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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  • Gaillardia, Gaillardia pulchella
  • Gaillardia; Blanket flower, Gaillardia pulchella
  • Galax, Galax aphylla
  • Garden Blanket rose, Rosa ‘Garden Blanket’
  • Garden Party rose, Rosa ‘Garden Party’
  • Garden phlox, Phlox paniculata
  • Gardengate, Polygonum orientale
  • Gardenia, Creeping, Gardenia augusta ‘Radicans’
  • Gardenia, Creeping, Gardenia jasminoides ‘Radicans’
  • Gardenia, Gardenia augusta (G. jasminoides)
  • Gardenia, Gardenia jasminoides ‘Radicans’
  • Gardenia, Kleim’s Hardy, Gardenia jasminoides ‘Kleim’s Hardy’
  • Garlic, Sweet, Tulbaghia violacea
  • Garlic, Wild, Allium canadense
  • Garnet Striped rose, Rosa ‘Garnet Striped’
  • Gas plant, Dictamnus albus
  • Gaura, White, Gaura lindheimeri
  • Gayfeather, Liatris spp.
  • Gayfeather, Spike, Liatris spicata
  • Gazania, Gazania rigens
  • Gene Boerner rose, Rosa ‘Gene Boerner’
  • General Pershing water lily, Nymphaea ‘General Pershing’
  • Genista; Broom, Genista tinctoria, G. pilosa, G. sagittalis
  • Gentian, Gentiana spp.
  • Gentian, Soapwort, Gentian saponaria
  • Gentian, Stiff; Gall-of-the-earth, Gentian quinquefolia
  • Georgia Peach water lily, Nymphaea ‘Georgia Peach’
  • Georgia rose, Rosa ‘Georgia’
  • Geranium, Cranesbill, Geranium sanguineum
  • Geranium, Ivy, Pelargonium peltatum
  • Geranium, Pelargonium x hortorum
  • Geranium, Scented, Pelargonium spp.
  • Geranium, Wild; Cranesbill, Geranium manculatum
  • Gerardia, Purple, Agalinis (Gerardia) purpurea
  • Gerardia, Purple, Gerardia purpurea
  • Gerbera daisy, Gerbera jamesonii
  • Germander, Teucrium chamaedrys
  • Germander, Teucrium chamaedrys
  • Germander, Wall, Teucrium chamaedrys
  • Gertrude Jekyll rose, Rosa ‘AUSboard’
  • Giant blue wild rye, Elymus racemosa (Leymus racemosa)
  • Giant chickweed, Stella pubera
  • Giant miscanthus, Miscanthus floridulus
  • Giant reed, Arundo donax
  • Giant water lily; Amazon water lily, Victoria amazonica
  • Giant wood fern; Goldie’s wood fern; Goldie’s fern, Dryopteris goldiana
  • Gift of Life rose, Rosa ‘HARelan’
  • Gilia, Scarlet; Standing cypress, Ipomopsis rubra
  • Ginger Snap rose, Rosa ‘AROsnap’
  • Ginger, Chinese wild, Asarum splendens
  • Ginger, Virginia wild; Southern wild ginger; Heartleaf ginger, Asarum virginicum
  • Ginger, White, Hedychium coronarium
  • Ginger, Wild, Asarum canadense
  • Ginger, Wild, Asarum spp.
  • Ginger, Wild; Canadian wild ginger, Asarum canadense
  • Ginkgo, Ginkgo biloba
  • Gipsy rose, Rosa ‘Kiboh’
  • Gitte rose, Rosa ‘KORita’
  • Givenchy rose, Rosa ‘AROdousna’
  • Gizzmo rose, Rosa ‘WEKcatlart’
  • Glade fern; Narrow leaf spleenwort, Athyrium pycnocarpon; Diplazium pycnocarpon
  • Gladiolus, Byzantine , Gladiolus byzantinus
  • Gladiolus, Fragrant, Acidanthera bicolor
  • Glads, Gladiolus
  • Gladstone water lily, Nymphaea ‘Gladstone’
  • Glaucous sedge; Carnation grass, Carex firma (Carex glauca)
  • Globe thistle, Echinops ritro
  • Globe tulip, Calochortus
  • Globeflower, Trollius x cultorum
  • Gloriosa water lily, Nymphaea ‘Gloriosa’
  • Glory of the Snow, Chionodoxa luciliae, C. gigantea
  • Glory vine, Eccremocarpus scaber
  • Glorybower, Harlequin, Clerodendron trichotomum
  • Glowing Carpet rose, Rosa ‘MORpapplay’
  • Glowing Peace rose, Rosa ‘MELzoelo’
  • Gloxinia, Hardy, Incarvillea delavyi
  • Goat willow, Salix caprea
  • Goat’s beard, Aruncus dioicus
  • Goat’s beard, False, Astilbe biternata
  • Goat’s rue, Tephrosia virginiana
  • Goat’s-beard, Yellow, Tragopogon pratensis
  • Godetia, Clarkia hybrids
  • Gold fountains; Kaga brocade sedge, Carex dolichostachya ‘Kaga Nishiki’
  • Gold Medal rose, Rosa ‘AROyquel’
  • Gold-moss; Stonecrop, Sedum acre
  • Golden Alexander; Meadow parsnip, Zizia trifoliate
  • Golden chain tree, Laburnum anagyroides
  • Golden club, Orontium aquaticum
  • Golden club, Orontium aquaticum
  • Golden fleece, Dyssodia tenuiloba
  • Golden hakonechloa, Hakonechloa macro Aureola
  • Golden Medal rose, Rosa ‘AROyquel’
  • Golden ragwort, Senecio aureus
  • Golden Showers rose, Rosa ‘Golden Showers’
  • Golden Slippers rose, Rosa ‘Golden Slippers’
  • Golden stars, Bloomeria
  • Golden Sunblaze rose, Rosa ‘MELcupag’
  • Golden trumpet, Allamanda cathartica
  • Golden Wings rose, Rosa ‘Golden Wings’
  • Golden-scaled male fern, Dryopteris affinis
  • Goldenlarch, Pseudolarix amabilis
  • Goldenrain tree, Koelreuteria paniculata
  • Goldenrod, Blue-stemmed; Axillary goldenrod; Woodland goldenrod, Solidago caesia
  • Goldenrod, Bog, Solidago uliginosa
  • Goldenrod, Common; Gray goldenrod, Solidago nemoralis
  • Goldenrod, Early, Solidago juncea
  • Goldenrod, Erect, Solidago spp.
  • Goldenrod, Seaside, Solidago sempervirens
  • Goldenrod, Showy, Solidago speciosa
  • Goldenrod, Solidago spp.
  • Goldenrod, White; Silver-rod, Solidago bicolor
  • Goldie’s wood fern; Giant wood fern; Goldie’s fern, Dryopteris goldiana
  • Goliath, Miscanthus sinensis ‘Goliath’
  • Gomphrena, Gomphrena haageana
  • Gorgon plant, Euryale ferox
  • Gourds, Lagenaria siceraria; Luffa cylindrica
  • Gourmet Popcorn rose, Rosa ‘WEOpop’
  • Gracie Allen rose, Rosa ‘WEKuyreg’
  • Graham Thomas rose, Rosa ‘AUSmas’
  • Granada rose, Rosa ‘Granada’
  • Grand Chateau rose, Rosa ‘Grand Chateau’
  • Grand Siecle rose, Rosa
  • Grape Hyacinth, Muscari armeniacum
  • Grape Hyacinth, Muscari azureum (Hyacinthella azurea)
  • Grape Hyacinth, Muscari botryoides ‘Album’
  • Grape Hyacinth, Muscari comosum ‘Plumosum’
  • Grape, Muscadine, Vitis rotundifolia
  • Grape, Vitis piasegkii var. pagnuccii
  • Grape, Vitis vinifera
  • Grass, Brodiaea laxa (Triteleia)
  • Grass, Fountain, Pennisetum alopecuroides
  • Grass, Japanese blood, Imperarata cylindrica ruba
  • Grass, Ribbon, Phalaris arundarinacea
  • Grass-of-parnassus; Kidney-leaf grass-of-parnassus, Parnassia asarifolia
  • Great Century rose, Rosa ‘DELegran’
  • Great Maiden’s Blush rose, Rosa ‘Great Maiden’s Blush’
  • Green and gold, Chrysogonum virginianum
  • Green and gold, Chrysogonum virginianum
  • Green dragon; Dragon arum, Arisaema draconitum
  • Green Ice rose, Rosa ‘Green Ice’
  • Green Smoke water lily, Nymphaea ‘Green Smoke’
  • Green taro, Colocasia esculenta
  • Green-and-gold, Chrysogonum virginianum
  • Greenbriar; Smilax, Smilax glauca
  • Grootendorst Red rose, Rosa ‘Grootendorst Red’
  • Grootendorst rose, Rosa ‘Grootendorst’
  • Gros Choux d’Hollande rose, Rosa ‘Gros Choux d’ Hollande’
  • Ground-ivy; Gill-over-the-hill, Glechoma hederacea
  • Groundsel tree, Baccharis halimifolia
  • Groundsel tree; Salt marsh elder; Sea myrtle, Bassharis halimifolia,
  • Gruss an Aachen rose, Rosa ‘Gruss an Aachen’
  • Guava; Pineapple guava, Feijoa sellowiana
  • Guinea, Fritillaria meleagris
  • Gulf muhly; Pink hair grass; Pink muhly; Mule grass, Muhlenbergia capillaris
  • Guy de Maupassant rose, Rosa ‘MELsocrat’
  • Gypsy Carnival rose, Rosa ‘Gypsy Carnival’
  • Gypsy rose, Rosa ‘Gypsy’