Plants by botanic name
Below is a list of plant names beginning with the letter 'B', listed by scientific/botanical (Latin) name. Click a letter of the alphabet to see a list of plants with botanic / latin names beginning with that letter. Alternatively click here to see the plants listed alphabetically by common name.
| Botanic name | Common name(s) |
|---|---|
| Balantium antarcticum | Australian tree fern, Soft tree fern |
| Baldellia ranunculoides | Lesser water plantain |
| Ballota acetabulosa | Shrubby horehound |
| Beckmannia syzigachne | American slough grass |
| Begonia | Begonia |
| Begonia 'Apricot Shades Improved' F1 | Begonia |
| Begonia 'Apricot Shades' | Begonia |
| Begonia 'Betulia' | Begonia |
| Begonia 'Cascade' | Begonia |
| Begonia 'Citrus Showers' | Begonia |
| Begonia 'Dragon Wings' | Begonia |
| Begonia 'Go-Go' | Begonia |
| Begonia 'Ivanhoe' | Begonia, Double begonia |
| Begonia 'Million kisses romance' | Begonia |
| Begonia 'Picotee' | Begonia |
| Begonia 'Stars' | Begonia |
| Begonia DRAGON WING RED ('Bepared' PBR) | Begonia |
| Begonia semperflorens | Wax begonia |
| Begonia x tuberhybrida 'Camelia' | Begonia |
| Bellis perennis | Double daisy |
| Bellis perennis 'Monstrosa' | Double daisy |
| Berberidopsis corallina | Coral plant |
| Berberis | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis buxifolia | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis buxifolia 'Nana' | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis candidula | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis candidula 'Telstar' | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis darwinii | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis darwinii 'Stapehillensis' | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis gagnepainii | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis gagnepainii 'Klugowskii' | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis gagnepainii 'Wallichiana Purpurea' | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis hookeri | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis hookeri var. latifolia | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis julianae | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis media | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis media 'Parkjuweel' | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis thunbergii | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea Nana' | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea' | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis thunbergii 'Bagatelle' | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis thunbergii 'Darts Red Lady' | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis thunbergii 'Erecta' | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis thunbergii 'Green Carpet' | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis thunbergii 'Helmon Pillar' | Berberis, Barberry |
| Berberis thunbergii 'Kobold' | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis thunbergii 'Pink Queen' | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis verruculosa | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis wilsonae | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis x irwinii | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis x ottawensis | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis x ottawensis 'Purpurea' | Barberry, Beberis |
| Berberis x stenophylla | Barberry, Beberis |
| Bergenia | Elephant's ears, Elephant ears, St Patrick's cabbage, Pip squeak plant |
| Bergenia crassifolia | Elephant's ears, Elephant ears |
| Bergenia x schmidtii | Elephant's ears, Elephant ears |
| Beta | Beet |
| Beta vulgaris | Beet, Beetroot, Chard |
| Beta vulgaris 'Baby Action' | Beetroot |
| Beta vulgaris 'Barbabietola di Chioggia' | Italian beetroot, Beetroot, Garden beet |
| Beta vulgaris 'Boltardy' | Beetroot, Garden beet |
| Beta vulgaris 'Bulls Blood' | Beetroot |
| Beta vulgaris 'Chioggia' | Beetroot |
| Beta vulgaris 'Crimson Globe' | Beetroot, Garden beet |
| Beta vulgaris 'Detroit' | Beetroot, Garden beet |
| Beta vulgaris 'Early Wonder' | Beetroot, Garden beet |
| Beta vulgaris Cida Group | Ruby chard |
| Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla | Swiss chard, Seakale beet,Spinach beet |
| Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens | Swiss chard, Ruby chard, Rhubard chard, Seakale beet |
| Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens 'Bright Lights' | Swiss chard, Ruby chard, Rhubard chard, Spinach beet |
| Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens 'Rhubarb Chard' | Rhubarb chard, Ruby chard |
| Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. saccharifera | Sugar beet |
| Beta vulgaris subsp. macrorhiza | Mangel wurzel, Mangold |
| Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima | Sea beet |
| Betula | Birch |
| Betula albosinesnis | Chinese white birch |
| Betula ermanii | Erman birch, Gold birch |
| Betula jacquemontii | White-barked Himalayan birch |
| Betula maximowicziana | Monach birch |
| Betula nana | Dwarf birch, Arctic birch |
| Betula nigra | River birch |
| Betula nigra 'Heritage' | River birch |
| Betula papyrifera | Paper birch |
| Betula pendula | Silver birch |
| Betula pubescens | White birch, European white birch, Downy birch, Moor birch |
| Betula utilis | Himalayan birch |
| Betula utilis var. jaquemontii | Asian birch |
| Bilbergia nutans | Queen's Tears |
| Billardiera heterophylla | Bluebell creeper, Australian bluebell creeper |
| Bistorta affinis | Knot weed |
| Bistorta affinis 'Superba' | Knot weed |
| Blechnum spicant | Hard fern |
| Blysmus compressus | Flat-sedge |
| Blysmus rufus | Saltmarsh flat-sedge |
| Boehmeria cylindrica | Small spike false nettle, False nettle |
| Bolboschoenus maritimus | Sea clubrush, Cosmopolitan bulrush |
| Borago officinalis | Borage |
| Brachyglottis Dunedin Group 'Sunshine' | Shrubby ragwort |
| Brachypodium pinnatum | Tor-grass |
| Brachypodium sylvaticum | False brome, Wood brome |
| Bracteantha bracteata | Straw flower |
| Brassica napus subsp. rapifera 'Invitation' | Swede, Rutabaga |
| Brassica napus var. napobrassica | Swede, Swedish turnip, Neep |
| Brassica napus var. napobrassica 'Tweed' | Swede, Swedish turnip, Neep |
| Brassica oleracea | Cabbage, Kale, Brussel Sprout |
| Brassica oleracea 'Duncan' | Cabbage |
| Brassica oleracea 'Kilaxy' | Cabbage |
| Brassica oleracea 'Northern Lights' | Ornamental winter kale |
| Brassica oleracea 'Red Russian' | Kale |
| Brassica oleracea Acephala Group | Borecole, Kale, Collard greens |
| Brassica oleracea Acephala Group 'Cavolo Nero' | Kale, Tuscan cabbage, Tuscan kale, Black cabbage |
| Brassica oleracea Acephala Group 'Nero di Toscana' | Kale, Tuscan cabbage, Tuscan kale, Black cabbage, Borecole |
| Brassica oleracea Acephala Group 'Redbor' | Kale, Borecole |
| Brassica oleracea Alboglabra Group | Chinese broccoli |
| Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group | Cauliflower, Broccoli, Calabrese |
| Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group 'Autumn Giant' | Cauliflower |
| Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group 'Clapton' | Cauliflower |
| Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group 'Clemen' | Cauliflower |
| Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group 'Dok Elgon' | Cauliflower |
| Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group 'Early Feltham' | Cauliflower |
| Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group 'English Winter April Queen' | Cauliflower |
| Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group 'Graffiti' | Cauliflower |
| Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group 'Romanesco' | Romanesco cauliflower, Romanesco broccoli |
| Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group 'Veronica' | Romanesco cauliflower, Romanesco broccoli |
| Brassica oleracea Capitata Group | Cabbage, Spring cabbage |
| Brassica oleracea Capitata Group 'Golden Acre' | Cabbage, Earliana |
| Brassica oleracea Capitata Group 'Greyhound' | Cabbage |
| Brassica oleracea Capitata Group 'Minicole' F1 hybrid | Cabbage |
| Brassica oleracea Capitata Group 'Offenham' | Cabbage |
| Brassica oleracea Gemmifera Group | Brussels sprout |
| Brassica oleracea Gemmifera Group 'Clodius' | Brussels sprout |
| Brassica oleracea Gongylodes Group | Kohl rabi |
| Brassica oleracea Italica Group | Broccoli, Early purple sprouting broccoli |
| Brassica oleracea var. acephala Acephala Group 'Dwarf Green Curled' | Borecole, Kale, Curly greens, Curly kale |
| Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Botrytis Group 'Extra Early Rudolph' | Broccoli |
| Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Botrytis Group 'Italian Sprouting' | Broccoli, Calabrese |
| Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Botrytis Group 'Purple Sprouting' | Broccoli |
| Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Botrytis Group 'Trixie' | Cauliflower, Brocolli |
| Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Botrytis Group 'White Sprouting' | Broccoli |
| Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Italica Group 'Corvet' F1 hybrid | Broccoli, Calabrese |
| Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. acuta | Pointed cabbage, Cone cabbage, Sugarloaf cabbage |
| Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra 'Red Drumhead' | Cabbage, Red cabbage |
| Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra 'Red Rookie' | Cabbage, Red cabbage |
| Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Gemmifera Group 'Alcazar' F1 hybrid | Brussels sprout |
| Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Gemmifera Group 'Bedford Darkmar 21' | Brussels sprout |
| Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Gemmifera Group 'Evesham Special' | Brussels sprout |
| Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Gemmifera Group 'Montgomery' | Brussels sprout |
| Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Gemmifera Group 'Roodnerf - Seven Hills' | Brussels sprout |
| Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes Gongylodes Group 'White Vienna' | Kohl rabi |
| Brassica oleracea var. italica 'Endeavour' | Brokali, Calabrese, Chinese kale |
| Brassica oleracea var. sabauda 'Ice King' F1 hybrid | Cabbage, Savoy cabbage |
| Brassica oleracea var. sabauda 'Ormskirk' | Cabbage, Savoy cabbage |
| Brassica oleracea var. sabauda 'Primo' | Cabbage |
| Brassica oleracea var. sabauda 'Winnigstadt' | Cabbage |
| Brassica rapa 'Sweetbell' | Turnip |
| Brassica rapa Chinensis Group | Pak choi |
| Brassica rapa Rapifera Group | Turnip |
| Brassica rapa Rapifera Group 'Red Globe' | Turnip |
| Brassica rapa var. pekinensis | Chinese cabbage, Cabbage |
| Brassica rapa var. pekinensis 'Medania' F1 hybrid | Cabbage, Chinese cabbage |
| Brassica rapa var. rapa 'Purple Top Milan' | Turnip |
| Brassica rapa var. rapa 'Snowball' | Turnip |
| Briza maxima | Greater quaking-grass |
| Briza media | Quaking grass |
| Briza minor | Lesser quaking-grass |
| Bromopsis benekenii | Lesser hairy brome |
| Bromopsis erecta | Upright brome |
| Bromopsis inermis | Hungarian brome |
| Bromopsis ramosa | Hairy brome |
| Bromus arvensis | Field brome |
| Bromus carinata | California brome |
| Bromus cathartica | Rescue brome |
| Bromus commutatus | Meadow brome |
| Bromus diandra | Great brome |
| Bromus hordeaceus | Soft brome |
| Bromus interruptus | Interrupted brome |
| Bromus lepidus | Slender soft brome |
| Bromus madritensis | Compact brome |
| Bromus marginata | Western brome |
| Bromus pseudosecalinus | Smith's brome |
| Bromus racemosus | Smooth brome |
| Bromus rigida | Ripgut brome |
| Bromus secalinus | Rye brome |
| Bromus sterilis | Barren brome |
| Bromus tectorum | Drooping brome |
| Brugmansia | Angel's trumpets, Tree datura |
| Brugmansia arborea 'Knightii' | Angel's trumpets, Datura |
| Brugmansia aurea | Angel's trumpet, Trumpet flower, Horn of plenty, Golden Angel's trumpet |
| Brugmansia suaveolens | Angel's tears |
| Brunnera macrophylla | Perennial forget-me-not |
| Brunnera macrophylla 'Looking Glass' PBR | Perennial forget-me-not |
| Buddleja | Buddleia, Butterfly bush |
| Buddleja 'High Five Purple' | Buddleja |
| Buddleja 'Royal Red' | Buddleia |
| Buddleja 'Santana' | Buddleja |
| Buddleja alternifolia | Buddleia |
| Buddleja davidii | Buddleia, Summer lilac, butterfly bush |
| Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight' | Buddleia |
| Buddleja davidii 'Darts Ornament White' | Buddleia |
| Buddleja davidii 'Masquerade' | Buddleia |
| Buddleja davidii 'Mongo' | Butterfly bush, Buddleia |
| Buddleja davidii 'Nanho Blue' | Buddleia |
| Buddleja davidii 'Pink Delight' | Buddleia |
| Buddleja davidii 'Royal Red' | Buddleia, Butterfly bush |
| Buddleja davidii 'Santana' | Butterfly bush, Buddleia |
| Buddleja LITTLE LILA ('BotEx 004'PBR) (Butterfly Candy Series) | Butterfly Bush |
| Buddleja LITTLE PINK ('BotEx 005'PBR) (Butterfly Candy Series) | Butterfly Bush |
| Buddleja LITTLE RUBY ('BotEx 006'PBR) (Butterfly Candy Series) | Butterfly Bush |
| Bunium bulbocastanum | Giant pignut |
| Butomus umbellatus | Flowering rush |
| Buxus | Box |
| Buxus sempervirens | Box, Common box |
| Buxus sempervirens 'Greenpeace' | Box |
| Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa' | Common box, Box |
