Common plant names.

Below is a list of plant names beginning with the letter 'M', listed by common name. Click a letter of the alphabet to see a list of plants with common names beginning with that letter. Alternatively click here to see the plants listed alphabetically by botanic name.

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Table: List of common names of plants along with their botanic/latin name equivalent.
Common name Botanic name
Macaw flower Heliconia bihai
Madder Rubia tinctorum
Madeiran Orchid Dactylorhiza foliosa
Magnolia Magnolia campbelli
Magnolia Magnolia x loebneri
Magnolia Magnolia x loebneri 'Leonard Messel'
Magnolia Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill'
Magnolia, Chinese magnolia, saucer magnolia Magnolia x soulangeana
Magnolia Magnolia x soulangeana 'Lennei alba'
Magnolia Magnolia x soulangeana 'Rustica rubra'
Magnolia Magnolia wilsonii
Mahonia Mahonia
Mahonia Mahonia lomariifolia
Mahonia Mahonia x media
Mahonia Mahonia x media 'Buckland'
Mahonia Mahonia x media 'Lionel Fortescue'
Maidenhair fern, Delta maidenhair fern Adiantum raddianum
Maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair tree Ginkgo biloba
Male fern Dryopteris filix-mas 'Barnesii'
Male fern, Fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Mallow Malva
Mallow Malva 'Wisley Blue'
Man orchid Orchis anthropophorum
Mangel wurzel, Mangold Beta vulgaris subsp. macrorhiza
Mango, Manga Mangifera indica
Manna ash Fraxinus ornus
Manuka, Tea-tree, New Zealand tea-tree Leptospermum
Many-stalked spike rush Eleocharis multicaulis
Maple Acer
Mare's Tail Hippuris
Mare's Tail, Common Mare's Tail Hippuris vulgaris
Marguerite Argyranthemum
Marguerite, Paris daisy, Margauerite daisy Argyranthemum frutescens
Marigold Calendula officinalis 'Greenheart Orange' (Greenheart Series)
Marigold Calendula officinalis 'Porcupine'
Marigold Calendula officinalis 'Sherbet Fizz'
Marigold Tagetes 'Golden Gem'
Marigold, French Marigold, African Marigold, Aztec Marigold Tagetes erecta
Marigold Tagetes zenith
Marigold, French Marigold, African Marigold, Aztec Marigold Tagetes erecta 'French Yellow'
Marigold, French Marigold, African Marigold, Aztec Marigold Tagetes erecta 'Bolero'
Marigold, English marigold, Pot marigold Calendula officinalis
Marigold, Pot marigold Calendula officinalis 'Indian Prince'
Marjoram Origanum vulgare 'Daphne Ffiske'
Marram grass Ammophila
Marrow, Courgette Cucurbita pepo var. giromontina
Marrow, Courgette Cucurbita pepo 'Atena'
Marrow, Courgette Cucurbita pepo var. giromontina 'Brimmer'
Marrow Cucurbita pepo var. giromontina 'Long Green Trailing'
Marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris
Marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus
Marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris
Marsh marigold, Double kingcup Caltha palustris 'Plena'
Marsh marigold, Double marsh marigold, Water buttercup Caltha palustris 'Flora plena'
Marsh pea Lathyrus palustris
Marshmallow Althaea officinalis
Martagon lily Lilium martagon
Mary's pigtail Verbascum chaixii 'Album'
Masterwort Astrantia maxima
Masterwort Astrantia major subsp. involucrata 'Shaggy'
Mastic thyme Thymus mastichina
Mat grass Nardus stricta
Mat grass fescue Vulpia unilateralis
Mauritania Vine Reed Ampelodesmos mauritanicus
May apple, Duck's foot, Ground lemon, Wild mandrake Podophyllum peltatum
May lily Maianthemum bifolium
Meadow barley Hordeum secalinum
Meadow brome Bromus commutatus
Meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris 'Citrinus'
Meadow cranesbill Geranium pratense
Meadow cranesbill Geranium pratense 'Mrs Kendall Clark'
Meadow fescue Festuca pratensis
Meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow oat grass Helictotrichon pratense
Meadow rue Thalictrum
Meadow rue Thalictrum 'Album'
Meadow saffron, Autumn-flowering crocus, Naked ladies Colchicum
Meadow saffron, Naked ladies Colchicum autumnale
Meadow saffron, Naked ladies Colchicum autumnale 'Album'
Meadow sage, Meadow clary Salvia pratensis
Meadow sage, Meadow clary Salvia pratensis 'Mittsommer'
Meadowsweet, Mead wort Filipendula ulmaria
Medlar, Common medlar Mespilus germanica
Medlar, Common medlar Mespilus germanica 'Dutch'
Medlar, Common medlar Mespilus germanica 'Nottingham'
Medlar, Common medlar Mespilus germanica 'Royal'
Melica Red Spires Melica transsilvanica
Melon Cucumis melo var. reticulatus 'Esmerelda'
Mesembryanthemum Mesembryanthemum
Mexican daisy Erieron karvinskianus
Mexican fencepost cactus Stenocereus marginatus
Mexican Orange Choisya x dewitteana 'Aztec Pearl'
Mexican orange Choisya x dewitteana WHITE DAZZLER ('Londaz'PBR)
Mexican orange blossom Choisya ternata
Mexican paintbrush Ageratum houstonianum
Mexican paintbrush Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Danube'
Mexican sunflower Tithonia rotundifolia 'Goldfinger'
Mexican sunflower Tithonia rotundifolia 'Torch'
Meyer lemon Citrus x meyeri
Michaelmas daisy, Aster Aster
Michaelmas daisy, Aster Aster x frikartii 'Mönch'
Michaelmas daisy, Aster Aster x frikartii 'Wunder von Stäfa'
Michaelmas daisy, Aster, New York aster Aster novi-belgii
Midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata
Mile-a-minute, mile a minute, Asiatic tearthumb, devil's tail Persicaria perfoliata
Military orchid Orchis militaris
Milk parsley Peucedanum palustre
Milk thistle Silybum marianum
Milkweed Euphorbia 'Purpurea'
Milkweed, Euphorbia, Spurge Euphorbia palustris
Milkweed Euphorbia polychroma 'Purpurea'
Milkweed, Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca
Miller abutilon Abutilon x milleri
Millet Pennisetum glaucum 'Purple Majesty'
Million bells Calibrachoa
Mimosa Acacia dealbata
Mimosa Acacia dealbata 'Gaulois Astier'
Mint Mentha
Miss Willmott's ghost, Asian sea holly Eryngium giganteum
Mistletoe Viscum album
Mitsumata, Paper bush Edgeworthia chrysantha
Mitsumata, Paper bush Edgeworthia papyrifera
Mock orange Philadelphus
Mock orange Philadelphus coronarius
Mock orange Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus'
Molly the Witch, Mlokosewitch's peony, The golden peony Paeonia daurica subsp. mlokosewitschii
Monach birch Betula maximowicziana
Monkey Cups, Pitcher plant Nepenthes
Monkey flower, Monkey musk Mimulus
Monkey flower, Monkey musk Mimulus 'Bonfire red'
Monkey orchid Orchis simia
Monkey Puzzle, Chilean Pine Araucaria araucana
Monkshood, Aconite, Wolfsbane Aconitum napellus
Monterey cypress, Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa 'Goldcrest Wilma'
Monterey pine Pinus insignis
Monterey pine Pinus radiata
Moon Seed Menispermum canadense
Morello cherry Prunus cerasus 'Morello'
Morello cherry, Sour cherry, Tart cherry Prunus cerasus
Moreton Bay Chestnut Castanospermum australe
Morning glory Ipomoea 'Purple Haze'
Morning glory Ipomoea x imperialis 'Sunrise Serenade'
Morning glory Ipomoea tricolor 'Heavenly Blue'
Morning glory, Convolvulus Ipomoea
Moroccan mint Mentha spicata var. crispa
Moschatel, Mushroot Adoxa moschatellina
Moth orchid Phalaenopsis
Mother of God's plant Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland'
Motherwort Leonurus cardiaca
Mountain ash, Rowan, Sorbus Sorbus aucuparia
Mountain avens Dryas octopetala
Mountain bog sedge Carex rariflora
Mountain Mare's Tail Hippuris montana
Mountain melick Melica nutans
Mountain mint, Short-toothed mountain mint, Big leaf mountain mint, Clustered mountain mint Pycnanthemum muticum
Mountain pine, Dwarf pine Pinus mugo 'Winter Gold'
Mourning widow, Hardy geranium, The mourning widow Geranium phaeum
Mouse tail plant Arisarum proboscideuim
Mouse-ear hawkweed Hieracium pilosella
Moutan peony, Moutan, Tree peony, Japanese tree peony, Paeony Paeonia x suffruticosa
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mulberry Morus
Mulberry Morus 'Charlotte Russe'
Mullein Verbascum
Mullein Verbascum 'Firedance'
Mullein Verbascum 'Gainsborough'
Mullein Verbascum 'Helen Johnson'
Mullein Verbascum 'Mont Blanc'
Mullein Verbascum olympicum
Musk mallow Malva moschata
Musk orchid Herminium monorchis
Musk rose Rosa moschata
Myrobalan plum, Cherry plum, Plum Prunus cerasifera
Myrtle Myrtus
Myrtle (small leaf) Myrtus tarentina

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