Plants by botanic name
Below is a list of plant names beginning with the letter 'r', 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) |
|---|---|
| Ranunculus | Buttercup |
| Ranunculus acris | Meadow buttercup |
| Ranunculus hederaceous | Water buttercup, Ivy-leaved crowfoot |
| Raphanus sativus | Radish |
| Rhamnus alaternus | Italian buckthorn |
| Rhamnus cathartica | Common buckthorn, Purging buckthorn |
| Rhamnus frangula | Alder buckthorn |
| Rheum palmatum | Chinese rhubarb |
| Rheum palmatum | Rhubarb |
| Rhinanthus major | Yellow rattle |
| Rhododendron | Azalea |
| Rhododendron | Rhododendron |
| Rhododendron macabeanum | Rhododendron |
| Rhododendron schlippenbachii | Rhododendron |
| Rhododendron sinogrande | Rhododendron |
| Rhododendron yakushimanum | Rhododendron |
| Rhus typhina | Stag's horn sumach |
| Rhus verniciflua | Varnish Tree |
| Rhynchospora alba | White beak sedge |
| Rhynchospora fusca | Brown beak sedge |
| Ribes | Whitecurrant |
| Ribes nigrum | Blackcurrant, Currant |
| Ribes odoratum | Buffalo currant |
| Ribes rubrum | Redcurrant |
| Ribes sanguineum | Flowering currant |
| Ribes uva-crispa | Gooseberry |
| Robinia pseudoacacia | False acacia, Locust |
| Rocambole | Lady garlic |
| Romulea columnae | Sand crocus |
| Romulea rosea | Oniongrass |
| Rosa | Rose |
| Rosa | Rose |
| Rosa | Rose, Shrub rose |
| Rosa canina | Dog rose |
| Rosa centifolia | Cabbage rose, Provence rose |
| Rosa centifolia | Rose |
| Rosa chinensis | China rose |
| Rosa chinensis | Rose |
| Rosa davidii | Rose |
| Rosa foetida | Austrian Copper |
| Rosa foetida | Austrian Yellow |
| Rosa gallica | Apothecary's rose, old red damask, red rose of Lancaster, crimson damask rose., French rose |
| Rosa gallica | Rosa mundi, Rose |
| Rosa glauca | The red-leaved rose |
| Rosa moschata | Musk rose |
| Rosa moschata | Rose |
| Rosa moyesii | Rose |
| Rosa mundi | Rosa mundi, French rose |
| Rosa nitida | Rose |
| Rosa pimpinellifolia | Scotch rose, Burnet rose" |
| Rosa rubiginosa | Sweet briar rose |
| Rosa rubrifolia | Rose |
| Rosa rugosa | Ramanas rose |
| Rosa rugosa | Rose |
| Rosa virginiana | Rose |
| Rosa x alba | Rose |
| Rosa x alba | The White Rose of York |
| Rosa x damascena | Rose |
| Rosa xanthina | Rose |
| Rosmarinus lavandulaceous | Prostrate rosemary |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Common rosemary, Rosemary |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Pink rosemary |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Prostrate rosemary |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Rosemary |
| Rubia tinctorum | Madder |
| Rubus | Bramble, Blackberry |
| Rubus | Tayberry |
| Rubus aboriginum | Garden dewberry |
| Rubus biflorus | Ornamental blackberry |
| Rubus fruticosus | Blackberry |
| Rubus idaeus | Raspberry |
| Rubus odoratus | Ornamental raspberry, Thimbleberry |
| Rubus phoenicolasius | Japanese wineberry |
| Rubus thibetanus | Ghost berry |
| Rubus tricolor | Blackberry, Bramble |
| Rubus x loganbaccus | Loganberry |
| Rudbeckia | Coneflower |
| Rudbeckia | Coneflower, North American daisy |
| Rudbeckia fulgida | Black-eyed Susan |
| Rudbeckia fulgida | Black-eyed Susan, Coneflower, Rudbeckia |
| Rudbeckia hirta, | Coneflower, Rudbeckia |
| Rudbeckia laciniata | Coneflower |
| Rudbeckia maxima | Giant coneflower |
| Rudbeckia occidentalis | Western coneflower, Rudbeckia |
| Rumex acetosa | Sorrel, Broad-leaved sorrel |
| Rumex scutatus | Buckler leaf sorrel |
| Rumex scutatus | Normandy sorrel, Buckler-leaved sorrel |
| Ruppia cirrhosa | Spiral tasselweed |
| Ruppia maritima | Beaked tasselweed |
| Ruscus aculeatus | Butcher's broom |
| Ruscus hypoglossum | Spineless butcher's broom |
| Russelia equisetiformis | Coral plant |
| Ruta graveolens | Common rue |
| Ruta graveolens | Rue |
| Ruta graveolens | Variegated rue |
