This is a list of plants organized by their common names. The Plant List provides the Accepted Latin name for most species, with links to all Synonyms by which that species has been known. Around of names are unresolved indicating that the data sources included provided no evidence or view as to whether the name should be treated as accepted or not, or there were. Common Name , Scientific Name , Family Name , Type.
Ageratum, Ageratum houstonianum, Asteraceae, Annual. American Marigol Tagetes erecta, Asteraceae, Annual.
Annual Vinca, Catharanthus roseus, Apocynceae, Annual. Bacopa, Sutera cordata, Scrophulariaceae, Annual. Balloon Flower, Platycodon grandiflorus . The common names of plants will, presumably, always be with us in some form or other, because they are easier to relate to and roll off the tongue better than the corresponding scientific names of plants.
In an informal setting, who would be pedantic enough to prefer Cerastium tomentosum as a handle to . The International Plant Names Index (IPNI) is a database of the names and associated basic bibliographical details of seed plants, ferns and lycophytes. Its goal is to eliminate the need for repeated reference to primary sources for basic bibliographic information about plant names. Read More