I have seen several threads over the years with suggestions for foliage, but there is not one list yet where we can determine what is most popular (like the ones we have for animals). Therefore, in this thread you can enter your list of 25 most essential plants, algae and fungi for Planet Zoo.
Since plant names can be confusing (and sometimes the same name is used for different plants), it would be appreciated if names include the scientific name, but I understand that this may be a lot of work. If you do not want to add this, please try to stick with names used for the same plant by users previously. I'm open to suggestions to use a different common name if this is preferred by the community.
Since plant names can be confusing (and sometimes the same name is used for different plants), it would be appreciated if names include the scientific name, but I understand that this may be a lot of work. If you do not want to add this, please try to stick with names used for the same plant by users previously. I'm open to suggestions to use a different common name if this is preferred by the community.
- You can enter one list with a total of 25 plant species.
- Please add the scientific name and the preferred common name.
- If a scientific name is lacking, or your plant is not specified to the species, your vote will be added to the highest species in the list of the same genus/common name. If no other species of that group is in the list, it will first be listed as an unspecified species and may later be added to one that receives votes.
- If you wish to change the species of your previously unspecified choice, please reply in this threat with a quote of your original list and a highlight of your changes.
- If you wish to change the species of your previous choice to another species in the same genus that already received votes, please reply in this threat with a quote of your original list and a highlight of your changes.
- If you wish to replace the species of your previous choice that has been added to the game, please reply in this threat with a quote of your original list and a highlight of your changes.
| Rank | Common Name | Scientific Name | Number of Votes |
1 | Ginkgo Tree | Ginkgo biloba | 14 |
2 | Pampas Grass | Cortaderia selloana | 11 |
3 | Giant Kelp | Macrocystis pyrifera | 10 |
4 | Traveller's Tree | Ravenala madagascariensis | 9 |
5 | Giant Sequoia Tree | Sequoiadendron giganteum | 8 |
6 | Orange Tree | Citrus sinensis | 7 |
| Apple Tree | Malus domestica | 7 | |
| Bull Kelp | Nereocystis luetkeana | 7 | |
| Desert Palm/California Fan Palm Tree | Washingtonia filifera | 7 | |
10 | Red Maple Tree | Acer rubrum | 6 |
| Silver Birch Tree | Betula pendula | 6 | |
| Blue Jacaranda Tree | Jacaranda mimosifolia | 6 | |
| Bush Rose/Garden Rose | Rosa | 6 | |
14 | Kauri Tree | Agathis australis | 5 |
| Norfolk Pine Tree | Araucaria heterophylla | 5 | |
| Great Bougainvillea | Bougainvillea spectabilis | 5 | |
| Buddleia | Buddleja Davidii | 5 | |
| Flame Tree | Delonix regia | 5 | |
| Durian Tree | Durio zibethinus | 5 | |
| Hibiscus | Hibiscus syriacus | 5 | |
| Duckmeat duckweed | Spirodela polyrhiza | 5 | |
22 | California Milkweed | Asclepias californica | 4 |
| Common Heather | Calluna vulgaris | 4 | |
| King Sago Cycad | Cycas revoluta | 4 | |
| Tembusu Tree | Cyrtophyllum fragrans | 4 | |
| Australian Banyan Tree | Ficus macrophylla | 4 | |
| Lavender | Lavandula agustifolia | 4 | |
| Silver Lupine | Lupinus albifrons | 4 | |
| Paperbark Tree | Melaleuca quinquenervia | 4 | |
| Longleaf Pine Tree | Pinus palustris | 4 | |
| Sable Palm | Sabal palmetto | 4 | |
| Bird-of-Paradise | Strelitzia reginae | 4 | |
| Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale | 4 | |
| Teak Tree | Tectona grandis | 4 | |
| Cultivated Tulip | Tulipa gesneriana | 4 | |
36 | Common Maidenhair Fern | Adiantum aethiopicum | 3 |
| Chestnut Tree | Aesculus hippocastanum | 3 | |
| Daisy | Bellis perennis | 3 | |
| Island Morning Glory | Calystegia macrostegia | 3 | |
| Saw Grass | Cladium mariscus | 3 | |
| Giant Pumpkin | Cucurbita maxima | 3 | |
| Antarctic Hair Grass | Deschampsia antarctic | 3 | |
| Venus Flytrap | Dionaea muscipula | 3 | |
| Sydney Blue Gum Tree | Eucalyptus saligna | 3 | |
| Snowdrop | Galanthus nivalis | 3 | |
| Hosta | Hosta spp. | 3 | |
| British bluebell | Hyacinthoides non-scripta | 3 | |
| Common Juniper | Juniperus communis | 3 | |
| Honeysuckle | Lonicera | 3 | |
| Saucer Magnolia Tree | Magnolia soulangeana | 3 | |
| Mango Tree | Mangifera indica | 3 | |
| Crimson Bottlebrush | Melaleuca citrina | 3 | |
| Pohutakawa Tree | Metrosideros excelsa | 3 | |
| Wild Daffodil | Narcissus pseudonarcissus | 3 | |
| Thatch Screwpine Tree | Pandanus tectorius | 3 | |
| Norwegian Spruce Tree | Picea abies | 3 | |
| European Rowan Tree | Sorbus aucuparia | 3 | |
| Cacao Tree | Theobroma cacao | 3 | |
| Common Yarrow | Achillea millefolium | 2 | |
60 | Mimosa Tree | Albizia julibrissin | 2 |
| Fly Agaric | Amanita muscaria | 2 | |
| Wood anemone | Anemone nemorosa | 2 | |
| Marsh-marigold / Kingcup | Caltha palustris | 2 | |
| Papaya Tree | Carica papaya | 2 | |
| Spear Thistle | Cirsium vulgare | 2 | |
| Clematis | Clematis | 2 | |
| Dogwood | Cornus alba | 2 | |
| Red Gum Tree | Corymbia ficifolia | 2 | |
| Dragon's Blood Tree | Dracaena | 2 | |
| Sundew | Drocera | 2 | |
| California Poppy | Eschscholzia californica | 2 | |
| River Red Gum Tree | Eucalyptus camaldulensis | 2 | |
| Oakmoss Lichen | Evernia prunastri | 2 | |
| Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens | 2 | |
| Bladder Wrack | Fucus vesiculosus | 2 | |
| Monterey Cyprus Tree | Hesperocyparis macrocarpa | 2 | |
| Yellow Flag Iris | Iris pseudacorus | 2 | |
| African Mahogany Tree | Khaya senegalensis | 2 | |
| Chinese Fan Palm | Livistona chinensis | 2 | |
| Southern Magnolia Tree | Magnolia grandiflora | 2 | |
| Water Forget-me-not | Myosotis scorpioides | 2 | |
| Mexican Feathergrass | Nassella tenuissima | 2 | |
| Giant Prickly Pear Cactus | Opuntia galapageia | 2 | |
| Orchid | Orchidaceae | 2 | |
| Bluecrown Passionflower | Passiflora caerulea | 2 | |
| Black Bamboo | Phyllostachys nigra | 2 | |
| Colorado Blue Spruce Tree | Picea pungens | 2 | |
| Water Cabbage | Pistia stratiotes | 2 | |
| American Sycamore Tree | Platanus occidentalis | 2 | |
| Silver Tussock | Poa cita | 2 | |
| Western Sword Fern | Polystichum munitum | 2 | |
| Primrose | Primula vulgaris | 2 | |
| Khejri Tree | Prosopis cineraria | 2 | |
| Arrow Bamboo | Pseudosasa japonica | 2 | |
| Coast Live Oak Tree | Quercus agrifolia | 2 | |
| Angel Oak Tree | Quercus virginiana | 2 | |
| Tree Rhodondendron | Rhodondendron arboreum | 2 | |
| Dwarf Palmetto | Sabal minor | 2 | |
| Rosemary | Salvia rosmarinus | 2 | |
| Rain Tree | Samanea saman | 2 | |
| Turkey Tail Mushroom | Trametes versicolor | 2 | |
| White Clover | Trifolium repens | 2 | |
| Common Gorse | Ulex europaeus | 2 | |
| Mexican Fan Palm Tree | Washingtonia robusta | 2 | |
| Wollemi Pine Tree | Wollemia nobilis | 2 | |
| Australian Grass Tree | Xanthorrhoea australis | 2 | |
| Maize | Zea mays | 2 | |
| Weeping Myall Tree | Acacia pendula | 1 | |
109 | Nara Melon | Acanthosicyos horridus | 1 |
| Vine Maple | Acer circinatum | 1 | |
| Boxelder Maple Tree | Acer negundo | 1 | |
| Golden Speargrass | Aciphylla aurea | 1 | |
| Paurotis Palm Tree | Acoelorraphe wrightii | 1 | |
| Aconite | Aconitum napellus | 1 | |
| Staghorn Coral | Acropora cervicornis | 1 | |
| Lily of the Nile | Agapanthus | 1 | |
| Anise Hyssop | Agastache foeniculum | 1 | |
| Caribbean Agave | Agave angustifolia | 1 | |
| Dabberlocks Seaweed | Alaria esculenta | 1 | |
| Hollyhock | Alcea rosea | 1 | |
| Giant Allium | Allium giganteum | 1 | |
| Shell Ginger | Alpinia zerumbet | 1 | |
| Serviceberry | Amelanchier | 1 | |
| Darwin's Orchid | Angraecum sesquipedale | 1 | |
| Flamingo Lily | Anthurium andraeanum | 1 | |
| Paraná Pine Tree | Araucaria angustifolia | 1 | |
| Argan Tree | Argania spinosa | 1 | |
| Sea Thrift | Armeria maritima | 1 | |
| Dark Honey Fungus | Armillaria ostoyae | 1 | |
| Heartleaf Arnica | Arnica cordifolia | 1 | |
| Big Sage Brush | Artemisia tridentata | 1 | |
| Jackfruit Tree | Artocarpus heterophyllus | 1 | |
| Knotted Wrack | Ascophyllum nodosum | 1 | |
| Pawpaw Tree | Asimina | 1 | |
| Red Sea Plume | Asparagopsis taxiformis | 1 | |
| Downy Birch | Betula pubescens | 1 | |
| Cep | Boletus edulis | 1 | |
| Shepherd's Tree | Boscia albitrunca | 1 | |
| Ornamental Cabbage | Brassica oleracea | 1 | |
| Boxwood Bush | Buxus spp. | 1 | |
| Caribbean Coral | Caladium bicolor | 1 | |
| Bottle Brush Shrub | Calistemon spp. | 1 | |
| Tea Bush | Camellia sinensis | 1 | |
| Shagbark Hickory Tree | Carya ovata | 1 | |
| Sweet Chestnut Tree | Castanea sativa | 1 | |
| Madagascar Periwinkle | Catharanthus roseus | 1 | |
| Cedar of Lebanon Tree | Cedrus libani | 1 | |
| Floss Silk Tree | Ceiba speciosa | 1 | |
| Cornflower | Centaurea cyanus | 1 | |
| Soft Hornwort | Ceratophyllum submersum | 1 | |
| Flowering Quinces | Chaenomeles | 1 | |
| Fireweed | Chamaenerion angustifolium | 1 | |
| Irish Moss | Chondrus Crispus | 1 | |
| Mopane Tree | Colophospermum mopane | 1 | |
| Lily of the Valley | Convallaria majalis | 1 | |
| Kousa Dogwood Tree | Cornus kousa | 1 | |
| Pacific Dogwood | Cornus nuttallii | 1 | |
| Red-Osier Dogwood Tree | Cornus sericea | 1 | |
| Talipot Palm Tree | Corypha umbraculifera | 1 | |
| European Smoke Tree | Cotinus coggygria | 1 | |
| Hawthorne | Crataegus | 1 | |
| Native Turmeric | Curcuma australasica | 1 | |
| Blue Chalk Sticks | Curio repens | 1 | |
| Teddy Bear Cholla | Cylindropuntia bigelovii | 1 | |
| Kahikatea White Pine Tree | Dacrycarpus dacrydioides | 1 | |
| Shoal Grass | Dalodule wrightii | 1 | |
| Tissue Paper Tree | Davidia spp. | 1 | |
| Candle Larkspur | Delphinium elatum | 1 | |
| Octopus Tree | Didierea madagascariensis | 1 | |
| Oriental Persimmon | Diospyros kaki | 1 | |
| Jackalberry Tree | Diospyros mespiliformis | 1 | |
| Sticky Monkey-Flower | Diplacus aurantiacus | 1 | |
| Teasel | Dipsacus | 1 | |
| Gymea Lily | Doryanthes excelsa | 1 | |
| Golden Shield Fern | Dryopteris affinis | 1 | |
| Viper's Bugloss | Echium vulgare | 1 | |
| Hard Quandong Tree | Elaeocarpus obovatus | 1 | |
| Water Chestnut | Eleocharis dulcis | 1 | |
| Canadian Pondweed | Elodea canadensis | 1 | |
| Brittlebrush | Encelia farinosa | 1 | |
| Elephant Ear Tree | Enterolobium cyclocarpum | 1 | |
| Horsetail Reed | Equisetum hyemale | 1 | |
| Marsh Horsetail | Equisetum palustre | 1 | |
| Cotton Grass | Eriophorum | 1 | |
| Ulmo Tree | Eucryphia cordifolia | 1 | |
| Torch Coral | Euphyllia glabrescens | 1 | |
| Paperplant | Fatsia japonica | 1 | |
| Indian Banyan Tree | Ficus benghalensis | 1 | |
| Meadowsweet | Filipendula ulmaria | 1 | |
| Plumeria Tree | Frangipani plumeria | 1 | |
| Ash Tree | Fraxinus excelsior | 1 | |
| Snake's head fritillary | Fritillaria meleagris | 1 | |
| Cape Jasmine | Gardenia jasminoides | 1 | |
| Limbali Tree | Gilbertiodendron dewevrei | 1 | |
| Sea Fan | Gorgonia | 1 | |
| Witch Hazel | Hamamelis mollis | 1 | |
| Hebe | Hebe | 1 | |
| Hanging Lobster Claw | Heliconia rostrata | 1 | |
| Daylily | Hemerocallis | 1 | |
| Magnificent Sea Anemone | Heteractis magnifica | 1 | |
| Rubber Tree | Hevea brasiliensis | 1 | |
| Sea Buckthorn | Hippophae rhamnoides | 1 | |
| Real Fan Palm Tree | Hyphaene petersiana | 1 | |
| Large-Leave Bamboo | Indocalamus tessellatus | 1 | |
| Iris | Iris | 1 | |
| Blue Bonnets | Jasione montana | 1 | |
| American Black Walnut Tree | Juglans nigra | 1 | |
| Walnut Tree | Juglans regia | 1 | |
| Creeping Juniper | Juniperus horizontalis | 1 | |
| Western Juniper | Juniperus occidentalis | 1 | |
| Prairie Junegrass | Koeleria macrantha | 1 | |
| Crape Myrtle | Lagerstroemia | 1 | |
| Oarweed | Laminaria digitata | 1 | |
| Tamarack Larch Tree | Larix laricina | 1 | |
| Leopard Lily | Lilium pardalinum | 1 | |
| Tulip Tree | Liriodendron | 1 | |
| Giant Lobelia | Lobelia rhynchopetalum | 1 | |
| Perennial Ryegrass | Lolium perenne | 1 | |
| Broadleaf Lupine | Lupinus latifolius | 1 | |
| Mallow | Malva sylvestris | 1 | |
| Cladophora Ball | Marimo | 1 | |
| Alfalfa | Medicago sativa | 1 | |
| Weeping Paperbark Tree | Melaleuca leucadendra | 1 | |
| Peppermint Plant | Mentha × piperita | 1 | |
| Purple Moor Grass | Molinia caerulea | 1 | |
| African Corkwood Tree | Musanga cecropioides | 1 | |
| Grape Hyacinth | Muscari armeniacum | 1 | |
| Forget-me-not | Myosotis | 1 | |
| Heavenly Bamboo | Nadina domestica | 1 | |
| Watercress | Nasturtium | 1 | |
| Fox Coral | Nemenzophyllia turbida | 1 | |
| Antarctic Beech | Nothofagus antarctica | 1 | |
| Asian Rice | Oryza sativa | 1 | |
| Wood Sorrel | Oxalis acetosella | 1 | |
| Dulse Seaweed | Palmaria palmata | 1 | |
| Blue Palo Verde | Parkinsonia florida | 1 | |
| Yellow Flame Tree | Peltophorum pterocarpum | 1 | |
| Channelled Wrack | Pelvetia canaliculata | 1 | |
| Fountaingrass | Pennisetum | 1 | |
| Philodendron | Philodendron | 1 | |
| Wild Date Palm Tree | Phoenix reclinata | 1 | |
| New Zealand Flax | Phormium tenax | 1 | |
| White Spruce Tree | Picea glauca | 1 | |
| Lodgepole Pine Tree | Pinus contorta | 1 | |
| Slash Pine Tree | Pinus elliottii | 1 | |
| Italian Stone Pine Tree | Pinus pinea | 1 | |
| Chir Pine Tree | Pinus roxburghii | 1 | |
| Eastern White Pine Tree | Pinus strobus | 1 | |
| Carolina Pine Tree | Pinus taeda | 1 | |
| Mastic Tree | Pistacia lentiscus | 1 | |
| California Sycamore | Platanus racemosa | 1 | |
| Brain Coral | Platygyra daedalea | 1 | |
| Tussac Grass | Poa flabellata | 1 | |
| Tassel Fern | Polystichum polyblepharum | 1 | |
| Shield Fern | Polystichum spp. | 1 | |
| Eastern Cottonwood Tree | Populus deltoides | 1 | |
| Cowslip | Primula veris | 1 | |
| Chilean Mesquite Tree | Prosopis chilensis | 1 | |
| Thundercloud Plum Tree | Prunus cerasifera | 1 | |
| Almond Tree | Prunus dulcis | 1 | |
| Tibetan Cherry Tree | Prunus serrula | 1 | |
| Sapphire Tower | Puya alpestris | 1 | |
| Pear Tree (Espaliered) | Pyrus | 1 | |
| Holm Oak Tree | Quercus ilex | 1 | |
| Northern Red Oak Tree | Quercus rubra | 1 | |
| Threadleaf Crowfoot | Ranunculus trichophyllus | 1 | |
| Raffia Palm | Raphia | 1 | |
| Buckthorn | Rhamnus | 1 | |
| Lady Palm | Rhapis excelsa | 1 | |
| Pacific Rhodondendron | Rhodondendron macrophyllum | 1 | |
| Sumac | Rhus | 1 | |
| Robinia | Robinia pseudoacacia | 1 | |
| Sugarcane | Saccharum officinarium | 1 | |
| Silver Willow | Salix alba | 1 | |
| Snow Plant | Sarcodes sanguinea | 1 | |
| Yellow Pitcher Plant | Sarracenia flava | 1 | |
| Green Pitcher Plant | Sarracenia oreophila | 1 | |
| Peruvian Pepper | Schinus molle | 1 | |
| African Clubmoss | Selaginella kraussiana | 1 | |
| Resurrection Plant | Selaginella lepidophylla | 1 | |
| Red Dragonfruit Tree | Selenicereus costaricensis | 1 | |
| Saw Palmetto | Serenoa repens | 1 | |
| Red Campion | Silene dioica | 1 | |
| Kohai Tree | Sophora microphylla | 1 | |
| New Caledonia Giant Tree Fern | Sphaeropteris intermedia | 1 | |
| Bog Moss | Sphagnum | 1 | |
| Smooth Cordgrass | Sporobolus alterniflorus | 1 | |
| Common Chickweed | Stellaria media | 1 | |
| Giant Carpet Sea Anemone | Stichodactyla gigantean | 1 | |
| Japanese Snowbell Tree | Styrax japonicus | 1 | |
| Common Snowberry | Symphoricarpos albus | 1 | |
| Comfrey | Symphytum officinale | 1 | |
| Lilac | Syringia vulgaris | 1 | |
| Mexican Yew Tree | Taxus globosa | 1 | |
| Western Red Cedar Tree | Thuja plicata | 1 | |
| Breckland Thyme | Thymus serpyllum | 1 | |
| Linden Tree | Tilia cordata | 1 | |
| Red Clover | Trifolium pratense | 1 | |
| Wild Tulip | Tulipa sylvestris | 1 | |
| Sea Lettuce | Ulva | 1 | |
| Fish-Eating Anemone | Urticina piscivora | 1 | |
| Whistling Thorn | Vachellia drepanolobium | 1 | |
| Dog Violet | Viola riviniana | 1 | |
| Garden Pansy | Viola × wittrockiana | 1 | |
| Welwitschia | Welwitschia mirabilis | 1 | |
| Nyala Tree | Xanthocercis zambesiaca | 1 | |
| Common Orange Lichen | Xanthoria parietina | 1 | |
| Arum Lily | Zantedeschia | 1 |
| Species in Game | Number of Votes | |
| Attenborough's Pitcher Plant | Nepenthes attenboroughii | 6 |
| Bald Cypress | Taxinium distichum | 5 |
| Cabbage Tree | Cordyline indivisa | 3 |
| Giant Corpse Flower | Rafflesia arnoldii | 3 |
| Foxglove | Digitalis purpurea | 2 |
| Great Basin Bristlecone Pine Tree | Pinus longaeva | 2 |
| Yew Tree | Taxus baccata | 2 |
| Silver Fern | Alsophila dealbata | 1 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | 1 |
| Indian Chestnut Vine | Tetrastigma leucostaphylum | 1 |
| sockeyejo | Pentoleaf |
| Aramar | Cocolori |
| NZFanatic | shirandhak |
| Ashmund_zoo | Animal Avenger |
| Antimony96 | JDgaming209 |
| Spiderhawk | DarthQuell |
| Cynogale bennettii | Rowlie |
| Avietar | Karen F |
| SanRazo618 | AlexSea |
| -LUCA- | Tintookie |
| SpookDoc | Alexjh |
| Mjmannella | Robogio |
| coatifan | Pinguin |
| FoxyDee | PnGLINNyo |
| Crumblus |
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