Common plant names.
Below is a list of plant names beginning with the letter 'M', 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 |
|---|---|
| Macaw flower | Heliconia bihai |
| Madder | Rubia tinctorum |
| Madeiran Orchid | Dactylorhiza foliosa |
| Magnolia | Magnolia campbelli |
| Magnolia | Magnolia x loebneri |
| Magnolia | Magnolia x loebneri 'Leonard Messel' |
| Magnolia | Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill' |
| Magnolia, Chinese magnolia, saucer magnolia | Magnolia x soulangeana |
| Magnolia | Magnolia x soulangeana 'Lennei alba' |
| Magnolia | Magnolia x soulangeana 'Rustica rubra' |
| Magnolia | Magnolia wilsonii |
| Mahonia | Mahonia |
| Mahonia | Mahonia lomariifolia |
| Mahonia | Mahonia x media |
| Mahonia | Mahonia x media 'Buckland' |
| Mahonia | Mahonia x media 'Lionel Fortescue' |
| Maidenhair fern, Delta maidenhair fern | Adiantum raddianum |
| Maidenhair spleenwort | Asplenium trichomanes |
| Maidenhair tree | Ginkgo biloba |
| Male fern | Dryopteris filix-mas 'Barnesii' |
| Male fern, Fern | Dryopteris filix-mas |
| Mallow | Malva |
| Mallow | Malva 'Wisley Blue' |
| Maltese cross, Jerusalem Cross | Lychnis chalcedonica |
| Maltese cross | Silene chalcedonica |
| Man orchid | Orchis anthropophorum |
| Mangel wurzel, Mangold | Beta vulgaris subsp. macrorhiza |
| Mango, Manga | Mangifera indica |
| Manna ash | Fraxinus ornus |
| Manuka, Tea-tree, New Zealand tea-tree | Leptospermum |
| Many-stalked spike rush | Eleocharis multicaulis |
| Maple | Acer |
| Mare's Tail | Hippuris |
| Mare's Tail, Common Mare's Tail | Hippuris vulgaris |
| Marguerite | Argyranthemum |
| Marguerite, Paris daisy, Margauerite daisy | Argyranthemum frutescens |
| Marigold | Calendula officinalis 'Greenheart Orange' (Greenheart Series) |
| Marigold | Calendula officinalis 'Porcupine' |
| Marigold | Calendula officinalis 'Sherbet Fizz' |
| Marigold | Tagetes 'Golden Gem' |
| Marigold, French Marigold, African Marigold, Aztec Marigold | Tagetes erecta |
| Marigold | Tagetes zenith |
| Marigold, French Marigold, African Marigold, Aztec Marigold | Tagetes erecta 'French Yellow' |
| Marigold, French Marigold, African Marigold, Aztec Marigold | Tagetes erecta 'Bolero' |
| Marigold, English marigold, Pot marigold | Calendula officinalis |
| Marigold, Pot marigold | Calendula officinalis 'Indian Prince' |
| Marjoram | Origanum vulgare 'Daphne Ffiske' |
| Marram grass | Ammophila |
| Marrow, Courgette | Cucurbita pepo var. giromontina |
| Marrow, Courgette | Cucurbita pepo 'Atena' |
| Marrow, Courgette | Cucurbita pepo var. giromontina 'Brimmer' |
| Marrow | Cucurbita pepo var. giromontina 'Long Green Trailing' |
| Marsh arrowgrass | Triglochin palustris |
| Marsh foxtail | Alopecurus geniculatus |
| Marsh helleborine | Epipactis palustris |
| Marsh marigold, Double kingcup | Caltha palustris 'Plena' |
| Marsh marigold, Double marsh marigold, Water buttercup | Caltha palustris 'Flora plena' |
| Marsh pea | Lathyrus palustris |
| Marshmallow | Althaea officinalis |
| Martagon lily | Lilium martagon |
| Mary's pigtail | Verbascum chaixii 'Album' |
| Masterwort | Astrantia maxima |
| Masterwort | Astrantia major subsp. involucrata 'Shaggy' |
| Mastic thyme | Thymus mastichina |
| Mat grass | Nardus stricta |
| Mat grass fescue | Vulpia unilateralis |
| Mauritania Vine Reed | Ampelodesmos mauritanicus |
| May apple, Duck's foot, Ground lemon, Wild mandrake | Podophyllum peltatum |
| May lily | Maianthemum bifolium |
| Meadow barley | Hordeum secalinum |
| Meadow brome | Bromus commutatus |
| Meadow buttercup | Ranunculus acris 'Citrinus' |
| Meadow cranesbill | Geranium pratense |
| Meadow cranesbill | Geranium pratense 'Mrs Kendall Clark' |
| Meadow fescue | Festuca pratensis |
| Meadow foxtail | Alopecurus pratensis |
| Meadow oat grass | Helictotrichon pratense |
| Meadow rue | Thalictrum |
| Meadow rue | Thalictrum 'Album' |
| Meadow saffron, Autumn-flowering crocus, Naked ladies | Colchicum |
| Meadow saffron, Naked ladies | Colchicum autumnale |
| Meadow saffron, Naked ladies | Colchicum autumnale 'Album' |
| Meadow sage, Meadow clary | Salvia pratensis |
| Meadow sage, Meadow clary | Salvia pratensis 'Mittsommer' |
| Meadowsweet, Mead wort | Filipendula ulmaria |
| Medlar, Common medlar | Mespilus germanica |
| Medlar, Common medlar | Mespilus germanica 'Dutch' |
| Medlar, Common medlar | Mespilus germanica 'Nottingham' |
| Medlar, Common medlar | Mespilus germanica 'Royal' |
| Melica Red Spires | Melica transsilvanica |
| Melon | Cucumis melo var. reticulatus 'Esmerelda' |
| Mesembryanthemum | Mesembryanthemum |
| Mexican daisy | Erieron karvinskianus |
| Mexican fencepost cactus | Stenocereus marginatus |
| Mexican Orange | Choisya x dewitteana 'Aztec Pearl' |
| Mexican orange | Choisya x dewitteana WHITE DAZZLER ('Londaz'PBR) |
| Mexican orange blossom | Choisya ternata |
| Mexican paintbrush | Ageratum houstonianum |
| Mexican paintbrush | Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Danube' |
| Mexican sunflower | Tithonia rotundifolia 'Goldfinger' |
| Mexican sunflower | Tithonia rotundifolia 'Torch' |
| Meyer lemon | Citrus x meyeri |
| Michaelmas daisy | Aster x frikartii 'Mönch' |
| Michaelmas daisy, Aster | Aster |
| Michaelmas daisy, Aster | Aster x frikartii 'Wunder von Stäfa' |
| Michaelmas daisy, Aster, New York aster | Aster novi-belgii |
| Midland hawthorn | Crataegus laevigata |
| Mile-a-minute, mile a minute, Asiatic tearthumb, devil's tail | Persicaria perfoliata |
| Military orchid | Orchis militaris |
| Milk parsley | Peucedanum palustre |
| Milk thistle | Silybum marianum |
| Milkweed | Euphorbia 'Purpurea' |
| Milkweed, Euphorbia, Spurge | Euphorbia palustris |
| Milkweed | Euphorbia polychroma 'Purpurea' |
| Milkweed, Common milkweed | Asclepias syriaca |
| Miller abutilon | Abutilon x milleri |
| Millet | Pennisetum glaucum 'Purple Majesty' |
| Million bells | Calibrachoa |
| Mimosa | Acacia dealbata |
| Mimosa | Acacia dealbata 'Gaulois Astier' |
| Mint | Mentha |
| Miss Willmott's ghost, Asian sea holly | Eryngium giganteum |
| Mistletoe | Viscum album |
| Mitsumata, Paper bush | Edgeworthia chrysantha |
| Mitsumata, Paper bush | Edgeworthia papyrifera |
| Mock orange | Philadelphus |
| Mock orange | Philadelphus coronarius |
| Mock orange | Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus' |
| Molly the Witch, Mlokosewitch's peony, The golden peony | Paeonia daurica subsp. mlokosewitschii |
| Monach birch | Betula maximowicziana |
| Monkey Cups, Pitcher plant | Nepenthes |
| Monkey flower, Monkey musk | Mimulus |
| Monkey flower, Monkey musk | Mimulus 'Bonfire red' |
| Monkey orchid | Orchis simia |
| Monkey Puzzle, Chilean Pine | Araucaria araucana |
| Monkshood, Aconite, Wolfsbane | Aconitum napellus |
| Monterey cypress, Cypress | Cupressus macrocarpa 'Goldcrest Wilma' |
| Monterey pine | Pinus insignis |
| Monterey pine | Pinus radiata |
| Moon Seed | Menispermum canadense |
| Moor grass | Sesleria autumnalis |
| Morello cherry | Prunus cerasus 'Morello' |
| Morello cherry, Sour cherry, Tart cherry | Prunus cerasus |
| Moreton Bay Chestnut | Castanospermum australe |
| Morning glory | Ipomoea 'Purple Haze' |
| Morning glory | Ipomoea x imperialis 'Sunrise Serenade' |
| Morning glory | Ipomoea tricolor 'Heavenly Blue' |
| Morning glory, Convolvulus | Ipomoea |
| Moroccan mint | Mentha spicata var. crispa |
| Moschatel, Mushroot | Adoxa moschatellina |
| Moth orchid | Phalaenopsis |
| Mother of God's plant | Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland' |
| Motherwort | Leonurus cardiaca |
| Mountain ash, Rowan, Sorbus | Sorbus aucuparia |
| Mountain avens | Dryas octopetala |
| Mountain bog sedge | Carex rariflora |
| Mountain Mare's Tail | Hippuris montana |
| Mountain melick | Melica nutans |
| Mountain mint, Short-toothed mountain mint, Big leaf mountain mint, Clustered mountain mint | Pycnanthemum muticum |
| Mountain pine, Dwarf pine | Pinus mugo 'Winter Gold' |
| Mourning widow, Hardy geranium, The mourning widow | Geranium phaeum |
| Mouse tail plant | Arisarum proboscideuim |
| Mouse-ear hawkweed | Hieracium pilosella |
| Moutan peony, Moutan, Tree peony, Japanese tree peony, Paeony | Paeonia x suffruticosa |
| Mugwort | Artemisia vulgaris |
| Mulberry | Morus |
| Mulberry | Morus 'Charlotte Russe' |
| Mullein | Verbascum |
| Mullein | Verbascum 'Firedance' |
| Mullein | Verbascum 'Gainsborough' |
| Mullein | Verbascum 'Helen Johnson' |
| Mullein | Verbascum 'Mont Blanc' |
| Mullein | Verbascum olympicum |
| Musk mallow | Malva moschata |
| Musk orchid | Herminium monorchis |
| Musk rose | Rosa moschata |
| Myrobalan plum, Cherry plum, Plum | Prunus cerasifera |
| Myrtle | Myrtus |
| Myrtle (small leaf) | Myrtus tarentina |
