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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- Hackberry; Sugarberry, Celtis laevigata
- Hairy melic grass, Melica ciliata
- Hakone grass, Hakonechloa macro
- Hamelin dwarf fountain grass, Panicum virgatum ‘Hamelin’
- Handel rose, Rosa ‘MACha’
- Hanesen’s rose, Rosa ‘Hanesen’s’
- Hansa rose, Rosa ‘Hansa’
- Happy Trails rose, Rosa ‘JACcasp’
- Hard fern; Deer fern, Blechnum spicant
- Hardhack; Spirarea, Spiraea tomentosa
- Hardy Yellow water lily, Nymphaea ‘Hybrid Hardy Yellow’
- Hare’s-tail grass, Lagurus ovatus
- Harebell, Southern; Panicled bellflower, Campanula divaricata
- Harlequin flower, Sparaxis
- Harlequin glorybower, Clerodendrum trichotomum
- Harmony rose, Rosa ‘Harmony’
- Hatpins; Pipewort, Eriocaulon compressum
- Hawkweed, Field; King devil, Hieracium pratense = Hieracium caespitosum
- Hawkweed, Mouse-ear, Hieracium pilosella
- Hawkweed, Mouse-ear, Pilosella officinarum
- Hawkweed, Panicled, Hieracium paniculatum
- Hawkweed, Rough, Hieracium scabrum
- Hawthorn, Crataegus spp.
- Hawthorn, Indian, Rhaphiolepis indica
- Hawthorn, Indian, Rhaphiolepis x delacourii
- Hawthorn, Washington, Crataegus phaenopyrum
- Hawthorn, Washington, Crategus virdis ‘Winter King’
- Hawthorn, Yeddo, Rhaphiolepis umbellata
- Hawthorne spp., Crataegus pinnatifida
- Hawthorne, Down, Crataegus mollis
- Hawthorne, English, Crataegus oxycantha = C. laevigata
- Hay-scented fern; Boulder fern, Dennstaedtia punctiloba
- Hazel, Buttercup winter, Corylopsis pauciflora
- Hazel, Spike winter, Corylopsis spicata
- Hazel, Willmott winter, Corylopsis willmottiae
- Headliner rose, Rosa ‘JACtu’
- Heal-all, Prunella vulgaris
- Heart O’ Gold rose, Rosa ‘WEKdykstra’
- Hearts a’busting, Euonymus americanus
- Hearts and honey vine, Ipomoea x multifida
- Heather, False, Cuphea llavea
- Heather, Scottish, Calluna vulgaris
- Heavy Metal blue switch grass, Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’
- Hedge fern; Soft shield fern, Polystichum setiferum
- Hedge-nettle, Smooth, Stachys tenuifolia
- Heirloom rose, Rosa ‘JACloom’
- Heliopsis, Heliopsis helianthoides
- Heliotrope, Creeping , Heliotropium amplexicaule
- Heliotrope, Heliotropium arborescens
- Hellebore, False; American white hellebore, Veratrum viride
- Helleborus; Lenten rose; Christmas rose, Helleborus orientalis
- Helmut Schmidt rose, Rosa ‘KORbelma’
- Helvola water lily; Yellow Pygmy water lily, Nymphaea ‘Helvola’
- Hemlock, Canadian, Tsuga canadensis
- Hemlock, Carolina, Tsuga caroliniana
- Hemlock, Jeddeloh Canadian, Tsuga canadensis ‘Jeddeloh’
- Hemlock, Water; Spotted cowbane, Cicuta maculata
- Hen flower, Fritillaria meleagris
- Henbit, Lamium amplexicaule
- Henry Hudson rose, Rosa ‘Henry Hudson’
- Hepatica, Round-lobed, Hepatica americana = Hepatica noblis var. obtusa
- Hepatica, Sharp-lobed, Hepatica acutiloba = Hepatica noblis var. acuta
- Hepatica; Liverleaf; Liverwort, Hepatica americana
- Hercules’s club, Aralia spinosa
- Hercules’s club, Aralia spinosa
- Heritage rose, Rosa ‘AUSblush’
- Hermosa rose, Rosa ‘Hermosa’
- Hero rose, Rosa ‘AUShero’
- Hibiscus, Chinese, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
- Hibiscus, Chinese, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
- Hibiscus, Diana; Diana rose-of-sharon, Hibiscus syriacus ‘Diana’
- Hibiscus, Red, Hibiscus coccineus
- Hibiscus, Swamp, Hibiscus moschuetos
- Hickory, Bitternut, Carya cordiformis
- Hickory, Mockernut, Carya tomentosa
- Hickory, Mocknut, Carya tomentosa
- Hickory, Nutmeg, Carya myristicaeformis
- Hickory, Nutmeg, Carya myristiciformis
- Hickory, Pignut, Carya glabra
- Hickory, Red, Carya ovalis
- Hickory, Sand, Carya pallida
- Hickory, Shagbark, Carya ovata
- Hickory, White, Carya tomentosa
- Highveld Sun rose, Rosa ‘MORpapplay’
- Himalayan cedar, Weeping, Cedrus deodara ‘Pendula’
- Himalayan spruce, Picea smithiana
- Hime kan suga, Carex conica
- Hinoke cypress, Dwarf, Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana’
- Hinoke cypress, Gracillis, Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Gracillis’
- Hinoke cypress, Reis dwarf, Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Reis Dwarf’
- Hinoke cypress, Verdon, Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Verdoni’
- Hinoki cypress, Coralliformus, Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Coralliformis’
- Hinoki cypress, Ericoides, Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Ericoides’
- Hinoki cypress, Golden, Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Crippsii’
- Hinoki cypress, Yellow, Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Confucius’
- Hinoki falsecypress, Chamaecypari obtusa
- Hobblebush, Viburnum alnifolium
- Hobblebush; Witch-hobble, Viburnum alnifolium
- Holly, American, Ilex opaca
- Holly, Bordeaux yaupon, Ilex vomitoria ‘Bordeaux’
- Holly, Burford, Ilex cornuta ‘Burfordii’
- Holly, Carissa, Ilex cornuta ‘Carissa’
- Holly, Carolina Sentinel, Ilex x ‘Carolina Sentinel’
- Holly, Chinese, Ilex cornuta
- Holly, Chinese, Ilex cornuta
- Holly, Claredon Spreading American, Ilex opaca ‘Claredon Spreading’
- Holly, Convexa Japanese, Ilex crenata ‘Convexa’
- Holly, D’ Or Chinese, Ilex cornuta ‘D’ Or’
- Holly, D’Or Chinese, Ilex cornuta ‘D’Or’
- Holly, Dahoon, Ilex cassine
- Holly, Decidious, Ilex hybrids
- Holly, Dragon Lady, Ilex ‘Dragon Lady’
- Holly, Dwarf horned, Ilex cornuta ‘Rotunda’
- Holly, Dwarf yaupon, Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’
- Holly, Emily Brumer, Ilex x ‘Emily Brumer’
- Holly, Emily Brumer, Ilex x ‘Emily Brumer’
- Holly, English, Ilex aquifolium
- Holly, False, Osmanthus heterophyllus
- Holly, Finetooth, Ilex serrata
- Holly, Foster’s, Ilex x attenuata ‘Fosteri’
- Holly, Helleri Japanese, Ilex crenata ‘Helleri’
- Holly, Hetz’s Japanese, Ilex crenata ‘Hetzii’
- Holly, Japanese, Ilex crenata
- Holly, Longstalk, Ilex pedunculosa
- Holly, Lusterleaf, Ilex latifolia
- Holly, Lusterleaf, Ilex latifolia
- Holly, Martha Berry, Ilex x ‘Martha Berry’
- Holly, Martha Berry, Ilex x ‘Martha Berry’
- Holly, Maryland Dwarf American, Ilex opaca ‘Maryland Dwarf’
- Holly, Meserve hybrid, Ilex x meserveae
- Holly, Mountain, Ilex montana
- Holly, Myrtle leaved, Ilex cassine
- Holly, Nellie R. Stevens, Ilex x ‘Nellie R. Stevens’
- Holly, Nellie Stevens, Ilex ‘Nellie R. Stevens’
- Holly, O’Spring Chinese, Ilex cornuta ‘O’Spring’
- Holly, Oregon grape, Mahonia aquifolium
- Holly, Perny, Ilex pernyi
- Holly, Red hybrid, Ilex ‘Red Hollies’
- Holly, Savannah, Ilex x ‘Savannah’
- Holly, Scepter, Ilex x ‘Scepter’
- Holly, Stokes Dwarf yaupon, Ilex vomitoria ‘Stokes Dwarf’
- Holly, Sundance, Ilex decidua ‘Sundance’
- Holly, Weeping yaupon, Ilex vomitoria f. pendula
- Holly, Will Fleming yaupon, Ilex vomioria ‘Will Fleming’
- Holly, Winterberry; Black alder, Ilex verticillata
- Holly, Yaupon, Ilex vomitoria
- Hollyhocks, Alcea rosea
- Holy rose, Rosa ‘Holy Rose’
- Honey Bouquet rose, Rosa ‘JACyimp’
- Honeylocust, Gleditsia triacanthos
- Honeylocust, Thornless common, Gleditsia triocanthus var. inernis
- Honeysuckle, Boxleaf, Lonicera nitida
- Honeysuckle, Brown’s, Lonicera x brownii
- Honeysuckle, Coral, Lonicera sempervirens
- Honeysuckle, European fly, Lonicera xyiosteum
- Honeysuckle, Goldflame, Lonicera x heckrottii
- Honeysuckle, Japanese, Lonicera japonica
- Honeysuckle, Lonicera alseuosmoides
- Honeysuckle, Lonicera periclymenum
- Honeysuckle, Privet, Lonicera pileata
- Honeysuckle, Redgold, Lonicera x tellmanniana
- Honeysuckle, Scarlet trumpet, Lonicera x brownii
- Honeysuckle, Southern bush, Diervilla sessilifolia
- Honeysuckle, Swamp, Rhododendron viscosum
- Honeysuckle, Tatarian, Lonicera tatarica
- Honeysuckle, Trumpet, Lonicera sempervirens
- Honeysuckle, Winter, Lonicera fragrantissima
- Honeysuckle; Coral honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens
- Hops, Common, Humulus lupulus
- Hoptree, Ptelea trifoliata
- Horehound, Marrubium vulgare
- Horn-of-plenty, Datura metal
- Hornbeam, American, Carpinus caroliniana
- Hornbeam, European, Carpinus betulus
- Hornbeam, Heartleaf, Carpinus cordata
- Hornbeam, Hop, Ostrya virginiana
- Hornbeam, Japanese, Carpinus japonica
- Horse-nettle, Solanum carolinense
- Horsechestnut, Common, Aesculus hippocastamon
- Horsechestnut, Red, Aesculus x carnea
- Horsemint, Spotted, Monarda punctata
- Horsesugar, Symplocos tinctoria
- Horsetail, Dwarf, Equisetum scorpoides
- Horsetail, Equisetum hyemale
- Hosoba kan suge, Carex morrowii var. temnolepsis (Carex temnolepis)
- Hosta, Hosta spp.
- Hot Tamale rose, Rosa ‘JACpoy’
- Hound’s tongue, Cynoglossum amabile
- Houston Coventry Cathedral rose, Rosa ‘Houston Coventry Cathedral’
- Houstonia, Large; Woodland bluets, Houstonia purpurea
- Houstonia, Houstonia spp.
- Hugs N Kisses rose, Rosa ‘JACiraps’
- Hyacinth bean, Dolichos lablab
- Hyacinth bletilla, Bletilla striata
- Hyacinth, Wild, Brodiaea = Triteleia
- Hyacinth, Wild, Camassia
- Hyacinth, Wild, Camassia cusickii, C. esculenta
- Hyacinth, Wild; Eastern camas, Camassia scilloides
- Hyacinths, Dutch, Hyacinthus orientalis
- Hyacinths, Wood, Scilla campanulata (Endymion, Hyacinthoides)
- Hybrid pinks, Dianthus chinensis x barbatus
- Hydrangea vine, Japanese, Schizophragma hydrangeoides
- Hydrangea, Annabelle, Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’
- Hydrangea, Bigleaf, Hydrangea macrophylla
- Hydrangea, Climbing, Decumaria barbara
- Hydrangea, Climbing, Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris
- Hydrangea, Hydrangea xanthoneula
- Hydrangea, Oakleaf, Hydrangea quercifolia
- Hydrangea, Oakleaf, Hydrangea quercifolia
- Hydrangea, Peegee, Hydrangea paniculata
- Hydrangea, Smooth, Hydrangea arborescens
- Hydrangea, Smooth; Wild hydrangea, Hydrangea arborescens
- Hydrangea-vine, Chinese, Schizophragma integrifolium
- Hypericum, Tricolor, Hypericum ‘Tricolor’
- Hyssop, Agastache foeniculum
- Hyssop, Hedge, Gratiola viscidula
- Hyssop, Hyssopus officinalis