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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  • F. J. Grootendorst rose, Rosa ‘F. J. Grootendorst’
  • Fair Bianca rose, Rosa ‘Ausca’
  • Fairy moss, Azolla caroliniana
  • Fairy rose, Rosa ‘Feerie’
  • Fairy Tale Queen rose, Rosa ‘Koroyness’
  • Fairy-wand; Devil’s bit, Chamaelirium luteum
  • Falling star, Montbretia = Crocosmia
  • Falling stars, Crocosmia hybrids
  • False dragon-head, Physostegia virginianum
  • False indigo, Blue false indigo, Baptisia australis
  • False lupine, Thermopsis villosa
  • False solomon’s seal, Smilacina racemosa
  • Falsecypress, Boulevard, Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Boulevard’
  • Falsecypress, Dwarf thread sawara, Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera Nana’
  • Falsecypress, Golden Mop, Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Golden Mop’
  • Falsecypress, Japanese, Chamaecyparis pisifera
  • Falsecypress, Koster’s hinoke, Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Kosteri’
  • Falsecypress, Nana Gracilis, Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana Gracilis’
  • Falsecypress, Sawara, Chamaecyparis pisifera
  • Falsecypress, Snow, Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Snow’
  • Falsecypress, Squarrosa, Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Squarrosa Lutea’
  • Falsecypress, Sungold, Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Sungold’
  • Falsecypress, Tsukumo, Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Tsukumo’
  • Fame! rose, Rosa ‘Jaczor’
  • Fan flower, Scaevola aemula
  • Fantin-Latour rose, Rosa ‘Fantin-Latour’
  • Farwell-to-spring, Clarkia hybrids
  • Fashion rose, Rosa ‘Fashion’
  • Fatshedera, Fatshedera lizei
  • Fatshedera, Fatshedera lizei
  • Fatsia, Japanese, Fatsia japonica
  • Feather bells, Stenanthium gramineum
  • Feather reed grass, Calamagrostis x acutiflora
  • Feerie rose, Rosa ‘Feerie’
  • Felicite Parmentier Alba rose, Rosa ‘Felicite Parmentier Alba’
  • Fellowship rose, Rosa ‘Harwelcome’
  • Felt fern, Pyrrosia hastata; P. tricuspis
  • Felt fern; Tongue fern, Pyrrosia lingua
  • Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare
  • Ferdinard Pichard rose, Rosa ‘Ferdinard Pichard’
  • Fescue, Blue, Festuca ovina glauca
  • Fescue, Blue, Festuca ovina var. glauca
  • Fetterbush, Agarista populifolia = Leucothoe axillaris
  • Fetterbush, Leucothoe axillaris
  • Fetterbush, Leucothoe fontanesiana
  • Fetterbush, Leucothoe recurvara
  • Fetterbush, Pink, Lyonia lucida
  • Fetterbush, Pink, Lyonia lucida
  • Fever tree, Pinckneya braceata
  • Feverfew, Tanacetum parthenium
  • Fighazel, Chinese, Sycopsis sinensis
  • Filbert, European, Corylus avellana
  • Fir, Alpine, Abies lasiocarpa
  • Fir, Balsam, Abies balsamea
  • Fir, Caucasian, Abies nordmanniana
  • Fir, China, Cunninghamia lanceolata
  • Fir, Cilicica, Abies cilicica
  • Fir, Colorado, Abies concolor
  • Fir, Compact white, Abies concolor ‘Compacta’
  • Fir, Fraser, Abies fraseri
  • Fir, Japanese; Momi fir, Abies firma
  • Fir, Korean, Abies koreana
  • Fir, Momi, Abies firma
  • Fir, Nordman, Abies nordmanniana
  • Fir, Rocky Mountain, Abies lasiocarpa
  • Fir, White, Abies concolor
  • Fire Meidland rose, Rosa ‘Melpsidue’
  • Fire pink; Indianpink, Silene virginica
  • Firecracker vine, Mina lobata; Ipomoea lobata
  • Firecrest water lily, Nymphaea ‘Firecrest’
  • Firespike, Odontonema strictum
  • Firethorn, Scarlet, Pyracantha coccinea
  • Fireweed; Great willowherb, Epilobium angustifolium
  • First Edition rose, Rosa ‘Deltep’
  • First Flight rose, Rosa ‘Perflight’
  • First Kiss rose, Rosa ‘Jacling’
  • First Light rose, Rosa’Devrudi’
  • First Prize rose, Rosa ‘First Prize’
  • Five fingers, Potentilla spp.
  • Flame of the woods, Ixora coccinea
  • Flame of the woods; Ixora; Jungle flame, Ixora coccinea
  • Flax, Perennial, Linum perenne
  • Fleabane, Philadelphia; Daisy fleabane, Erigeron philadelphicus
  • Fleece vine, Polygonum aubertii
  • Fleeceflower, Low Japanese, Polygonum japonica
  • Floating heart, Nymphoides pelatum
  • Florida anise tree, Illicum flordanum
  • Flowering fern; Royal fern, Osmunda regallis
  • Flowering flax, Linum grandiflorum
  • Flowering maple, Abutilon hybridum
  • Flowering tobacco, Hybrid, Nicotiana x sanderae
  • Flowering tobacco, Nicotiana alata
  • Fly poison, Amianthium muscitoxicum
  • Flytrap, Venus’; Meadow clams, Dionaea muscipula
  • Foamflower, Tiarella cordifolia
  • Foamflower; False miterwort, Tiarella cordifolia
  • Folklore rose, Rosa ‘Korlore’
  • Fontanesia, Fortune’s, Fontanesia fortunei
  • Forever Friends rose, Rosa ‘Horkedegeree’
  • Forget-me-not, Myosotis scorpioides
  • Forget-me-not, Myosotis sylvatica
  • Forgotten Dreams rose, Rosa ‘Forgotten Dreams’
  • Forsythia hybrids, Forsythia x hybrids
  • Forsythia, Border, Forsythia x intermedia
  • Forsythia, Bronx, Forsythia viridissima ‘Bronxensis’
  • Forsythia, Early, Forsythia ouata
  • Forsythia, Greenstem, Forsythia viridissima
  • Forsythia, Korean, Forsythia ouata
  • Forsythia, Kumson, Forsythia viridissima var. koreana ‘Kumson’
  • Forsythia, Weeping, Forsythia suspensa var. sieboldi
  • Forsythia, White, Abeliophyllum distichum
  • Fortune Teller rose, Rosa ‘Jacheir’
  • Fortuniena rose, Rosa x ‘Fortuniana’
  • Foster’s Melbourne’s Cup rose, Rosa ‘Macmouhoo’
  • Foster’s Wellington Cup rose, Rosa
  • Fothergilla, Dwarf, Fothergilla gardenii
  • Fothergilla, Dwarf, Fothergilla gardenii
  • Fothergilla, Large, Fothergilla major
  • Fothergilla, Large, Fothergilla major
  • Fountain grass, Annual, Pennisetum setaceum
  • Fountain grass, Crimson, Pennisetum setaceum
  • Fountain grass, Pennisetum alopecuroides
  • Fountain grass, Pennisetum alopecuroides
  • Fountain plant, Amaranthus tricolor
  • Fountain plant, Russelia equisentiformis
  • Four Seasons rose, Rosa damascena bifera
  • Four-o’clock, Mirabilis jalapa
  • Fourth of July rose, Rosa ‘Wekroalt’
  • Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea
  • Foxglove, Dusty; Willow leaf foxglove, Digitalis obscura
  • Foxglove, False, Aureolaria gerardia
  • Foxglove, False, Aureolaria gerardia
  • Foxglove, Smooth false, Gerardia laevigata = Aureolaria laevigata
  • Foxglove, Yellow false; Smooth false foxglove; Fern-leaf false foxglove, Aureolaria pedicularia (Gerardia flava)
  • Foxglove, Yellow false; Smooth false foxglove; Fern-leaf false foxglove, Gerardia flava
  • Foxtail lily, Eremurus spp.
  • Fragile fern; Brittle bladder fern, Cystopteris fragilis
  • Fragrant Cloud rose, Rosa ‘Tanellis’
  • Fragrant Plum rose, Rosa ‘Aroplumi’
  • Francois Rableais rose, Rosa ‘Meinusian’
  • Franklinia, Franklinia alatamaha
  • Frau Dagmar Hartopp rose, Rosa
  • Frau Dagmar Hestrup rose, Rosa
  • Frau Karl Druschki rose, Rosa ‘F. K. Druschki’
  • Freckle face, Hypoestes phyllostachya
  • Frederic Mistral rose, Rosa ‘Meltebros’
  • Freesias, Blue, Babiana
  • Freesias, Freesia
  • French Lace rose, Rosa ‘Jaclance’
  • Frensham rose, Rosa ‘Frensham’
  • Friesia rose, Rosa ‘KORresia’
  • Fringe tree; Oldman’s beard, Chionanthus virginicus
  • Fringetree, Chinese, Chionanthus retusus
  • Froebeli water lily, Nymphaea ‘Froebeli’
  • Frosty Curls sedge, Carex albula ‘Frosty Curls’
  • Fuchsia, Fuchsia x hybrida