Scientific Names Index
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All Scientific Names (Including Synonyms)
1242 namesPolygala verticillata L.
Whorled polygala
Primary
Polygonatum biflorum Elliott
Solomon's seal
Primary
Polygonum amphibium L.
Swamp smartweed
Primary
Polygonum bicorne Raf.
Pink smartweed
Synonym
Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx.
Mild water-pepper smartweed
Synonym
Polygonum lapathifolium L.
Pale smartweed
Synonym
Polygonum pensylvanicum L.
Pennsylvania smartweed
Synonym
Polygonum persicaria L.
Lady's thumb
Primary
Polygonum punctatum Elliott
Dotted smartweed
Primary
Polygonum scandens L.
Hedge cornbind
Synonym
Polygonum tenue Michx.
Pleat-leaf knotweed
Primary
Polygonum virginianum L.
Virginia knotweed
Primary
Polytaenia nuttallii DC.
Prairie parsley
Primary
Pomaria jamesii Walp.
James' rushpea
Primary
Populus alba L.
Silver poplar
Primary
Populus deltoides (Marsh.) ex W. Bartram
Cottonwood
Primary
Portulaca mundula I.M. Johnst.
Kiss me quick
Synonym
Portulaca oleracea L.
Common purslane
Primary
Portulaca pilosa L.
Kiss me quick
Primary
Potamogeton nodosus Poir.
Long-leaf pondweed
Primary
Potentilla arguta Pursh
Tall wood-beauty
Synonym
Potentilla recta L.
Sulphur cinquefoil
Primary
Potentilla rivalis Nutt.
Brook cinquefoil
Primary
Potentilla simplex Michx.
Old-field cinquefoil
Primary
Prenanthes aspera Michx.
Rattlesnake-root
Primary
Primula meadia A. R. Mast
Shooting star
Primary
Proboscidea louisianica Thell.
Devil's claw
Primary
Prunella vulgaris L.
Self-heal
Primary
Prunus americana Marsh.
Wild plum
Primary
Prunus angustifolia Marshall
Chickasaw plum
Primary
Prunus pumila L.
Bessey's sandcherry
Primary
Prunus serotina Ehrh.
Black cherry
Primary
Prunus virginiana L.
Choke cherry
Primary
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium Hilliard
Fragrant cudweed
Primary
Psilostrophe villosa Rydb.
Paper flower
Primary
Psoralea argophylla Pursh
Silver-leaf scurf-pea
Synonym
Psoralea cuspidata Pursh
Tall-bread scurf-pea
Synonym
Psoralea digitata (T. & G.) ex Nutt.
Palm-leaf scurf-pea
Synonym
Psoralea esculenta Pursh
Breadroot scurf-pea
Synonym
Psoralea lanceolata Pursh
Lemon scurf-pea
Synonym
Psoralea linearifolia Torr.
Slim-leaf scurf-pea
Synonym
Psoralea psoralioides Cory
Sampson's snakeroot
Synonym
Psoralea tenuiflora Pursh
Wild alfalfa
Synonym
Ptilimnium nuttallii Britton
Mock bishop's-weed
Primary
Pycnanthemum pilosum Nutt.
Hairy mountain mint
Synonym
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrad.
Slender mountain mint
Primary
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Pers.
Hairy mountain mint
Primary
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus DC.
Carolina false-dandelion
Primary
Pyrrhopappus grandiflorus Nutt.
Tuber false dandelion
Primary
Pyrus calleraya Decne.
Callery pear
Primary