Common and Scientific Names Flashcards
Give the species or genus name for each plant or group.
1
Q
Sago palm
A
Cycas revoluta
2
Q
Coontie
A
Zamia floridana
3
Q
Rattlebox
A
Crotolaria spectabilis
4
Q
Ragworts (group)
A
Senecio spp.
5
Q
Groundsel
A
Senecio vulgaris
6
Q
Lantana
A
Lantana camara
7
Q
Bracken fern
A
Pteridium aqulinum
8
Q
Onions, garlic (group)
A
Allium spp.
9
Q
Red maple
A
Acer rubrum
10
Q
White sweet clover
A
Melilotus alba
11
Q
Corn
A
Zea mays
12
Q
Sweet potato
A
Ipomoea batatas
13
Q
Perilla or purple mint
A
Perilla frutescens
14
Q
Johnson grass
A
Sorghum halopense
15
Q
Lamb’s quarters
A
Chenopodium album
16
Q
Dock (group)
A
Remix spp.
17
Q
Pigweed
A
Amaranthus retroflexus
18
Q
Ragweed
A
Ambrosia artemisifolia
19
Q
Black cherry
A
Prunus serotina
20
Q
Elderberry
A
Sambucus canadensis
21
Q
Heavenly bamboo
A
Nandina domestica
22
Q
Easter lily (group)
A
Lilium spp.
23
Q
Daylily (group)
A
Hemerocallis spp.
24
Q
Rhubarb
A
Rheum raphponticum
25
Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
26
Day blooming jessamine
Cestrum diurnum
27
Oak (group)
Quercus spp.
28
American holly
Ilex opaca
29
Poinsettia
Euphorbia pulcherrima
30
Mistletoe
Phoradendron leucarpum
31
Dumb cane
Dieffenbachia spp.
32
Tulips (group)
Liliaceae
33
Golden pothos
Epipremnum aureum
| given in notes just as E. aureum
34
Castor bean plant
Ricinus communis
