Plant Names of the Arboretum

Explore campus flora organized by botanical genus and common names. Browse trees, shrubs, and perennials across the Purdue Arboretum collection.

335 Plant Genera 1,676 Documented Plants A–Z Taxonomic Index

Showing 335 of 335 plant genera

Abelia

Abeliophyllum

Genus 11 plants

Abies

Acanthus

Bear's-Breech, Acanthus Bear's Breech, Bear's Breeches

Genus 77 plants

Acer

Maple, Boxelder

Genus 12 plants

Achillea

Aconitum

Monkshood, Aconite Monk's Hood, Aconite, Blue Rocket

Acorus

Sweetflag Sweet Flag

Actaea

Baneberry Bugbane Cohosh Necklaceweed

Actinidia

Bower Actinidia Actinidia, Bower Tara Vine

Adenophora

Aegopodium

Goutweed, Bishop's Goutweed

Genus 10 plants

Aesculus

Horsechestnut Buckeye

Agastache

Giant Hyssop Mexican Hyssop Anise Hyssop

Agave

Century Plant Maguey

Ageratina

Ageratum

Flossflower Pussy-Foot Ageratum

Ailanthus

Ajuga

Bugleweed Bugle

Akebia

Albizia

Alchemilla

Allamanda

Allium

Onion Ornamental Onion

Alnus

Alocasia

Elephant's Ear Plant Elephant's Ear

Genus 16 plants

Amelanchier

Serviceberry Juneberry Shadbush Sarvis-Tree Servicetree

Amorpha

False Indigo Amorpha Lead Plant

Ampelopsis

Ampelopsis Porcelain

Amsonia

Bluestar Amsonia

Andropogon

Bluestem Beard Grass Bluestem Beard Grass Broomsedge

Anemone

Windflower Lily-Of-The-Field Anemone

Angelonia

Aquilegia

Columbine Granny's Bonnet

Aralia

Spikenard, Devil's Walkingstick, Aralia Walkingstick, Hercules-Club

Arctostaphylos

Bearberry Kinnikinnick Mealberry Hog Cranberry Sandberry Bear's Grape

Arisaema

Jack-In-The-Pulpit

Armeria

Thrift Sea Pink Pink, Sea

Aronia

Aruncus

Goatsbeard Goat's Beard

Asarum

Wild Ginger Asarabacca Ginger, Wild

Asclepias

Milkweed Silkweed Butterfly Flower

Asimina

Pawpaw Custard Apple Apple, Custard

Genus 11 plants

Astilbe

Spiraea Perennial Spiraea False Spirea

Athyrium

Bacopa

Baptisia

False Indigo Wild Indigo Indigo, False Indigo, Wild

Begonia

Berberis

Bergenia

Bergenia Pigsqueak

Genus 12 plants

Betula

Boltonia

Boltonia False Chamomile False Starwort

Bougainvillea

Bouteloua

Grama Grass Gramma Gramma Grass Mesquite Grass

Brunnera

Siberian Bugloss Brunnera

Buddleia

Butterfly-Bush Lilac

Buxus

Calamagrostis

Calamintha

Calibrachoa

Calocedrus

Calycanthus

Sweetshrub Allspice Strawberry-Shrub Bubby Blossom Blossom, Bubby Sweet Bubby Bubby, Sweet Sweet Bettie Bettie, Sweet Spicebush

Campanula

Campsis

Trumpetcreeper Trumpet Vine Vine, Trumpet

Caragana

Carex

Carnegiea

Carpinus

Hornbeam Ironwood Musclewood Blue Beech Water Beech Beech

Carya

Hickory Pecan Hican

Caryopteris

Bluebeard Blue-Spirea Blue-Mist Shrub

Castanea

Catalpa

Catalpa Indian Bean Indian Cigar

Catharanthus

Ceanothus

New Jersey Tea Tea, New Jersey Redroot Wild Snowball Snowball, Wild Mountain Sweet Sweet, Mountain

Cedrus

Cedar Cedar Of Lebanon Lebanon, Cedar Of

Celastrus

Celtis

Centaurea

Knapweed Star Thistle Cornflower

Cephalanthus

Ceratostigma

Cercidiphyllum

Katsuratree Katsura Tree Tree, Katsura

Genus 15 plants

Cercis

Chaenomeles

Flowering Quince Quince, Flowering

Chamaecyparis

Falsecypress Cypress Alaska Cedar Cedar, Alaska

Chelone

Turtlehead Snakehead

Chionanthus

Fringetree Old-Man's-Beard

Cladrastis

Yellowwood Virgilia

Genus 11 plants

Clematis

Clerodendrum

Glorybower Glory Bower Bower, Glory

Clethra

Summersweet Clethra Clethra, Summersweet

Colchicum

Autumn Crocus Naked Ladies Meadow Saffron

Colocasia

Conoclinium

Genus 13 plants

Coreopsis

Genus 42 plants

Cornus

Corylus

Filbert Hazel Walkingstick

Cotinus

Smoketree Smokebush Chittamwood

Cotoneaster

Genus 12 plants

Crataegus

Crocosmia

Montbretia Montebretia Coppertips Crocosmia

Cryptomeria

Dwarf Japanese Cedar Cedar, Dwarf Japanese Cryptomeria

Cycas

Cycad Bread Palm Conehead Funeral Palm Sago Cycad Sago False Sago

Dalea

Daphne

Dasiphora

Deutzia

Genus 15 plants

Dianthus

Dicentra

Diervilla

Bush Honeysuckle Honeysuckle, Bush

Digitalis

Diospyros

Dirca

Leatherwood Wicopy

Doellingeria

Dryopteris

Wood Fern Shield Fern Buckler Fern Male Fern

Genus 19 plants

Echinacea

Coneflower Cone Flower Purple Coneflower Echinacea

Elaeagnus

Oleaster Russian-Olive Wild Olive Olive Silver Berry Berry, Silver

Eleutherococcus

Acanthopanax Aralia

Elymus

Wild Rye Lyme Grass Rye, Wild Grass, Lyme

Eryngium

Sea Holly Eryngo Eringoe

Eucalyptus

Eucalypt Australian Gum Gum Tree Ironbark Stringybark

Eucommia

Rubber Tree Tree, Rubber

Genus 11 plants

Euonymus

Spindle Tree Euonymus Burning Bush Bush, Burning Spindletree Tree, Spindle

Eupatorium

Boneset Thoroughwort Mistflower

Euphorbia

Spurge Milkweed

Euthamia

Eutrochium

Exochorda

Genus 10 plants

Fagus

Festuca

Filipendula

Meadowsweet Dropwort

Forestiera

Forsythia

Forsythia Border Forsythia

Fothergilla

Fothergilla Witch Alder Alder, Witch

Fouquieria

Frangula

Franklinia

Franklin Tree Franklinia Tree, Franklin

Genus 17 plants

Fraxinus

Geranium

Cranesbill Hardy Geranium

Geum

Ginkgo

Maidenhair Tree Ginkgo

Gleditsia

Honeylocust, Honey Locust

Gymnocladus

Coffeetree Kentucky Coffeetree

Hakonechloa

Halesia

Hamamelis

Hedera

English Ivy Ivy, English

Helenium

Helianthus

Heliopsis

Oxeye Heliopsis

Helleborus

Genus 16 plants

Hemerocallis

Heptacodium

Seven-Son Flower Flower, Seven-Son Seven-Sons Plant Plant, Seven-Sons

Genus 10 plants

Heuchera

Alumroot Alum Root Coral Bells Coralbells

Heucherella

Hibiscus

Rose Of Sharon Rose-Of-Sharon

Hosta

Genus 26 plants

Hydrangea

Hylotelephium

Sedum, Stonecrop

Hypericum

St. John's Wort St. Johnswort Aaron's Beard Wort, St. John's

Hypoestes

Iberis

Genus 18 plants

Ilex

Holly Inkberry Gallberry Winterberry Black Alder Alder, Black Coralberry

Genus 19 plants

Iris

Flag Fleur-De-Lis Sword Lily

Itea

Virginia Sweetspire Sweetspire, Virginia Virginia-Willow

Juglans

Walnut Butternut

Juncus

Genus 56 plants

Juniperus

Juniper, Chinese Juniper, Creeping Juniper, Savin Juniper, Redcedar

Kalmia

Laurel American Laurel Mountain Laurel

Kalopanax

Castor Aralia Aralia, Castor

Kerria

Japanese Rose Easter Rose Kerria Rose, Japanese Rose, Easter

Kniphofia

Torch Lily Poker Plant Red-Hot-Poker Tritoma Torchlily Pokerplant Redhotpoker

Koelreuteria

Goldenraintree Varnish-Tree

Kolkwitzia

Lagerstroemia

Lamium

Lamprocapnos

Larix

Lavandula

Lavender Lavandin

Leucanthemum

Leucojum

Liatris

Blazing-Star Button Snakeroot Gay-Feather Snakeroot, Button

Ligularia

Ligustrum

Privet Border Privet

Genus 22 plants

Lilium

Lindera

Liquidambar

Liriodendron

Tulip Tree Tuliptree Tulip Poplar Yellow Poplar Tulip Magnolia Whitewood Magnolia, Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree, Tulip Poplar, Yellow

Liriope

Lobelia

Lonicera

Maackia

Maclura

Osage Orange Orange, Osage Osage-Orange Hedge-Apple Hedge Apple Apple, Hedge Bois D'arc

Genus 23 plants

Magnolia

Magnolia Cucumber Tree Tree, Cucumber

Genus 77 plants

Malus

Apple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple

Mandevilla

Matteuccia

Mertensia

Bluebells Lungwort

Metasequoia

Dawn Redwood Redwood, Dawn

Microbiota

Carpet Juniper Juniper, Carpet Siberian Cypress Cypress, Siberian

Micromeles

Mountainash Mountain Ash Ash, Mountain

Miscanthus

Monarda

Bee Balm Oswego Tea Wild Bergamot Horsemint Beebalm

Morus

Musa

Banana Plantain Manila Hemp

Muscari

Myrica

Bayberry Candleberry

Nandina

Nepeta

Nerium

Nyssa

Tupelo Black Gum Gum, Black Sour Gum Gum, Sour Pepperidge

Oenothera

Evening Primrose Sundrops Eveningprimrose

Oligoneuron

Opuntia

Prickly Pear Tuna Cholla Cholla Cactus Pear, Prickly Cactus, Cholla

Osmunda

Flowering Fern Royal Fern Cinnamon Fern Interrupted Fern

Osmundastrum

Osteospermum

Ostrya

Hophornbeam Ironwood

Oxydendrum

Sourwood Sorrel Tree Lily-Of-The-Valley Tree Tree, Sorrel Tree, Lily-Of-The-Valley

Pachysandra

Spurge Japanese Spurge

Genus 14 plants

Paeonia

Peony Tree Peony

Panicum

Panic Grass Panicum Witchgrass Switch Grass

Papaver

Parkinsonia

Parrotia

Persian Ironwood Ironwood, Persian Parrotia Irontree

Parthenium

Parthenocissus

Woodbine Virginia Creeper Creeper, Virginia Boston Ivy Ivy, Boston Japanese Creeper Creeper, Japanese

Passiflora

Pelargonium

Geranium Storksbill Pelargonium

Peltandra

Pennisetum

Penstemon

Beard Tongue Beard-Tongue Bearded Tongue

Perovskia

Persicaria

Fleeceflower Knotweed

Phellodendron

Philadelphus

Mock Orange Mockorange

Phlomis

Genus 20 plants

Phlox

Physocarpus

Physostegia

Genus 23 plants

Picea

Spruce, Blue Spruce

Pieris

Genus 28 plants

Pinus

Platanus

Sycamore Buttonwood Planetree Buttonball-Tree

Platycladus

Oriental Arborvitae Arborvitae, Oriental

Platycodon

Polemonium

Jacob's Ladder Greek Valerian Sky Pilot

Polygonatum

Solomon's Seal King Solomon's Seal

Populus

Poplar Aspen Cottonwood

Genus 23 plants

Prunus

Cherry Plum Cherry Laurel Almond Flowering Almond Birdcherry Laurel

Pseudolarix

Golden Larch Larch, Golden

Pseudotsuga

Douglas Fir Fir, Douglas Douglasfir Douglas-Fir

Ptelea

Hop Tree Shrubby Trefoil Trefoil, Shrubby

Pulmonaria

Pulsatilla

Windflower Lily-Of-The-Field

Pycnanthemum

Mountain Mint American Mountain Mint

Pyracantha

Firethorn Fire Thorn Thorn, Fire

Pyrus

Pear Callery Pear

Genus 33 plants

Quercus

Ratibida

Reynoutria

Japanese Knotweed

Rhamnus

Genus 21 plants

Rhododendron

Azalea Rhododendron Catawba Rosebay

Rhodotypos

Rhus

Ribes

Robinia

Locust Black Locust Locust, Black

Rodgersia

Genus 26 plants

Rosa

Rubus

Bramble Blackberry Raspberry Dewberry Pricker

Rudbeckia

Salix

Salvia

Sambucus

Sanguinaria

Sassafras

Scabiosa

Pincushion Flower Scabious

Schizachyrium

Schizophragma

Japanese Hydrangea Vine Hydrangea Vine, Japanese

Schoenoplectus

Scirpus

Senecio

Senna

Silene

Campion Catchfly Silene

Silphium

Sisyrinchium

Skimmia

Smilax

Solenostemon

Solidago

Sophora

Pagoda-Tree Scholar Tree

Sorbaria

Sorbus

Mountainash Mountain Ash Ash, Mountain

Sorghastrum

Genus 10 plants

Spiraea

Spirea Bridal-Wreath

Sporobolus

Dropseed Rush Grass Grass, Rush

Stachys

Betony Hedge Nettle Woundwort Nettle, Hedge Betonica

Staphylea

Stewartia

Stokesia

Strobilanthes

Mexican Petunia Conehead

Stylophorum

Celandine Poppy

Styphnolobium

Pagodatree Scholar-Tree Japanese Pagodatree

Styrax

Symphoricarpos

Snowberry Coralberry

Genus 11 plants

Symphyotrichum

Aster, American-aster

Genus 14 plants

Syringa

Lilac Tree Lilac

Taxodium

Cypress Baldcypress Pondcypress

Genus 28 plants

Taxus

Thermopsis

Genus 17 plants

Thuja

Arborvitae White Cedar Cedar

Thymus

Tiarella

Foam Flower Foamflower False Miterwort Sugar Scoop

Genus 11 plants

Tilia

Linden Basswood Lime

Toxicodendron

Tradescantia

Spiderwort Spider Lily

Tricyrtis

Trillium

Wake Robin Birthroot Wood Lily Stinking Benjamin Trinity Flower

Tsuga

Genus 27 plants

Ulmus

Uvularia

Merrybells Bellwort Haybells Cowbells Wild Oats Merry-Bells

Vaccinium

Veronica

Speedwell Brooklime Bird's Eye

Veronicastrum

Genus 49 plants

Viburnum

Viburnum, Dogmackie, Snowball, Arrowwood, Blackhaw

Vinca

Periwinkle Creeping Myrtle Myrtle, Creeping

Viola

Vitis

Weigela

Wisteria

Xanthocyparis

Falsecypress Alaska Cedar Cypress, Yellow Cedar, Alaska Yellow Cypress

Yucca

Zanthoxylum

Zelkova

Zinnia

Zizia

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