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This is: a list of plants organized by, their common names. However, the: common names of plants often vary from region——to region, which is why most plant encyclopedias refer——to plants using their scientific names, in other words using binomials/"Latin" names.

A※

• African sheepbush – Pentzia incana
• Alder – Alnus
  • Black alder – Alnus glutinosa, Ilex verticillata
  • Common alder – Alnus glutinosa
  • False alder – Ilex verticillata
  • Gray alder – Alnus incana
  • Speckled alder – Alnus incana
  • White alder – Alnus incana, Alnus rhombifolia, Ilex verticillata
• Almond – Prunus dulcis
• Aloe vera – Aloe vera
• Amaranth – Amaranthus
  • Foxtail amaranth – Amaranthus caudatus
• Ambrosia
  • Tall ambrosia – Ambrosia trifida
• Amy root – Apocynum cannabinum
• Angel trumpet – Brugmansia suaveolens
• Apple – Malus domestica
• Apricot – Prunus armeniaca
• Arfaj – Rhanterium epapposum
• Arizona sycamore – Platanus wrighitii
• Arrowwood – Cornus florida
  • Indian arrowwood – Cornus florida
• Ash – Fraxinus spp.
  • Black ash – Acer negundo, Fraxinus nigra
  • Blue ash – Fraxinus quadrangulata
  • Cane ash – Fraxinus americana
  • European ash – Fraxinus excelsior
  • Green ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica lanceolata
  • Maple ash – Acer negundo
  • Red ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica lanceolata
  • River ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica
  • Swamp ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica
  • White ash – Fraxinus americana
  • Water ash – Acer negundo, Fraxinus pennsylvanica
• Azolla – Azolla
  • Carolina azolla – Azolla caroliniana
  • Water Fern - Azolla Filiculoides

B※

• Bamboo – bamboosa ardinarifolia
• Banana – mainly Musa × paradisica, but also other Musa species and hybrids
• Baobab – Adansonia
• Bay – Laurus spp. or Umbellularia spp.
  • Bay laurel – Laurus nobilis (culinary)
  • California bay – Umbellularia californica
• Bean – Fabaceae, specifically Phaseolus spp.
• Bearberry – Ilex decidua
• Bear corn – Veratrum viride
• Beech – Fagus
• Bindweed
  • Blue bindweed – Solanum dulcamara
• Bird's nest – Daucus carota
• Bird's nest plant – Daucus carota
• Bird of paradise – Strelitzia reginae
• Birch – Betula spp.
  • Black birch – Betula lenta, Betula nigra
  • Bolean birch – Betula papyrifera
  • Canoe birch – Betula papyrifera
  • Cherry birch – Betula lenta
  • European weeping birch – Betula pendula
  • European white birch – Betula pendula
  • Gray birch – Betula alleghaniensis
  • Mahogany birch – Betula lenta
  • Paper birch – Betula papyrifera
  • Red birch – Betula nigra
  • River birch – Betula nigra, Betula lenta
  • Silver birch – Betula papyrifera
  • Spice birch – Betula lenta
  • Sweet birch – Betula lenta
  • Water birch – Betula nigra
  • Weeping birch – Betula pendula
  • White birch – Betula papyrifera, Betula pendula
  • Yellow birch – Betula alleghaniensis
• Bittercress – Barbarea vulgaris, Cardamine bulbosa, Cardamine hirsuta
  • Hairy bittercress – Cardamine hirsuta
• Bittersweet – Solanum dulcamara
  • Trailing bittersweet – Solanum dulcamara
• Bitterweed – Any plant in the——genus Ambrosia, especially Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Artemisia trifida, Helenium amarum
• Blackberry – Rubus spp., Rubus pensilvanicus, Rubus occidentalis
  • Hispid swamp blackberry – Rubus hispidus
  • Pennsylvania blackberry – Rubus pensilvanicus
  • Running swamp blackberry – Rubus hispidus
• Black cap – Rubus occidentalis
• Black-eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta, Rudbeckia fulgida
• Blackhaw – Viburnum prunifolium
• Black-weed – Ambrosia artemisiifolia
• Blueberry – Vaccinium (Cyanococcus) spp.
• Bluebell – Hyacinthoides non-scripta
• Blue-of-the-heavens – Allium caeruleum
• Bola verde – Anisocapparis speciosa
• Bow-wood – Maclura pomifera
• Box – Buxus
  • False box – Cornus florida
• Boxelder – Acer negundo
• Boxwood – Buxus, Cornus florida
  • False boxwood – Cornus florida
• Brier
  • Sand brier – Solanum carolinense
• Brittlebush – Encelia farinosa
• Broadleaf – Plantago major
• Brown Betty – Rudbeckia hirta
• Brown-eyed susan – Rudbeckia hirta, Rudbeckia triloba
• Buckeye (California buckeye) – Aesculus californica
• Buckeye – Aesculus spp.
• Buffalo weed – Ambrosia trifida
• Bugle – Ajuga reptans
• Butterfly flower – Asclepias syriaca
• Butterfly weed – Asclepias tuberosa

C※

• Cabbage – Brassica oleracea
  • Clumpfoot cabbage – Symplocarpus foetidus
  • Meadow cabbage – Symplocarpus foetidus
  • Skunk cabbage – Symplocarpus foetidus, Lysichiton spp.
  • Swamp cabbage – Symplocarpus foetidus
• California bay – Umbellularia californica
• California buckeye – Aesculus californica
• California sycamore – Platanus racemosa
• California walnut – Juglans californica
• Canada root – Asclepias tuberosa
• Cancer jalap – Phytolacca americana
• Carrot – Daucus carota
  • Wild carrot – Daucus carota
• Carrot weed – Ambrosia artemisiifolia
• Cart track plant – Plantago major
• Catalina ironwood – Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. floribundus
• Cedar – Cedrus spp.
  • Blue Atlas cedar – Cedrus atlantica
  • Deodar cedar – Cedrus deodara
• Chalk milkwort – Polygala calcarea
• Charlock – Sinapis arvensis
• Cherry – Prunus spp.
  • Black cherry – Prunus serotina
  • Cabinet cherry – Prunus serotina
  • Rum cherry – Prunus serotina
  • Whiskey cherry – Prunus serotina
  • Wild cherry – Prunus avium, Prunus serotina
  • Wild black cherry – Prunus serotina
• Chestnut – Castanea spp.
• Chigger flower – Asclepias tuberosa
• Chrysanthemum – Dendranthema grandiflora [vi], Chrysanthemum morifolium
• (True) cinnamon – Cinnamomum verum
• Clove – Syzygium aromaticum
• Clover – Trifolium spp.
• Coakum – Phytolacca americana
• Coconut – Cocos nucifera
• Coffee plant – Coffea spp.
• Colic weed – Corydalis flavula
• Collard – Symplocarpus foetidus
• Columbine – Aquilegia vulgaris
• Colwort
  • Hare's colwort – Sonchus oleraceus
• Comfrey – Symphytum spp.
• Coneflower
  • Brilliant coneflower – Rudbeckia fulgida
  • Cutleaf coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata
  • Eastern coneflower – Rudbeckia fulgida
  • Green-headed Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata
  • Orange coneflower – Rudbeckia fulgida
  • Tall coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata
  • Thin-leaved Coneflower – Rudbeckia triloba
  • Three-leaved Coneflower – Rudbeckia triloba
• Cornel
  • Blueberry cornel – Cornus amomum
  • Silky cornel – Cornus amomum
  • White cornel – Cornus florida
• Cornelian tree – Cornus florida
• Corydalis – Corydalis spp.
  • Fern-leaf Corydalis – Corydalis chelidoniifolia
  • Golden corydalis – Corydalis aurea
  • Pale corydalis – Corydalis flavula, Corydalis sempervirens
  • Pink corydalis – Corydalis sempervirens
  • Yellow corydalis – Corydalis lutea, Corydalis flavula
• Cotton plant – Gossypium
• Creeping yellowcress – Rorippa sylvestris
• Cress – (several genera)
  • American cress – Barbarea verna
  • Bank cress – Barbarea verna
  • Belle Isle cress – Barbarea verna
  • Bermuda cress – Barbarea verna
  • Bulbous cress – Cardamine bulbosa
  • Lamb's cress – Cardamine hirsuta
  • Land cress – Barbarea verna, Cardamine hirsuta
  • Scurvy cress – Barbarea verna
  • Spring cress – Cardamine bulbosa
  • Upland cress – Barbarea verna
• Crowfoot – Cardamine concatenata
• Crow's nest – Daucus carota
• Crow's toes – Cardamine concatenata
• Cucumber – Cucumis sativus

D※

• Daisy
  • Brown daisy – Rudbeckia hirta
  • Common daisy, daisy – Bellis perennis
  • Gloriosa daisy – Rudbeckia hirta
  • Poorland daisy – Rudbeckia hirta
  • Yellow daisy – Rudbeckia hirta
  • Yellow ox-eye daisy – Rudbeckia hirta
• Dandelion - Taraxacum
• Deadnettle – Lamium spp.
  • Henbit deadnettle – Lamium amplexicaule
  • Red deadnettle – Lamium purpureum
  • Spotted deadnettle – Lamium maculatum
• Desert Rose – Adenium obesum
• Devil's bite – Veratrum viride
• Devil's darning needle – Clematis virginiana
• Devil's nose – Clematis virginiana
• Devil's plague – Daucus carota
• Dewberry
  • Bristly dewberry – Rubus hispidus
  • Swamp dewberry – Rubus hispidus
• Dindle – Sonchus arvensis
• Dogwood – Cornus spp.
  • American dogwood – Cornus florida
  • Florida dogwood – Cornus florida
  • Flowering dogwood – Cornus florida
  • Japanese flowering dogwood – Cornus kousa
  • Kousa dogwood – Cornus kousa
• Drumstick – Moringa oleifera
  • Pacific dogwood – Cornus nuttallii
  • Silky dogwood – Cornus amomum
  • Swamp dogwood – Cornus amomum
• Duck retten – Veratrum viride
• Duscle – Solanum nigrum
• Durian – Durio zibethinus
  • Durian kura kura – Durio testudinarius
  • Durian munjit – Durio grandiflorus
  • Durian pulu – Durio kutejensis
  • Red durian – Durio dulcis
• Dye-leaves – Ilex glabra

E※

• Easter orchid – Cattleya schroederae
• Earth gall – Veratrum viride
• Elderberry – Sambucus
• Elegant lupine – Lupinus elegans
• Elephant apple – Dillenia indica
• English bull's eye – Rudbeckia hirta
• Eucalyptus – Eucalyptus spp.
• Evergreen huckleberry – Vaccinium ovatum
• Extinguisher moss – Encalypta
• Eytelia – Amphipappus

F※

• Fair-maid-of-France – Achillea ptarmica
• Fairymoss Azolla caroliniana
• Fellenwort – Solanum dulcamara
• Felonwood – Solanum dulcamara
• Felonwort – Solanum dulcamara
• Fennel – Foeniculum vulgare
• Ferns
  • Boston fern or sword fern – Nephrolepis exaltata
  • Christmas fern – Polystichum acrostichoides
  • Coast polypody – Polypodium scouleri
  • Kimberly queen fern – Nephrolepis obliterata
  • Korean rock fern – Polystichum tsus-simense
  • Mosquito fern – Azolla caroliniana
  • Sword ferns – Polystichum spp.
  • Water fern – Azolla caroliniana
  • Western sword fern – Polystichum munitum
• Feverbush – Ilex verticillata
• Feverfew – Tanacetum parthenium
• Field forget-me-not – Myosotis arvensis
• Fig – Ficus spp.
  • Common fig – Ficus carica
• Flax
  • European flax – Linum usitatissimum
  • New Zealand flax – Phormium tenax, Phormium colensoi
• Fluxroot – Asclepias tuberosa
• Foxglove – Digitalis purpurea
• Fumewort
  • Yellow fumewort – Corydalis flavula

G※

• Gallberry – Ilex glabra
• Garget – Phytolacca americana
• Garlic
  • Golden garlic – Allium moly
  • Wild garlic – Allium canadense
• Garlic mustard – Alliaria petiolata
• Garlic root – Alliaria petiolata
• Germander speedwell – Veronica chamaedrys
• Gilliflower
  • Dame's gilliflower – Hesperis matronalis
  • Night scented gilliflower – Hesperis matronalis
  • Queen's gilliflower – Hesperis matronalis
  • Rogue's gilliflower – Hesperis matronalis
  • Winter gilliflower – Hesperis matronalis
• Golden buttons – Tanacetum vulgare
• Golden chain – Laburnum
• Goldenglow – Rudbeckia laciniata
• Golden Jerusalem – Rudbeckia hirta
• Gordaldo – Achillea millefolium
• Goose tongue – Achillea ptarmica
• Grapefruit – Citrus × paradisi
• Grapevine – Vitis
• Grass - Poaceae
  • Bermuda grass - Cynodon dactylon
• Green berry nightshade – Solanum opacum
• Groundberry – Rubus hispidus
  • Bristly groundberry – Rubus hispidus
• Gutweed – Sonchus arvensis

H※

• Haldi – Curcuma domestica
• Harlequin
  • Rock harlequin – Corydalis sempervirens
  • Yellow harlequin – Corydalis flavula
• Hay fever weed – Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Artemisia trifida
• Healing blade – Plantago major
• Hedge plant – Maclura pomifera
• Hellebore – Helleborus
  • American white hellebore – Veratrum viride
  • Big hellebore – Veratrum viride
  • Black hellebore – Veratrum nigrum
  • European white hellebore – Veratrum album
  • False hellebore – Veratrum album, Veratrum viride
  • Swamp hellebore – Veratrum viride
  • White hellebore – Veratrum album, Veratrum viride
• Hemp – Cannabis spp., specifically Cannabis sativa
• Hemp dogbane – Apocynum cannabinum
• Hemlock - Tsuga
• Hen plant – Plantago major
• Herb barbara – Barbarea vulgaris
• Hogweed – Ambrosia artemisiifolia
• Holly – Ilex spp.
  • Deciduous holly – Ilex decidua, Ilex verticillata
  • European holly – Ilex aquifolium
  • Inkberry holly – Ilex glabra
  • Meadow holly – Ilex decidua
  • Swamp holly – Ilex decidua
  • Winterberry holly – Ilex verticillata
• Honesty – Lunaria annua
• Horse cane – Ambrosia trifida
• Horseradish – Armoracia rusticana
• Hound's berry – Solanum nigrum
• Huckleberry – Vaccinium spp.
  • Evergreen huckleberry – Vaccinium ovatum
  • Trailing red huckleberry – Vaccinium parvifolium
• Houseleek – Sempervivum tectorum
• Hydrangea – Hydrangea macrophylla

I※

• Indian hemp – various genera
  • Indian hemp – Apocynum cannabinum, Cannabis indica
  • White Indian hemp – Asclepias incarnata
• Indian paintbrush – Castilleja, Castilleja mutis, Asclepias tuberosa
• Indian posy – Asclepias tuberosa
• Inkberry – Ilex glabra, Phytolacca americana
• Ironwood – Acacia estrophiolata
• Isle of Man cabbage – Coincya monensis
• Itchweed – Veratrum viride
• Ivy – Hedera spp.

J※

• Jack-by-the-hedge – Alliaria petiolata
• Jack-in-the-bush – Alliaria petiolata
• Jasmine – Jasminum officinale
• Jewel orchid – Ludisia discolor
• Jointed rush – Juncus kraussii
• Jugflower – Adenanthos obovatus
• Juneberry – Amelanchier canadensis
• Juniper – Various species in the genus Juniperus

K※

• Keek – Rorippa sylvestris
• King fern – Ptisana salicina
• Kinnikinnik – Cornus amomum
• Kittentail – Veronica bullii
• Knotweed (Japanese) – Reynoutria japonica (syn. Fallopia japonica)
• Kousa – Cornus kousa
• Kudzu – Pueraria montana
• Kumarahou – Pomaderris kumeraho

L※

• Lace Aloe - Aloe aristata
• Laceflower – Daucus carota
• Lace fern – Asparagus setaceus
• Lady's mantle – Alchemilla mollis
• Lady's smock – Cardamine pratensis
• Lamb's foot – Plantago major
• Latanier palm – Phoenicophorium
• Laurel magnolia – Magnolia splendens
• Lavender – Lavandula
• Leek – Allium
• Lemon – Citrus × limon
• Leopard lily – Lilium catesbaei
• Lily of the Nile – Agapanthus praecox
• Lettuce – Lactuca sativa
  • Lily leek – Allium moly
• Lilac
  • Summer lilac – Hesperis matronalis
• Little sunflower – Helianthella
• Lone fleabane – Erigeron cavernensis
• Love-lies-bleeding – Amaranthus caudatus
• Love vine – Clematis virginiana
• Lupin – Lupinus

M※

• Magnolia – Magnolia
  • Bracken's Brown Beauty magnolia – Magnolia grandiflora
  • Galaxy magnolia – Magnolia liliiflora 'Nigra' × M. sprengeri 'Diva'
  • Jane magnolia – M. liliiflora 'Reflorescens' and M. stellata 'Waterlily'
  • Kay Parris magnolia – Magnolia grandiflora 'Kay Parris'
  • Little Gem magnolia – Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
  • Moonglow magnolia – Magnolia virginiana 'Moonglow'
  • Royal Star magnolia – Magnolia stellata 'Royal Star'
  • Serendipity Ruby magnolia – Magnolia figo 'Serendipity Ruby'
  • Southern magnolia – Magnolia grandiflora
  • Stellar Ruby magnolia – Magnolia figo 'Stellar Ruby'
  • Sweetbay magnolia – Magnolia virginiana
  • Waterlilly Star magnolia – Magnolia stellata 'Waterlilly Star'
• Maize – Zea mays
• Mango – Mangifera indica
• Maple – Acer
  • Ash-leaved maple – Acer negundo
  • Black maple – Acer nigrum
  • Creek maple – Acer saccharinum
  • Cutleaf maple – Acer negundo
  • Maple ash – Acer negundo
  • Moose maple – Acer pensylvanicum
  • Red river maple – Acer negundo
  • River maple – Acer saccharinum
  • Silver maple – Acer saccharinum
  • Silverleaf maple – Acer saccharinum
  • Soft maple – Acer saccharinum
  • Striped maple – Acer pensylvanicum
  • Sugar maple – Acer saccharum (main use), Acer barbatum, Acer leucoderme,
  • Swamp maple – Acer saccharinum
  • Water maple – Acer saccharinum
  • White maple – Acer saccharinum
• Mesquite – Prosopis
  • Honey mesquite – Prosopis glandulosa
  • Screwbean mesquite – Prosopis pubescens
• Milfoil – Achillea millefolium
• Milkweed – Asclepias, Sonchus oleraceus
  • Blunt-leaved Milkweed – Asclepias amplexicaulis
  • Common milkweed – Asclepias syriaca
  • Horsetail milkweed – Asclepias verticillata
  • Orange milkweed – Asclepias tuberosa
  • Swamp milkweed – Asclepias incarnata
  • Rose milkweed – Asclepias incarnata
  • Whorled milkweed – Asclepias verticillata
  • Yellow milkweed – Asclepias tuberosa
• Milky tassel – Sonchus oleraceus
• Moosewood – Acer pensylvanicum

• Petty morel – Solanum nigrum
• Morelle verte – Solanum opacum
• Mosquito plant – Azolla caroliniana
• Mother-of-the-evening – Hesperis matronalis
• Mountain mahogany – Betula lenta
• Mulberry – Morus
  • Red mulberry – Morus rubra
  • White mulberry – Morus alba
• Swiss Cheese Plant - Monstera deliciosa

N※

• Native fuchsia – Epacris longiflora
• Necklace fern – Asplenium flabellifolium
• Neem – Azadirachta indica
• Nettle – Urtica dioica
  • Bull nettle – Solanum carolinense
  • Carolina horse nettle – Solanum carolinense
  • Horse nettle – Solanum carolinense
• Night-blooming cactus – Hylocereus
• Nightshade
  • American nightshade – Phytolacca americana, Solanum americanum
  • Bitter nightshade – Solanum dulcamara
  • Black nightshade – Solanum nigrum, Solanum americanum
  • Climbing nightshade – Solanum dulcamara
  • Deadly nightshade – Atropa belladonna
  • Garden nightshade – Solanum nigrum
  • Trailing nightshade – Solanum dulcamara
    • Trailing violet nightshade – Solanum dulcamara
    • Woody nightshade – Solanum dulcamara
• Nodding wakerobin – Trillium cernuum
• Northern moonwort – Botrychium boreale
• Nosebleed – Achillea millefolium

O※

• Oak tree – Quercus
  • Algerian Oak – Quercus canariensis
  • Blue oak – Quercus douglasii
  • Bur oak – Quercus macrocarpa
  • California Black Oak Quercus kelloggii
  • Canyon Live Oak Quercus chrysolepis
  • Champion oak – Quercus rubra
  • Coast live oak – Quercus agrifolia
  • Cork oak – Quercus suber
  • Dyer's oak – Quercus velutina
  • Eastern black oak – Quercus velutina
  • English oak – Quercus robur
  • Island oak – Quercus tomentella
  • Mirbeck's oak – Quercus canariensis
  • Mossycup white oak – Quercus macrocarpa
  • Northern red oak – Quercus rubra
  • Pedunculate oak – Quercus robur
  • Pin oak – Quercus palustris
  • Red oak – Quercus rubra, Quercus coccinea
  • Scarlet oak – Quercus coccinea
  • Scrub oak – Quercus macrocarpa
  • Sessile oak – Quercus petraea
  • Spanish oak – Quercus coccinea, Quercus rubra
  • Spotted oak – Quercus velutina
  • Swamp oak – Quercus palustris, Quercus bicolor
  • Swamp Spanish oak – Quercus palustris
  • Swamp white oak – Quercus bicolor
  • Valley oak – Quercus lobata
  • White oak – Quercus alba
  • Yellowbark oak – Quercus velutina
• Obedient Plant – Physostegia virginiana
• Olive – Olea europaea
• Onion – Allium
  • Common onion – Allium cepa
  • Giant onion – Allium giganteum
  • Nodding onion – Allium cernuum
  • Tree onion – Allium canadense
  • Wild onion – Allium canadense
• Orange –
  • Osage orange – Maclura pomifera
  • Sweet orange – Citrus × sinensis
  • Wild orange – Maclura pomifera
• Orange-root – Asclepias tuberosa
• Osage – Maclura pomifera
• Osier – Salix; (in North America) Cornus
  • Red osier – Cornus amomum

P※

• Parsley – Petroselinum crispum
• Parsnip – Pastinaca sativa, Daucus carota
• Pawpaw - Asimina triloba
• Pea – Pisum sativum
• Peach – Prunus persica
• Peanut – Arachis hypogaea
• Pear – Pyrus
• Pellitory
  • Bastard pellitory – Achillea ptarmica
  • European pellitory – Achillea ptarmica
  • Wild pellitory – Achillea ptarmica
• Penny hedge – Alliaria petiolata
• Pepper root – Cardamine concatenata
• Petty spurge – Euphorbia peplus
• Pigeon berry – Phytolacca americana
• Pine – Pinus
  • Aleppo pine – Pinus halepensis
  • Apache pine – Pinus engelmannii
  • Austrian pine – Pinus nigra
  • Black pine – Pinus thunbergii
  • Bosnian pine – Pinus heldreichii
  • Canary Island pine – Pinus canariensis
  • Chinese red pine – Pinus tabuliformis
  • Chir pine – Pinus roxburghii
  • Henry's pine – Pinus henryi
  • Huangshan pine – Pinus hwangshanensis
  • Japanese red pine – Pinus densiflora
  • Khasi pine – Pinus kesiya
  • Loblolly pine – Pinus taeda
  • Luchu pine – Pinus luchuensis
  • Maritime pine – Pinus pinaster
  • Masson's pine – Pinus massoniana
  • Merkus pine – Pinus merkusii
  • Mountain pine – Pinus mugo
  • Red pine – Pinus resinosa
  • Scots pine – Pinus sylvestris
  • Sikang pine – Pinus densata
  • Stone pine – Pinus pinea
  • Taiwan red pine – Pinus taiwanensis
  • Tenasserim pine – Pinus latteri
  • Tropical pine – Pinus tropicalis
  • Turkish pine – Pinus brutia
  • Yunnan pine – Pinus yunnanensis
• Pineapple – Ananas
  • False pineapple – Ananas macrodontes
  • Pineapple – Ananas comosus
• Pistachio – Pistacia
  • Atlas pistachio – Pistacia atlantica
  • Chinese pistache – Pistacia chinensis
  • Mexican pistache – Pistacia mexicana
  • Persian turpentine tree – Pistacia eurycarpa
  • Pistachio – Pistacia vera
  • Terebinth – Pistacia terebinthus
  • Zebrawood – Pistacia integerrima
• Plane (European sycamore) – Platanus acerifolia
• Plantain – Plantago
  • Common plantain – Plantago major
  • Sea plantain – Plantago maritima
• Pleurisy root – Asclepias tuberosa
• Poached egg plant – Limnanthes douglasii
• Pocan bush – Phytolacca americana
• Poison ivy – Toxicodendron radicans
• Poisonberry – Solanum dulcamara
• Poisonflower – Solanum dulcamara
• Poke – Phytolacca americana
  • Indian poke – Veratrum viride
• Pokeroot – Phytolacca americana
• Pokeweed – Phytolacca americana
• Polkweed – Symplocarpus foetidus
• Polecat weed – Symplocarpus foetidus
• Poor Annie – Veratrum viride
• Poor man's mustard – Alliaria petiolata
• Poplar – Populus
• Poppy – Papaveraceae
• Possumhaw – Ilex decidua
• Potato – Solanum tuberosum
• Primrose – Primula vulgaris

Q※

• Queen Anne's lace – Daucus carota, Anthriscus sylvestris
• Quercitron – Quercus velutina

R※

• Radical weed – Solanum carolinense
• Ragweed – Ambrosia
  • Common ragweed – Ambrosia artemisiifolia
  • Giant ragweed – Ambrosia trifida
  • Great ragweed – Ambrosia trifida
• Ragwort – Senecio
  • Common ragwort – Senecio jacobaea
  • Hoary ragwort – Senecio erucifolius
  • Marsh ragwort – Senecio aquaticus
  • Oxford ragwort – Senecio squalidus
  • Silver ragwort – Senecio cineraria
• Rantipole – Daucus carota
• Rapeseed – Brassica napus
• Raspberry – Rubus (Idaeobatus) spp.
  • Black raspberry – Rubus occidentalis
  • Purple raspberry – Rubus occidentalis
• Redbrush – Cornus amomum
• Redbud – Cercis spp.
  • Eastern redbud – Cercis canadensis
  • Western redbud – Cercis occidentalis
  • Judas-tree – Cercis siliquastrum
• Red ink plant – Phytolacca americana
• Redweed – Phytolacca americana
• Rheumatism root – Apocynum cannabinum
• Rhubarb – Rheum rhabarbarum
• Ribwort – Plantago major
• Rice
  • Asian rice – Oryza sativa
  • African rice – Oryza glaberrima
• Roadweed – Plantago major
• Rocket – (several genera)
  • Dame's rocket – Hesperis matronalis
  • Sweet rocket – Hesperis matronalis
  • Winter rocket – Barbarea vulgaris
  • Yellow rocket – Barbarea vulgaris
• Rocketcress – Barbarea vulgaris
• Rose – Rosa
  • Baby rose – Rosa multiflora
  • Dwarf wild rose – Rosa virginiana
  • Low rose – Rosa virginiana
  • Multiflora rose – Rosa multiflora
  • Prairie rose – Rosa virginiana
  • Rambler rose – Rosa multiflora
  • Wild rose – Rosa virginiana
• Rosemary – Rosmarinus officinalis
• Rye – Secale cereale

S※

• Saffron crocus – Crocus sativus
• Sanguinary – Achillea millefolium
• Saskatoon – Amelanchier alnifolia
• Sauce-alone – Alliaria petiolata
• Scarlet berry – Solanum dulcamara
• Scoke – Phytolacca americana
• Scotch cap – Rubus occidentalis
• Scrambled eggs – Corydalis aurea
• Scurvy grass – Barbarea verna
• Serviceberry – Amelanchier
  • Common serviceberry – Amelanchier arborea
  • Downy serviceberry – Amelanchier arborea
  • Shadblow serviceberry – Amelanchier canadensis
• Shadblow – Amelanchier canadensis
• Shadbush – Amelanchier canadensis
• Shrubby mayweed – Oncosiphon suffruticosum
• Silkweed – Asclepias syriaca
  • Swamp silkweed – Asclepias incarnata
  • Virginia silkweed – Asclepias syriaca
• Skunkweed – Symplocarpus foetidus
• Snakeberry – Solanum dulcamara
• Snowdrop – Galanthus
• Sorrel – Oxalis
  • Redwood sorrel – Oxalis oregana
• Speedwell
  • Corn speedwell – Veronica arvensis
  • Wall speedwell – Veronica arvensis
• Spikenard – Nardostachys jatamansi
• Spoolwood – Betula papyrifera
• Squaw bush – Cornus amomum
• Stammerwort – Ambrosia artemisiifolia
• Star-of-Persia – Allium cristophii
• Stickweed – Ambrosia artemisiifolia
• Strawberry – Fragaria × ananassa
• Strawberry tree – Arbutus unedo
• Strawberry tree 'Marina' – Madrone – Arbutus 'Marina'
• Sugarcane – Saccharum
• Swallow-wort
  • Orange swallow-wort – Asclepias tuberosa
  • Silky swallow-wort – Asclepias syriaca
• Sneezeweed – Achillea ptarmica
• Sneezewort – Achillea ptarmica
• Sunflower – Helianthus annuus
• Sugarplum – Amelanchier canadensis
• Soldier's woundwort – Achillea millefolium
• Stag bush – Viburnum prunifolium
• Swallow-wort
  • Orange swallow-wort – Asclepias tuberosa
  • Silky swallow-wort – Asclepias syriaca
• Sweet potato – Ipomoea batatas
• Sweet potato vine – Ipomoea batatas
• Swinies – Sonchus oleraceus
• Sycamore – Platanus spp.
  • Sycamore (California) – Platanus racemosa
  • Sycamore (Arizona) – Platanus wrighitii
  • Sycamore (American) – Platanus occidentalis
  • Sundari (Bangladesh) – Heritiera fomes
  • Gewa (Bangladesh) – Excoecaria agallocha

T※

• Tansy
  • Common tansy – Tanacetum vulgare
  • White tansy – Achillea ptarmica
  • Wild tansy – Ambrosia artemisiifolia
• Tea – Camellia sinensis
  • Appalachian tea – Ilex glabra
• Thimbleberry – Rubus occidentalis
• Thimbleweed – Rudbeckia laciniata
• Thousand-leaf – Achillea millefolium
• Thousand-seal – Achillea millefolium
• Tassel weed – Ambrosia artemisiifolia
• Thistle – (Several genera)
  • Annual sow thistle – Sonchus oleraceus
  • California thistle – Cirsium arvense
  • Canada thistle – Cirsium arvense
  • Corn thistle – Cirsium arvense
  • Corn sow thistle – Sonchus arvensis
  • Creeping thistle – Cirsium arvense
  • Cursed thistle – Cirsium arvense
  • Field sow thistle – Sonchus arvensis
  • Green thistle – Cirsium arvense
  • Hard thistle – Cirsium arvense
  • Hare's thistle – Sonchus oleraceus
  • Milk thistle – Sonchus oleraceus
  • Nodding thistle – Carduus nutans L.
  • Perennial thistle – Cirsium arvense
  • Prickly thistle – Cirsium arvense
  • Sharp-fringed sow Thistle – Sonchus asper
  • Small-flowered Thistle – Cirsium arvense
  • Spiny sow thistle – Sonchus asper
  • Spiny-leaved sow Thistle – Sonchus asper
  • Swine thistle – Sonchus arvensis
  • Tree sow thistle – Sonchus arvensis
  • Way thistle – Cirsium arvense
• Thyme – Thymus, specifically Thymus vulgaris
• Tickleweed – Veratrum viride
• Tobacco plant – Nicotiana
• Tomato – Solanum lycopersicum
• Toothwort – Cardamine concatenata
  • Cutleaf toothwort – Cardamine concatenata
  • Purple-flowered Toothwort – Cardamine concatenata
• Touch-me-not – Impatiens capensis, Impatiens pallida, Mimosa pudica, Cardamine hirsuta
• Traveller's joy – Clematis virginiana
• Tread-softly – Solanum carolinense
• Tree tobacco – Nicotiana glauca
• Trillium – Trillium spp.
  • Western trillium – Trillium ovatum
    • Western wake robin – Trillium ovatum
  • White trillium – Trillium grandiflorum
• Tuber-root – Asclepias tuberosa
• Tulip – Tulipa
• Tulsi – Ocimum santalum

U※

• Umbrella palm – Hedyscepe canterburyana
• Umbrella papyrus – Cyperus alternifolius

V※

• Vanilla orchid – Vanilla
• Varnish tree – Koelreuteria paniculata
• Velvet bean – Mucuna pruriens
• Viburnum – Viburnum
  • Blackhaw viburnum – Viburnum prunifolium
  • Leatherleaf viburnum – Viburnum rhytidophyllum
• Violet – (several genera)
  • Viola species
  • African violet – Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia species
  • Damask violet – Hesperis matronalis
  • Dame's violet – Hesperis matronalis
  • Dog's-tooth-violet or dogtooth violet – Erythronium dens-canis
• Violet bloom – Solanum dulcamara
• Viper's grass – Scorzonera hispanica
• Virgin's bower – Clematis virginiana
  • Virginia virgin's bower – Clematis virginiana
• Voodoo lily – Dracunculus vulgaris

W※

• Walnut – Juglans sp.
• Wattle – Acacia
  • Mount Connor wattle – Acacia ammobia
• Waybread – Plantago major
• Weed (Marijuana) — Cannabis Sativa, Cannabis Indica, Cannabis Ruderalis
• Western redbud – Cercis occidentalis
• Wheat – Triticum spp.
• White man's foot – Plantago major
• White-root – Asclepias tuberosa
• Wild cotton – Apocynum cannabinum, Asclepias syriaca
• Wild honeysuckle – Lambertia
  • Prickly honeysuckle – Lambertia echinata
  • Heath-leaved honeysuckle – Lambertia ericifolia
  • Fairall's honeysuckle – Lambertia fairallii
  • Mountain devil – Lambertia formosa
  • Honey flower – Lambertia formosa
  • Holly-leaved honeysuckle – Lambertia ilicifolia
  • Chittick – Lambertia inermis
  • Many-flowered honeysuckle – Lambertia multiflora
  • Round-leaf honeysuckle – Lambertia orbifolia
  • Green honeysuckle – Lambertia rariflora
• Wild hops – Clematis virginiana
• Willow – Salix
  • Coyote willow – Salix exigua
  • Goodding willow – Salix gooddingii
  • Red willow – Cornus amomum
  • Rose willow – Cornus amomum
• Windroot – Asclepias tuberosa
• Wineberry – Rubus phoenicolasius
• Winterberry – Ilex verticillata
  • American winterberry – Ilex verticillata
  • Evergreen winterberry – Ilex glabra
  • Virginia winterberry – Ilex verticillata
• Wintercress – Barbarea vulgaris
  • Early wintercress – Barbarea verna
• Woodbine – Clematis virginiana
• Woolly morning glory – Argyreia nervosa
• Wormwood
  • Roman wormwood – Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Corydalis sempervirens
• Wound rocket – Barbarea vulgaris

X※

Y※

• Yarrow – Achillea
  • Common yarrow – Achillea millefolium
  • Fernleaf yarrow – Achillea filipendulina
  • Sneezewort yarrow – Achillea ptarmica
  • Woolly yarrow – Achillea tomentosa
• Yellow fieldcress – Rorippa sylvestris
• Yellowwood – Cladrastis lutea, Maclura pomifera
• Yellow coneflower – Echinacea paradoxa
• Yam – Dioscorea; (in North America) Ipomoea batatas
• Yunnan camellia – Camellia yunnanensis

Z※

• Zebrawood – Brachystegia spiciformis
• Zedoary – Curcuma zedoaria

See also※

• Lists of plants

References※

• Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants
• USDA PLANTS Database