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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- Ice plant, Hardy, Delosperma cooperi
- Ice plant, Hardy; Cloud-loving hardy ice plant, Delosperma nubigena
- Ice plant; Cooper’s hardy, Delosperma cooperi
- Iceberg rose, Rosa ‘KORturek’
- Impatiens, Impatiens wallerana
- Impatiens, New Guinea, Impatiens ‘New Guinea’
- Impatient rose, Rosa ‘JACdew’
- Imperatice Josephine rose, Rosa ‘Francofurtana’
- Indian grass, Sorphaatum nutans
- Indian hemp, Apocynum cannabinum
- Indian holly fern; Variegated holly fern, Arachiodes simplicior
- Indian paintbrush; Scarlet painted-cup, Castilleja coccinea
- Indian physic, Mountain; Bowman’s root, Porteranthus trifoliatus (Gillenia trifoliate)
- Indian physic; Bowman’s root, Gillenia trifoliata = Porteranthus trifoliatus
- Indian pink, Silene virginica
- Indian quamash, Camassia cusickii; C. esculenta
- Indian shot, Canna hybrids
- Indian’s virgin’s bower, Clematis montana
- Indian-pipe; Pinesap, Monotropa spp.
- Indigo bush, Amorpha fruticosa
- Indigo bush, Indigofera pseudotinctoria
- Indigo, Bastard, Amorpha fruticosa
- Indigo, Chinese, Indigofera decora
- Indigo, False; Blue false indigo; Blue wild indigo, Baptisia australis
- Indigo, False; White indigo, Baptisia alba
- Indigo, False; Wild white indigo, Baptisia alba
- Indigo, Himalayan, Indigofera heterantha
- Indigo, Kirilow, Indigofera kirilowii
- Indigofera, Indigofera amblyantha
- Inkberry, Ilex glabra
- Innerlight water lily, Nymphaea ‘Innerlight’
- Inspiration rose, Rosa ‘Inspiration’
- Intermediate shield fern; Evergreen wood fern; Fancy fern, Dryopteris intermedia;
- Dryopteris spinulosa var. intermedia
- Interrupted fern; Clayton’s fern, Osmunda claytoniana
- Intrigue rose, Rosa ‘JACum’
- Iris, African, Dietes spp.
- Iris, Bearded, Iris germanica
- Iris, Butterfly, Dietes spp.
- Iris, Butterfly, Moraea
- Iris, Crested dwarf, Iris cristata
- Iris, Dixie, Iris hexagona
- Iris, Dutch, Iris hollandica
- Iris, Dwarf, Iris reticulata
- Iris, Dwarf, Iris reticulata, I. danfordiae, I. histroides
- Iris, Dwarf; Crested dwarf iris, Iris spp.
- Iris, English, Iris xiphiodes, I. angelica, I. latifolia
- Iris, Iris cristata
- Iris, Japanese roof, Iris tectorum
- Iris, Japanese water, Iris ensata; I. kaempferi
- Iris, Lamance; Short-stemmed iris, Iris brevicaulis
- Iris, Larger blue flag, Iris versicolor
- Iris, Roof; Wall iris, Iris tectorum
- Iris, Southern blue flag, Iris virginica
- Iris, Southern blue flag, Iris virginica
- Iris, Species, Iris reticulata
- Iris, White crested dwarf, Iris cristata alba
- Ironweed, Tall; New York ironweed, Veronica noveboracensis
- Ironwood, Carpinus betulus
- Ironwood, Carpinus caroliniana
- Isabelle Pring water lily, Nymphaea ‘Isabelle Pring’
- Ismene, Hymenocallis
- Ispahan rose, Rosa ‘Ispaham’
- Italian bellflower, Campanula isophylla
- Itea, Itea virginica
- Ivy, Algerian, Hedera canariensis
- Ivy, Algerian; Coney Island ivy, Hedera canariensis
- Ivy, Boston, Parthenocissus tricuspidata
- Ivy, Chochis, Hedera colchica
- Ivy, Colchis; Persian ivy, Hedera colchica
- Ivy, English, Hedera helix
- Ivy, English, Hedera helix
- Ixiolirion, Ixiolirion montanum (I. pallasii)
- Ixora; Flame of the woods; Jungle flame, Ixora coccinea