Latin names of British and Irish Plants
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| Latin name beginning with F | English Name |
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| Fagopyrum esculentum | Buckwheat |
| Fagus sylvatica | Beech |
| Fallopia baldschuanica | Russian Vine |
| Fallopia convolvulus | Black-bindweed |
| Fallopia japonica | Japanese Knotweed |
| Festuca longifolia | Blue Fescue |
| Festuca ovina | Sheep's Fescue |
| Festuca vivipara | Viviparous Sheep's-fescue |
| Ficaria verna ssp fertilis | Lesser Celandine |
| Ficaria verna ssp verna | Lesser Celandine |
| Filago minima | Small Cudweed |
| Filago pyramidata (U.K.) | Broad-leaved Cudweed |
| Filago vulgaris | Common Cudweed |
| Filipendula camtschatica | Giant Meadowsweet |
| Filipendula ulmaria | Meadowsweet |
| Filipendula vulgaris | Dropwort |
| Foeniculum vulgare | Fennel |
| Fragaria vesca | Wild Strawberry |
| Frangula alnus | Alder Buckthorn |
| Frankenia laevis | Sea Heath |
| Fraxinus excelsior | Ash |
| Fuchsia magellanica | Fuchsia |
| Fumaria bastardii | Tall Ramping-fumitory |
| Fumaria capreolata ssp capreolata | White Ramping-fumitory |
| Fumaria densiflora | Dense-flowered Fumitory |
| Fumaria muralis ssp boraei | Common Ramping-fumitory |
| Fumaria officinalis | Common Fumitory |
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| Latin name beginning with I | English Name |
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| Iberis sempervirens | Perennial Candytuft |
| Ilex aquifolium | Holly |
| Impatiens glandulifera | Indian Balsam |
| Impatiens noli-tangere | Touch-me-not Balsam |
| Inachis io | Peacock |
| Inula conyzae | Ploughman's Spikenard |
| Inula crithmoides | Golden Samphire |
| Inula helenium | Elecampane |
| Iris foetidissima | Stinking Iris |
| Iris germanica | Bearded Iris |
| Iris pseudacorus | Yellow Iris |
| Iris sisyrinchium (Syn) | Barbary Nut |
| Isoetes histrix | Land Quillwort |
| Isoetes echinospora | Spring Quillwort |
| Isoetes lacustris | Quillwort |
| Isolepis cernua | Slender Club-rush |
| Isolepis setacea | Bristle Club-rush |
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| Latin name beginning with J | English Name |
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| Jasione montana | Sheeps-bit |
| Juglans nigra | Black Walnut |
| Juncus acutus | Sharp Rush |
| Juncus ambiguus | Frog Rush |
| Juncus articulatus | Jointed Rush |
| Juncus balticus | Baltic Rush |
| Juncus balticus x Juncus inflexus | Hybrid Rush |
| Juncus bufonius | Toad Rush |
| Juncus bulbosus | Bulbous Rush |
| Juncus castaneus | Chestnut Rush |
| Juncus conglomeratus | Compact Rush |
| Juncus effusus | Soft-rush |
| Juncus filiformis | Thread Rush |
| Juncus gerardii | Saltmarsh Rush |
| Juncus inflexus | Hard Rush |
| Juncus maritimus | Sea Rush |
| Juncus squarrosus | Heath Rush |
| Juncus subnodulosus | Blunt-flowered Rush |
| Juncus tenuis | Slender Rush |
| Juncus trifidus (UK) | Three-leaved Rush |
| Juncus triglumis | Three-flowered Rush |
| Juniperus communis ssp communis (UK) | Common Juniper |
| Juniperus communis ssp nana | Common Juniper |
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| Latin name beginning with K | English Name |
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| Kalmia procumbens (UK) | Trailing Azalea |
| Kickxia elatine | Sharp-leaved Fluellen |
| Kickxia spuria | Round-leaved Fluellen |
| Knautia arvensis | Field Scabious |
| Kniphofia praecox | Greater Red-hot Poker |
| Kobresia simpliciuscula | False Sedge |
| Koeleria macrantha | Crested Hair-grass |
| Koenigia islandica | Iceland-purslane |
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| Latin name beginning with N | English Name |
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| Narcissus pseudonarcissus | Daffodil |
| Nardus stricta | Mat-grass |
| Narthecium ossifragum | Bog Asphodel |
| Nasturtium officinale | Water-cress |
| Nectaroscordum siculum | Honey Garlic |
| Neotinea maculata | Dense flowered Orchid (Burren) |
| Neottia nidus-avis | Bird's-nest Orchid |
| Neottia ovata | Common Twayblade |
| Nepeta x faassenii | Garden Catmint |
| Nicotiana x sanderae | Garden Tobacco Plant |
| Noccaea caerulescens | Alpine Penny-cress |
| Nothoscordum borbonicum | Honeybells |
| Nuphar pumila | Least Water-lily |
| Nuphar lutea | Yellow Water-lily |
| Nymphaea alba ssp alba | White Water-lily |
| Nymphaea alba ssp occidentalis | White Water-lily |
| Nymphoides peltata | Fringed Water-lily |
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| Latin name beginning with O | English Name |
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| Odontities vernus | Red Bartsia |
| Oenanthe crocata | Hemlock Water-dropwort |
| Oenanthe fistulosa | Tubular Water-dropwort |
| Oenanthe lachenalii | Parsley Water-dropwort |
| Oenanthe pimpinelloides | Corky-fruited Water-dropwort |
| Oenothera biennis | Common Evening-primrose |
| Oenothera glazioviana | Large-flowered Evening-primrose |
| Oenothera stricta | Fragrant Evening-primrose |
| Oenothera x fallax | Intermediate Evening-primrose |
| Olearia macrodonta | New Zealand Holly |
| Onobrychis viciifolia | Sainfoin |
| Ononis repens | Common Restharrow |
| Onopordum acanthium | Cotton Thistle |
| Ophioglossum lusitanicum | Least Adder's-tongue |
| Ophioglossum vulgatum | Adder's-tongue |
| Ophrys apifera | Bee Orchid |
| Ophrys insectifera (UK) | Fly Orchid |
| Orchis anthropophora (UK) | Man Orchid |
| Orchis mascula | Early Purple-orchid |
| Orchis morio (UK, Syn) | Green-winged Orchid |
| Orchis purpurea (UK) | Lady Orchid |
| Oreopteris limbosperma | Lemon-scented Fern |
| Origanum vulgare | Wild Marjoram |
| Ornithogalum umbellatum ssp campestre | Star-of-Bethlehem |
| Ornithopus perpusillus | Bird's-foot |
| Ornithopus pinnatus | Orange Bird's-foot |
| Orobanche hederae | Ivy Broomrape |
| Orobanche minor | Common Broomrape |
| Orobanche purpurea | Yarrow Broomrape |
| Orobanche rapum-genistae | Greater Broomrape |
| Orobanche reticulata | Thistle Broomrape |
| Orthilia secunda | Serrated Wintergreen |
| Osmunda regalis | Royal Fern |
| Oxalis acetosella | Wood-sorrel |
| Oxalis articulata | Pink-sorrel |
| Oxalis corniculata | Yellow-sorrel |
| Oxalis debilis | Large-flowered Pink-sorrel |
| Oxalis exilis | Least Yellow-sorrel |
| Oxalis pes-caprae | Bermuda-buttercup |
| Oxalis stricta | Upright Yellow-sorrel |
| Oxyria digyna | Mountain Sorrel |
| Oxytropis halleri | Purple Oxytropis |
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| Latin name beginning with Q | English Name |
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| Quercus cerris | Turkey Oak |
| Quercus ilex | Evergreen Oak |
| Quercus petraea | Sessile Oak |
| Quercus robur | Pedunculate Oak |
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| Latin name beginning with U | English Name |
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| Ulex europaeus | Gorse |
| Ulex gallii | Western Gorse |
| Ulex minor | Dwarf Gorse |
| Ulmus glabra | Wych Elm |
| Umbilicus rupestris | Navelwort |
| Urtica dioica | Common Nettle |
| Urtica urens | Small Nettle |
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| Latin name beginning with W | English Name |
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| Wahelenbergia hederacea | Ivy-leaved Bellflower |
| Weigela florida | Weigelia |
| Woodsia ilvensis | Oblong Woodsia |
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| Latin name beginning with X | English Name |
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| Xanthophthalmum segetum (UK) | Corn Marigold |
| x Asplenophyllitis microdon | The Guernsey Fern |
| x Dactylodenia st quintinii | Fragrant x Common Spotted Orchid |
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| Latin name beginning with Z | English Name |
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| Zannichellia palustris | Horned Pondweed |
| Zostera marina | Eelgrass |
| Zostera noltei | Dwarf Eelgrass |
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Added on January 30th 2011, upodated 27th May 2020