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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- Oak, Blackjack, Quercus merilandica
- Oak, Bluejack, Quercus incana
- Oak, Bur, Quercus macrocarpa
- Oak, Chestnut, Quercus prinus
- Oak, Chinkapin, Quercus muchlenbergii
- Oak, Columnar English, Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’
- Oak, Daimyo, Quercus dentala
- Oak, Durmast, Quercus petraea
- Oak, English, Quercus robur
- Oak, Georgia, Quercus georgiana
- Oak, Henry tanbark, Lithocarpus henryi
- Oak, Japanese blue, Quercus glauca
- Oak, Laurel, Quercus hemisphaerica
- Oak, Live, Quercus virginiana
- Oak, Michaux, Quercus michauxii
- Oak, Oriental, Quercus variabilis
- Oak, Overcup, Quercus lyrata
- Oak, Pin, Quercus palustris
- Oak, Post, Quercus stellata
- Oak, Red, Quercus rubra
- Oak, Ring cupped, Quercus glauca
- Oak, Sand live, Quercus geminata
- Oak, Sand post, Quercus margarettiae
- Oak, Sawtooth, Quercus acutissima
- Oak, Scarlet, Quercus coccinea
- Oak, Sessile, Quercus petraea
- Oak, Shingle, Quercus imbricaria
- Oak, Shumard, Quercus shumardii
- Oak, Southern red, Quercus falcata
- Oak, Swamp chestnut, Quercus michauxii
- Oak, Swamp laurel, Quercus lurifolia
- Oak, Swamp white, Quercus bicolor
- Oak, Truffle, Quercus robur
- Oak, Turkey, Quercus laevis
- Oak, Water, Quercus nigra
- Oak, White, Quercus alba
- Oak, Willow, Quercus phellos
- Oak, Willow, Quercus phellos
- Oats, Wild; Sessile-leaf bellwort, Uvularia sessilifolia
- Obedient plant; False dragonhead, Physostegia virginianum
- Oconee bells; Shortia, Shortia galacifolia
- Octoberfest rose, Rosa ‘MAClanter’
- Odorata water lily, Nymphaea ‘Odorata’
- Old Blush China rose, Rosa ‘Old Blush China’
- Old Blush rose, Rosa ‘Old Blush’
- Old Crimson China rose, Rosa ‘Old Crimson China’
- Old Gray Hill Red China rose, Rosa ‘Old Gray Hill’
- Old Pink Dailey rose, Rosa ‘Old Pink Dailey’
- Oldman’s beard, Chionanthus virginicus
- Ole rose, Rosa ‘Ole’
- Oleander, Nerium oleander
- Olive, Russian, Eleagnus angustifolia
- Olive, Wild, Osmanthus americanus
- Olive, Wild, Osmanthus americanus
- Olympiad rose, Rosa ‘MACauck’
- Onion, Garlic, Allium moly (A. luteum)
- Onion, Ornamental, Allium aflatunense
- Onion, Ornamental, Allium christophii (A. albopilosum)
- Onion, Ornamental, Allium giganteum
- Onion, Ornamental, Allium karataviense
- Onion, Ornamental, Allium oreophilum (A. ostrowskianum)
- Onion, Ornamental, Allium sphaerocephalon
- Onion, Ornamental, Allium caeruleum (A. azureum)
- Onion, Ornamental, Allium cowanii
- Onion, Ornamental, Allium neapolitanum
- Onions, Ornamental, Allium
- Opalia rose, Rosa ‘NOAschnee’
- Opening Night rose, Rosa ‘JAColber’
- Ophelia rose, Rosa ‘Ophelia’
- Orange clockvine, Thunbergia gregorii
- Orange Honey rose, Rosa ‘Orange Honey’
- Orange Slippers rose, Rosa ‘Orange Slippers’
- Orange Triumph rose, Rosa ‘Orange Triumph’
- Orange, Hardy; Trifoliate orange, Poncirus trifoliata
- Orange, Mexican, Choisya ternata
- Orchid, Chinese ground, Bletilla striata
- Orchid, Chinese ground, Bletilla striata
- Orchid, Cranefly, Tipularia discolor
- Orchid, Green fringed; Ragged fringed orchid, Habenaria lacera
- Orchid, Hardy, Bletilla striata
- Orchid, Large round-leaf; Round leaved orchis, Habenaria orbiculata
- Orchid, Purple fringed, Platanthera (Habenaria) psycodes
- Orchid, Rose crested; Rose pogonia, Pogonia ophioglossoides
- Orchid, Yellow fringed, Habenaria ciliaris
- Orchid, Yellow fringed, Platanthera ciliaris
- Orchids, Fringed, Habenaria spp.
- Orchis, Long-bracted, Habenaria viridis var. bracteata
- Orchis, Pale green; Southern rain-orchis, Habenaria flava
- Orchis, Showy, Galearis spectablis (Orchis spectabillis)
- Oregano, Origanum vulgare
- Oregold rose, Rosa ‘TANolg’
- Oriental fountain grass, Pennisetum orientale
- Osageorange; Hedgeapple, Maclura pomifera
- Osmanthus, Burkwood, Osmanthus x burkwoodii
- Osmanthus, Fortune’s, Osmanthus x fortunei
- Osmanthus, Holly, Osmanthus heterophyllus
- Ostrich fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris; M. pennsylvanica; Pteris nodulosa
- Outta the Blue rose, Rosa ‘WEKstephitsu’
- Ox-eye, Heliopsis helianthoides
- Oxalis, Oxalis (Tender species)
- Oxalis, Oxalis crassipes
- Oxalis; Sourgrass; Sorrel, Large yellow wood, Oxalis grandis
- Oyster-plant, Tragopogon porrifolius