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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  • Taboo rose, Rosa ‘Tanelorak’
  • Tailed bracken fern, Pteridium aquilinum var. psedocaudocanudatrum
  • Taiwanese miscanthus, Miscanthus transmorrisonensis
  • Tall Poppy rose, Rosa ‘Tall Poppy’
  • Tall purple moor grass, Molina caerulea subsp. arundinacea
  • Tall switch grass, Panicum virgatum ‘Cloud Nine’
  • Tamarisk, Tamarix ramosissima
  • Tamarix, Tamarix ramosissima
  • Tamora rose, Rosa ‘Austamora’
  • Tangerine Dream rose, Rosa ‘Tangerine Dream’
  • Tango rose, Rosa ‘Macfinwal’
  • Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare
  • Tapering fern; New York fern, Thelpteris novaboracensis
  • Tara wingceltis, Pteroceltis tartarinowii
  • Taro, Colocasia
  • Tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus
  • Tassel fern; Japanese tassel fern; Bristle fern, Polystichum polylepharum
  • Tazettas, Narcissus (Paperwhites) - Tender III
  • Tea of Heaven, Hydrangea serrata
  • Tea olive, Fragrant, Osmanthus fragrans
  • Tea olive, Holly, Osmanthus heterophyllus
  • Tea, New Jersey, Ceanothus americanus
  • Teaberry; Spreading wintergreen; Common wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens
  • Teaolive, Delavay, Osmanthus delavayi
  • Tenjiku suge, Carex phyllocephala
  • Ternstroemia, Japanese (Cleyera), Ternstroemia gymnanthera
  • Texas Dawn water lily, Nymphaea ‘Texas Dawn’
  • Thalia, Powdery, Thalia dealbata
  • The Countryman rose, Rosa ‘Ausman’
  • The Dark Lady rose, Rosa ‘Ausbloom’
  • The Fairy rose, Rosa ‘The Fairy’
  • The Garland rose, Rosa ‘The Garland’
  • The Pilgrim rose, Rosa ‘Auswalker’
  • Thelma rose, Rosa ‘Thelma’
  • Therese Bugnet rose, Rosa ‘Therese Bugnet’
  • Thermopsis; Bush pea; False lupine, Thermopsis villosa
  • Thimbleweed; Large white-flowered anemone, Anemone riparia
  • Thimbleweed; Tall anemone, Anemone virginiana
  • Thistle, Bull; Common thistle, Cirsium vulgare
  • Thistle, Pasture; Fragrant thistle, Cirsium pumilum
  • Thistle, Plume, Cirsium
  • Thistle, Swamp, Cirsium muticum
  • Thistle, Yellow, Cirsium horridulum
  • Thistle; Swamp thistle, Carduus muticus
  • Thoroughwort, Hyssop-leaved; Hyssop-leaved bonset, Eupatorium hyssopifolium
  • Thrift, Common; Sea pink; Maritime thrift, Armeria martima
  • Thrift; Moss pink, Phlox subulata
  • Thyme, Caraway, Thymus herba-barona
  • Thyme, Common, Thymus vulgaris
  • Thyme, Creeping, Thymus serpyllum
  • Thyme, Creeping; Mother of thyme, Thymus praecox
  • Thyme, Creeping; Mother of thyme, Thymus serpyllum
  • Thyme, Garden; Common thyme, Thymus vulgaris
  • Thyme, Juniper, Thymus leucotrichus
  • Tickseed, Wood; Greater tickseed, Coreopsis major
  • Tickseed, Bidens aristosa
  • Tickseed; Bur marigold, Bidens aristosa
  • Tiffany rose, Rosa ‘Tiffany’
  • Timeless rose, Rosa ‘Jacecond’
  • Tina water lily, Nymphaea ‘Tina’
  • Tipo Ideale rose, Rosa chinensis mutabilis
  • Titi, Cliftonia monophylla
  • Titi, Cyrilla racemiflora
  • Titi, Leatherwood, Cyrilla racemiflora
  • Toadflax, Linaria canadensis
  • Toadflax, Yellow; Butter and eggs, Linaria vulgaris
  • Tobacco, Rabbit; Cudweed, Gnaphalium obtusifolium var. praecox
  • Tobone rose, Rosa ‘Tobone’
  • Tongue fern; Felt fern, Pyrrosia lingua
  • Toothed wood fern; Spinulose wood fern; Shield fern, Dryopteris carthusiana
  • Toothwort, Cut-leafed, Dentaria laciniata
  • Topaz Jewel rose, Rosa ‘Moryerug’
  • Toro rose, Rosa ‘Toro’
  • Touch of Class rose, Rosa ‘Touch of Class’
  • Touch-me-not, Impatiens spp.
  • Touch-me-not; Jewel weed, Impatiens capensis
  • Tournament of Roses, Rosa ‘Jacient’
  • Trailing arbutus, Epigaea repens
  • Travemunde rose, Rosa ‘Korrantu’
  • Treasure flower, Gazania rigens
  • Tree mallow, Lavatera arborea; Lavatera trimestris
  • Tree of heaven, Ailanthus altissima
  • Trefoil, Naked-flowered tick, Desmodium nudiflorum
  • Trillium, Catesby’s, Trillium catesbaei
  • Trillium, Colorless, Trillium discolor
  • Trillium, Dwarf white flowering; Dwarf wakerobin, Trillium pusillum
  • Trillium, Hugher’s; Little sweet Betsy, Trillium cuneatum
  • Trillium, Large flowered, Trillium grandiflorum
  • Trillium, Nodding, Trillium cernuum
  • Trillium, Painted, Trillum undulatum
  • Trillium, Propellor; Blue Ridge wakerobin, Trillium stamineum
  • Trillium, Red; Toadshade trillium; Sessile trillium, Trillium sessile
  • Trillium, Trillium spp.
  • Trillium, White erect; White wakerobin, Trillium erectum forma albiflorum
  • Trillium, Yellow, Trillium luyeum
  • Trillium; Wakerobin; Red trillium, Trillium erectum
  • Trillum, Painted, Trillum undulatum
  • Trillum; Wake Robin, Trillium erectum
  • Triteleia, Long rayed , Brodiaea laxa (Triteleia)
  • Tropicana rose, Rosa ‘Tanorstar’
  • Trout lily, Fawn lily, Dog-tooth violet, Erythronium americanum
  • True daisy, Bellis perennis
  • Trumpet creeper ‘Madame Galen’, Campsis x tagliabuana
  • Trumpet creeper, Campsis radicans
  • Trumpet creeper, Campsis radicans
  • Trumpet creeper, Campsis x tagliabuana
  • Trumpet creeper, Chinese, Campsis grandiflora
  • Trumpet flower, Bignonia capreolata, Doxantha capreolata
  • Trumpet honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens
  • Trumpet vine, Campsis grandiflora
  • Trumpet vine, Campsis radicans
  • Tsu-sima holly fern; Korean rock fern, Polystichum tsus-simense
  • Tuber oat grass; Bulbous oat grass, Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. bulbosum
  • Tuberose, Polianthes
  • Tufted grass; Tufted sedge, Carex elata (Carex stricta)
  • Tufted hair grass; Tussock grass, Deschampsia cespitosa (Aira cespitosa)
  • Tulip tree, Chinese, Liriodendron chinense
  • Tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifer
  • Tulips, Tulipa hybrids
  • Tupelo, Black, Nyssa sylvatica
  • Tupelo, Chinese, Nyssa sinensis
  • Tupelo, Ogeechee, Nyssa ogeche
  • Tupelo, Swamp, Nyssa biflora
  • Tupelo, Water, Nyssa aquatica
  • Turk’s cap lily, Lilium superbum
  • Turk’s turban, Malvaviscus arboreus
  • Turmeric, Curcuma
  • Turtlehead, Chelone lyonii
  • Turtlehead, White; Chelone, Chelone glabra
  • Turtlehead; Lyon’s turtlehead, Chelone lyonii
  • Twayblade, Lily-leaved; Large twayblade, Liparis lilifolia
  • Tweedia, Oxypetalum caeruleum = Tweedia caerulea
  • Twinberry; Partridge berry, Mitchella repens
  • Twinleaf, Jeffersonia diphylla
  • Twinspur, Diascia barberae
  • Twinspur, Diascia intergerrima
  • Twisted stalk; White mandarin, Streptopus amplexifolius
  • Two-flowered pea Lathyrus grandiflours