Minor planet | Name Meaning | Common names | CrossRefs |
702 Alauda | Alauda | larks | |
706 Hirundo | Hirundo | passerines | |
709 Fringilla | Fringilla | finches | |
713 Luscinia | Luscinia | smallish passerine birds, nightingales | |
1320 Impala | Aepyceros melampus | Impala, medium-sized antelope | |
2731 Cucula | Cuculus | Cuckoo | |
2089 Cetacea | Cetacea | whales, dolphines, porpoise | |
2868 Upupa | Upupa epops | hoopoe | |
4198 Panthera | Panthera | big cat | |
4471 Graculus | pyrrhocorax graculus |
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5026 Martes | martes martes and martes foina | pine marten and beech marten | |
6043 Aurochs | | aurochs | |
6827 Wombat | Vombatidae | Wombat | |
7334 Sciurus | Sciurus | squirrel | |
7464 Vipera | Viperidae | viper snake family | |
7613 ʻAkikiki | | ʻakikiki Kaua`i creeper | |
8433 Brachyrhynchus | Anser brachyrhynchus | Pink-footed goose | |
8434 Columbianus | Cygnus columbianus | Tundra swan | |
8435 Anser | Anser anser | Greylag goose | |
8436 Leucopsis | Branta leucopsis | Barnacle goose | |
8437 Bernicla | Branta bernicla | Brent goose | |
8438 Marila | Aythya marila | Greater scaup | |
8439 Albellus | Mergellus albellus | Smew | |
8440 Wigeon | Anas penelope | Wigeon | |
8441 Lapponica | Limosa lapponica | Bar-tailed godwit | |
8442 Ostralegus | Haematopus ostralegus | Eurasian oystercatcher | |
8443 Svecica | Luscinia svecica | Bluethroat | |
8564 Anomalocaris | Anomalocaris | meaning abnormal shrimp, an extinct genus of anomalocaridid | |
8586 Epops | upupa epops | hoopoe | |
8587 Ruficollis | tachybaptus ruficollis | little grebe | |
8588 Avosetta | recurvirostra avosetta | pied avocet | |
8589 Stellaris | botaurus stellaris | great bittern | |
8590 Pygargus | circus pygargus | Montagu's harrier | |
8591 Excubitor | lanius excubitor | great grey shrike | |
8592 Rubetra | saxicola rubetra | whinchat | |
8593 Angustirostris | marmaronetta angustirostris | marbled duck | |
8594 Albifrons | sterna albifrons | little tern | |
8595 Dougallii | sterna dougallii | roseate tern | |
8596 Alchata | pterocles alchata | pin-tailed sandgrouse | |
8597 Sandvicensis | sterna sandvicensis | sandwich tern | |
8598 Tetrix | tetrao tetrix | black grouse | |
8599 Riparia | riparia riparia | sand martin | |
8600 Arundinaceus | acrocephalus arundinaceus | great reed warbler | |
8601 Ciconia | ciconia ciconia | white stork | |
8602 Oedicnemus | burhinus oedicnemus | stone curlew | |
8603 Senator | lanius senator | woodchat shrike | |
8750 Nettarufina | netta rufina | red-crested pochard | |
8751 Nigricollis | podiceps nigricollis | black-necked grebe | |
8752 Flammeus | asio flammeus | short-eared owl | |
8753 Nycticorax | nycticorax nycticorax | black-crowned night heron | |
8754 Leucorodia | platalea leucorodia | spoonbill | |
8755 Querquedula | anas querquedula | garganey | |
8756 Mollissima | somateria mollissima | common eider | |
8757 Cyaneus | circus cyaneus | hen harrier | |
8758 Perdix | perdix perdix | grey partridge | |
8759 Porzana | Porzana | crakes | |
8760 Crex | crex crex | corncrake | |
8761 Crane | Grus | cranes | |
8762 Hiaticula | charadrius hiaticula | ringed plover | |
8763 Pugnax | hilonachus pugnax | ruff | |
8764 Gallinago | Gallinago | snipe | |
8765 Limosa | Limosa | godwits | |
8767 Commontern | | common tern | |
8768 Barnowl | | barn owl | |
8769 Arctictern | | Arctic tern | |
8770 Totanus | tringa totanus | common redshank | |
8771 Biarmicus | panurus biarmicus | bearded tit | |
8773 Torquilla | jynx torquilla | wryneck | |
8774 Viridis | picus viridis | green woodpecker | |
8959 Oenanthe | oenanthe oenanthe | wheatear | |
8960 Luscinioides | locustella luscinioides | Savi's warbler | |
8961 Schoenobaenus | acrocephalus schoenobaenus | sedge warbler | |
8962 Noctua | athene noctua | little owl | |
8963 Collurio | lanius collurio | red-backed shrike | |
8964 Corax | corvus corax | raven | |
8965 Citrinella | emberiza citrinella | yellowhammer | |
8966 Hortulana | emberiza hortulana | ortolan bunting | |
8967 Calandra | miliaria calandra | corn bunting | |
8968 Europaeus | caprimulgus europaeus | nightjar | |
8969 Alexandrinus | charadrius alexandrinus | Kentish plover | |
8970 Islandica | bucephala islandica | Barrow's goldeneye | |
8971 Leucocephala | cxyura leucocephala | white-headed duck | |
8972 Sylvatica | turnix sylvatica | Andalusian hemipode | |
8973 Pratincola | glareola pratincola | wading bird, or collared pratincole | |
8974 Gregaria | chettusia gregaria | sociable plover | |
8975 Atthis | alcedo atthis | kingfisher | |
8976 Leucura | oenanthe leucura | black wheatear | |
8977 Paludicola | acrocephalus paludicola | aquatic warbler | |
8978 Barbatus | gypaetus barbatus | lammergeier | |
8979 Clanga | aquila clanga | greater spotted eagle | |
8980 Heliaca | aquila heliaca | imperial eagle | |
9879 Mammuthus | Mammuthus | woolly mammoth | |
9880 Stegosaurus | Stegosaurus | stegosaurus | |
9937 Triceratops | Triceratops | triceratops | |
9941 Iguanodon | Iguanodon | iguanodon | |
9949 Brontosaurus | Brontosaurus | brontosaurus | |
9951 Tyrannosaurus | Tyrannosaurus | tyrannosaurus | |
9954 Brachiosaurus | Brachiosaurus | brachiosaurus | |
16794 Cucullia | Cucullia asteroides | Cucullia, North American Asteroid Moth | |
263251 Pandabear | Ailuropoda melanoleuca | Giant panda or panda bear | |
361267 ʻIʻiwi | ʻIʻiwi | scarlet honeycreeper | |
374710 ʻOʻo | ʻOʻo | Hawaiian endemic birds | |
378002 ʻAkialoa | Akialoa | Hawaiian honeycreeper | |
388282 ʻAkepa | Hawaiʻi ʻakepa | ʻAkepa; Hawaiian forest birds | |
Minor planet | Name Meaning | Common names | CrossRefs |
759 Vinifera | Vitis vinifera | common grape vine | |
935 Clivia | Clivia | natal lily or bush lily | |
943 Begonia | Begonia | begonia | |
957 Camelia | Camellia |
- cháhuā in Chinese, meaning tea flower
- tsubaki in Japanese
- dongbaek-kkot in Korean
- hoa trà or hoa chè in Vietnamese
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968 Petunia | Petunia | — | |
970 Primula | Primula | primrose | |
973 Aralia | Aralia | spikenard | |
1054 Forsytia | Forsythia | forsythia | |
1056 Azalea | Azalea | azalea, flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron | |
1060 Magnolia | Magnolia | magnolia | |
1061 Paeonia | Paeonia | peony | |
1063 Aquilegia | Aquilegia | granny's bonnet or columbine | |
1064 Aethusa | Aethusa | fool's parsley fool's cicely poison parsley | |
1066 Lobelia | Lobelia | lobelia | |
1067 Lunaria | Lunaria | honesty | |
1070 Tunica | Tunica or Petrorhagia | — | |
1072 Malva | Malva | mallow | |
1076 Viola | Viola | violets pansies violas | |
1077 Campanula | Campanula | bellflower | |
1078 Mentha | Mentha | mint | |
1079 Mimosa | Mimosa | mimosa | |
1080 Orchis | Orchis | genus in the orchid family | |
1081 Reseda | Reseda | mignonette weld dyer's rocket bastard rocket | |
1082 Pirola | Pirola or Pyrola | wintergreen | |
1083 Salvia | Salvia | sage | |
1085 Amaryllis | Amaryllis | amaryllis | |
1087 Arabis | Arabis | rockcress | |
1091 Spiraea | Spiraea | — | |
1092 Lilium | Lilium | lily | |
1095 Tulipa | Tulipa | tulip | |
1097 Vicia | Vicia | vetches | |
1100 Arnica | Arnica | — | |
1101 Clematis | Clematis | clematis in English, traveller's joy for C. vitalba, by the herbalist John Gerard virgin's bower for C. viticella old man's beard, applied to several with prominent seedheads leather flower for those with fleshy petals vase vine for C. viorna. | |
1104 Syringa | Syringa | lilac | |
1105 Fragaria | Fragaria | strawberry | |
1106 Cydonia | Cydonia | quince | |
1218 Aster | Aster | aster | |
1220 Crocus | Crocus | crocus | |
1227 Geranium | Geranium | cranesbills | |
1228 Scabiosa | Scabiosa | scabious pincushion flowers | |
1231 Auricula | Primula auricula | auricula mountain cowslip bear's ear | |
1232 Cortusa | Cortusa | — | |
1233 Kobresia | Kobresia | bog sedges | |
1234 Elyna | Elyna | — | |
1250 Galanthus | Galanthus | snowdrop | |
1251 Hedera | Hedera | ivy | |
1270 Datura | Datura | devil's trumpets moonflowers jimsonweed devil's weed hell's bells thorn-apple | |
1318 Nerina | Nerine | nerine | |
1319 Disa | Disa | the orchid genus | |
6786 Doudantsutsuji | | doudan-tsutsuji, the Japanese name for Enkianthus perulatus, an ericaceous deciduous shrub | |
8644 Betulapendula | betula pendula | silver birch | |
8647 Populus | Populus | poplar, aspen, and cottonwood | |
8648 Salix | Salix | willow | |
8649 Juglans | Juglans | walnut trees | |
8652 Acacia | Acacia | mimosa | |
8656 Cupressus | Cupressus | cypress | |
8657 Cedrus | Cedrus | cedar | |
8833 Acer | Aceraceae | maple family, now family Sapindaceae | |
8834 Anacardium | Anacardiaceae | cashew family | |
8835 Annona | Annonaceae | custard apple family | |
8836 Aquifolium | Aquifoliaceae | ilex or holly family | |
8850 Bignonia | Bignoniaceae | catalpa or bignonia family | |
8852 Buxus | Buxaceae | box family | |
8856 Celastrus | Celastraceae | staff vine or bittersweet family | |
8857 Cercidiphyllum | Cercidiphyllaceae | katsura family | |
8858 Cornus | Cornaceae | — | |
8872 Ebenum | Ebenaceae | ebony and persimmon family | |
8886 Elaeagnus | Elaeagnaceae | oleaster family | |
9019 Eucommia | Eucommiaceae | hard rubber tree, Gutta-percha tree or Chinese rubber tree family | |
9020 Eucryphia | Eucryphiaceae or Cunoniaceae | — | |
9021 Fagus | Fagaceae | beeches and oaks family | |
9040 Flacourtia | Flacourtiaceae | — | |
9053 Hamamelis | Hamamelidaceae | witch-hazel family | |
9054 Hippocastanum | Hippocastanaceae | — | |
9203 Myrtus | Myrtaceae | myrtle family | |
9306 Pittosporum | Pittosporaceae | — | |
9309 Platanus | Platanaceae | — | |
9313 Protea | Proteaceae | — | |
9316 Rhamnus | Rhamnaceae | buckthorn family | |
9326 Ruta | Rutaceae | rue or citrus family | |
16598 Brugmansia | Brugmansia | angel's trumpets | |
22494 Trillium | trillium grandiflorum | white trillium | |
22280 Mandragora | Mandragora | mandrake | |
66583 Nicandra | Nicandra | apple-of-Peru shoo-fly plant | |
85197 Ginkgo | ginkgo biloba | ginkgo tree maidenhair tree | |
151997 Bauhinia | bauhinia × blakeana | Hong Kong Orchid Tree | |
255587 Gardenia | Gardenia | — | |