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.
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
Common name | Botanic name |
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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 |
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 |
Chasmanthe | Chasmanthe bicolor |
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 'BLBP 01' (Chinese sage) |
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 | 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 cord grass | Spartina anglica |
Common Cottongrass | Eriophorum angustifolium |
Common Couch | Elytrigia repens |
Common duckweed | Lemna minor |
Common elder, Elder | 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 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 | Hamamelis x intermedia |
Coral bark maple | Acer palmatum |
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, Marrow | Cucurbita pepo |
Cow parsley | Anthriscus sylvestris |
Cowslip | Primula veris |
Cox apple | Malus domestica |
Coyote willow | Salix exigua |
Crab Apple | Malus |
Crab apple | Malus 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 |
Crimson flag | Hesperantha coccinea |
Crimson flag lily | Schizostylis coccinea |
Crisp mallow | Malva verticillata |
crocosmia, Montbretia | Crocosmia |
Crocosmia, Montbretia | Crocosmia x latifolia |
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 |