many novice gardeners this can be prove to be quite confusing, and become a great challenge to memorize the genus and species of all the various plants. | |
| There is good reason to use formal names for plants. Common names can
be vague and often apply to more than one variety of plant. Formal
botanical names are very plant specific and thereby eliminate confusion.
We've created this webpage to help translate common plant
names to botanical names, and visa versa. Even plant professionals
have to reference this sort of translation on occasion, so hopefully
it will serve as a valuable tool to all who visit here. |
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| Alder | Alnus |
| Almond, Pink Flowering | Prunus glandulosa |
| Althea | Rose of Sharon |
| American Cranberry | Vaccinum |
| Amur Corktree | Phellodendron |
| Andromeda | Pieris |
| Aralia | Acanthopanax |
| Arborvitae | Thuja |
| Ash | Fraxinus |
| Aspen, European | Populus |
| Autumn Olive | Elaeagnus |
| Azalea | Azalea |
| Bald Cypress | Taxodium |
| Barberry | Berberis |
| Bayberry | Myrica |
| Bearberry | Arctostaphylos |
| Beautybush | Kolkwitzia |
| Beebalm | Monarda |
| Beech | Fagus |
| Birch | Betula |
| Bishop's Weed | Aegopodium |
| Bittersweet | Celastrus |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia |
| Blanket Flower | Gaillardia |
| Bleeding Heart | Dicentra |
| Blue Spirea | Caryopteris |
| Border Pink | Dianthus |
| Boston Ivy | Parthenocissus |
| Boxwood | Buxus |
| Bronzeleaf Honeysuckle | Diervilla |
| Broom | Genista |
| Buckthorn | Rhamnus |
| Bugleweed | Ajuga |
| Burning Bush | Euonymus |
| Butterfly Bush | Buddleia |
| Candles of Heaven | Yucca |
| Candytuft | Iberis |
| Carolina Silverbell | Halesia |
| Catalpa | Catalpa |
| Catmint | Nepeta |
| Cherry | Prunus |
| Chokeberry | Aronia |
| Cinquefoil | Potentilla |
| Coffee Tree | Gymnocladus |
| Columbine | Aquilegia |
| Coneflower | Echinacea |
| Coral Bells | Heuchera |
| Coralberry | Symphoricarpos |
| Coreopsis | Coreopsis |
| Cotoneaster | Cotoneaster |
| Crabapple | Malus |
| Cranberrybush | Viburnum |
| Cranesbill | Geranium |
| Currant | Ribes |
| Cypress, False | Chamaecyparis |
| Cypress, Siberian | Microbiota |
| Daphne | Daphne |
| Dawn Redwood | Metasequoia |
| Daylily | Hemerocallis |
| Dogwood | Cornus |
| Dutchman's Pipe | Aristolochia |
| English Ivy | Hedera |
| Elm | Ulmus |
| False Cypress | Chamaecyparis |
| Feather Reed Grass | Calamagrostis |
| Filbert | Corylus |
| Firethorn | Pyracantha |
| Flags | Iris |
| Forsythia | Forsythia |
| Fothergilla | Fothergilla |
| Fountain Grass | Pennisetum |
| Giant Reed | Arundo |
| Grape Holly | Mahonia |
| Hackberry | Celtis |
| Hair Grass | Deschampsia |
| Hawthorn | Crataegus |
| Heath | Erica |
| Hemlock | Tsuga |
| Holly | Ilex |
| Honeylocust | Gleditsia |
| Honeysuckle | Lonicera |
| Hophornbeam | Ostrya |
| Hornbeam | Carpinus |
| Houttuynia | Houttuynia |
| Hydrangea | Hydrangea |
| Hypericum | Hypericum |
| Indian Grass | Sorghastrum |
| Ivy - English | Hedera |
| Japanese Anemone | Anemone |
| Japanese Blood Grass | Imperata |
| Katsura Tree | Cercidiphyllum |
| Kentucky Coffee Tree | Gymnocladus |
| Lavender | Lavandula |
| Leucothoe | Leucothoe |
| Lilac | Syringa |
| Lily | Lilium |
| Lily Turf | Liriope |
| Linden | Tilia |
| Locust | Robinia |
| London Plane Tree | Platanus |
| Lungwort | Pulmonaria |
| Lupine | Lupinus |
| Magnolia | Magnolia |
| Maiden Grass | Miscanthus |
| Maple | Acer |
| Meadow Sage | Salvia |
| Meadow Sweet | Astilbe |
| Mondo Grass | Ophiopogon |
| Moor Grass | Molinia |
| Mountain Ash | Sorbus |
| Myrtle | Vinca |
| Oak | Quercus |
| Oat Grass | Helictorichion |
| Obedient Plant | Physostegia |
| Oregon Grape Holly | Mahonia |
| Pachysandra | Pachysandra |
| Pampas Grass | Cortaderia |
| Pear | Pyrus |
| Peony | Paeonia |
| Phlox | Phlox |
| Pincushion Flower | Scabiosa |
| Pine | Pinus |
| Pinks | Dianthus |
| Plane Tree | Platanus |
| Plantain Lily | Hosta |
| Plum | Prunus |
| Plumbago | Ceratostigma |
| Plume Grass | Erianthus |
| Poplar | Populus |
| Privet | Ligustrum |
| Pussy Willow | Salix |
| Quince | Chaenomeles |
| Ragwort | Ligularia |
| Redbud | Cercis |
| Reed Grass | Calamagrostis |
| Rhododendron | Rhododendron |
| Ribbon Grass | Phalaris |
| Rose | Rosa |
| Rose of Sharon | Althea |
| Russian Olive | Elaeagnus |
| Russian Sage | Perovskia |
| Sandcherry | Prunus |
| Serviceberry | Amelanchier |
| Shadblow | Amelanchier |
| Shasta Daisy | Leucanthemum |
| Silver Lace Vine | Polygonum |
| Silver Mound | Artemesia |
| Silverbell | Halesia |
| Smoketree | Cotinus |
| Speedwell | Veronica |
| Spruce | Picea |
| Stonecrop | Sedum |
| Sumac | Rhus |
| Summersweet | Clethra |
| Sweetfern | Comptonia |
| Sweet Flag | Acorus |
| Sweet Gum | Liquidambar |
| Sweetspire | Itea |
| Switch Grass | Panicum |
| Sycamore | Platanus |
| Trumpetcreeper | Campsis |
| Walking Stick - Harry Lauder | Corylus |
| Weigela | Weigela |
| Willow | Salix |
| Winterberry | Ilex |
| Wintercreeper | Euonymus |
| Wisteria | Wisteria |
| Witch Hazel | Hamamelis |
| Yarrow | Achillea |
| Yew | Taxus |
| Zelkova | Zelkova |
| Abies | Spruce |
| Acanthopanax | Aralia |
| Acer | Maple |
| Achillea | Yarrow |
| Acorus | Sweet Flag |
| Aegopodium | Bishop's Weed |
| Ajuga | Bugle Weed |
| Alnus | Alder |
| Althea | Rose of Sharon |
| Amelanchier | Serviceberry |
| Anemone | Japanese Anemone |
| Aquilegia | Columbine |
| Arctostaphylos | Bearberry |
| Aristolochia | Dutchman's Pipe |
| Aronia | Chokeberry |
| Artemesia | Silver Mound |
| Arundo | Giant Reed |
| Astilbe | Meadow Sweet |
| Berberis | Barberry |
| Betula | Birch |
| Buddleia | Butterfly Bush |
| Buxus | Boxwood |
| Calamagrostis | Reed Grass |
| Campsis | Trumpetcreeper |
| Carpinus | Hornbeam |
| Caryopteris | Blue Spirea |
| Catalpa | Catalpa |
| Celastrus | Bittersweet |
| Celtis | Hackberry |
| Ceratostigma | Plumbago |
| Cercidiphyllum | Katsura Tree |
| Cercis | Redbud |
| Chaenomeles | Quince |
| Chamaecyparis | False Cypress |
| Clethra | Summersweet |
| Comptonia | Sweetfern |
| Coreopsis | Coreopsis |
| Cornus | Dogwood |
| Cortaderia | Pampas Grass |
| Corylus | Walking Stick - Harry Lauder |
| Cotinus | Smoketree |
| Cotoneaster | Cotoneaster |
| Crataegus | Hawthorn |
| Daphne | Daphne |
| Deschampsia | Hair Grass |
| Dianthus | Pinks |
| Dicentra | Bleeding Heart |
| Diervilla | Bronzeleaf Honeysuckle |
| Echinacea | Coneflower |
| Elaeagnus | Olive, Russian & Autumn |
| Elymus | Lyme Grass |
| Erianthus | Plume Grass |
| Erica | Heath |
| Euonymus | Burning Bush, Wintercreeper |
| Fagus | Beech |
| Festuca | Fescue |
| Forsythia | Forsythia |
| Fothergilla | Fothergilla |
| Fraxinus | Ash |
| Gaillardia | Blanket Flower |
| Genista | Broom |
| Geranium | Cranesbill |
| Gleditsia | Honeylocust |
| Gymnocladus | Kentucky Coffee Tree |
| Halesia | Silverbell |
| Hamamelis | Witch Hazel |
| Hedera | English Ivy |
| Helictorichion | Oat Grass |
| Hemerocallis | Daylily |
| Heuchera | Coral Bells |
| Hibiscus | Althea, Rose Mallow |
| Hosta | Plaintain Lily |
| Houttuynia | Houttuynia |
| Hydrangea | Hydrangea |
| Hypericum | Hypericum |
| Iberis | Candytuft |
| Ilex | Holly |
| Imperata | Japanese Blood Grass |
| Iris | Flags |
| Itea | Sweetspire |
| Juniperus | Juniper |
| Kolkwitzia | Beautybush |
| Lavandula | Lavender |
| Leucanthemum | Shasta Daisy |
| Leucothoe | Leucothoe |
| Ligularia | Ragwort |
| Ligustrum | Privet |
| Lilium | Lily |
| Liquidambar | Sweet Gum |
| Liriope | Lily Turf |
| Lonicera | Honeysuckle |
| Lupinus | Lupine |
| Magnolia | Magnolia |
| Mahonia | Oregon Grape |
| Malus | Crabapple |
| Metasequoia | Dawn Redwood |
| Microbiota | Siberian Cypress |
| Miscanthus | Maiden Grass |
| Molinia | Moor Grass |
| Monarda | Beebalm |
| Myrica | Bayberry |
| Nepeta | Catmint |
| Ophiopogon | Mondo Grass |
| Ostrya | Hophornbeam |
| Pachysandra | Pachysandra |
| Paeonia | Peony |
| Panicum | Switch Grass |
| Parthenocissus | Boston Ivy |
| Pennisetum | Fountain Grass |
| Perovskia | Russian Sage |
| Phalaris | Ribbon Grass |
| Phellodendron | Amur Corktree |
| Phlox | Phlox |
| Physostegia | Obedient Plant |
| Picea | Spruce |
| Pieris | Andromeda |
| Pinus | Pine |
| Platanus | Sycamore or Plane Tree |
| Polygonum | Fleeceflower |
| Populus | Poplar |
| Potentilla | Cinquefoil |
| Prunus | Almond, Plum, Cherry |
| Pulmonaria | Lungwort |
| Pyracantha | Firethorn |
| Pyrus | Pear |
| Quercus | Oak |
| Rhamnus | Buckthorn |
| Rhododendron | Rhododendron |
| Rhus | Sumac |
| Ribes | Currant |
| Rosa | Rose |
| Rudbekia | Black-Eyed Susan |
| Salix | Willow |
| Salvia | Meadow Sage |
| Scabiosa | Pincushion |
| Sedum | Stonecrop |
| Sorbus | Mountain Ash |
| Sorghastrum | Indian Grass |
| Spiraea | Spirea |
| Symphoricarpos | Coralberry |
| Syringa | Lilac |
| Taxodium | Bald Cypress |
| Taxus | Yew |
| Thuja | Arborvitae |
| Tilia | Linden |
| Tsuga | Hemlock |
| Ulmus | Elm |
| Vaccinum | American Cranberry |
| Veronica | Speedwell |
| Viburnum | Cranberrybush |
| Vinca | Mrytle |
| Weigela | Weigela |
| Wisteria | Wisteria |
| Yucca | Candles of Heaven |
| Zelkova | Zelkova |
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