A-Z: animals & plants ending in M

A

Polygonia c-_____, the scientific name for the comma butterfly, which uses a term for a collection of music or photographs

B

A freshwater fish

C

Common garden flower

D

The scientific name for the house martin

E

Plant genus, mostly known as willowherbs

F

River fish with a rhythmic-sounding name

G

Tall Australian tree

H

The olive-tree warbler's scientific name

I

The caterpillar of a type of moth; its (zoologically inaccurate) name comes from its walking motion of bringing its back legs up to its front part

J

Scientific name of jasmine

K

Species of P endemic to Lord Howe Island, used as a household plant and with a name similar to an English county

L

The scientific name of African boxthorn, a South African shrub considered a noxious weed where it has been introduced abroad

M

Extinct giant ground sloth which weighed as much as an elephant and was 6 metres long

N

Bright flowering plant whose round leaves bear a resemblance to small cabbages or rhubarb leaves

O

Cave-dwelling European amphibian

P

Type of tree which produces dates and coconuts

Q

Eel from the New Zealand region

R

Male sheep

S

Mis-named snake-like lizard which moves at a low speed

T

A species of B whose dorsal section is as thin as a line of sewing material

U

Genus of dandelion-type plants, known as prickly goldenfleece

V

Hardy, versatile flowering shrub

W

Familiar earth-dwelling invertebrate with the shape of a snake, often eaten by robins

X

Coarse herb plant also known as cocklebur

Y

Vine which produces a potato-like tuber that is a common food source in the tropics

Z

Central African perennial which is also known as the ZZ plant; its name means a precious stone of a Tanzanian island