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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  • Ma Perkins rose, Rosa ‘Ma Perkins’
  • Mabella rose, Rosa ‘KORgold’
  • Madame Ganna Walska water lily, Nymphaea ‘Madame Ganna Walska’
  • Madame Hardy rose, Rosa ‘Madame Hardy’
  • Madame Isaac Pereire rose, Rosa ‘Madame Isaac Pereire’
  • Magic Carousel rose, Rosa ‘MOORcar’
  • Magic Carpet rose, Rosa ‘JAClover’
  • Magic Flower, Achimenes
  • Magic Meidland rose, Rosa ‘MELbonrib’
  • Magnifica rose, Rosa rugosa magnifica
  • Magnolia, Bigleaf, Magnolia macrophylla
  • Magnolia, Cucumbertree, Magnolia acuminata
  • Magnolia, Fraser, Magnolia fraseri
  • Magnolia, Freeman, Magnolia x ‘Freeman’
  • Magnolia, Kobus, Magnolia kobus
  • Magnolia, Lily, Magnolia liliflora
  • Magnolia, Little Gem, Magnolia grandiflora
  • Magnolia, Loebner, Magnolia x loebneri
  • Magnolia, Oyama, Magnolia sieboldii
  • Magnolia, Saucer, Magnolia x soulangiana
  • Magnolia, Southern, Magnolia grandiflora
  • Magnolia, Star, Magnolia stella
  • Magnolia, Swamp, Magnolia virginiana
  • Magnolia, Sweetbay, Magnolia virginiana
  • Magnolia, Umbrella, Magnolia tripetala
  • Magnolia, Yulan, Magnolia denudata = Magnolia heptapeta
  • Magnolias, Hybrid, Magnolia hybrids
  • Mahonia, Chinese, Mahonia fortunei
  • Mahonia, Creeping, Mahonia repens
  • Mahonia, Creeping, Mahonia repens
  • Mahonia, Leatherleaf, Mahonia bealei
  • Mahonia, Media, Mahonia x media
  • Mahonia, Wagner, Mahonia x wagneri
  • Maiden grass, Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’
  • Maiden’s Blush rose, Rosa ‘Maiden’s Blush’
  • Maidenhair fern; Delta maidenhair; Pacific maidenhair, Adiantum raddianum
  • Maidenhair tree, Ginkgo biloba
  • Male fern, Dryopteris filix-mas
  • Maleberry, Lyonia ligustrina
  • Maleberry; Japanese ardisia, Ardisia japonica
  • Maleberry; Lyonia, Lyonia ligustrina
  • Mallow, Malope trifida
  • Mallow, Musk, Malva moschata
  • Mallow, Rose, Hibiscus moschuetos
  • Mallow, Seashore; Coastal mallow, Kosteletzkya virginica
  • Mallow, Swamp rose, Hibiscus moschuetos
  • Mallow, Swamp; Swamp rose-mallow; Wild cotton, Hibiscus moscheutos
  • Maltese cross, Lychnis chalcedonica
  • Mandarin, Nodding; Spotted disporum, Disporum maculatum
  • Mandarin, White; Twisted stalk, Streptopus amplexifolius
  • Mandevilla, Mandevilla splendens
  • Mandevilla, Mandevilla x amabalis
  • Mandrake, Podophyllum peltatum
  • Many Happy Returns rose, Rosa ‘HARwanted’
  • Maple, Amur, Acer ginnala
  • Maple, Calk, Acer leucoderme = Acer saccharum ssp. leucoderme
  • Maple, Cappadocian, Acer cappadocicum
  • Maple, Coliseum, Acer cappadocicum
  • Maple, Coral bark Japanese, Acer palmatum ‘Sangokaku’
  • Maple, Devil, Acer diabolicum
  • Maple, Fernleaf, Acer japonica f. aconitifolium
  • Maple, Florida, Acer barbatum (Acer saccharum ssp. floridanum)
  • Maple, Fullmoon, Acer japonicum
  • Maple, Hawthorn, Acer crataegifolium
  • Maple, Hedge, Acer campestre
  • Maple, Ivyleaved, Acer cissifolium
  • Maple, Japanese cultivar, Acer palmatum
  • Maple, Japanese strippedbark, Acer capillipes
  • Maple, Japanese, Acer palmatum
  • Maple, Mountain, Acer spicatum
  • Maple, Nikko, Acer nikoense
  • Maple, Norway, Acer platanoides
  • Maple, Painted, Acer mono = Acer truncatum subsp. mono
  • Maple, Paperbark, Acer griseum
  • Maple, Purple blow, Acer truncatum
  • Maple, Red, Acer rubrum
  • Maple, Redvein, Acer rufinerve
  • Maple, Silver, Acer saccharinum
  • Maple, Snakebark, Acer rufinerve
  • Maple, Southern sugar, Acer barbatum (Acer saccharum ssp. floridanum)
  • Maple, Stand Fast, Acer platanoides ‘Stand Fast’
  • Maple, Sugar, Acer saccharum
  • Maple, Sycamore, Acer pseudoplatanus
  • Maple, Threeflower, Acer triflorum
  • Maple, Trident, Acer buergeranum
  • Maple, Whitebarked, Acer leucoderme = Acer saccharum ssp. leucoderme
  • Marchesa Boccella rose, Rosa ‘Marchesa Boccella’
  • Margo Koster rose, Rosa ‘Margo Koster’
  • Maria Callas rose, Rosa ‘MELdaud’
  • Marie Curie rose, Rosa ‘MELlomit’
  • Marie Pavic rose, Rosa ‘Marie Pavie’
  • Marie Pavie rose, Rosa ‘Marie Pavie’
  • Marie Pavier rose, Rosa’Marie Pavie’
  • Marie rose, Rosa ‘AUSmary’
  • Marie van Houtte rose, Rosa ‘Marie van Houtte’
  • Marigold, African, Tagetes erecta
  • Marigold, American, Tagetes erecta
  • Marigold, Aztec, Tagetes erecta
  • Marigold, Bur; Tickseed, Bidens aristosa
  • Marigold, French, Tagetes patula
  • Marigold, Marsh, Caltha palustris
  • Marigold, Signet, Tagetes temurfolia
  • Marigold, Tagetes erecta, T. patula
  • Marijke Koopman rose, Rosa ‘Marijke Koopman’
  • Marina rose, Rosa ‘rinaKOR’
  • Marjoram, Majorana hortensis
  • Marmalade Skies rose, Rosa ‘MELmonblan’
  • Marquise Boccella rose, Rosa ‘Marquise Boccella’
  • Marrow’s sedge, Japanese sedge, Carex morrowii
  • Marsh marigold, Caltha palustris
  • Marshallia; Grass-leaf Barbara’s button, Marshallia graminifolia
  • Mary rose, Rosa ‘AUSmary’
  • Mary Wallace rose, Rosa ‘Mary Wallace’
  • Mateo’s Silk Butterflies rose, Rosa ‘LETsilk’
  • Matilda rose, Rosa ‘MELsoyris’
  • May-apple; Mandrake, Podophyllum peltatum
  • Mayflower, Canadian; False lily of the valley, Maianthemum canadense
  • Mayla water lily, Nymphaea ‘Mayla’
  • Maypop, Passiflora incarnata
  • Maypops; Passion flower, Passiflora incarnata
  • McCartney rose, Rosa ‘McCartney’
  • Meadow beauty, Rhexia virginica
  • Meadow clams; Venus’ flytrap, Dionaea muscipula
  • Meadow rue, Thalictrum revolutum
  • Meadow-rue, Thalictrum aquilegifolium
  • Meadowsweet, Filipendula palmata
  • Mealy-cup sage, Salvia farinacea
  • Medallion rose, Rosa ‘Medallion’
  • Meg rose, Rosa ‘Meg’
  • Melampodium, Melampodium paludosum
  • Mermaid rose, Rosa ‘Mermaid’
  • Mertensia; Virginia cowslip; Virginia bluebells, Mertensia virginica
  • Mexican cigar plant, Cuphea ignea
  • Mexican feather grass, Nassella tenuissima
  • Mexican heather, Cuphea hyssopifolia
  • Mexican ivy, Cobaena scandens
  • Mexican shell flowers, Tigridia
  • Mexican star, Milla
  • Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifolia
  • Miami mist; Scorpionweed, Phacelia purshii
  • Midas Touch rose, Rosa ‘JACtou’
  • Midnight water lily, Nymphaea ‘Midnight’
  • Mikado rose, Rosa ‘Mikado’
  • Milfoil, Achillea millefolium
  • Milfoil; Yarrow; Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium
  • Milk pea, Galactia regularis
  • Milk-vetch, Astragalus canadensis
  • Milkweed, Annual, Asclepias curassavica
  • Milkweed, Climbing, Matelea carolinensis
  • Milkweed, Common, Asclepias syriaca
  • Milkweed, Euphorbia corrllata
  • Milkweed, Four-leaved, Asclepias quadrifolia
  • Milkweed, Swamp, Asclepias incarnata
  • Milkwort, Curtiss’; Polygala, Polygala curtissii
  • Milkwort, Lanceolated; Asclepias, Asclepias lanceolata
  • Milkwort, Yellow; Orange milkwort, Polygala lutea
  • Mimosa, Kalkora, Albizia kalkora
  • Mimosa, Albizia julibrissin
  • Minima rose, Rosa ‘Minima’
  • Minnie Pearl rose, Rosa ‘SAVahowdy’
  • Miss All American Beauty rose, Rosa ‘MELdaud’
  • Miss Harp rose, Rosa ‘TANolg’
  • Miss Lawrence’s rose, Rosa ‘Miss Lawrence’s Rose’
  • Missouri water lily, Nymphaea ‘Missouri’
  • Mister Lincoln rose, Rosa ‘Mister Lincoln’
  • Mistflower; Hardy ageratum; Wild ageratum, Eupatorium coelestium
  • Miterwort, False; Foamflower, Tiarella cordifolia
  • Miterwort; Bishop’s cap; Two-leaf miterwort, Mitella diphylla
  • Mix ‘n’ Match rose, Rosa ‘CHEWily’
  • Moccasin flower, Cypripedium spp.
  • Mock orange, Philadelphus inodorus; P. hirsutus
  • Mockorange, Fragrant, Philadelphus coronarius
  • Mockorange, Lemoine, Philadelphus x lemoinei
  • Mockorange, Philadelphus delavayi
  • Mockorange, Philadelphus inodorus; P. hirsutus
  • Mockorange, Polar Star, Philadelphus x ‘Polar Star’
  • Mockorange, Snow Velvet, Philadelphus x ‘Snow Velvet’
  • Mockorange, Sweet, Philadelphus coronarius
  • Mockorange, Virginal, Philadelphus x virginalis
  • Mon Cheri rose, Rosa ‘AROcher’
  • Monastery bells, Cobaena scandens
  • Mondo grass, Black, Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Arabicus’
  • Mondo grass, Black, Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Arabicus’
  • Mondo grass, Dwarf, Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nana’
  • Mondo grass, Ophiopogon japonicus
  • Monkey flower, Mimulus ringens var. ringens
  • Monkey flower, Mimulus x hybridus
  • Monkshood, Aconitum spp.
  • Monkshood, Aconitum uncinatum
  • Monthly Pink rose, Rosa ‘Monthly Pink’
  • Monthly rose, Rosa ‘Monthly Rose’
  • Moon River rose, Rosa ‘KORconta’
  • Moonflower, Ipomea alba, Calonyction aculeatum
  • Moonstone rose, Rosa ‘WEKcryland’
  • Moonvine, Ipomea alba, Calonyction aculeatum
  • Moor grass, Blue, Sesleria caerulea
  • Moorei water lily, Nymphaea ‘Moorei’
  • Moorousel rose, Rosa ‘Moorousel’
  • Morning glory, Cypress vine, Ipomoea spp.
  • Morning glory, Dwarf, Convolulus tricolor
  • Morning glory, Ipomea purpurea, I. nil
  • Morning glory, Ipomoea tricolor
  • Morning glory; Cypress vine, Ipomoea spp.
  • Morning Light miscanthus, Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Light’
  • Mosaic plant, Ludwigia sidioides
  • Moss phlox, Phlox subulata
  • Moss rose, Portulaca grandiflora
  • Moss-pink; Phlox, Moss, Phlox subulata
  • Moth mullein, Verbascum thapsus
  • Mother of thyme; Creeping thyme, Thymus praecox
  • Mother of thyme; Creeping thyme, Thymus serpyllum
  • Mothers Day rose, Rosa ‘Fete des Meres’
  • Moudry, Panicum virgatum ‘Moudry’
  • Mount Hood rose, Rosa ‘MACmouhoo’
  • Mount Shasta water lily, Nymphaea ‘Mount Shasta’
  • Mountain bluet, Centaurea montana
  • Mountain camellia, Stewartia ovata
  • Mountain holly, Ilex montana
  • Mountain laurel, Kalmia latifolia
  • Mountain maple, Acer spicatum
  • Mountain myrtle; Sand myrtle, Leiophyllum buxifolium
  • Mountain spleenwort; Maidenhair spleenwort, Asplenium trichomanes
  • Mountain-mint, Hoary, Pycnanthemum incanum
  • Mountain-mint, Narrow-leafed, Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
  • Mountain-mint, Short-toothed, Pycnanthemum muticum
  • Mountainash, American, Sorbus americana
  • Mountainash, European, Sorbus aucuparia
  • Mountainash, Korean, Sorbus alnifolia
  • Mousseline rose, Rosa ‘Alfred de Dalmas’
  • Mr. A. Lincoln rose, Rosa ‘Mister Lincoln’
  • Mrs. Aaron Ward rose, Rosa ‘Mrs. Aaron Ward’
  • Mrs. Authur Robert Waddell rose, Rosa ‘Mrs. Authur Robert Wadell’
  • Mrs. John Laing rose, Rosa ‘Mrs. John Laing’
  • Mrs. Martin E. Randig water lily, Nymphaea ‘Mrs. Martin E. Randig’
  • Mrs. Wakefield Christie-Miller rose, Rosa ‘Mrs. Wakefiled Christie-Miller’
  • Mulberry, Contorted, Morus australis ‘Unryo’
  • Mulberry, Red, Morus rubra
  • Mullard Jubilee rose, Rosa ‘Electron’
  • Mullein, Verbascum spp.
  • Mullein, Woolly; Common mullein, Verbascum thapsus
  • Mullein, Woolly; Moth mullein, Verbascum thapsus
  • Mundi rose, Rosa ‘Mundi’
  • Musclewood, Carpinus betulus
  • Musclewood, Carpinus caroliniana
  • Mustard, Chinese, Brassica juncea
  • Mutabilis rose, Rosa chinensis mutabillis
  • Mvenra grass; Ravenna grass; Hardy pampas grass, Erianthus ravennae
  • Myrtle, Mountain; Sand myrtle, Leiophyllum buxifolium
  • Myrtle, Sea, Baccharis halimifolia
  • Mysteria, Colchicum autumnale