Botany Plant List: Common Names, Scientific Names, and Families

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering plant common names, scientific binomial names, plant families, observation locations, and reference texts.

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

White Ash

Fraxinus americana

Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Boxelder

Acer negundo

Redbud

Cercis canadensis

Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Yellow Buckeye

Aesculus flava

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Wingstem

Verbesina alternifolia

White Snakeroot

Ageratina altissima

Prairie Dock

Silphium terebinthinaceum

Partridge Pea

Chamaecrista fasciculata

New England Aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Indian Grass

Sorghastrum nutans

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardi

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Nutsedge

Cyperus esculentus

Common Rush

Juncus effusus

Tall Ironweed

Vernonia gigantea

Calico Aster

Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

Smartweed, Lady's Tumb

Polygonum sp.

Black Willow

Salix nigra

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

Catalpa

Catalpa speciosa

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

Blackgum Tupelo

Nyssa sylvatica

Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

Bush Honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii

Wintercreeper

Euonymus fortunei

Burning Bush

Euonymus alatus

Oriental Bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus

Shagbark Hickory

Carya ovata

Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera

Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium

Elm

Ulmus sp.

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

Walnut

Juglans nigra

Beech

Fagus grandifolia

Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Eastern Red Cedar

Juniperus virginiana

Callery Pear

Pyrus calleryana