Plants by botanic name
Below is a list of plant names beginning with the letter 'm', listed by scientific/botanical (Latin) name. Click a letter of the alphabet to see a list of plants with botanic / latin names beginning with that letter. Alternatively click here to see the plants listed alphabetically by common name.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| Botanic name | Common name(s) |
|---|---|
| Macleaya microcarpa | Plume poppy |
| Magnolia campbelli | Magnolia |
| Magnolia wilsonii | Magnolia |
| Magnolia x loebneri | Magnolia |
| Magnolia x soulangeana | Magnolia |
| Mahonia | Mahonia |
| Mahonia aquifolium | American mahonia, Mahonia, Oregan grape |
| Mahonia aquifolium | Holly-leaved barberry |
| Mahonia japonica | Asian mahonia, Mahonia |
| Mahonia lomariifolia | Mahonia |
| Mahonia nervosa | dwarf Oregon grape |
| Mahonia x media | Mahonia |
| Maianthemum bifolium | May lily |
| Malus | Crab Apple |
| Malus coronaria | Crab apple, American crab apple |
| Malus domestica | Apple |
| Malus domestica | Apple, Orchard apple |
| Malus domestica | Bramley apple |
| Malus domestica | Cox apple |
| Malus floribunda | Japanese flowering crab apple, Purple chokeberry, Showy crab apple |
| Malus hupehensis | Crab apple |
| Malus macromalus | Crab apple |
| Malus sargentii | Crab apple |
| Malus sylvestris | Crab apple, Wild crab, Apple |
| Malus toringo | Crab apple |
| Malus tschonoskii | Crab apple |
| Malus x robusta | Crab apple |
| Malva | Mallow |
| Malva alcea | Greater musk mallow, Hollyhock mallow, vervain mallow |
| Malva moschata | Musk mallow |
| Malva moschata | White muskmallow |
| Malva sylvestris | Common mallow, Field mallow |
| Malva verticillata | Crisp mallow |
| Marasmius oreades | Fairy ring champignon |
| Marrubium vulgare | Horehound |
| Matteuccia struthiopteris | Fern |
| Matthiola | Stock |
| Matthiola bicornis | Night-scented stock |
| Meconopsis x sheldonii | Blue poppy, Himalayan poppy |
| Melianthus major | Honey bush |
| Melica nutans | Mountain melick |
| Melica uniflora | Wood melick |
| Melilotus officinalis | Yellow melilot |
| Melissa officinalis | Lemon balm |
| Mentha | Chocolate mint |
| Mentha | Corsican mint |
| Mentha | Lemon mint |
| Mentha | Lime mint |
| Mentha | Mint |
| Mentha aquatica | Water mint, Fish mint |
| Mentha pulegium | Pennyroyal |
| Mentha pulegium | Pennyroyal, Mint |
| Mentha requienii | Corsican mint, Spanish mint |
| Mentha rotundiflora | Apple mint, Mint, Round-leaved mint |
| Mentha spicata | Spearmint |
| Mentha spicata var. crispa 'Moroccan', Moroccan mint | Moroccan mint |
| Mentha suaveolens | Apple mint, Round-leaved mint, Woolly mint |
| Mentha suaveolens | Pineapple mint, variegated apple mint, variegated round-leaved mint |
| Mentha x gentilis | Ginger mint |
| Mentha x gracilis | Ginger mint |
| Mentha x piperita | Orange Mint, Eau De Cologne Mint |
| Mentha x piperita | Peppermint, Black peppermint |
| Mentha x piperita f. citrata 'Chocolate' | Chocolate mint, Chocolate peppermint |
| Mentha x smithiana | Red mint |
| Mentha x villosa | Bowles mint |
| Menyanthes trifoliata | Bogbeam |
| Mesembryanthemum | Mesembryanthemum |
| Mespilus germanica | Medlar, Common medlar |
| Metasequoia | Dawn redwood |
| Mibora minima | Early sandgrass |
| Milium effusum | Wood millet |
| Milium vernale | Early millet |
| Miltonia | Pansy orchid |
| Mimulus | Monkey flower |
| Mimulus | Monkey flower, Monkey musk |
| Mimulus | Monkey musk, Monkey flower |
| Miscanthus sinensis | Zebra grass |
| Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus Compactus' | Dwarf zebra grass |
| Molinia caerulea | Purple moor grass, Blue moor grass |
| Monarda | Bergamot |
| Monarda citriodora | Lemon mint, Lemon beebalm |
| Monarda didyma | Bergamot |
| Monarda didyma | Bergamot, Bee balm |
| Morus | Mulberry |
| Morus alba | White mulberry |
| Morus nigra | Black mulberry |
| Musa basjoo | Banana, Japanese banana |
| Musa ensete | Ethiopian banana |
| Musa ensete | Ethiopian banana, false banana |
| Musa ensete | Red-leaved banana |
| Muscari armenaicum | Grape hyacinth, Blue muscari |
| Muscari botryoides | Compact grape hyacinth |
| Muscari comosum | Tassel grape hyacinth |
| Muscari neglectum | Grape hyacinth |
| Myosotis | Forget-me-not |
| Myosotis palustris | Forget-me-not |
| Myosotis sylvatica | Forget-me-not |
| Myosotis sylvatica | Variegated forget-me-not |
| Myosotis variegatus | Variegated forget-me-not, forget-me-not |
| Myriophyllum propium | Water milfoil |
| Myrrhis odorata | Sweet cicely |
| Myrtus | Myrtle |
| Myrtus communis | Common myrtle, Myrtle |
| Myrtus tarentina | Myrtle (small leaf) |
