Family and order names come from the APG plant names list. Genus and species names come from Theplantlist.org.
names_list(rank = "genus", size = 10)(character) Taxonomic rank, one of species, genus (default), family, order
(integer/numeric) Number of names to get. Maximum depends on the rank
character vector of taxonomic names
names_list()
#> [1] "Sinclairia" "Dryopteris" "Mirabilis" "Macrolejeunea"
#> [5] "Scilla" "Austrosteenisia" "Corybas" "Glyphochloa"
#> [9] "Comarostaphylis" "Platycaulos"
names_list('species')
#> [1] "Calea lucidivenia" "Salvia miltiorrhiza" "Kaempferia grandifolia"
#> [4] "Columnea inaequilatera" "Citrus truncata" "Hieracium vindobonense"
#> [7] "Carex typhina" "Allocasuarina fibrosa" "Cistus eulaliae"
#> [10] "Bulbostylis burchellii"
names_list('genus')
#> [1] "Acicarpha" "Ponerorchis" "Ampelocissus" "Vernoniastrum"
#> [5] "Nopalea" "Markea" "Clitoria" "Brachistus"
#> [9] "Madagaster" "Amphiblemma"
names_list('family')
#> [1] "Asphodelaceae" "Lamiaceae" "Amaranthaceae" "Sarcolaenaceae"
#> [5] "Thymelaeaceae" "Cupressaceae" "Winteraceae" "Burseraceae"
#> [9] "Peraceae" "Apiaceae"
names_list('order')
#> [1] "Nymphaeales" "Cycadales" "Brassicales" "Lamiales"
#> [5] "Caryophyllales" "Poales" "Malpighiales" "Lamiales"
#> [9] "Chloranthales" "Brassicales"
names_list('order', 2)
#> [1] "Ericales" "Asterales"
names_list('order', 15)
#> [1] "Oxalidales" "Rosales" "Caryophyllales" "Alismatales"
#> [5] "Alismatales" "Asterales" "Solanales" "Cornales"
#> [9] "Austrobaileyales" "Caryophyllales" "Brassicales" "Salviniales."
#> [13] "Lycopodiales" "Malpighiales" "Caryophyllales"
# You can get a lot of genus or species names if you want
nrow(theplantlist)
#> [1] 10000
names_list('genus', 500)
#> [1] "Cinnadenia" "Cornus" "Stachytarpheta"
#> [4] "Lachenalia" "Catachaetum" "Notothylas"
#> [7] "Kickxia" "Hydnophytum" "Suberanthus"
#> [10] "Chresta" "Cissus" "Aristida"
#> [13] "Sterculia" "Struthiopteris" "Radiovittaria"
#> [16] "Polypodium" "Lawrencia" "Calytrix"
#> [19] "Philammos" "Garovaglia" "Racosperma"
#> [22] "Calamus" "Gypsophila" "Lescuraea"
#> [25] "Guanchezia" "Crudia" "Tricholepis"
#> [28] "Trichosanthes" "Epipremnum" "Pancratium"
#> [31] "Ixia" "Acetosella" "Blakea"
#> [34] "Lodoicea" "Endiandra" "Vernasolis"
#> [37] "Actinocephalus" "Macaranga" "Perovskia"
#> [40] "Scaphyglottis" "Grewia" "Sarcosperma"
#> [43] "Amphidasya" "Upopion" "Rhaphidophora"
#> [46] "Staurogyne" "Rungia" "Corydalis"
#> [49] "Loasa" "Fraxinus" "Lachemilla"
#> [52] "Anoectochilus" "Leucopogon" "Pilotrichum"
#> [55] "Centaurea" "Gastrochilus" "Adenosma"
#> [58] "Lellingeria" "Aptandra" "Filago"
#> [61] "Erysimum" "Acrostichum" "Euonymus"
#> [64] "Gutenbergia" "Nepenthes" "Phaseolus"
#> [67] "Cayratia" "Echinospermum" "Hypertelis"
#> [70] "Thlaspi" "Alysicarpus" "Drepanolejeunea"
#> [73] "Zehneria" "Stenia" "Philadelphus"
#> [76] "Orthaea" "Calanthe" "Ornithogalum"
#> [79] "Piptadenia" "Boerhavia" "Hemigraphis"
#> [82] "Oryza" "Pseudosclerochloa" "Mentha"
#> [85] "Capsella" "Sebastiania" "Microtropis"
#> [88] "Aureolaria" "Hedyosmum" "Spilanthes"
#> [91] "Parkia" "Cadetia" "Ceratolejeunea"
#> [94] "Miricacalia" "Taeniophyllum" "Stachys"
#> [97] "Pariana" "Elettariopsis" "Barbaceniopsis"
#> [100] "Renealmia" "Puccinellia" "Illicium"
#> [103] "Pleroma" "Virgilia" "Pennisetum"
#> [106] "Pontia" "Schoenorchis" "Odontolophus"
#> [109] "Conandrium" "Ophiocaulon" "Ticorea"
#> [112] "Dressleria" "Schismatoglottis" "Hylomecon"
#> [115] "Multidentia" "Tournefortia" "Alectra"
#> [118] "Brasilidium" "Crossopetalum" "Doliocarpus"
#> [121] "Phanerophlebiopsis" "Primulidium" "Ziziphus"
#> [124] "Acourtia" "Jacksonia" "Mayna"
#> [127] "Stenandrium" "Cuviera" "Handroanthus"
#> [130] "Leucodon" "Polygala" "Lycopodium"
#> [133] "Oxycarpus" "Loxogramme" "Rollinia"
#> [136] "Leptotheca" "Romanzoffia" "Phacelia"
#> [139] "Piptomeris" "Weigela" "Haemodorum"
#> [142] "Eucrosia" "Eriodictyon" "Tristemon"
#> [145] "Laguncularia" "Wendlandia" "Ligularia"
#> [148] "Phaseolodes" "Macrolejeunea" "Cupaniopsis"
#> [151] "Eschweilera" "Coryphantha" "Belmontia"
#> [154] "Papaver" "Xeroderris" "Oxymeris"
#> [157] "Chamaedorea" "Spiesia" "Arabis"
#> [160] "Millettia" "Mosenodendron" "Sagittaria"
#> [163] "Atylosia" "Ophrys" "Leptinella"
#> [166] "Myrsine" "Distasis" "Mauria"
#> [169] "Phyllocactus" "Gomphia" "Coreopsis"
#> [172] "Paphiopedilum" "Botrypus" "Antimima"
#> [175] "Spartium" "Flourensia" "Horsfieldia"
#> [178] "Syntrichia" "Guadua" "Agelanthus"
#> [181] "Oxylobium" "Brachionidium" "Prasophyllum"
#> [184] "Anthyllis" "Phyllagathis" "Maytenus"
#> [187] "Teucrium" "Centella" "Vittaria"
#> [190] "Pelexia" "Pilotrichella" "Helictochloa"
#> [193] "Vitex" "Jacea" "Bunium"
#> [196] "Neomirandea" "Cremanthodium" "Psammophiliella"
#> [199] "Ampelosicyos" "Bruchia" "Padus"
#> [202] "Parashorea" "Urostachys" "Diaphananthe"
#> [205] "Seseli" "Erpodium" "Brachiolejeunea"
#> [208] "Santaloides" "Otholobium" "Bossiaea"
#> [211] "Lysinema" "Astartea" "Rodgersia"
#> [214] "Pergularia" "Coniogramme" "Octoblepharum"
#> [217] "Phylica" "Heterostemma" "Fagara"
#> [220] "Roupala" "Rodriguezia" "Dichelyma"
#> [223] "Jasminum" "Carpotroche" "Najas"
#> [226] "Centinodia" "Dioscoreophyllum" "Dendropemon"
#> [229] "Zaluzianskya" "Quesnelia" "Benthamia"
#> [232] "Thomasia" "Mesembryanthemum" "Lizeron"
#> [235] "Narcissus" "Cleistanthus" "Galeandra"
#> [238] "Helenium" "Gratiola" "Aptosimum"
#> [241] "Blechum" "Melanophylla" "Impatiens"
#> [244] "Rafnia" "Montrichardia" "Tetrorchidium"
#> [247] "Libanotis" "Ptelea" "Tragacantha"
#> [250] "Arachniodes" "Elleanthus" "Camassia"
#> [253] "Psephellus" "Robinia" "Dais"
#> [256] "Quincula" "Microcampylopus" "Verbena"
#> [259] "Elatostema" "Gossypium" "Brunellia"
#> [262] "Pseudognaphalium" "Onobrychis" "Ledebouria"
#> [265] "Cosmibuena" "Pylaisia" "Tachigali"
#> [268] "Mammillaria" "Caldesia" "Clusia"
#> [271] "Poranopsis" "Epithema" "Asclepias"
#> [274] "Omphalospora" "Lagerstroemia" "Cristaria"
#> [277] "Astilbe" "Cryptadenia" "Philonotion"
#> [280] "Tetragonotheca" "Zephyranthes" "Eleiotis"
#> [283] "Ehretia" "Sabatia" "Paraspalathus"
#> [286] "Staphidium" "Spinifex" "Tamarix"
#> [289] "Sinapis" "Berkheya" "Mirabilis"
#> [292] "Gelonium" "Gackstroemia" "Sonerila"
#> [295] "Jacobaea" "Arenaria" "Endotrichum"
#> [298] "Agalmyla" "Bakeridesia" "Piper"
#> [301] "Lavenia" "Schizomitrium" "Allocarya"
#> [304] "Lepidium" "Arum" "Frullania"
#> [307] "Ebnerella" "Escobaria" "Rhoicissus"
#> [310] "Anisopappus" "Heuchera" "Globba"
#> [313] "Hygrolejeunea" "Rhipsalis" "Ceratostema"
#> [316] "Syzygiella" "Dolichostachys" "Grias"
#> [319] "Pyxidaria" "Rebutia" "Plagiothecium"
#> [322] "Calymperes" "Bryonia" "Dipteracanthus"
#> [325] "Cystea" "Sericocalyx" "Andinia"
#> [328] "Pentameris" "Spathiphyllum" "Plesioneuron"
#> [331] "Podalyria" "Stissera" "Oldenlandia"
#> [334] "Gynandropsis" "Chilita" "Linosyris"
#> [337] "Acmella" "Cyrtomium" "Pterygodium"
#> [340] "Polybotrya" "Lithops" "Chelonistele"
#> [343] "Sindora" "Weingartia" "Leymus"
#> [346] "Tripleurothemis" "Cyclophyllum" "Heteromma"
#> [349] "Eminium" "Cryptocarya" "Anacolosa"
#> [352] "Cynoglossum" "Spermacoce" "Connarus"
#> [355] "Lactuca" "Synsepalum" "Hedyotis"
#> [358] "Leutea" "Hexalobus" "Notelaea"
#> [361] "Erica" "Anila" "Thereianthus"
#> [364] "Manulea" "Tovomita" "Sonchus"
#> [367] "Cynophalla" "Mycaranthes" "Celosia"
#> [370] "Hypochaeris" "Psiadia" "Kuhlhasseltia"
#> [373] "Psittacanthus" "Schoenocaulon" "Polystachya"
#> [376] "Cynontodium" "Tuzibeanthus" "Sebaea"
#> [379] "Condylopodium" "Actinophlebia" "Tellima"
#> [382] "Saxifraga" "Axonopus" "Pleurogramme"
#> [385] "Orophea" "Villaresia" "Taxilejeunea"
#> [388] "Muricococcum" "Rumex" "Topobea"
#> [391] "Neoporteria" "Pedersenia" "Acuan"
#> [394] "Athrixia" "Hymenolyma" "Polygonum"
#> [397] "Sarracenia" "Breweriopsis" "Capsicum"
#> [400] "Breidleria" "Petrocosmea" "Bretschneidera"
#> [403] "Gnaphalium" "Scalesia" "Cystopteris"
#> [406] "Vicia" "Mollia" "Alansmia"
#> [409] "Quercus" "Abronia" "Crenias"
#> [412] "Photinia" "Porothamnium" "Nonea"
#> [415] "Calyptranthes" "Moringa" "Tridophyllum"
#> [418] "Sideroxylon" "Struthiola" "Calendula"
#> [421] "Hedychium" "Macroptilium" "Sarmentypnum"
#> [424] "Citronella" "Idiothamnus" "Hackelia"
#> [427] "Sinochasea" "Pseudolmedia" "Elymotrigia"
#> [430] "Niedenzuella" "Androsace" "Pityrodia"
#> [433] "Tagetes" "Muraltia" "Stereodon"
#> [436] "Pleuridium" "Claopodium" "Klenzea"
#> [439] "Rhododendron" "Archilejeunea" "Eriosyce"
#> [442] "Crossomitrium" "Dactylorhiza" "Barclaya"
#> [445] "Fragaria" "Linum" "Aptychella"
#> [448] "Huilaea" "Kaempferia" "Calandrinia"
#> [451] "Silaus" "Myrrhidium" "Rafflesia"
#> [454] "Lavatera" "Microchilus" "Gymnobalanus"
#> [457] "Cacalia" "Mikania" "Elmera"
#> [460] "Micropiper" "Chrysosplenium" "Juniperus"
#> [463] "Tradescantia" "Thesium" "Ostrya"
#> [466] "Gymnogramma" "Menonvillea" "Codonopsis"
#> [469] "Rhacopilopsis" "Palicourea" "Kunzea"
#> [472] "Panicum" "Dicraeia" "Yucca"
#> [475] "Scutellaria" "Peraxilla" "Chaunanthus"
#> [478] "Antidesma" "Lithocarpus" "Hemizonia"
#> [481] "Ageratina" "Marcgravia" "Orchis"
#> [484] "Aphanorrhegma" "Glyceria" "Calypogeia"
#> [487] "Decaspermum" "Eulalia" "Ephedra"
#> [490] "Woodvillea" "Mosannona" "Orthion"
#> [493] "Bergenia" "Helianthocereus" "Pittosporum"
#> [496] "Gymnosiphon" "Utricularia" "Coreocarpus"
#> [499] "Hebe" "Urophyllum"