Common plant names.
Below is a list of plant names beginning with the letter 'a', listed by common name. Click a letter of the alphabet to see a list of plants with common names beginning with that letter. Alternatively click here to see the plants listed alphabetically by botanic name.
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| Common name | Botanic name |
|---|---|
| Aconite, Winter aconite | Eranthis hyemalis |
| Adam's needle | Yucca filamentosa |
| African Bermuda grass | Cynodon incompletus |
| African blackwood, Mpingo, Grenadilla, historically classified as African ebony | Dalbergia melanoxylon |
| African daisy | Arctotis |
| African love grass, Weeping love grass | Eragrostis curvula |
| African mallow, Cape mallow, dwarf hibiscus, false mallow | Anisodontea capensis |
| African marigold, Aztec marigold | Tagetes erecta |
| African olive | Olea africana |
| African violet | Saintpaulia |
| Agapanthus, African lily | Agapanthus africanus |
| Agapanthus, African blue lily, African lily | Agapanthus africanus |
| Ageratum | Ageratum 'Adriatic' |
| Ageratum, Floss flower | Ageratum 'Blue Mink' |
| Ageratum, Floss flower, Mexican paintbrush | Ageratum 'Blue Danube' |
| Agrimony | Agrimonia |
| Agrimony | Agrimonia eupatoria |
| Alder | Alnus glutinosa |
| Alder buckthorn | Frangula alnus |
| Alder buckthorn | Rhamnus frangula |
| Alexanders | Smyrnium olusatrum |
| Alexandra palm, King palm | Ptycosperma alexandrae |
| Allspice, Jamaica pepper | Pimenta dioica |
| Aloe vera, Barbados aloe | Aloe |
| Aloe vera | Aloe vera |
| Alpine auricula | Primula auricula |
| Alpine azalea, Trailing azalea | Loiseleuria procumbens |
| Alpine cat's tail | Phleum alpinum |
| Alpine foxtail | Alopecurus borealis |
| Alpine lady's mantle, Lady's mantle | Alchemilla alpina |
| Alpine meadow grass | Poa alpina |
| Alpine poppy, Dwarf poppy, Poppy | Papaver alpinum |
| Alpine rush | Juncus alpinoarticulatus |
| Alpine squill | Scilla bifolia |
| Alpine strawberry, Woodland strawberry | Fragaria versca |
| Alpine wallflower | Erysimum alpinum |
| Alum root | Heuchera cylindrica |
| Alum root, Coral bells | Heuchera |
| Alyssum | Alyssum |
| Alyssum | Alyssum maritimum |
| Alyssum | Alyssum saxatile |
| Alyssum, Sweet alyssum | Alyssum maritimum |
| Amaranthus | Amaranthus |
| Amaranthus, Love-lies-bleeding, Tassel flower | Amaranthus caudatus |
| Amaryllis | Amaryllis |
| Amaryllis | Hippeastrum |
| American beech | Fagus grandifolia |
| American blue-eyed grass | Sisyrinchium montanum |
| American fox sedge, Common fox sedge | Carex vulpinoidea |
| American garlic | Allium unifolium |
| American heath aster | Aster ericoides |
| American lime, Basswood | Tilia americana |
| American mahonia, Mahonia, Oregan grape | Mahonia aquifolium |
| American marram | Ammophila breviligulata |
| American needle grass | Stipa neesiana |
| American pondweed | Potamogeton epihydrus |
| American skink cabbage | Lysichiton americanus |
| American slough grass | Beckmannia syzigachne |
| American trout lily, Mahogany fawn lily | Erythronium revolutum |
| Anemone | Anemone blanda |
| Anemone | Anemone coronaria |
| Anemone | Anemone x hybrida |
| Anemone | Anemone x hybrida 'Elegance' |
| Anemone | Anemone multifida |
| Angel wings, Sea cabbage | Senecio candidans 'Angel Wings' |
| Angel's tears | Brugmansia suaveolens |
| Angel's trumpet, Trumpet flower, Horn of plenty, Golden Angel's trumpet | Brugmansia aurea |
| Angel's trumpets, Datura | Brugmansia arborea |
| Angel's trumpets, Tree datura | Brugmansia |
| Angels' fishing rod | Dierama pulcherrimum |
| Angular Solomon's-seal | Polygonatum odoratum |
| Annual beard grass | Polypogon monspeliensis |
| Annual meadow grass | Poa annua |
| Annual vernalgrass | Anthoxanthum aristatum |
| Antwerp hollyhock, Fig-leaved hollyhock, Hollyhock | Alcea ficifolia |
| Apothecary's rose, Old red damask, Red rose of Lancaster, Crimson damask rose, French rose | Rosa gallica |
| Apple | Malus domestica |
| Apple | Malus domestica 'Tommy White' |
| Apple mint, Mint, Round-leaved mint | Mentha rotundiflora |
| Apple mint, Round-leaved mint, Woolly mint | Mentha suaveolens |
| Apple, Orchard apple | Malus domestica |
| Aquilegia, Columbine | Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Nora Barlow' |
| Argentinian vervain | Verbena bonariensis |
| Arrow bamboo | Pseudosasa japonica |
| Arrowhead | Sagittaria sagittifolia |
| Artemisia, Western mugwort | Artemisia ludoviciana |
| Arum lily | Zantedeschia aethiopica |
| Ash | Fraxinus |
| Ash, Common ash | Fraxinus excelsior |
| Asian birch | Betula utilis |
| Asian firethorn | Pyracantha rogersiana 'Flava' |
| Asian mahonia, Mahonia | Mahonia japonica |
| Asian skunk-cabbage, White skunk cabbage | Lysichiton camtschatcensis |
| Asparagus | Asparagus officinalis |
| Asparagus | Asparagus officinalis 'Blacklim' |
| Aspen | Populus tremula |
| Aster | Aster novi-belgii 'Ada Ballard' |
| Aster | Aster novi-belgii 'Crimson Brocade' |
| Aster | Aster novi-belgii 'Eventide' |
| Aster | Aster 'Giant Princess Azure Blue' |
| Aster | Aster 'Giants of California' |
| Aster | Aster novi-belgii 'Lady Frances' |
| Aster | Aster novi-belgii 'Lady in Blue' |
| Aster | Aster novi-belgii 'Rose Bonnet' |
| Aster | Aster 'Single Giant' |
| Aster | Aster novi-belgii 'Winston S Churchill' |
| Aster | Aster cordifolius |
| Aster | Aster cordifolius 'Little Carlow' |
| Aster | Aster ericoides 'Ester' |
| Aster | Aster lateriflorus 'Horizontalis' |
| Aster | Aster novae-angliae 'Lou Williams' |
| Aster | Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' |
| Aster | Aster novi-belgii 'Carnival' |
| Aster | Aster novi-belgii 'Fellowship' |
| Aster | Aster novi-belgii 'Marie Ballard' |
| Astilbe | Astilbe |
| Astrantia | Astrantia major 'Roma' |
| Aubergine, Egg plant, Brinjal | Solanum melongena |
| Aubergine, Egg plant | Solanum melongena 'Moneymaker' |
| Aubergine, Egg plant | Solanum melongena 'Ophelia' |
| Aubergine, Egg plant | Solanum melongena 'Pintung Long' |
| Aubergine, Egg plant, Brinjal | Solanum melongena 'Baby Belle' |
| Aubretia, Rock cress, Aubrieta, Aubrietia | Aubrieta |
| Aubretia, Rock cress, Aubrieta, Aubrietia | Aubrieta Large flowered hybrids |
| Aubretia, Rock cress, Aubrieta, Aubrietia | Aubrieta deltoidea |
| Aunt aliza | Crocosmia paniculata |
| Australian tree fern, Cooper's tree fern, Tree fern | Cyathea cooperi |
| Austrian copper | Rosa foetida |
| Austrian pine | Pinus nigra |
| Austrian yellow | Rosa foetida |
| Autumn cherry, Winter-flowering cherry, Rosebud cherry | Prunus x subhirtella |
| Autumn crocus | Crocus nudiflorus |
| Autumn daffodil, Winter daffodil | Sternbergia lutea |
| Autumn fern, Japanese painted fern | Dryopteris erythrosora |
| Autumn lady's tresses | Spiranthes spiralis |
| Autumn squill | Scilla autumnalis |
| Avens | Geum |
| Avens | Geum coccineum |
| Avens, Geum | Geum |
| Awned Canary grass | Phalaris paradoxa |
| Azalea | Azalea |
| Azalea | Rhododendron |
| Azoricus thyme | Thymus caespititius |
