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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  • L.D. Braithwaite rose, Rosa ‘AUScrin’
  • La France rose, Rosa ‘La France’
  • La Reine Victoria rose, Rosa ‘La Reine Victoria’
  • La Royal rose, Rosa ‘La Royal’
  • Lace Cascade rose, Rosa ‘JACarch’
  • Lace shrub, Stephandra incisa
  • Ladies’ tresses, Little, Spiranthes tuberosa var. gracilis
  • Ladies’ tresses, Nodding, Spiranthes cernua
  • Ladies’ tresses, Slender, Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis
  • Lady Banks rose, Rosa banksiae
  • Lady Banks rose, White, Rosa banksiae lutea
  • Lady fern, Athyrium filix-femina
  • Lady of The Dawn rose, Rosa ‘INTerlada’
  • Lady slipper, Lady’s-slipper, Moccasin flower, Cypripedium spp.
  • Lady slipper, Pink; Moccasin-flower, Cypripedium acaule
  • Lady slipper, Yellow, Cypripedium calceolus
  • Lady Ursula rose, Rosa ‘Lady Ursula’
  • Lady’s mantle, Alchemilla mollis
  • Lagerfeld rose, Rosa ‘AROlaqueli’
  • Lamb’s ear, Stachys byzantina
  • Lamium; Dead nettle, Lamium spp.
  • Lamium; Dead nettle; Spotted dead nettle, Lamium maculatum
  • Lanceleaf marguerite, Argyranthemum foeniculaceum
  • Lantana, Common, Lantana camara
  • Lantana, Lantana camera
  • Lantana, Three leaved, Lantana trifoliata
  • Lantana, Weeping, Lantana montevidensis
  • Larch, Golden, Pseudolaria kaempferx
  • Larch, Japanese, Larix kaempferi
  • Large blue hair grass, Koeleria glauca
  • Large quaking grass, Briza maxima
  • Larkspur, Delphinium spp.
  • Larkspur, Dwarf; Spring larkspur, Delphinium tricorne
  • Larkspur, Tall, Delphinium exatatum
  • Las Vegas rose, Rosa ‘KORgane’
  • Latosca rose, Rosa ‘Latosca’
  • Laurel, Alexandrian, Danae racemosa
  • Laurel, Bay, Lauris noblis
  • Laurel, David’s mountain, Sophora davidii = Sophora viciifolia
  • Laurel, English, Prunus laurocerasus
  • Laurel, Mountain, Kalmia latifolia
  • Laurel, Otto Luken cherry, Prunus laurocerasus ‘Otto Luken’
  • Laurel, Poet’s, Danae racemosa
  • Laurel, Portugal, Prunus lusitonica
  • Laurel, Sheep, Kalmia angustifolia var. caroliniana
  • Laurel, True, Lauris noblis
  • Laurel, Zabel’s cherry, Prunus laurocerasus ‘Zabeliana’
  • Laurentia, Laurentia fluviatilis
  • Lavender cotton, Santolina chamaecyparissus
  • Lavender Dream rose, Rosa ‘INTerlav’
  • Lavender musk, Mimulus ringens
  • Lavender popcorn, Lantana trifoliata
  • Lavender, Common, Lavandula angustifolia
  • Lavender, English, Lavandula angustifolia
  • Lavender, French, Lavandula stoechas
  • Lavender, Hybrid, Lavandula x intermedia
  • Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia
  • Lawrence Johnston rose, Rosa ‘Lawrence Johnston’
  • Le Ann Rimes rose, Rosa ‘HARzippee’
  • Leadwort, Cape, Plumbago auriculata
  • Leadwort, Cape, Plumbago auriculata = P. capensis
  • Leadwort, Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
  • Leadwort; Dwarf plumbago, Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
  • Leander rose, Rosa ‘AUSlea’
  • Leather flower, Clematis viorma
  • Leather flower; Clematis; Virgin’s bower, Clematis spp.
  • Leather wood fern; Marginal woodfern; Evergreen woodfern, Dryopteris marginalis
  • Leatherwood, Cyrilla racemiflora
  • Leda rose, Rosa ‘Leda’
  • Leek, Wild; Ramps, Allium tricoccum
  • Legend rose, Rosa ‘JACtop’
  • Lemon balm, Melissa officinalis
  • Lemon Chiffon water lily, Nymphaea ‘Lemon Chiffon’
  • Lemon grass, Cymbopogon citratus
  • Lemon verbena, Aloysia triphylla
  • Lenten rose, Helleborus orientalis
  • Leopard flower, Belamcanda chinensis
  • Leopard plant, Ligularia tussilaginea
  • Leopard’s bane, Doronicum spp.
  • Leopardess water lily, Nymphaea ‘Leopardess’
  • Lespedeza, Thunberg, Lespedeza thunbergii
  • Lettuce, False; Florida lettuce, Lactuca floridana
  • Lettuce, Tall white; Rattlesnake root, Prenanthes altissima
  • Leucothoe, Coastal, Leucothoe axillaris
  • Leucothoe, Coastal; Fetter-bush, Leucothoe axillaris
  • Leucothoe, Drooping, Leucothoe fontanesiana
  • Leucothoe, Drooping; Fetter bush, Doghobble, Leucothoe fontanesiana (catesbali)
  • Leucothoe, Florida, Agarista populifolia = Leucothoe populifolia
  • Leucothoe, Florida; Fetter-bush; Coast leucothoe, Agarista populifolia = Leucothoe axillaris
  • Leucothoe, Leucothoe recurvara
  • Leucothoe, Sweetbells, Leucothoe racemosa
  • Leucothoe; Fetterbush, Leucothoe recurvara
  • Liatris, Scaly, Liatris squarrosa
  • Liebenzauber rose, Rosa ‘KORmiach’
  • Ligularia, Ligularia stenocephala
  • Lilac rose, Rosa ‘AUSlilac’
  • Lilac, Common, Syringa vulgaris
  • Lilac, Cutleaf, Syringa laciniata
  • Lilac, Early, Syringa oblata
  • Lilac, French, Syringa vulgaris
  • Lilac, Japanese tree, Syringa reticulata
  • Lilac, Korean early, Syringa oblata var. dilatata
  • Lilac, Korean, Syringa patula
  • Lilac, Late, Syringa villosa
  • Lilac, Manchurian, Syringa patula
  • Lilac, Meyer, Syringa meyeri
  • Lilac, Peking, Syringa pekinensis
  • Lilac, Persian, Syringa x persica
  • Lilac, Syringa julianae
  • Lili Marleen rose, Rosa ‘KORlima’
  • Lilies, Asiatic hybrid, Lilium
  • Lilies, Oriental hybrid, Lilium
  • Lilies, Oriental, Lilium Oriental hybrids
  • Lilies, Oxblood, Rhodohypoxis
  • Lily of the valley, Convallarina montana
  • Lily of the valley, False; Canadian mayflower, Maianthemum canadense
  • Lily Pons water lily, Nymphaea ‘Lily Pons’
  • Lily, African Corn, Ixia hybrids
  • Lily, African, Agapanthus
  • Lily, Amazon, Eucharis
  • Lily, American swamp, Saururus cernuus
  • Lily, American water; Fragrant water lily, Nymphaea odorata
  • Lily, Atamasco, Zephyranthes altamasco
  • Lily, August, Amaryllis belladonna
  • Lily, Avalanche, Erythronium ‘Pagoda’
  • Lily, Avalanche, Erythronium spp.
  • Lily, Aztec, Sprekelia
  • Lily, Belladonna, Amaryllis belladonna
  • Lily, Belladonna, Amaryllis belladonna
  • Lily, Blackberry, Belamcanda chinensis
  • Lily, Blackberry, Belamcanda chinensis
  • Lily, Blood, Haemanthus = Scadoxus
  • Lily, Blue Altai, Ixiolirion montanum (I. pallasii)
  • Lily, Bluebead; Clinton’s lily; Corn-lily, Clintonia borealis
  • Lily, Bugle, Watsonia
  • Lily, Calla, Zantedeschia
  • Lily, Cape, Crinum
  • Lily, Cape, Veltheimia
  • Lily, Carolina; Michaux’s lily, Lilium michauxii
  • Lily, Chequered, Fritillaria meleagris
  • Lily, Chinese-lantern, Sandersonia aurantiaca
  • Lily, Climbing, Gloriosa superba
  • Lily, Clinton’s; Speckled wood lily, White clintonia, Clintonia umbellulata
  • Lily, Fairy, Zephyranthes
  • Lily, Fawn, Erythronium ‘Pagoda’
  • Lily, Fawn, Erythronium spp.
  • Lily, Fire, Cyrtanthus
  • Lily, Flame, Clivia
  • Lily, Flame, Gloriosa superba
  • Lily, Fortnight, Dietes
  • Lily, Fortnight, Dietes spp.
  • Lily, Foxtail, Eremurus
  • Lily, Foxtail, Eremurus spp.
  • Lily, George, Vallota = Cyrtanthus
  • Lily, Glacier, Erythronium ‘Pagoda’
  • Lily, Glacier, Erythronium spp.
  • Lily, Glory, Gloriosa superba
  • Lily, Gray’s; Orange bell lily, Lilium grayi
  • Lily, Guernsey, Nerine
  • Lily, Jacobean, Sprekelia
  • Lily, Kaffir, Clivia
  • Lily, Kaffir, Clivia miniata
  • Lily, Kaffir, Schizostylis
  • Lily, Madonna, Lilium candidum
  • Lily, Madonna, Lilium candidum
  • Lily, Magic, Lycoris squamigera
  • Lily, Naked, Lycoris aurea
  • Lily, Naked, Lycoris radiata
  • Lily, Naked, Lycoris radiata, L. squamigera
  • Lily, Perfumed fairy, Chlidanthus fragrans
  • Lily, Peruvian, Alstroemeria
  • Lily, Peruvian, Alstroemeria hybrids
  • Lily, Pineapple, Eucomis
  • Lily, Pineapple, Eucomis bicolor
  • Lily, Pineapple, Eucomis bicolor
  • Lily, Rain, Habranthus
  • Lily, Rain, Zephyranthes
  • Lily, Red cape, Haemanthus = Scadoxus
  • Lily, Resurrection, L. squamigera
  • Lily, Scarborough, Cyrtanthus = Vallota
  • Lily, September, Clivia miniata
  • Lily, Siberian, Ixiolirion montanum (I. pallasii)
  • Lily, Sky Blue, Ixiolirion montanum (I. pallasii)
  • Lily, Snakeshead, Fritillaria meleagris
  • Lily, Snakeshead, Fritillaria meleagris
  • Lily, Southern swamp, Crinum americanum
  • Lily, Spider Japanese , Nerine bowdenii
  • Lily, Spider, Crinum spp.
  • Lily, Spider, Hymenocallis occidentalis
  • Lily, Spider, Lycoris aurea
  • Lily, Spider, Lycoris radiata, L. squamigera
  • Lily, St. Bernard’s, Anthericum liliago
  • Lily, St. James, Sprekelia
  • Lily, Swamp, Crinum spp.
  • Lily, Sword, Acidanthera bicolor
  • Lily, Torch, Scadoxus
  • Lily, Triplet, Brodiaea laxa (Triteleia)
  • Lily, Triplet, Brodiaea laxa (Triteleia)
  • Lily, Trout, Erythronium ‘Pagoda’
  • Lily, Trout, Erythronium spp.
  • Lily, Trout; Fawn lily; Dog-tooth violet, Erythronium americanum
  • Lily, Turk’s cap, Lilium superbum
  • Lily, Wood; Northern red lily, Lilium philadelphicum
  • Lily, Zephyr, Zephyranthes
  • Lily-of-the-Incas, Alstroemeria
  • Lily-of-the-Nile, Agapanthus
  • Lily-of-the-Valley, Convallaria majalis
  • Lilyturf, White; Snakebeard, Ophiopogon jaburan vittata
  • Limelight rose, Rosa ‘KORikon’
  • Linda Campbell rose, Rosa ‘MORten’
  • Linden, American, Tilia americana
  • Linden, Bigleaf, Tilia platyphyllos
  • Linden, Crimean, Tilia x euchlora
  • Linden, Littleleaf, Tilia cordata
  • Linden, Mongolian, Tilia mongolica
  • Linden, Silver, Tilia tomentosa
  • Lindheimer’s muhly, Muhlenbergia lindherimeri
  • Liriope, Creeping, Liriope spicata
  • Liriope, Liriope muscaria
  • Liriope, Silver Sunproof, Liriope exiliflora ‘Silver Sunproof’
  • Lisianthus, Eustoma grandiflorum
  • Little bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium
  • Little Darling rose, Rosa ‘Little Darling’
  • Little sweet Betsy; Hugher’s trillium, Trillium cuneatum
  • Live-forever, Wild, Sedum telepnoides
  • Liverleaf; Hepatica; Liverwort, Hepatica americana
  • Liverleaf; Hepatica; Liverwort, Hepatica americana
  • Livin’ Easy rose, Rosa ‘HARwelcome’
  • Lizard’s tail, Saururus cernuus
  • Lizard’s tail, Saururus cernuus
  • Lobelia, Downy, Lobelia puberula
  • Lobelia, Great, Lobelia siphilitica
  • Lobelia, Lobelia erinus
  • Lobelia, Pale-spike; Spiked lobelia, Lobelia spicata
  • Loblolly bay, Gordonia lasianthus
  • Locust, Black, Robinia pseudoacacia
  • Locust, Bristly, Robinia hispida
  • Log fern, Dryopteris celsa
  • London plane tree, Platanus x acerifolia
  • Long rayed triteleia, Brodiaea laxa (Triteleia)
  • Longwood Hybrid Victoria lily, Victoria ‘Longwood Hybrid’
  • Loosestrife, Fringed, Lysimachia ciliata
  • Loosestrife, Gooseneck , Lysimachia clethroides
  • Loosestrife, Purple, Lythrum salicaria
  • Loosestrife, Whorled, Lysimachia quadrifolia
  • Loquat, Eriobotrya japonica
  • Loropetalum, Loropetalum chinensis
  • Loropetalum, Red leaf, Loropetalum chinensis var. rubrum
  • Lotus, American; Nelumbo, Nelumbo lutea
  • Louise water lily, Nymphaea ‘Louise’
  • Lousewort; Wood betony, Pedicularis canadensis
  • Lovage, Levisticum officinale
  • Love and Peace rose, Rosa ‘BALpeace’
  • Love Potion rose, Rosa ‘JACsedi’
  • Love rose, Rosa ‘JACtwin’
  • Love’s Spring rose, Rosa ‘Love’s Spring’
  • Love-lies-bleeding, Amaranthus caudatus
  • Loving Touch rose, Rosa ‘Loving Touch’
  • Lowland brittle fern; Southern fragile fern, Cystopteris protrusa
  • Luberton rose, Rosa ‘Luberton’
  • Luciana; Pink Beauty water lily, Nymphaea ‘Luciana’
  • Lucida water lily, Nymphaea ‘Lucida’
  • Lungwort, Pulmonaria saccharata
  • Lupine, False; Bush pea; Thermopsis, Thermopsis villosa
  • Lupine, Hairy; Lady lupine, Lupinus villosus
  • Lupine, Lupinus spp.
  • Lupine, Southern, Thermopsis caroliniana
  • Lupine, Spreading, Lupinus diffusus
  • Lyonia, Fetterbush, Lyonia lucida
  • Lyonia, Lyonia ligustrina
  • Lyre-leaved sage, Salvia lyrata