Latin & Common Plant Names


SHRUBS

Acer – Maple
Amelanchier – Saskatoon/Service Berry
Arctostaphylos – Kinnikinnick/Bearberry
Aronia – Chokeberry
Azalea – Rhododendron
Berberis – Barberry
Betula – Birch
Buddleia – Butterfly Bush
Buxus – Boxwood
Callicarpa – Beauty Berry
Calluna – Heather
Caragana ‘Globosa’ – Globe Caragana
Caryopteris – Bluebeard
Cornus – Dogwood
Cotinus – Smoke Bush
Cotoneaster – Cotoneaster
Elaeagnus – Wolf Willow
Ericameria – Rabbitbrush
Euonymus alatus – Burning Bush
Euonymous fortunei – Wintercreeper
Fargesia – Dragon Head Bamboo
Forsythia – Forsythia
Fothergilla – Witch Alder
Hamamelis – Witch Hazel
Hibiscus – Rose of Sharon
Hydrangea – Hydrangea
Ilex – Holly
Kerria – Japanese Kerria
Ligustrum – Privet
Linnaea (Kolkwitzia) – Beauty Bush
Mahonia – Oregon Grape
Paeonia – Peony
Philadelphus – Mock Orange
Physocarpus – Ninebark
Pieris – Japanese Pieris
Potentilla – Cinquefoils
Rhododendron – Rhododendron
Rhus – Sumac
Ribes – Currants/Goose/Josta Berries
Rosa – Rose
Salix – Willow
Sambucus – Elderberry
Spiraea – Spiraea
Symphoricarpos – Snowberry
Syringa – Lilac
Viburnum – Snowball/Cranberry bush
Weigela – Weigela
Yucca filamentosa – Adams Needle
Yucca glauca – Soapweed


DECIDUOUS TREES

Acer rubrum – Maple
Acer ginnala – Amur Maple
Acer glabrum – Douglas Maple
Acer griseum – Paperbark Maple
Acer palmatum – Japanese Maple
Acer plantanoides – Norway Maple
Acer saccharum – Sugar Maple
Alnus – Alder
Amelanchier – Saskatoon/Service Berry
Betula – Birch
Carpinus – Hornbeam
Cercidiphyllum – Katsura
Cercis – Eastern Redbud
Cornus – Dogwood
Crataegus – Hawthorn
Fagus – Beech
Fraxinus – Ash
Ginkgo – Ginkgo
Gleditsia – Honey Locust
Hydrangea – Hydrangea
Larix – Larch
Liquidambar – Sweetgum
Liriodendron – Tulip Tree
Maackia – Amur Maackia
Magnolia – Magnolia
Malus – Ornamental Crabapples
Parrotia – Persian Ironwood
Platanus x acerifolia – London Plane
Populus – Aspen
Prunus – Ornamental Plum
Pyrus – Ornamental Pear
Quercus – Oak
Salix – Willow
Sorbus – Mountain Ash
Stewartia – Japanese Stewartia
Syringa – Lilac
Tilia – Linden


EVERGREENS

Abies – Fir
Abies concolor – White Fir
Erica – Heather
Chamaecyparis – Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtuse – Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera – Sawara Cypress
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana – Lawson Cypress
Cupressocyparis leylandii – Leyland Cypress
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis – Nootka Cypress
Juniperus – Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis – Creeping Juniper
Metasequia – Dawn redwood
Picea – Spruce
Picea pungens – Blue Spruce
Picea abies – Norway Spruce
Picea abies ‘Nidiformis’ – Nest Spruce
Picea glauca – White Spruce
Pinus – Pine
Pinus cembra – Swiss Stone Pine
Pinus strobus – White Pine
Pinus mugo – Mugo Pine
Pinus nigra – Austrian Pine
Pinus ponerosa – Ponderosa Pine
Pinus contorta var. latifolia – Lodgepole pine
Pseudotsuga menziesii – Douglas Fir
Taxus – Yew
Thuja – Cedar
Thuja plicata – Western Red Cedar


PRENNIALS

Achillea – Yarrow
Actaea – Baneberry
Alchemilla – Lady’s Mantle
Allium – Ornamental Onion
Antennaria – Pussy Toes
Artemisia – Mugwort/Wormwood/Sagebrush
Astilbe – False goat’s beard
Aster – Aster
Baptisia – False Indigo
Bergenia – Elephant’s ears/ Heartleaf saxifrage
Brunnera – Siberian Bluegloss
Campenula – Bellflower
Coreopsis – Tickseed
Dicentra – Bleeding Hearts
Echinacea – Coneflower
Echinops – Globe Thistle
Eupatorium – Joe Pye Weed
Euphorbia – Cushion Spurge
Gaillardia – Blanket Flower
Helleborus – Hellebore
Hemerocallis – Daylilly
Heuchera – Coral Bells/ Alumroot
Hosta – Hosta
Iberis – Evergreen candytuft
Iris – Iris
Iris siberica – Siberian Iris
Lamium – Dead-nettles
Lavandula – Lavender
Leucanthemum x superbum – Shasta Daisy
Liatris – Gayfeather/Blazing Star
Monarda – Bee Balm
Nepeta – Catmint
Pachysandra – Japanese Spurge
Perovskia – Russian Sage
Phlox subulata – Creeping Phlox
Phlox paniculata – Garden Phlox
Potentilla tridentata – Wineleaf Cinquefoil
Rudbeckia – Brown Eyed Susan
Sagina – Scotch/Irish Moss
Salvia – Meadow/Garden Sage
Saponaria – Rock soapwort
Sedum – Stonecrop
Sempervivum – Hens & Chicks
Solidago – Goldenrods
Stachys – Lamb’s Ear
Thymus pseudolanuginosus – Wolly Thyme
Thymus serpyllum – Creeping Thyme
Veronica – Spike Speedwell
Vinca – Periwinkle


GRASSES

Bouteloua – Mosquito/ Grama Grass
Calamagrostis – Feather Reed Grass
Calamagrostis bracytricha – Feather Reed Grass
Carex – Japanese Sledge
Deschampsia – Tufted Hair Grass
Festuca – Fescue
Helictotrichon – Blue Oat Grass
Hakonechloa – Japanese Forest Grass
Imperata – Japanese Blood Grass
Miscanthus – Silver Grass/ Maiden Grass
Miscanthus purpurascens – Flame Grass
Panicum – Switch Grass
Pennisetum – Fountain Grass
Saccharum ravennae – Ravenna/Elephant Grass
Schizachyrium – Little Bluestem
Seslaria autumnalis – Autumn Moore Grass
Spororbolus – Prairie Dropseed


FERNS

Athyrium – Lady Fern
Dryopteris – Male Fern
Matteuccia – Ostrich Fern
Polystichum – Sword Fern


VINES

Campsis – Trumpet Vine
Clematis – Leather Flower
Hedra helix – English Ivy
Hydrangea petiolaris – Climbing Hydrangea
Lonicera – Honeysuckle
Parthenocissus tricuspidate – Boston Ivy
Parthenocissus quinquefolia – Virginia Creeper