Common Name to Botanical Name

Woody Ornamentals
Common Name
A
Abelia
Ajuga
Alder
Althea
Alumroot
American Elder
American Hophornbeam
Anise Tree
Apple
Apricot
Arborvitae
Archangel
Arizona Cypress
Arrowhead
Ash
Aster
Astilbe
Aucuba
Autumn Olive
Azalea
B
Bald Cypress
Balloon Flower
Bamboo
Baneberry
Barberry
Basil
Basswood
Bay Laurel
Bayberry
Beautyberry
Beautybush
Bee Balm
Beech
Birch

Botanical Name
Abelia
Ajuga
Alnus
Hibiscus
Heuchera
Sambucus
Ostrya
Illicium
Malus
Prunus
Thuja
Lamiastrum
Cupressus
Sagittaria
Fraxinus
Aster
Astilbe
Aucuba
Elaeagnus
Rhododendron
Taxodium
Platycodon
Bamboo
Actaea
Berberis
Ocimum
Tilia
Laurus
Myrica
Callicarpa
Kolkwitzia
Monarda
Fagus
Betula

Bittersweet
Black Gum
Blackberry
Black-Eyed Susan
Bleeding Heart
Bloodroot
Bluebeard
Bluebells
Blueberry
Bluestar
Boston Ivy Virginina Creeper
Bottle Gentian
Bougainvillea
Boxwood
Buckeye
Buckthorn
Bugleweed
Burning Bush
Buttercup Winterhaze
Butterfly Bush
Butterfly Weed
Butternut
Buttonbush
C
Canadian Hemlock
Candytuft
Canna
Cardinal Flower
Carpathian Harebell
Catalpa
Cedar
Chameleon Plant
Chastetree
Cherry
Cherry Laurel
Cherry Plum
Chestnut
Chokeberry
Chokecherry
Christmas Fern
Cinquefoil
Clematis
Clethra
Cleyera
Columbine
Coneflower
Coralberry
Coreopsis
Cotoneaster

Celastrus
Nyssa
Rubus
Rudbeckia
Dicentra
Sanguinaria
Caryopteris
Mertensia
Vaccinium
Amsonia
Parthenocissus
Gentiana
Bougainvillea
Buxus
Aesculus
Rhamnus
Ajuga
Euonymus
Corylopsis
Buddleia
Asclepias
Juglans
Cephalanthus
Tsuga
Iberis
Canna
Lobelia
Campanula
Catalpa
Cedrus
Houttuynia
Vitex
Prunus
Prunus
Prunus
Castanea
Aronia
Prunus
Polystichum
Potentilla
Clematis
Clethra
Cleyera
Aquilegia
Echinacea
Symphoricarpos
Coreopsis
Cotoneaster

Crabapple
Cranberry
Crape Myrtle
Creeping Jenny
Cryptomeria
Cypress

Malus
Vaccinium
Lagerstroemia
Lysimachia
Cryptomeria
Chamaecyparis
D

Dawn Redwood
Daylily
Deutzia
Dianthus
Dogwood
Dutchman's Breeches
Dutchman's Pipe

Metasequoia
Hemerocallis
Deutzia
Dianthus
Cornus
Dicentra
Aristolochia
E

Elaeagnus
Elm
English Ivy
Euonymus

Elaeagnus
Ulmus
Hedera
Euonymus
F

False Indigo Bush

False Solomon's Seal
Fern
Fescue
Fiesta Daisy
Filbert
Firethorn
Firewitch
Flowering Almond
Flowering Cherry
Flowering Quince
Foamflower
Forsythia
Fothergilla
Fountain Grass
Fringetree

Amorpha
Smilacina
Osmunda
Festuca
Gaillardia
Corylus
Pyracantha
Dianthus
Prunus
Prunus
Chaenomeles
Tiarella
Forsythia
Fothergilla
Pennisetum
Chionanthus
G

Gayfeather
Geranium
Germander
Giant Variegated Reed
Gilbralter Bush Cover
Ginger
Ginkgo
Goat's Beard
Golden Bell
Golden Raintree
Graceful Cattail
Grapes

Liatris
Geranium
Teucrium
Arundo
Lespedeza
Asarum
Ginkgo
Aruncus
Forsythia
Koelreuteria
Typha
Vitis

Green Tara

Colacasia
H

Hackberry
Hally Jolivette Cherry
Hawthorn
Hayscented Fern
Hemlock
Hens & Chicks
Hibiscus
Hickory
Higan Cherry
Holly
Hollyhocks
Honeylocust
Honeysuckle
Hornbeam
Horsetail Reed
Hosta
Hybrid Sage
Hydrangea
I
Indiancurrant Coralberry
Iris
Ironwood
Itea
J
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Jacob's Ladder
Japanese Blood Grass
Japanese Cedar
Japanese Plum
Japanese Plum Yew
Japanese Snowbell
Japanese Stewartia
Japanese Sweet Flag
Jasminum
Juniper
K
Katsura Tree
Kentucky Coffee Tree
Kerria
L
Lady Fern
Lady's Mantle
Larkspur
Lavender
Leather Wood Fern
Lemon Verbena
Leucothoe

Celtis
Prunus
Crataegus
Dennstaedtia
Tsuga
Sempervivum
Hibiscus
Carya
Prunus
Ilex
Alcea
Gleditsia
Lonicera
Carpinus
Equisetum
Hosta
Salvia
Hydrangea
Symphoricarpos
Iris
Ostrya
Itea
Arisaema
Polemonium
Imperata
Cryptomeria
Prunus
Cephalotaxus
Styrax
Stewartia
Acorus
Jasminum
Juniperus
Cercidiphyllum
Gymnocladus
Kerria
Athyrium
Alchemilla
Delphinium
Lavandula
Dryopteris
Aloysia
Leucothoe

Leyland Cypress
Ligustrum
Lilac
Lily-of-the-Valley
Lilyturf
Linden
Liriope
Liverleaf
Locust
Locust
Loropetalum

Cupressocyparis
Ligustrum
Syringa
Convallaria
Liriope
Tilia
Liriope
Hepatica
Gleditsia
Robinia
Loropetalum
M

Magnolia
Mahonia
Maidenhair Tree
Maple
May Apple
Mimosa
Mockorange
Mondo Grass
Monkeygrass
Mountain Ash
Mountain Laurel
Mountain Stewartia
Mulberry
Mums

Magnolia
Mahonia
Ginkgo
Acer
Podophyllum
Albizia
Philadelphus
Ophiopogon
Liriope
Sorbus
Kalmia
Stewartia
Morus
Chrysanthemum
N

Nandina
Nectarine
Ninebark

Nandina
Prunus
Physocarpus
O

Oak
Oat Grass
Oregon Grapeholly
Oriental Poppy
Ornamental Grass- see below
P
Pachysandra
Pampas Grass
Parrotia
Parrot's Feather
Parsley
Patio Peach
Pawpaw
Peach
Peacock Moss
Pear
Pecan
Peony

Quercus
Helictotrichon
Mahonia
Papaver
Miscanthus
Pachysandra
Cortaderia
Parrotia
Myriophyllum
Petroselinum
Prunus
Asimina
Prunus
Selaginella
Pyrus
Carya
Paeonia

Periwinkle
Persimmon
Phlox
Pickeral Rush
Pieris
Pincushion Flower
Pine
Planetree
Plum
Plume Grass
Pomegranate
Poplar
Primrose
Privet
Pyracantha

Vinca
Diospyros
Phlox
Pontederia
Pieris
Scabiosa
Pinus
Platanus
Prunus
Erianthus
Punica
Populus
Oenothera
Ligustrum
Pyracantha
Q
R

Radican Sword
Raspberry
Rattlesnake Orchid
Red Poker Plant
Redbud
Reed Grass
Rhododendron
Rhododendron
Ribbon Grass
Rose
Rose of Sharon
Rosemary
Russian Olive
Russian Sage

Echinodorus
Rubus
Goodyera
Kniphofia
Cercis
Calamagrostis
Azalea
Rhododendron
Phalaris
Rosa
Hibiscus
Rosemarunus
Elaeagnus
Perovskia
S

Sage
Salvia
Sand Cherry
Santolina
Sarvis
Sassafras
Scabiosa
Scouring Bush
Scuppernong Grapes
Sedge
Sedum
Sensitive Fern
Serviceberry
Shasta Daisy
Shooting Star
Silk Tree
Silverbell

Artemisia
Salvia
Prunus
Santolina
Amelanchier
Sassafras
Scabiosa
Equisetum
Vitis
Carex
Sedum
Onoclea
Amelanchier
Leucanthemum
Dodecatheon
Albizia
Halesia

Smoketree
Snowbell
Snowberry
Solomon's Seal
Sourwood
Spearmint
Speedwell
Spicebush
Spiderwort
Spirea
Spleenwort
Spring Beauty
Spruce
Spurge
St. Johnswort
Star of Bethlehem
Stewartia
Stokes' Aster
Stonecrop
Styrax
Sumac
Sundrops
Sweet Cherry
Sweet Shrub
Sweet William
Sweet Woodruff
Sweetgum
Sweetspire
Switch Cane
Switch Grass
Sycamore

Cotinus
Styrax
Symphoricarpos
Polygonatum
Oxydendrum
Mentha
Veronica
Lindera
Tradescantia
Spiraea
Asplenium
Claytonia
Picea
Pachysandra
Hypericum
Ornithogalum
Stewartia
Stokesia
Sedum
Styrax
Rhus
Oenothera
Prunus
Calycanthus
Dianthus
Galium
Liquidambar
Itea
Arundinaria
Panicum
Platanus
T

Tart Cherry
Teaberry
Thalia
Thrift
Thyme
Tickseed
Toad Lily
Trillium
Trout Lily
Trumpet Vine
Tulip Poplar
Tulip Tree
Turk's-Cap Lily

Prunus
Gaultheria
Thalia
Armeria
Thymus
Coreopsis
Tricyrtis
Trillium
Erythronium
Campsis
Liriodendron
Liriodendron
Lilium
U

Umbrella Palm

Cyperus
V

Varnish Tree

Koelreuteria

Verbena
Viburnum
Vinca
Violet
Virginia Creeper
Vitex

Verbena
Viburnum
Vinca
Viola
Parthenocissus
Vitex
W

Walking Fern
Walnut
Weigela
White Beard Tongue
Willow
Wisteria
Witchhazel
Wormwood

Camptosorus
Juglans
Weigela
Penstemon
Salix
Wisteria
Hamamelis
Artemisia
X
Y

Yarrow
Yellow Poplar
Yellowwood
Yew
Yucca

Achillea
Liriodendron
Cladrastis
Taxus
Yucca
Z

Zelkova

Zelkova

Ornamental Grasses
Common Name
Fescue
Fescue
Fountain Grass
Horsetail Reed
Japanese Blood Grass
Lilyturf
Liriope
Mondo Grass
Monkeygrass
Oat Grass
Ornamental Grass
Pampas Grass
Pickeral Rush
Plume Grass
Reed Grass
Ribbon Grass
Scouring Bush
Sedge
Switch Grass

Botanical Name
Fescue
Festuca
Pennisetum
Equisetum
Imperata
Liriope
Liriope
Ophiopogon
Liriope
Helictotrichon
Miscanthus
Cortaderia
Pontederia
Erianthus
Calamagrostis
Phalaris
Equisetum
Carex
Panicum

Perennials
Common Name
Ajuga
Alumroot
Archangel
Arrowhead
Aster
Astilbe
Balloon Flower
Baneberry
Bee Balm
Black-Eyed Susan
Bleeding Heart
Bloodroot
Bluebeard
Bluebells
Boston Ivy
Bottle Gentian
Bugleweed
Butterfly Weed
Candytuft
Canna
Cardinal Flower
Carpathian Harebell
Chameleon Plant
Christmas Fern
Cinquefoil
Clematis
Columbine
Coneflower
Coreopsis
Creeping Jenny
Daylily
Dianthus
Dutchman's Breeches
Dutchman's Pipe
False Solomon's Seal
Fern
Fiesta Daisy
Firewitch
Foamflower
Gayfeather
Geranium
Ginger
Goat's Beard
Graceful Cattail
Green Tara

Botanical Name
Ajuga
Heuchera
Lamiastrum
Sagittaria
Aster
Astilbe
Platycodon
Actaea
Monarda
Rudbeckia
Dicentra
Sanguinaria
Caryopteris
Mertensia
Parthenocissus
Gentiana
Ajuga
Asclepias
Iberis
Canna
Lobelia
Campanula
Houttuynia
Polystichum
Potentilla
Clematis
Aquilegia
Echinacea
Coreopsis
Lysimachia
Hemerocallis
Dianthus
Dicentra
Aristolochia
Smilacina
Osmunda
Gaillardia
Dianthus
Tiarella
Liatris
Geranium
Asarum
Aruncus
Typha
Colacasia

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Hayscented Fern
Hens & Chicks
Horsetail Reed
Hosta
Hybrid Sage
Iris
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Jacob's Ladder
Japanese Blood Grass
Japanese Sweet Flag
Jasminum
Lady Fern
Lady's Mantle
Larkspur
Lavender
Leather Wood Fern
Lemon Verbena
Lily-of-the-Valley
Liverleaf
May Apple
Mums
Oriental Poppy
Pachysandra
Peony
Periwinkle
Phlox
Pincushion Flower
Primrose
Radican Sword
Rattlesnake Orchid
Red Poker Plant
Russian Sage
Sage
Salvia
Scabiosa
Sedum
Sensitive Fern
Shasta Daisy
Shooting Star
Solomon's Seal
Spearmint
Speedwell
Spiderwort
Spleenwort
Spring Beauty
Spurge
St. Johnswort
Star of Bethlehem
Stokes' Aster

Dennstaedtia
Sempervivum
Equisetum
Hosta
Salvia
Iris
Arisaema
Polemonium
Imperata
Acorus
Jasminum
Athyrium
Alchemilla
Delphinium
Lavandula
Dryopteris
Aloysia
Convallaria
Hepatica
Podophyllum
Chrysanthemum
Papaver
Pachysandra
Paeonia
Vinca
Phlox
Scabiosa
Oenothera
Echinodorus
Goodyera
Kniphofia
Perovskia
Artemisia
Salvia
Scabiosa
Sedum
Onoclea
Leucanthemum
Dodecatheon
Polygonatum
Mentha
Veronica
Tradescantia
Asplenium
Claytonia
Pachysandra
Hypericum
Ornithogalum
Stokesia

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Stonecrop
Sundrops
Sweet William
Teaberry
Thalia delbata
Thrift
Thyme
Tickseed
Toad Lily
Trillium
Trout Lily
Trumpet Vine
Turk's-Cap Lily
Verbena
Vinca
Walking Fern
White Beard Tongue
Yarrow

Sedum
Oenothera
Dianthus
Gaultheria
Thalia
Armeria
Thymus
Coreopsis
Tricyrtis
Trillium
Erythronium
Campsis
Lilium
Verbena
Vinca
Camptosorus
Penstemon
Achillea

Aquatic Plants
Common Name
Parrot's Feather

Botanical Name
Myriophyllum

Bamboo
Common Name
Bamboo
Bamboo
Bamboo
Bamboo
Bamboo
Bamboo
Bamboo
Bamboo

Botanical Name
Phyllostachys
Pleioblastus
Pseudosasa
Sasa
Sasaella
Sasamorpha
Semiarundinaria
Shibataea

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Fruit, Nut & Berry Plants

Common Name
Apple
Apricot
Blackberry
Blueberry
Chestnut
Filbert
Grapes
Nectarine
Pawpaw
Peach
Pear
Pecan
Persimmon
Plum
Pomegranate
Raspberry
Scuppernong
Tart Cherry

Botanical Name
Malus
Prunus
Rubus
Vaccinium
Castanea
Corylus
Vitis
Prunus
Asimina
Prunus
Pyrus
Carya
Diospyros
Prunus
Punica
Rubus
Vitis
Prunus

Comm/Lists-Nsy/Common Name to Botanical 8-09

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