Scientific Name
Welcome to our scientific name website. Scientificname.net is here to help you learn more about scientific names and how they are used. Every recognized species on earth is given a two-part scientific name and you can use this site to understand more about the scientific names of animals, plants and humans. The scientific name for every organism is comprised of a combination of two terms, the genus name and the species or epithet. Both of these terms are italicized and the genus name is also capitalized.
Scientific names
As an example of a scientific name in action, the scientific name for humans is Homo sapiens. In this example of a scientific name, the genus name is Homo and the species is sapiens. These terms are unique and no other species can have this same name. Scientific names are designed to tell you something about an animal's relationships with other animals.
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- Daffodil, Fall, Sternbergia lutea
- Daffodil, Peruvian, Hymenocallis
- Daffodil, Sea, Hymenocallis
- Daffodil, Winter, Sternbergia lutea
- Daffodils, Narcissus (Hardy I)
- Daffodils, Narcissus (Hardy II)
- Dahlberg daisy, Dyssodia tenuiloba
- Dahlia hybrids, Dahlia hortensis
- Dahlia, Dahlia
- Dahoon holly, Ilex cassine
- Dainty Bess rose, x Rosa ‘Dainty Bess’
- Dairy Maid rose, Rosa ‘Dairy Maid’
- Daisy fleabane, Erigeron spp.
- Daisy, African, Arctosis hybrids
- Daisy, Dahlberg, Dyssodia tenuiloba
- Daisy, Gloriosa, Rudbeckia hirta
- Daisy, Ox-eye, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
- Daisy, Shasta, Chrysanthemum x superbum
- Daisy, South African, Osteospermum hyoseroides
- Dame’s rocket; Sweet rocket, Hesperis matronalis
- Dandelion, Dwarf; Mountain krigia, Krigia montana
- Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale
- Daphne, Burkwood, Daphne x burkwoodi
- Daphne, Carole Mackie, Daphne x burkwoodii ‘Carole Mackie’
- Daphne, Caucasian, Daphne caucasia
- Daphne, Fragrant, Daphne odora
- Daphne, Lilac, Daphne genkwa
- Daphne, October, Sedum sieboldii
- Daphne, Winter, Daphne odora
- Darwin water lily, Nymphaea ‘Darwin’
- Date, Chinese, Ziziphus jujuba
- Datura, Datura metal
- Dauben water lily; Daubeniana water lily, Nymphaea ‘Daubeniana’
- David’s mountain laurel, Sophora davidii = Sophora viciifolia
- Dawn redwood, Metasequoia glyptostroboides
- Day Lily, Hemerocallis
- Dayflower; Common dayflower, Commelina communis
- Daylily, Hemerocallis fulva
- Daylily, Hemerocallis hybrida
- De Champagne rose, Rosa ‘De Champagne’
- De Meaux rose, Rosa centifolia pomponia
- De Rescht rose, Rosa ‘De Rescht’
- Dead nettle, Spotted, Lamium maculatum
- Debut rose, Rosa ‘MELbarke’
- Deer fern; Hard fern, Blechnum spicant
- Delany Sisters rose, Rosa ‘WILdels’
- Delicate lily, Chlidanthus fragrans
- Delphinium, Delphinium cultivars
- Delta maidenhair; Maidenhair fern; Pacific maidenhair, Adiantum raddianum
- Deodara cedar, Snow Sprite, Cedrus deodara ‘Snow Sprite’
- Deptford pink, Dianthus armeria
- Desert candle, Eremurus
- Deutzia, Deutzia crenata
- Deutzia, Fuzzy, Deutzia scabra
- Deutzia, Lemoine, Deutzia x lemoinei
- Deutzia, Magician, Deutzia ‘Magician’
- Deutzia, Pink Minor, Deutzia ‘Pink Minor’
- Deutzia, Rose, Deutzia x rosea
- Deutzia, Rosealind, Deutzia ‘Rosealind’
- Deutzia, Slender, Deutzia gracilis
- Devil’s bit; Fairy-wand, Chamaelirium luteum
- Devil’s walking stick, Aralia spinosa
- Devil’s walking stick, Aralia spinosa
- Devilwood, Osmanthus americanus
- Devilwood, Osmanthus americanus
- Dianthus, Dianthus chinensis
- Dianthus; Pinks, Dianthus plumarius
- Dill, Anethum graveolens
- Dipelta, Rosy, Dipelta floribunda
- Director George T. Moore water lily, Nymphaea ‘Director George T. Moore’
- Disanthus, Disanthus ceridifolius
- Disporum, Spotted; Nodding mandarin, Disporum maculatum
- Dixie wood fern, Dryopteris x australis
- Dock, Hastate-leaved; Sour dock; Sorrel, Rumex hastatulus
- Dock, Prairie, Silphinum terebinthinaceum
- Dodder; Love-vine, Cuscuta compacta
- Dog-tooth violet, Erythronium americanum
- Doghobble, Leucothoe axillaris
- Doghobble, Leucothoe fontanesiana
- Dogwood, Alternate leaved; Pagoda dogwood, Cornus alternifolia
- Dogwood, Bloodtwig, Cornus sanguinea
- Dogwood, Bloodtwig, Cornus sanguinea
- Dogwood, Cornelain cherry, Cornus mas
- Dogwood, Flowering, Cornus florida
- Dogwood, Giant, Cornus controversa
- Dogwood, Japanese cornel, Cornus officinalis
- Dogwood, Kousa, Cornus kousa
- Dogwood, Pagoda, Cornus alternifolia
- Dogwood, Red osier; Red twig dogwood, Cornus sericea; (C. stolonifera)
- Dogwood, Roughleaf, Cornus asperifolia
- Dogwood, Silky, Cornus amomum
- Dogwood, Stellar hybrids, Cornus hybrids
- Dogwood, Swamp, Cornus stricta
- Dogwood, Tartarian, Cornus alba
- Dogwood, Variegated tartarian, Cornus alba ‘Argenteomarginata’
- Dogwood, Yellow twig, Cornus sericea ‘Flaviramea’
- Doll’s Eyes, Actaea pachypoda
- Dolly Parton rose, Rosa ‘Dolly Parton’
- Don Juan rose, Rosa ‘Don Juan’
- Donatella rose, Rosa ‘Donatella’
- Dortmund rose, Rosa ‘Dortmund’
- Double Delight rose, Rosa ‘ANDeli’
- Double French rose, Rosa ‘Double French’
- Douce Symphonie rose, Rosa ‘MELbarke’
- Dove tree, Davidia involucrata
- Down hawthorne, Crataegus mollis
- Downy arrow-wood, Viburnum rafinesquianum
- Downy arrowwood, Viburnum rafinesquianum
- Downy rattlesnake plantain, Goodyera pubescens
- Downy thorn apple, Datura innoxia
- Dr. W. van Fleet rose, Rosa ‘Dr. W. VanFleet’
- Dragonhead, False; Obedient plant, Physostegia virginianum
- Dream Pink rose, Rosa ‘TWOjoan’
- Drumsticks, Allium sphaerocephalon
- Dublin Bay rose, Rosa ‘MACdub’
- Duck potato, Sagittaria latifolia
- Duck potato, Sagittatia fasciculata
- Duckweed, Lesser, Lemna minor
- Duet rose, Rosa ‘Duet’
- Dupont rose, Rosa ‘Dupony Rose’
- Dusty miller, Centaurea cineraria
- Dusty zenobia, Zenobia pulverulenta
- Dutchman’s breeches, Dicentra cucullaria
- Dutchman’s breeches, Dicentra spp.
- Dutchman’s pipe, Aristolochia durior
- Dwarf miscanthus, Miscanthus sinensis ‘Yaku Jima’
- Dyer’s greenwood; Common woadwaxen, Genista tinctoria
- Dynastic Carefree Wonder rose, Rosa ‘Dynastic Carefree Wonder’