Zebra vine. That’s it! We couldn’t think of any other when it comes to plant names that begins with Z. But is there other plants with names beginning with the Z alphabet? So we begin our search for all of these plant names. In this post, we have compiled a list of plants starting with Z letter.
Besides this list, we have also previously compiled these two lists that you may want to check out.
Since we are on the letter Z, we thought you may like to check fruit names that start with letter Z and flower names that start with letter Z.
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We only managed to find a handful plant names beginning with Z. In total, we were able to put a list of 11 of such names. Below are the plants beginning with Z.
Zebra vine has a scientific name of Aeschynanthus longicaulis. Zebra vine belongs to Gesneriaceae family. This plant is found in regions with tropical climate. This plant needs to have moist and well drained soils that is both fertile and loamy. The lifespan for Zebra vine is perennial. The color of its fruit is brown. Its natural pest is sucking insects.
Zanzibar yam has a scientific name of Dioscorea sansibarensis. Zanzibar yam belongs to Dioscoreaceae family. Zanzibar yam is a climber plant. Zanzibar yam needs to have fertile loamy soils.
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Zuzuland cycad has a scientific name of Encephalartos ferox. Zuzuland cycad belongs to Zamiaceae family. It is a cycad plant. It is found in areas with tropical climate. This plant thrives in well-drained soils. The lifespan for this plant is perennial. The foilage of Zuzuland cycad is evergreen.
Characteristics for leaves for Zuzuland cycad:
Zebra haworthia has a scientific name of Haworthiopsis fasciata. Zebra haworthia belongs to Asphodelaceae family. It is a shrub.
Characteristics for leaves for Zebra haworthia:
Zanzibar copal has a scientific name of Hymenaea verrucosa. Zanzibar copal belongs to Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family. Zanzibar copal is a tree. You may see this plant in tropical areas. Their natural habitats are coastal forest. Zanzibar copal has a perennial lifespan. The fruit of Zanzibar copal is a pod and is brown in color.
Characteristics for leaves for Zanzibar copal:
Zebra grass has a scientific name of Miscanthus sinensis. Zebra grass belongs to Poaceae (Gramineae) family. Zebra grass thrives in moist well drained soils. It has a perennial lifespan.
Zamioculcas zamiifolia belongs to Araceae family. Zamioculcas zamiifolia is a herbaceous plant. The lifespan for Zamioculcas zamiifolia is perennial.
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Zombia palm has a scientific name of Zombia antillarum. Zombia palm belongs to Arecaceae (Palmae) family. This plant is a cluster palm.
Characteristics for leaves for Zombia palm:
Zebra has a scientific name of Goeppertia bella. Zebra belongs to Marantaceae family. It is a herbaceous plant. It needs to have moist well drained soils. Its lifespan is perennial. It has a height of 0.5 metres. The foilage of Zebra is evergreen.
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Zigzag has a scientific name of Euphorbia tithymaloides. Zigzag belongs to Euphorbiaceae family. This plant is a herbaceous shrub and a creeper plant. The lifespan for Zigzag is perennial. The foilage of Zigzag is evergreen.
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Zucchini has a scientific name of Cucurbita pepo. Zucchini belongs to Cucurbitaceae family. Zucchini is a herbaceous plant. The lifespan for Zucchini is annual. It has a height of 0.3 to 0.8 metres. The color of Zucchini fruit is green.
This is a short list. After an exhaustive search on all the resources, that’s all we can manage to find. It took us quite some time to put up this list but nevertheless, we have really enjoyed every bit of putting up this list of plant that start with letter Z.
Now that we are over with plants starting with Z, let’s check out these other two lists.