Common plant names.
Below is a list of plant names beginning with the letter 'c', 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 |
|---|---|
| Cabbage, Spring cabbage | Brassica oleracea |
| Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage | Brassica rapa |
| Cabbage rose, Provence rose | Rosa centifolia |
| cactus | Epostoa lanata |
| cactus | Espostoa lanata |
| Cactus | Parodia formosa |
| California brome | Bromus carinata |
| California Poppy | Eschscholzia californica |
| Californian Lilac | Ceanothus |
| camellia | Camellia |
| camellia | Camellia x williamsii |
| Camomile | Chamaemelum nobile 'Flore Pleno' |
| campanula | Campanula |
| Campanula, Milky bellflower | Campanula lactiflora |
| Canada Thistle, Creeping Thistle | Cirsium arvense |
| Canadian arrowhead | Sagittaria rigida |
| Canadian Pond Weed | Elodea canadensis |
| Canadian Waterweed, Canadian pond weed | Elodea canadensis |
| Canary date palm, Patio palm | Phoenix canariensis |
| Canary grass | Phalaris canariensis |
| Candelabra primula, Primula | Primula |
| Candelabra primula | Primula bulleyana |
| Candelabra primula | Primula chungensis |
| Candelabra primula | Primula japonica |
| Candelabra primula | Primula prolifera |
| Candytuft | Iberis |
| Canna lily | Canna |
| Canterbury Bell, Cup and Saucer | Campanula |
| Cape Daisy, African Daisy | Osteospermum |
| Cape Fuchsia | Phygelius |
| Cape hyacinth | Galtonia |
| Cape primrose | Streptocarpus |
| Cape-pondweed | Aponogeton distachyos |
| Caraway thyme | Thymus herba-barona |
| Cardinal flower, Lobelia | Lobelia cardinalis |
| Cardoon, Artichoke, Globe artichoke | Cynara cardunculus |
| Carnation Sedge | Carex panicea |
| carrot | Daucus carota |
| Catmint | Nepeta |
| Catmint | Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant' |
| Catmint | Nepeta x faassenii |
| Caucasian lime, Crimean lime | Tilia x euchlora |
| Caucasian snowdrop | Galanthus caucasicus |
| Caulescent red-hot poker | Kniphofia caulescens |
| Cauliflower | Brassica oleracea |
| ceanothus, Californian lilac | Ceanothus |
| ceanothus | Ceanothus x delileanus |
| ceanothus, Californian Lilac | Ceanothus arboreus |
| ceanothus, Californian Lilac | Ceanothus x delileanus |
| cedar, Lebanon Cedar, Cedar of Lebanon | Cedrus libani |
| Celeriac, Turnip-rooted celery | Apium graveolens |
| Celery | Apium graveolens |
| celosia | Celosia argentea |
| Century plant, American aloe | Agave americana |
| Chamomile, Dog fennel | Anthemis |
| Chamomile, Lawn chamomile | Chamaemelum nobile 'Treneague' |
| Chasmanthe | Chasmanthe bicolor |
| Chaste tree, vitex, chasteberry, lilac chastetree, monk's pepper | Vitex agnus-castus |
| Cherry | Prunus |
| Cherry, Wild bird cherry, sweet cherry, gean | Prunus avium |
| Cherry | Prunus cerasus |
| Cherry laurel, Laurel | Prunus laurocerasus |
| Cherry plum | Prunus cerasifera |
| Chervil | Anthriscus cerefolium |
| Chestnut rush | Juncus castaneus |
| chicory, Common Chicory | Cichorium intybus |
| Chilean iris | Libertia formosa |
| Chilean Lantern Tree | Crinodendron hookerianum |
| Chilean wine palm | Jubaea chilensis |
| chilli | Capsicum |
| chilli | Capsicum anuum |
| China rose | Rosa chinensis |
| Chinese artichoke, Artichoke | Stachys affinis |
| Chinese broccoli | Brassica oleracea |
| Chinese buttrercup | Trollius chinensis |
| Chinese cabbage, Cabbage | Brassica rapa |
| Chinese Elm | Ulmus parvifolia |
| Chinese Fan Palm | Livistona chinensis |
| Chinese fountain grass | Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' |
| Chinese gooseberry, kiwi fruit | Actinidia deliciosa |
| Chinese honeysuckle, Poor man's box | Lonicera nitida |
| Chinese juniper | Juniperus chinensis |
| Chinese lantern | Physalis alkekengi |
| Chinese meadow rue | Thalictrum delavayi |
| Chinese rhubarb | Rheum palmatum |
| Chinese sage | Salvia miltiorrhiza |
| Chinese white birch | Betula albosinesnis |
| Chinese wisteria, Chinese kidney bean | Wisteria sinensis |
| Chive | Allium sphaerocephalon |
| Chives | Allium schoenoprasum |
| Chocolate mint | Mentha |
| Chocolate mint, Chocolate peppermint | Mentha x piperita f. citrata 'Chocolate' |
| Chocolate vine | Akebia quinata |
| Chokeberry | Aronia melanocarpa |
| Christmas box | Sarcococca humilis |
| Christmas cacti, Pork and Beans, Jelly bean plant | Sedum x rubrotinctum |
| Christmas rose | Helleborus niger |
| Christmas rose, Lenten rose | Helleborus |
| Chusan palm, Hardy Windmill Palm, Windmill Palm, Palm | Trachycarpus fortunei |
| Cineraria | Senecio cineraria |
| Cineraria | Senecio x hybridus |
| Clary sage | Salvia sclarea |
| clematis | Clematis |
| clematis | Clematis alpina |
| clematis | Clematis x cartmanii |
| clematis | Clematis macropetala |
| clematis | Clematis montana |
| clematis | Clematis orientalis |
| clematis | Clematis rehderiana |
| clematis | Clematis tangutica |
| clematis | Clematis texensis |
| clematis | Clematis triternata |
| clematis | Clematis viticella |
| clematis, Evergreen Clematis | Clematis armandii |
| Climbing Corydalis | Corydalis |
| Climbing fuchsia | Fuchsia |
| Climbing hydrangea | Hydrangea petiolaris |
| Close-headed Alpine Sedge | Carex norvegica |
| Clove tree, Clove | Syzygium aromaticum |
| Club Sedge | Carex buxbaumii |
| Cobra Lily | Chasmanthe aethiopica |
| Cobra Lily | Darlingtonia californica |
| Cock's Foot | Dactylis glomerata |
| Cockscomb | Celosia cristata |
| Cockspur | Echinochloa crus-galli |
| Coconut Palm, Coconut | Cocos nucifera |
| Coleus | Solenostemon |
| Colorado spruce | Picea pungens |
| Columbine, Aquilegia | Aquilegia |
| Columbine | Aquilegia alpina |
| Columbine | Aquilegia bertolonii |
| Columbine | Aquilegia chrysantha |
| Columbine | Aquilegia fragrans |
| Columbine | Aquilegia scopulorum |
| Columbine | Aquilegia vulgaris |
| Columbine | Aquilegia 'Georgia' |
| Comfrey | Symphytum |
| Common bent | Agrostis capillaris |
| Common box | Buxus sempervirens |
| Common Broom, broom | Cytisus scoparius |
| Common buckthorn, Purging buckthorn | Rhamnus cathartica |
| Common Club Rush | Schoenoplectus lacustris |
| Common comfrey, True comfrey | Symphytum officinale |
| Common cord grass | Spartina anglica |
| Common Cottongrass | Eriophorum angustifolium |
| Common Couch | Elytrigia repens |
| Common duckweed | Lemna minor |
| Common elder, Elder, Elderberry | Sambucus nigra |
| Common English ivy | Hedera helix |
| Common Fennel, Fennel, Giant fennel | Foeniculum vulgare |
| Common Fig, Fig, Edible fig | Ficus carica |
| Common German flag | Iris germanica |
| Common gum cistus | Cistus grandiflorus |
| Common gum cistus | Cistus x cyprius |
| Common Hogweed | Heracleum sphondylium |
| Common hollyhock | Althaea rosea |
| Common hyssop | Hyssopus officinalis |
| Common laurustinus | Viburnum tinus |
| Common lime | Tilia x vulgaris |
| Common mallow, Field mallow | Malva sylvestris |
| Common morning glory, Convolvulus | Ipomoea purpurea |
| Common myrtle, Myrtle | Myrtus communis |
| Common Peony, Anomalous peony | Paeonia anomala |
| Common pivet | Ligustrum vulgare |
| Common reed | Phragmites australis |
| Common rosemary, Rosemary | Rosmarinus officinalis |
| Common rue | Ruta graveolens |
| Common sage, Sage | Salvia officinalis |
| Common saltmarsh grass | Puccinellia maritima |
| Common Sedge | Carex nigra |
| Common Spike Rush | Eleocharis palustris |
| Common Spotted Orchid | Dactylorhiza fuchsii |
| Common thyme, Thyme | Thymus vulgaris |
| Common toadflax | Linaria vulgaris |
| Common water plantain, water plantain | Alisma plantago-aquatica |
| Common yellow day lily, yellow day-lily | Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus |
| Compact brome | Bromus madritensis |
| Compact grape hyacinth | Muscari botryoides |
| Compact Marjoram | Origanum vulgare |
| Compact rush | Juncus conglomeratus |
| coneflower | Echinacea purpurea |
| Coneflower | Rudbeckia |
| Coneflower, Rudbeckia | Rudbeckia hirta, |
| Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata |
| Coneflower, North American daisy | Rudbeckia |
| Confused Fescue | Festuca lemanii |
| Convolvulus | Convolvulus cneorum |
| Copper beauty, Witch hazel | Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' |
| Coral bark maple | Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku' |
| Coral bark maple | Acer 'Senkaki' |
| Coral flower | Heuchera |
| Coral plant | Berberidopsis corallina |
| Coral plant | Russelia equisetiformis |
| Coral Spurge | Euphorbia corallioides |
| Coralberry | Symphoricarpos orbiculatus |
| cordyline | Cordyline indivisa |
| cordyline, Cabbage Tree, Torbay Palm | Cordyline australis |
| Coreopsis | Coreopsis |
| coriander | Coriandrum sativum |
| Corkscrew hazel, Harry Lauder's walking stick, Contorted hazel | Corylus avellana |
| Corkscrew rush | Juncus effusus |
| Corkscrew willow | Salix babylonica |
| Corn cockle | Agrostemma githago |
| Corn lily | Ixia |
| Corn Marigold | Chrysanthemum segetum |
| Corn poppy, Shirley poppy, Common poppy, Poppy | Papaver rhoeas |
| Cornflower | Centaurea cyanus |
| Cornstalk Dracaena, Striped Dracaena, Chinese Money Tree | Dracaena fragrans |
| Corsican mint | Mentha |
| Corsican mint, Spanish mint | Mentha requienii |
| Corsican pine | Pinus nigra |
| Cosmos | Cosmos bipinnatus |
| cotoneaster | Cotoneaster conspicuus |
| cotoneaster | Cotoneaster microphyllus |
| cotoneaster | Cotoneaster splendens |
| Cotton deergrass | Trichophorum alpinum |
| Cotton lavender, Lavender cotton | Santolina chamaecyparissus |
| courgette | Cucurbita pepo |
| Cow parsley | Anthriscus sylvestris |
| Cowslip | Primula veris |
| Cox apple | Malus domestica |
| Coyote willow | Salix exigua |
| Crab Apple | Malus |
| Crab apple | Malus x macromalus |
| Crab apple | Malus hupehensis |
| Crab apple | Malus toringo |
| Crab apple | Malus x robusta |
| Crab apple | Malus sargentii |
| Crab apple | Malus tschonoskii |
| Crab apple 'Everest' | Malus |
| Crab apple, American crab apple | Malus coronaria |
| Crab apple, Wild crab, Apple | Malus sylvestris |
| Crack willow | Salix fragilis |
| Cranesbill | Geranium |
| Cranesbill, Geranium, hardy geranium, cranesbill | Geranium robertianum |
| Creeping bent | Agrostis stolonifera |
| Creeping Blue Blossom | Ceanothus thyrsiflorus |
| Creeping dogwood | Cornus canadensis |
| Creeping Lady's-tresses | Goodyera repens |
| Creeping savory | Satureja repandra |
| Creeping savory | Satureja spicigera |
| Creeping soft grass | Holcus mollis |
| Creeping willow | Salix repens |
| Crepping jenny, Moneywort | Lysimachia nummularia |
| Cress | Lepidium sativum |
| Crested Dog's Tail | Cynosurus cristatus |
| Crested hair grass | Koeleria macrantha |
| Cretan tulip | Tulipa saxatilis |
| Crevice alumroot, small-flowered alumroot | Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple' |
| Crevice alumroot, small-flowered alumroot | Heuchera micrantha |
| Crimson flag | Hesperantha coccinea |
| Crimson flag lily | Schizostylis coccinea |
| Crisp mallow | Malva verticillata |
| crocosmia, Montbretia | Crocosmia |
| Crocosmia, Montbretia | Crocosmia x latifolia |
| crocosmia, Giant montbretia | Crocosmia masoniorum |
| crocosmia, Montbretia | Crocosmia pottsii |
| crocus, Early Crocus | Crocus tommasinianus |
| crocus, Hairy Crocus | Crocus pulchellus |
| Crossleaf Heath | Erica tetralix |
| Crown imperial | Fritillaria imperialis |
| Crown of Thorns | Euphorbia milii |
| cucumber | Cucumis sativus |
| Curled Pondweed | Potamogeton crispus |
| Curly leaf parsley, Parsley | Petroselinum crispum |
| Curly waterweed | Lagarosiphon major |
| Curly wood sage, Wood sage, wood germander | Teucrium scorodonia |
| Curry plant, Helichrysum | Helichrysum italicum |
| Curved hard grass | Parapholis incurva |
| Curved Sedge | Carex maritima |
| Curved wood rush | Luzula arcuata |
| Curved-leaved Spanish dagger | Yucca recurvifolia |
| cyclamen | Cyclamen |
| cyclamen | Cyclamen coum |
| cyclamen | Cyclamen europaeum |
| cyclamen | Cyclamen fatrense |
| Cyclamen, Ivy-leaved cyclamen | Cyclamen hederifolium |
| cyclamen | Cyclamen neapolitanum |
| cyclamen | Cyclamen persicum |
| cyclamen | Cyclamen purpurascens |
| Cyclamen flowered daffodil | Narcissus cyclamineus |
| Cyperus Sedge | Carex pseudocyperus |
