Plants That Start With B

138 plants Animals and nature Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 138 plants that start with B, each with a one-line description so you can tell what it is. The best-known ones come first, then the full list in A to Z order.

B is a giant letter for plants, with 138 entries. Kitchen favourites like basil, broccoli, beet and bok choy sit next to famous trees such as birch, beech, banyan and the baobab. Bamboo is a woody tropical grass, not a tree.

Color words drive many of the names. Black walnut, bluebell and bluegrass are just a start. A bonsai is not a species at all but a dwarfed tree grown in a shallow pot. Bleeding heart and barrel cactus are fun picks for kids who like vivid names.

Plants starting with B: 138
Best known: bamboo, basil
Longest name: butterfly flower

Best-known plants that start with B

The ones most people will recognise, good for school lists, quizzes and games.

bamboo
basil
birch
broccoli
barley
beech
bay tree
bluegrass
beet
bonsai
buckwheat
buttercup
bracken
bell pepper
black pepper
bleeding heart
banyan
box elder
bluebell
banana tree
broad bean
butterfly bush
black walnut
barrel cactus
blueberry bush
baobab
bok choy
boxwood

All plants that start with B

#	Name	What it is
1	baby rose	vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock
2	ball fern	feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia
3	balloon vine	woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed pods that resemble balloons
4	balsa	forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
5	bamboo	woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture
6	bamboo fern	fast-growing sturdy Japanese fern; cultivated for their attractive broad dark-green pinnate fronds
7	bamboo palm	small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers
8	banana	any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves...
9	banana tree	any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves...
10	banyan	East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
11	baobab	African tree with a huge swollen trunk
12	barley	cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain
13	barley grass	European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows
14	barrel cactus	a cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually...
15	basil	any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
16	basil mint	perennial herb of the eastern United States having inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are very...
17	basket fern	giant epiphytic or lithophytic fern; Asia to Polynesia and Australia
18	basket flower	annual of southwestern United States cultivated for its purple flower heads and its bracts that resemble small baskets
19	basket oak	medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States
20	basket willow	Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin
21	bay	small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking
22	bay grass	any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion
23	bay laurel	small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking
24	bay myrtle	evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax...
25	bay tree	small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking
26	bay willow	European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States
27	beach grass	tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed sandy shores
28	beach heather	small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on beaches in northeastern North America
29	beach pea	wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder
30	beach plum	seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit
31	beach strawberry	wild strawberry of western United States and South America; source of many varieties of cultivated strawberries
32	bead fern	beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe
33	bead tree	small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers
34	bean	any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
35	bean plant	any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
36	bean tree	any of several trees having seedpods as fruits
37	bear grass	yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of...
38	bear oak	shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets
39	beauty bush	Chinese deciduous shrub with yellow-throated pinkish flowers and bristly fruit; often cultivated as an ornamental
40	bee balm	bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves
41	beech	any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible...
42	beech fern	any fern of the genus Phegopteris having deeply cut triangular fronds
43	beech tree	any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible...
44	beet	biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
45	beetroot	beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption
46	bell heather	common low European shrub with purple-red flowers
47	bell pepper	plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
48	belladonna	perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries
49	bent grass	grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
50	berry fern	North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets
51	birch	any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
52	birch tree	any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
53	bird cherry	any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed on by birds
54	bird pepper	plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits
55	bitter almond	almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes
56	bitter dock	European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America
57	bitter orange	any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock
58	bitter pea	any of several spiny shrubs of the genus Daviesia having yellow flowers and triangular seeds; Australia
59	bittersweet	twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
60	black ash	vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn
61	black bamboo	small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black
62	black beech	New Zealand forest tree
63	black birch	birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark
64	black cherry	large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit
65	black elder	a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies
66	black gum	columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have...
67	black mustard	widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard
68	black oak	medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and...
69	black pepper	climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe
70	black pine	New Zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used for interior carpentry
71	black sage	an aromatic plant with wooly leaves found in southern California and Mexico
72	black spruce	small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood
73	black walnut	North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut
74	black willow	North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes
75	blackwood	any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood
76	bladder fern	any fern of the genus Cystopteris characterized by a hooded indusium or bladderlike membrane covering the sori
77	bleeding heart	garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers
78	blood flower	tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings
79	blue ash	ash of central and southern United States with bluish-green foliage and hard brown wood
80	blue curls	any of several plants of the genus Trichostema having whorls of small blue flowers
81	blue elder	shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
82	blue fig	Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue...
83	blue gum	tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish
84	blue jasmine	climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers
85	blue pea	vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue flowers with yellow centers
86	blue sage	sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation
87	blue star	subshrubs of southeastern United States forming slow-growing clumps and having blue flowers in short terminal cymes
88	blue stem	tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States
89	blue thistle	a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States
90	bluebell	perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers
91	blueberry	any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries
92	blueberry bush	any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries
93	bluegrass	any of various grasses of the genus Poa
94	bog laurel	laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath
95	bog moss	any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat
96	bog rosemary	wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers
97	bok choy	Chinese cabbage with white stalks and dark green leaves
98	bonsai	a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot
99	bottle grass	European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed
100	bottle tree	an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton
101	boulder fern	fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay
102	box elder	common shade tree of eastern and central United States
103	boxwood	evergreen shrub often clipped into hedges
104	bracken	large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
105	brazil nut	tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts
106	briar	evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots...
107	bridal wreath	Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers
108	brittle fern	delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems
109	brittle willow	large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken
110	broad bean	Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder
111	broccoli	plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
112	broom	common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
113	broom grass	any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making
114	broom palm	small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto
115	brown oak	large tree of Australasia
116	brown pine	large Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposure
117	buckeye	tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds
118	buckwheat	a member of the genus Fagopyrum
119	buffalo clover	clover of western United States
120	buffalo grass	short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)
121	bull bay	evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers
122	bull pine	common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5...
123	bunch grass	any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat
124	burning bush	Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather
125	burr oak	medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed...
126	bush bean	a bean plant whose bushy growth needs no supports
127	bush pea	any of various plants of the genus Thermopsis having trifoliate leaves and yellow or purple racemose flowers
128	bush poppy	evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers
129	bush willow	small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow flowers
130	butter bean	bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds
131	buttercup	any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
132	butterfly bush	tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers
133	butterfly flower	shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink flowers streaked with purple
134	butterfly pea	large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated...
135	butterfly weed	erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers
136	butternut	North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
137	button fern	Jamaican fern having round buttonlike bulbils
138	button tree	evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood

Short plants with B

basil
birch
beech
beet
bay
bean
broom
briar
balsa

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This list has 138 plants starting with B, from well-known ones like bamboo, basil, birch to rarer kinds.

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Well-known examples are bamboo, basil, birch, broccoli, barley, beech, bay tree, bluegrass.

Source: Princeton WordNet, a public dictionary database, reviewed by our editors to keep only clear, real members of the list. Meanings are short dictionary glosses.

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