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Updated by Jasmine Barboza on Feb 05, 2021
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!0 plants named after animals

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Rabbit Foot Fern

Rabbit Foot Fern

Scientific name: Phlebodium aureum
Genus & Species: Davallia is a genus of about 40 species of fern
The rabbit foot fern made the list because its common name has "rabbit" in it, fitting the description of a plant with an animal name.

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Pussy Ears

Pussy Ears

Scientific name: Kalanchoe tomentosa
Genus & species: a genus of about 125 species of tropical succulent flowering plants mainly native to Madagascar and tropical Africa
The pussy ears plant made this list because it has more than one animal name also going by panda plant.

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Horse head Philodendron

Horse head Philodendron

Scientific name: Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum
Genus & species: Thaumatophyllum genus and shrub species
The horse head philodendron made the list because not only is named after an animal, it really looks like a horse head.

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Crocodile Fern

Crocodile Fern

Scientific name: Microsorium musifolium
Genus & species: belongs to the Microsorum genus and tropical plants species
The crocodile fern made the list because it has the animal name and the leaves clearly resemble crocodile scales.

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Butterfly Palm

Butterfly Palm

Scientific name: Dypsis lutescens
Genus & species: Dypsis and part of the Arecaceae species
The butterfly palm made the list because its named after the butterfly, personally I don't see the butterfly shape.

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Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

Scientific name: Strelitzia
Genus & species: Strelitzia Aiton genus and part of the Strelitzia reginae species
The bird of paradise made the list because the flower looks like the head of a crane. This plant is also an angiosperm.

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Ponytail Palm

Ponytail Palm

Scientific name: Beaucarnea recurvata
Genus & species: Beaucarnea and species in the Asparagaceae (flowering plants) family
The ponytail palm made the list because the leaves look like a ponytail and the trunk resembles an elephants foot. It also has two animal names with the second being the elephants foot. This plant is also an angiosperm. An angiosperm is a a vascular plant that has stems, roots and leaves.

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Goldfish Plant

Goldfish Plant

Scientific name: Nematanthus nervosus
Genus & species: a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae
The goldfish plant made the list because of it animal name and clear goldfish look.

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Spider Plant

Spider Plant

Scientific name: Chlorophytum comosum
Genus & species: Chlorophytum genus and part of the Asparagaceae species
The spider plant made the list because of its name.

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Fishtail Hoya

Fishtail Hoya

Scientific name: Hoya Polyneura
Genus & species: part of the Hoya genus and Apocynaceae species
The fishtail hoya made the list because of its name and clear fishtail shape.