Flower Names - Common and Botanical List With Pictures (2024)

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What are the botanical names of flowers? ›

Indian Flower Names

Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) – Kamal (कमल) Jasmine (Jasminum sambac) – Mogra (मोगरा) Marigold (Tagetes erecta) – Gainda (गेंदा) Rose (Rosa) – Gulab (गुलाब)

What are the 10 Flowers name in English? Ans: 10 Flowers name in English are: Rose, Tulip, Daisy, Sunflower, Lily, Lotus, Orchid, Violet, Daffodil, and Marigold, and these flowers are common and widely recognized flowers.

Botanical names are written in italics, except cultivars. A cultivar is a cloned selection, and is written in non-italics with single quotes, 'Cultivar. ' The genus name and cultivar name are capitalized, while everything else is lower case. Examples: Rosa glauca, Fuchsia magellanica var.

Flower: Flowers are the reproductive parts of a plant. They are not only involved in reproduction but are also a source of food for other living organisms. The three types of flowers based on the position of the ovary with respect to the other parts of the flower: Hypogynous, Perigynous and Epigynous.

A pink hibiscus, a flower that grows in warm climates. Depicted as a single, deep-pink hibiscus flower with green leaves and prominent, yellow stamen. Commonly used for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, and other special occasions.

Some of the rarest flowers include the Blue Puya, Parrot's Beak, Middlemist Red Camellia, Queen of the Night, Catherine-Wheel Pincushion, Ghost Orchid, Darwin's Slippers, Juliet Rose, Fire Lily, Rafflesia flower, Titan arum, Franklin tree flower, Lady's Slipper Orchid, and Semper Augustus tulip.

The common hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) is an evergreen shrub belonging to the cotton family Malvaceae which comprises about 300 species.

What are botanical plant names? ›

A botanical name consists of two words, and is therefore referred to as a “binomial.” By convention, the name is printed in italics. The first word represents the larger group the plant belongs to, the genus (plural genera, NOT ge- nuses), and the first letter is always capitalized.

Botanists and plant lovers have thought up some pretty unusual and funny flower names over the years. Think puss*toes, Sneezeweed, and Corn-co*ckle!

Rose: We had to begin this list with the rose. No other flower is as famous or popular. The rose outshines everything else.

In the Bentham and Hooker classification system, 97,205 species of seed plants were classified into 7569 genera and 202 families. The flowering plants were further classified into three classes namely Dicotyledon, Gymnosperm and Monocotyledon.

The flower with the world's largest bloom is the Rafflesia arnoldii. This rare flower is found in the rainforests of Indonesia. It can grow to be 3 feet across and weigh up to 15 pounds! It is a parasitic plant, with no visible leaves, roots, or stem.

Annuals, perennials, and biennials are the three main types of flowers, each with its own subcategories, as well. Annual flowers like sunflowers germinate, grow, flower, produce seed, and finally die all in a single year.