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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  • Yankee Lady rose, Rosa ‘UHLater’
  • Yarrow, Achillea spp.
  • Yarrow, Common; Milfoil; Yarrow, Achillea millefolium
  • Yarrow, Wooly, Achillea tomentosa
  • Yellow angel’s trumpet, Brugmansia x candida
  • Yellow Dazzler water lily, Nymphaea ‘Yellow Dazzler’
  • Yellow floating heart; Yellow water fringe, Nymphoides pelatum
  • Yellow Fru Dagnor Hartopp rose, Rosa ‘MORyerug’
  • Yellow loosestrife, Lysimachia punctata
  • Yellow-eyed grass, Xyris torta
  • Yellowrim, Serissa foetida
  • Yellowroot, Xanthorhiza simplicissima
  • Yellowwood, Cladrastis lutea
  • Yesterday rose, Rosa ‘Yesterday’
  • Yew, Anglojap, Taxus x media
  • Yew, Chinese, Taxus chinensis
  • Yew, Duke Gardens, Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Duke Gardens’
  • Yew, Golden, Taxus baccata ‘Standishii’
  • Yew, Japanese plum, Cephalotaxus harringtonia
  • Yew, Japanese, Taxus cuspiduta
  • Yew, Prostrate Japanese plum, Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Prostrata’
  • Yew, Repandens, Taxus baccata ‘Repandens’
  • Yew, Upright, Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata Robusta’
  • Young Mistress rose, Rosa ‘KORviga’
  • Yucca, Adam’s needle, Yucca filamentosa
  • Yucca, Beaked; Big Bend yucca, Yucca rostrata
  • Yucca, Curveleaf; Pendulous yucca, Yucca recurvifolia
  • Yucca, Flaccid-leaf; Weakleaf yucca, Yucca flaccida
  • Yucca, Garland Gold, Yucca filamentosa ‘Garland Gold’
  • Yucca, New Mexico, Yucca harrimaniae
  • Yucca, Pendulous; Curveleaf yucca, Yucca recurvifolia
  • Yucca, Spanish bayonet, Dagger plant, Yucca aloifolia
  • Yucca, Spanish dagger, Yucca gloriosa
  • Yucca, Weakleak; Flaccid leaf yucca, Yucca flaccida
  • Yucca; Spanish bayonet, Yucca filamentosa
  • Yue Yue Uen rose, Rosa ‘Yue Yue Uen’