Plant Name Generator: 1,000+ Fantasy Plant Name Ideas
From naming flowers to moss, spores and fungus, this powerful plant name generator will give you name ideas for thousands of different fantasy plants.
Generally, all plants have a scientific name and a common name. Their scientific plant name is normally in the form of a Latin word. While the common version is normally descriptive of the plant’s appearance or features. This is the same for when you are generating a new species of any kind – Take a look at our species name generator.
Take for example ‘Gaultheria procumbens’ which is the scientific name for Wintergreen, also known as the teaberry or checkerberry. This is a green bush or shrub plant with bright red berries. During the winter this shrub’s leaves form a beautiful red tint on them. In Latin ‘Gaultheria’ means an evergreen shrub, and ‘procumbens’ means falling forward or sinking. Both Latin words represent the appearance of the ‘Gaultheria procumbens’ or Wintergreen shrub.
Random Plant Name Generator
You can use our random plant name generator to get made-up names of plants, flowers and trees. Simply click the ‘Random’ button to get a random plant name idea:
Here’s a challenge for you: Pick at least ten names from our generator and create your own fantasy plant field guide. In this field guide, you can draw a picture of each plant, along with a detailed written description. You might also find our forest name generator useful.
What can I name my plant?
When it comes to made-up plant names, you need to start with the appearance of your plant. It may help to draw a picture of this plant before naming it. After you have the image of your fantasy plant, you can note down its key features, as well as a description of the plant’s appearance. Finally, you need to summarise this plant description into two or three words, this will form the common name of your plant.
Take, for example, a yellow flower with blue spots that could be named:
- Blue Speckle
- Yellow-rain
- Blue-pin
- Yellow-sky
- blue-point
You can use our printable plant name generator below to create your very own made-up plant name using your name:
How do you make a flower name?
In most cases, the scientific flower name follows the following format: the genus and the specific epithet. The genus is a category of species. While the epithet is an adjective to describe the plant or flower. Take the Digitalis purpurea as an example. ‘Digitalis’ is Latin for finger or thimble plant. While ‘purpurea’ is Latin for purple.
When it comes to common name alternatives for flowers, there are no naming rules in particular. Instead, the name generally describes the appearance of the flower. The lack of rules in common names means that a single flower could have several common name variations. For example, the common names for the Digitalis purpurea include:
- Foxglove
- Bloody bells
- Fox’s finger
- Lion’s mouth
- Lady’s thimble
- Dragon’s mouth
- Cow Flop
- And so on…
What is the weirdest name for a plant?
Some of the weirdest and funniest plant names we discovered include:
- Sneezewort (Achillea ptarmica)
- Mother-in-law’s tongue (Sansevieria trifasciata)
- Monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana)
- cow flop (Digitalis purpurea)
- Sneezeweed (Helenium ‘Rubinzwerg’)
- Golden creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia ‘Aurea’)
- bottlebrush buckeye (Aesculus parviflora)
- Bluebeard (Caryopteris)
How do you write common names for plants?
There are no strict naming rules for common plant names. Some techniques for providing common names for plants include:
- Describe the plant’s appearance in one or two words. For example, sunburst or red knotweed.
- Name the plant after a person. Common examples include King George, Plum Victoria or Bishop of Llandaff.
- A mix of techniques 1 and 2. Take, for example, Paddy’s Pride, Elton Knight, or Rose of Sharon.
- A random adjective and noun that makes you think of the plant. For example, Blue Pearl, WInter Sun or Disco Orange.
Take for example if you wanted to name a venus fly trap. You could consider the following name ideas:
- Green Snap
- Fly Hole
- Venom Mouth
- Spike Mouth
- Feisty Smile
- Deadly Smile
- Victor’s Trap
- Victoria’s Smile
As you can see in some way these name ideas relate to the venus fly trap plant.
What is the prettiest flower name?
All flowers are beautiful. But some flower names are prettier than others. Here are our top ten prettiest flower names:
- Rose
- Lily
- Cherry Blossom
- Daisies
- Poppies
- Freesia
- Sunflowers
- Morning Glory
- Zinnias
- Dahlia
Random Fantasy Plant Name Ideas
Here is our mega list of the best mythical plant names – Which one is your favourite?
Common Names:
- Fire Foot
- Yellow Daisy
- Sun Spear
- Water Peony
- Cliff Poppy
- Goose Fieldcress
- Garden Eye
- Summer Stonecrop
- Red Clove
- Dream Thimbleweed
- Horse Fluxroot
- Bear Horn
- Meadow Bell
- Duck’s Cacti
- Toxic Pilewort
- Goat Needle
- Germ Whitehill
- Angel Claw
- Sun Nut
- Snake’s Fieldcress
- Spike Spear
- River Fruit
- Witch’s Orchid
- Horse Hedge
- Duck’s Weed
- Echo Weed
- Dog’s Pine
- Poison Tulip
- King’s Crimson
- Poison Saffron
- Germ Weed
- Pink Hedge
- River Root
- Arctic Whirl
- Meadow Nut
- Snow Rose
- Germ Helvola
- Scorpion Tree
- Infected Hair
- Dog’s Spore
- Goose Hop
- Thorny Twig
- Lady’s Whirl
- Dream Spur
- Crow’s Itchweed
- Sheep’s Hair
- Sheep’s Whirl
- Meadow Plum
- Mouse’s Rod
- Crow’s Staff
- Night Ambrosia
- Raven Boxwood
- Toxic Fieldcress
- Dragon Herb
- Garden Iris
- Scorpion Carrot
- Germ Carrot
- River Thicket
- Angel Hibiscus
- Sugar Pierrot
- Echo Thyme
- River Vine
- Dog’s Hook
- Duck’s Hibiscus
- River Cup
- Poison Nest
- Summer Fruit
- Bleeding Thistle
- Yellow Tongue
- Devil’s Carrot
- Echo Pilewort
- Demon Rhubarb
- Garden Lewisia
- Bee’s Bite
- Toad Berry
- Water Fruit
- Pink Geranium
- Bleeding Zinnia
- Golden Orchid
- Echo Bush
- Love Orchid
- Moon Lily
- Spike Comb
- Bleeding Thyme
- Demon Foot
- Sun Joy
- Fire Cup
- Demon Forget-Me-Not
- Gold Cress
- Snow Claw
- Demon Daisy
- Stink Thistle
- Demon Lily
- Blood Miller
- Glitter Boxwood
- Honey Plum
- Dusk Eye
- Dragon Dil
- Night Wheat
- Fire Miller
- Milky Tulip
- Goose Cress
- Bee’s Iris
- Angel Geranium
- Dawn Forget-Me-Not
- Devil’s Variegata
- Love Nest
- Toxic Winkle
- Night Pierrot
- Toad Staff
- Toxic Thimbleweed
- Bear Rod
- Fire Geranium
- Crow’s Moss
- Angel Ladybird
- Meadow Primrose
- Poison Fieldcress
- Dusk Bane
- Queen’s Primrose
- Purple Hook
- Love Bird
- Echo Lewisia
- Blue Tea
- Witch’s Cacti
- Sun Ambrosia
- Oyster Boxwood
- Snow Bird
- Infected Pokeroot
- Glitter Alba
- Infected Hybrid
- Pearl Claw
- Winter Cress
- Pearl Bell
- Water Ivy
- Blood Saffron
- Goose Peach
- Pearl Skunkweed
- Pearl Lewisia
- Dog’s Vine
- Raven Houseleek
- Sheep’s Joy
- Honey Flower
- Bear Miller
- Infected Primrose
- Pink Pine
- Blue Flame
- Sugar Cane
- River Flame
- Raven Rose
- Snow Grass
- Scorpion Pea
- Bleeding Eye
- King’s Alba
- Sheep’s Ealmore
- Lady’s Primrose
- River Peach
- Blood Hook
- Water Thistle
- Goat Ear
- Crow’s Skull
- Sugar Chintz
- Dawn Spear
- Gold Saffron
- Honey Poppy
- Sheep’s Herb
- Arctic Bell
- Blood Alba
- Toxic Pepper
- Cliff Tongue
- Raven Knife
- Cliff Rose
- Snow Houseleek
- Angel Fluxroot
- Bee’s Tulip
- Glitter Hop
- Pearl Cane
- Lady’s Peony
- Water Lavender
- Fire Lavender
- Dawn Comb
- Sheep’s Lace
- Fire Peony
- Cliff Knife
- Goat Nettle
- Night Stonecrop
- Fire Skull
- Moon Pierrot
- Spike Hood
- Germ Itchweed
- Dragon Button
- Pearl Thyme
- Red Iris
- King’s Geranium
- Echo Flower
- Blood Lily
- Snake’s Herb
- Dusk Zinnia
- Dusk Whirl
- Dream Hybrid
- Dog’s Rod
- Demon Pokeroot
- Snake’s Whirl
- Pink Nettle
- Ash Whirl
- River Thistle
- Love Grass
- Dream Cane
- Blue Fieldcress
- Ash Head
- Snake’s Needle
- Dream Peony
- Blue Fruit
- Snake’s Tulip
- Scorpion Herb
- Goose Pea
- Dawn Knot
- Duck’s Nest
- Fire Peach
- Sheep’s Ivy
- Dawn Pea
- Germ Poinsettia
- Doom Skunkweed
- Lady’s Weed
- Stink Moss
- Bee’s Peony
- Winter Pierrot
- Spike Ladybird
- Dream Hood
- Raven Ladybird
- Honey Pilewort
- Goat Nut
- Infected Skunkweed
- Cliff Fluxroot
- Golden Flower
- Snake’s Geranium
- Winter Dil
- Purple Pepper
- Silver Lavender
- Mouse’s Bird
- Bee’s Cacti
- Night Hood
- Dog’s Nut
- Snake’s Pepper
- Purple Grass
- Dream Rose
- Duck’s Needle
- River Ladybird
- Snow Daisy
- Dream Head
- Ash Ladybird
- Red Poppy
- Sun Staff
- Dusk Miller
- Night Thistle
- Dragon Forget-Me-Not
- Scorpion Pine
- Poison Chintz
- Bee’s Hair
- Toad Skull
- Ash Lily
- Toxic Twig
- Witch’s Poinsettia
- Purple Rhubarb
- Pearl Pea
- Goat Fern
- Sugar Nettle
- Devil’s Miller
- Blue Wheat
- Meadow Hedge
- Cliff Tulip
- Purple Strand
- Devil’s Fieldcress
- Devil’s Lewisia
- Toad Dil
- Love Chintz
- Dream Hedge
- Germ Tea
- Snake’s Button
- Sun Zinnia
- River Needle
- Meadow Tea
- Garden Fruit
- Dusk Peony
- Demon Crimson
- Snake’s Head
- Mouse’s Wormwood
- Dawn Flower
- Goat Vine
- Moon Button
- Witch’s Pepper
- Doom Vine
- Arctic Winkle
- Blue Fern
- Raven Flower
- Dragon Mint
- Bear Herb
- Winter Hibiscus
- Goat Wormwood
- Oyster Needle
- Goat Bane
- Fire Needle
- Horse Head
- Queen’s Head
- Summer Nettle
- Queen’s Hibiscus
- Blood Horn
- Garden Variegata
- Garden Fern
- Blue Needle
- Blue Hop
- Raven Thicket
- Bee’s Ladybird
- Fire Ealmore
- Crow’s Bell
- Meadow Pokeroot
- Blue Root
- Snow Foot
- Snow Plum
- Garden Vine
- Goat Daisy
- Witch’s Fern
- Goat Blossom
- Angel Flame
- Queen’s Nest
- Spike Weed
- Toad Weed
- Bear Crimson
- Golden Nut
- Dog’s Daisy
- Dusk Ivy
- Angel Crimson
- Sun Helvola
- Fire Clove
- Devil’s Bell
- Snow Pilewort
- Sun Eye
- Crow’s Tea
- Angel Bell
- Thorny Bite
- Doom Horn
- Queen’s Nut
- Meadow Chintz
- Sugar Hop
- Poison Pine
- Blue Hybrid
- Devil’s Wheat
- Toad Houseleek
- Glitter Button
- Bee’s Lewisia
- Toad Foot
- Thorny Poinsettia
- Duck’s Foot
- Snow Boxwood
- Dawn Pokeroot
- Red Lavender
- Blue Ivy
- Night Itchweed
- Oyster Hair
- Bee’s Bane
- Sugar Whitehill
- Dream Root
- Poison Bane
- Angel Tongue
- Honey Cacti
- Thorny Wheat
- King’s Winkle
- Winter Cane
- Mouse’s Cup
- Bee’s Grass
- Sheep’s Rhubarb
- Bleeding Hook
- Crow’s Thistle
- King’s Horn
- Love Eye
- Sheep’s Freesia
- Angel Strand
- Oyster Nest
- Water Saffron
- Sheep’s Horn
- Snake’s Ear
- Milky Flame
- Pink Boxwood
- Devil’s Ambrosia
- Glitter Whitehill
- Snake’s Mint
- Dream Peach
- Red Pine
- Honey Hibiscus
- Angel Moss
Latin Names:
- Rubrumacus
- Noxarbor
- Xanthopisum
- Hortbulbus
- Ostreaflorus
- Daemonpisum
- Stellabacca
- Caecarpus
- Ursanthus
- Somnicanthus
- Lasiflos
- Aestaarbor
- Apisflorus
- Apisroot
- Canibulbus
- Murarbor
- Diasci
- Oviacus
- Heiflorus
- Ovicanthus
- Macrarbor
- Ignisgramen
- Polypisum
- Cruetam
- Cruecanthus
- Caepisum
- Murnium
- Caeruleacus
- Ostreazinnia
- Draccanthus
- Sangtex
- Somniphyllum
- Saccdium
- Hortbor
- Buffolia
- Murcrop
- Amareflamma
- Lasioli
- Solisnodum
- Nixtam
- Soliszinnia
- Fulgensci
- Stellanodum
- Caniflorus
- Leptbulbus
- Flavbacca
- Angelgramen
- Toxiphyllum
- Stellaanthus
- Buftam
- Dracflos
- Diasettia
- Angeltam
- Fulgenditas
- Flunodum
- Aureacus
- Ignissettia
- Caelum
- Caerulerhizus
- Xanthozinnia
- Solisflorus
- Polyanthus
- Aureflos
- Scorproot
- Lasioacus
- Canianthus
- Ursnium
- Solisbulbus
- Noxflorus
- Amarelum
- Rubrimenta
- Stellaacus
- Diacrop
- Rubrumrhizus
- Caerulecarpus
- Lactibrosia
- Ignisfolia
- Toxirae
- Bufflorus
- Draccarpus
- Solisfolia
- Rubribor
- Purpfolia
- Infcanthus
- Infanthus
- Macrbrosia
- Ostreaditas
- Nixoli
- Saccphyllum
- Stellacrop
- Serpbacca
- Heianthus
- Nixnium
- Murpaver
- Somniflamma
- Caerulesettia
- Lunabulbus
- Amarebrosia
- Argenflamma
- Soliscanthus
- Equnodum
- Fulgenpisum
- Amaretex
- Daemonrhizus
- Argenarbor
- Daemoncrop
- Infmenta
- Caecrop
- Nixanthus
- Infpisum
- Flavroot
- Solisphyllum
- Aestanium
- Solisoli
- Purpdium
- Heinium
- Infzinnia
- Somniflorus
- Argenroot
- Saccanthus
- Stellafaba
- Purppisum
- Heitam
- Dractex
- Purptam
- Hortroot
- Dominnium
- Stellaroot
- Bufditas
- Daemonflos
- Murgramen
- Fulgencanthus
- Infrae
- Noxzinnia
- Saccroot
- Dracflorus
- Somnisettia
- Lasiozinnia
- Purpbacca
- Auredium
- Leptnodum
- Polycarpus
- Macrbulbus
- Malarbor
- Domincanthus
- Serptam
- Crueacus
- Lasiflorus
- Igniscarpus
- Amarefaba
- Amareflorus
- Fluanthus
- Lunagramen
- Toxipisum
- Flavcarpus
- Apisflos
- Amareoli
- Fluphyllum
- Saccsci
- Regcarpus
- Caepaver
- Lunabrosia
- Leptfolia
- Malgramen
- Heiroot
- Lasigramen
- Leptzinnia
- Polynium
- Scorpsci
- Argenbrosia
- Rubrumroot
- Stellasci
- Serptex
- Dominmenta
- Serprae
- Daemonfolia
- Regditas
- Apisbacca
- Lasioarbor
- Canidium
- Amareanthus
- Hortnodum
- Heifolia
- Purpphyllum
- Angelflorus
- Flavtam
- Rubritex
- Ostreadium
- Angelmenta
- Flavacus
- Nixflos
- Flupisum
- Murbrosia
- Sangphyllum
- Polysettia
- Macrditas
- Cruerae
- Aestamenta
- Polyroot
- Lasiodium
- Lactiflorus
- Ostreatam
- Urspisum
- Nixtex
- Sangsettia
- Dracpisum
- Regcrop
- Ignisanthus
- Regpaver
- Solistam
- Amarementa
- Amaredium
- Rubrumsettia
- Lasidium
- Serplum
- Regarbor
- Equflos
- Bufroot
- Ostreafaba
- Amarebulbus
- Saccflorus
- Ovidium
- Angelflamma
- Heimenta
- Serpditas
- Infphyllum
- Lasiacus
- Fulgenmenta
- Infbor
- Muracus
- Lunapaver
- Daemonarbor
- Argencarpus
- Bufbulbus
- Angelbacca
- Caedium
- Leptflamma
- Murbacca
- Rubrigramen
- Daemonacus
- Apiscrop
- Regoli
- Purpflorus
- Flavflorus
- Fulgenrae
- Toxiarbor
- Stellabrosia
- Heiflamma
- Lactitam
- Caeditas
- Aurecarpus
- Caeruletex
- Flavrae
- Heicrop
- Regfolia
- Aurepaver
- Somnicarpus
- Ignisflorus
- Saccpisum
- Diagramen
- Aestasettia
- Regbrosia
- Hortpisum
- Fulgentex
- Caerulenodum
- Infdium
- Dominbacca
- Lactipisum
- Murditas
- Saccflamma
- Crueroot
- Reggramen
- Rubrisettia
- Soliscrop
- Malcrop
- Sacczinnia
- Hortanthus
- Ursmenta
- Draclum
- Rubrirae
- Dominsettia
- Diabrosia
- Horttam
- Argennodum
- Caezinnia
- Scorpflamma
- Macroli
- Daemonbacca
- Regbulbus
- Equsettia
- Xanthoroot
- Xanthogramen
- Xanthoacus
- Fulgenanthus
- Purpfaba
- Lasiopisum
- Mursettia
- Caeruletam
- Noxbrosia
- Argenzinnia
- Aurezinnia
- Argenpaver
- Lasiflamma
- Cruesci
- Caerulearbor
- Lactizinnia
- Hortflamma
- Lunafaba
- Daemonbrosia
- Solisacus
- Equzinnia
- Caerulephyllum
- Rubrinodum
- Ursflos
- Ignisflamma
- Flavnium
- Sangbacca
- Rubrioli
- Lactibacca
- Rubrumbrosia
- Equpaver
- Dominacus
- Ursditas
- Dominditas
- Caerulecrop
- Lunazinnia
- Angelanthus
- Nixcrop
- Canifolia
- Noxcarpus
- Nixphyllum
- Daemonnodum
- Caerulepaver
- Equbacca
- Ignislum
- Muranthus
- Sangmenta
- Diadium
- Malpaver
- Scorpflorus
- Ostrearae
- Bufoli
- Ovibrosia
- Noxfaba
- Macrbor
- Macrtam
- Fulgennodum
- Caeruleflamma
- Cruementa
- Ostreaoli
- Equarbor
- Amaresettia
- Lactitex
- Urszinnia
- Canisci
- Lunabacca
- Rubrumlum
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